10228 Haunted House - Monster Fighters

[chump]

Just saw this announcement of the Haunted House exclusive on Brothers Bricks.

I was set to get the Vampyre Castle but now I think I'll just go straight for the Haunted House. (or both, my wallet will not like me.) I love all the "broken" detailing.

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10228 Haunted House
Ages 14+. 2,064 pieces.
US $179.99 CA $199.99 DE 149.99 € UK 119.99 £ DK 1499 DKK
Enter the Haunted House at your peril!
The crooked Haunted House is home to the scariest ghosts and monsters. Tremble in fear as you open the gate, go weak at the knees as you step onto the porch and gasp in horror at the fireplace, kitchen, office, folding staircase, bedroom, potion room, music room and collection of other creepy objects. Dare you enter the Haunted House?!
• Add to your LEGO® Monster Fights Collection with the first officlal LEGO® Haunted House!
• Includes 6 minifigures: 2 glow-in-the-dark ghosts, Vampyre, Vampyre’s Bride, Zombie chef and butler
• Features unique ‘crooked’ design featuring boarded up windows and working front gate.
• Haunted House opens to reveal detailed interior with 3 floors.
• First floor features fireplace that swings open and displays a ship in a bottle on the mantle.
• Cook up a ghoulish meal with the Zombie chef in the kitchen complete with old-style stove, jars and table.
• Write letters from the Vampyre’s haunted office.
• Pull the lever hidden in the chimney to release the drop down staircase and access the top floor.
• Top floor features gramophone, records and newspaper LEGO® elements.
• Customize the Haunted House with new stickers for wall hangings, spider webs and curtains.
• Measures 15.4” (39cm) high, 9.4” (24cm) wide and 7.5” (19cm) deep

[soundwave]

i was just checking this out as well. It looks like a nice set. Thankfully it will available in Sept so we should be able to get them during Brickcon. Its nice to see the currency gap getting smaller. normally we would be looking at least $50 difference between CAD and USD for something this big. $20 difference hardly covers the cost of gas now to make the trip south.

[RadStar]

Awesome set, will pick it up for sure! Should fit in with my Modulars just fine!

[beethead]

Love the new set and how it opens sideways with hinges. Makes it nicer for playability with multiple floors instead of the top down method like in the modular buildings. Buildings have to be narrower of course but you can use all the levels at once instead of lifting and stacking them back on. A $20 gap between the US and CDN price makes it more likely I would spend my money in Canada instead of cross border shopping.

[AC]

So it turns out that the Vampires are glow in the dark in this set. The box does not indicate that.