LEGO has approved a Universal Monsters set, and it comes with six monster minifigures: Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolf Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and The Phantom of the Opera.
They live in a gothic castle. The concept runs about 2,250 pieces.
How much does it cost and when can you buy it?
Neither has been announced. LEGO confirmed the set on July 14 and it is in product development now. That is the honest answer, and it is the one everybody is searching for.
What we can tell you is roughly where it will land. LEGO’s comparable haunted builds:
| Set | Pieces | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Haunted House (Monster Fighters, 2012) | 2,064 | $179.99 |
| Haunted House (Fairground, 2020) | 3,231 | $249.99 |
| Mayor Manor (Midnight Valley, 2026) | 1,420 | $119.99 |
At roughly 2,250 pieces with six licensed minifigures, this is not going to be a cheap set. Use those three as your bracket until LEGO says otherwise.
On timing: LEGO Ideas sets go through a full redesign after approval, and they typically reach shelves a year or more after the greenlight. Do not expect this for Halloween 2026.
What’s inside the castle
The build opens up like a dollhouse, and each section belongs to a different monster:
- A pipe organ hall with candelabras, for the Phantom
- An electrified laboratory with a full rig of lightning rods and glowing green flasks on the roof
- A bell tower with a chandelier hanging below it
- A crypt-level space behind two large spiderwebs, one with a red spider in it
- Secret doors built into the castle, which the designer says were a late addition and are now his favorite part
The exterior is deliberately grayscale, with gothic spires, a winged crest over the main doors, arched windows, and creeping vines up the tower stone.
The six minifigures
This is the part collectors will care about most, because these are the first licensed Universal Monsters minifigures LEGO has committed to as a group.
- Count Dracula, in the tuxedo and cape
- Frankenstein’s Monster, flat-topped and stitched
- The Wolf Man
- The Bride of Frankenstein, with the streaked tower of hair
- The Invisible Man, wrapped in bandages with dark glasses
- The Phantom of the Opera, in the red coat
Worth knowing: the minifigure lineup is one of the things LEGO most often changes between an Ideas approval and the finished set. Treat all six as likely but not locked.
Who made it
The set started as a fan submission by Mason Betterly, a 32-year-old builder from North Carolina who goes by SpectralBricks on LEGO Ideas. It cleared the platform’s 10,000-supporter threshold, then survived the third 2025 LEGO Ideas review, where it was one of three concepts approved alongside a Jumanji board game and a Kimonos build.
This was his second attempt. The first version launched days before the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020 and never found an audience. His other 10,000-supporter project, back in 2019, was a Disney Haunted Mansion tribute, and he co-runs an Instagram group called E Ticket Builders for people who build theme park attractions out of LEGO.
Asked why these characters, he pointed at the films rather than the monsters:
“I have always had a great love for the classic Universal Monsters, and I think they can teach us volumes, not only about fear, but goodness, humility, and compassion. The great thing about those films is, by today’s standards, they aren’t too scary and most children and adults can watch them and enjoy not only the story, worlds, and themes.”
One nice detail: his favorite LEGO theme is Monster Fighters, the 2012 line whose Haunted House was LEGO’s own take on this idea, built with generic monsters because LEGO did not hold the Universal license at the time.
What could change before it ships
LEGO reworks Ideas submissions, sometimes substantially. Between now and the shelf, any of this can move:
- Piece count. 2,250 is the fan concept, not a final spec.
- The minifigure roster. All six are in the submission. Licensing and design both get a vote.
- The castle layout. Sections get cut, combined, or rebuilt for playability and cost.
- The name. Ideas sets frequently ship under a different title.
Where to buy it
When it releases, it will be at LEGO.com and, if it follows the pattern of recent Ideas sets, at other retailers as well. No pre-order exists yet.
If you want Universal Monsters on a shelf before then, Mattel’s Monster High Skullector line has Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Mummy dolls at $44 each, reaching stores September 1. And LEGO’s two small Halloween sets, the $19.99 Skull Candle and $29.99 Pumpkin Lantern, arrive August 1.
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Images are the fan designer’s submission renders and do not represent the final product. We will update this page when LEGO announces price and release date.
