The Headless Horror of Sklar Gringat was the disguise of Marion Spartan, the wife of explorer Rick Spartan.
Physical appearance[]
The Headless Horror was a human-like monster with no head, instead having a large, distorted face on its torso, featuring a twisted mouth with sharp teeth and red eyes. It wore a brown loincloth with a belt with a skull and bones on it, and brown and gold arm accessories.
Personality[]
The Headless Horror was a hostile monster who attacked its victims by chasing, primarily targetting Rick Spartan and appearing only near him. It had a high-pitched, grating voice, further terrorizing its victims with a loud screech. It would often appear by physically breaking through walls, causing substantial property damage, and has caused significant injury to Dr. Spartan.
The Headless Horror resisted all traditional methods of breaking its curse, appearing after Mystery Inc. attempted to break the curse with a ceremony. It only stopped appearing when Dr. Spartan agreed to Marion to quit his adventures, indicating the monster's intentions. However, when Spartan changed his mind, the monster reappeared immediately after.
Powers and abilities[]
- Physical strength: The Headless Horror exhibited immense strength, picking up Dr. Spartan (a large, muscular man) with ease.
- Mouth: The monster could pick up and throw large objects using the mouth on its torso, which Marion controlled with her stomach muscles alone.
- Severed head: The monster's severed head was capable of speaking on its own. However, this is in reality a Halloween prop that could only play a pre-recorded audio.
History[]
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated[]
Season one[]
The Headless Horror was the disguise of Marion Spartan, the wife of explorer Rick Spartan, who wanted Spartan to abandon his life as a jungle explorer. She fabricated the legend of the Headless Horror of Sklar Gringat, forging a map to Gringat's temple in the Amazon Rainforest. When Spartan travelled to the temple and found Gringat's "shrunken head" (a Halloween prop), the head appeared to come to life and place a curse on him, in which he would be terrorized for the rest of his life by the Headless Horror.
Marion Spartan unmasked.
When Dr. Spartan retreated to Crystal Cove, the Headless Horror followed him, attacking him in his house. Later, Mystery Inc. attempted to break the curse with Angie Dinkley's instruction, performing a ceremony at the botanical garden. However, this ceremony was ineffective, as the monster attacked them there, injuring Dr. Spartan and causing him to be hospitalized. When Dr. Spartan began to consider quitting his adventures in the jungle, the monster briefly stopped appearing. However, Mystery Inc. changed his mind by accusing Spartan's assistant, Cachinga, of the crimes, convincing him the curse is fake. The Headless Horror appeared but was captured in a trap prepared by Mystery Inc. Marion Spartan was unmasked and exposed for her crimes, but her husband decided not to press charges due to her benevolent intentions.
Appearances[]
Quotes[]
Concept art of the Headless Horror
"I shall return! I shall be with you forever!"
"You have plundered not just my tomb, but countless others! I shall follow you all the days of your lives!"
"You shall never be rid of me!"
"I don't think so!"
Costume in the Crystal Cove Online game at the Spook Museum
Notes/trivia[]
- This monster is very similar to a legendary carnivorous tribal headless titan-like beast called blemmyae.
- As part of a series of changes made for the Crystal Cove Online game, the Headless Horror has the power to control poison where in the series it only possesses superhuman strength.