鬼怪

本音乐短片改编自史蒂芬·金（Stephen King）的原创故事，导演是特效大师斯坦·温斯顿（Stan Winston）。故事开头，胖镇长（迈克尔·杰克逊 Michael Jackson 饰）带着一群家长和孩子来到镇上的一座古堡中，目的是为了赶走古堡的怪主人（迈克尔·杰 克逊 Michael Jackson 饰）。面对镇长的咄咄相逼，古堡主人提议谁先让对方害怕谁就离开，于是古堡主人带领一群鬼怪开始了奇异的恐怖的表演。表演过程由《Too bad》《Is it scary》《Ghosts》三首歌曲串联而成，最后古堡主人成功吓跑了镇长，并得到了居民的喜爱。 这是迈克尔·杰克逊1997年拍摄的一部吉尼斯世界纪录记录最长的音乐录音带，在此片中MJ分饰了无名角色，包括经过了特效化妆后的胖镇长。

An ordinary large town has a creepy, old, dark, mysterious mansion on the outskirts. The Maestro (Michael Jackson) is an elusive young man who lives in the old mansion. All the children of the town go to the mansion every day, and the Maestro entertains them with his wonderful, supernatural powers. The children end up telling their parents about all the fun they have at the Maestro's home. Gradually, all the adults of the town hear about this, and none of them trust the Maestro, especially the Mayor (Michael Jackson), who is a pompous, old, fat man, who dresses smartly. Despite what the kids say, the people of the town get together, and agree that that night, they would banish the Maestro from the town, remove everything he owned, and destroy his house.

Late that night, there is a storm. All the townspeople have arrived outside the Maestro's house. The further they get into the house, the more frightened the people become. It's only the children who show excitement at what they may experience on this particular trip. When they reach the main hall of the house, they hear an odd noise from a dark corner and the Mayor nominates himself to investigate. A skeleton wearing a long black robe appears from the darkness, scaring all in the room. The Maestro emerges from behind what is revealed to be a skull mask, and asks if he scared anybody. In a forced brave tone the Mayor insists that the Maestro may have scared everybody else but he didn't scare him, and the Maestro states that he must try harder next time. Bucking up some courage, the Mayor begins to tell the Maestro that a quiet and normal town like his doesn't need a "freaky boy" like him, and demands that he leave town. A small argument follows, with the Maestro admitting that although he does like to frighten people, he only does it for fun, and the children agree that they enjoy their experiences in his house. However, the Mayor refuses to accept this, threatening that he will use force if need be. Taking this as a challenge, the Maestro attempts to scare the Mayor - first mockingly, pulling faces, which getting stranger as he stretches the skin around his eyes and mouth by inches, and then he means business.

Having scared everybody, the Maestro shifts his face back to normal, and summons his 'family' of ghosts. Once all twelve ghosts are present, he and all the ghosts proceed with their challenge by performing an elaborate dance routine. ["2 Bad", from the album "HIStory"]

Once this is finished, the Maestro stands at the back, and the twelve ghosts dance. [Instrumental version of "You Win Again" by the Bee Gees]

Once that is over, the Maestro goes to the centre of the hall once more, and very quickly removes all his clothes, skin, and muscle until he is just a skeleton. The skeleton then performs "Is It Scary?" [by Michael Jackson, from the album "Blood On The Dance Floor"]

Once this is over, he steps aside once more, and all the ghosts mock and haunt the Mayor. When they have had their fun, the Maestro's skeleton transforms into a large devil.

The devil slowly disappears, and in doing so, he has possessed the Mayor. Now that the Mayor has been possessed, he goes to the centre of the hall, and performs "Ghost". [by Michael Jackson, from the album, "Blood On The Dance Floor"]

When he is finished, the Mayor regains sanity, and has just about had enough, when an arm plunges out of his stomach. The arm holds a mirror. The Mayor looks in the mirror, and when he does so, he transforms into a beast.