Velma's great-uncle has left her a old castle...and the Frankencreep monster! The girl detective has spent her entire life proving ghosts and ghoulies are fake. Could her family's monster be the end of everything she believes in? It's up to Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, and Daphne to help her uncover the truth!
Originally, it was was called Scooby-Doo! It's Alive!, with a different cover that featured based on the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode, . Whether or not the title is based on an early name of the film itself is unknown.
The book's subtitle is based on the famous quote of the fictional Dr. Frankenstein character.
It's claimed to be a tie-in to Halloween, but the book is three months ahead of that.