: Mulgarath wants the Field Guide to gain absolute power over the faerie world and humanity. He sends a goblin army, led by Redcap , to capture the book.
: Mulgarath's army breaks the protective circle around the house. The children defend their home using tomato sauce and salt (which are deadly to goblins). Mulgarath eventually disguises himself as the children's father to trick them, but Jared sees through the ruse. : Mulgarath wants the Field Guide to gain
The film concludes with Jared tossing the book into the air; as Mulgarath transforms into a raven to catch it, he is eaten by Hogsqueal. The family eventually reunites Arthur and Lucinda for a brief, healing moment before they are spirited away by the sylphs. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) - Plot - IMDb The children defend their home using tomato sauce
: The siblings visit their Great-Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick in a psychiatric hospital. She reveals that her father, Arthur, has been held captive by the sylphs for 80 years to prevent the book from falling into the wrong hands. The family eventually reunites Arthur and Lucinda for
: Goblins kidnap Simon, mistaking him for Jared. Jared teams up with Hogsqueal , a bird-eating hobgoblin seeking revenge on Mulgarath, to rescue his brother.
: Jared meets Thimbletack , a house brownie who protects the estate. Thimbletack gives Jared a "seeing stone" that allows him to see normally invisible magical creatures.