Van Pelt is a villainous jungle game hunter character that exists outside of the The Spiderwick Chronicles universe, and one of the many forms Mulgarath took on. He is portrayed by Jonathan Hyde.
Biography[]
Towards the end of the film, Mulgarath orders Jared to give him the book. His mother, Helen, tries to protect him by standing ground behind him. Mulgarath turns into Van Pelt, armed with a rifle, and then yells at her, "Don't move or I'll blow your blinking brains out!". But luckily, he then turns into a Blue-Haired Fuzzoo, a bird-type creature that ends up getting eaten by Hogsqueal when Jared tells him to get the book.