2021 · Spooky Pinball
Halloween
Known for Judith Tombstone, Hedge scoops, Jack-O-Lantern scoop and Center House ramp. Blood-red radial sunburst sky, hot orange horizon glow, suburban street, brick house with porch, lawn with fallen leaves and concrete pavement.
- Year
- 2021
- Maker
- Spooky Pinball
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- LCD screen
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Captive ball
Judith Tombstone
- scoops
Hedge scoops
- scoop
Jack-O-Lantern scoop
- Ramp
Center House ramp
- upper playfield
House
- middle playfield
Sanitarium
- Goal
Jack-O-Lantern
- Multiball
Hedge Multiball
3 games under this title
On the playfield
Extra levels 2
- House upper playfield
- Sanitarium middle playfield
Ramps 2
- Center House ramp
- Crossover
Holes 2
- Hedge scoops scoops
- Jack-O-Lantern scoop scoop
Captive ball 1
- Judith Tombstone
Drop target 1
- Center drops
Target 1
- Blood targets
Display 1
- Fuel gauge gauge
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Large central head and shoulders, pale grey-green skin, dark hollow black eyes, heavy brow, grim mouth, dark wavy hair swept back; dark navy collared shirt; one raised bare hand held in a fist
Setting
- Blood-red radial sunburst sky
- Hot orange horizon glow
- Suburban street
- Brick house with porch
- Lawn with fallen leaves
- Concrete pavement
Text on it
- JOHN CARPENTER'S
- HALLOWEEN
- Shaw
How it plays
-
Modes 9
- Death in the Driver's Seat
- Bob and Lynda's Demise
- Counting Bodies
- Escape the Kitchen
- Let Me In
- Laurie Slashes Back
- Stalker
- First Kill
- House Attack
-
Multiballs 4
- Jack-O-Lantern Multiball
- Hedge Multiball
- Sanitarium Multiball
- House Multiball
-
Goals 7
- Jack-O-Lantern
- Blood
- Secret skill shot
- Combos
- Halloween Mask items
- Rope items
- Knife items
-
Wizard modes 2
- Boogeyman
- The Night He Came Home
The cast
- Laurie
- Michael Myers
- Loomis
- Smith Grove
- Myers' House
Reference
Linked terms
- Judith Tombstone also called Judith also called Tombstone
- Hedge scoops also called Hedge
- Jack-O-Lantern scoop also called Pumpkin scoop
- Sanitarium also called Middle scoop
- Crossover also called Crossing Shot
- Jack-O-Lantern also called Jack-O-Lantern modes
- Sanitarium Multiball also called Sanitarium Mode
- Blood also called Blood store
- Michael Myers also called Michael
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield CE
- red
- blue
- green
- black
Fingerprint: Halloween, huge snarling pale male portrait at centre-lower playfield with tombstone reading LIVE AGAIN behind him, two large die-cut character standees flanking him, two manic last-row drop targets lit yellow labelled HEDGE and THE HAUNTED, pair of veined blood-shot eyeballs at very bottom, bright green translucent plastic ramp arcing across upper-left over haunted-house, carved pumpkin and open book KANE MASON upper-right
A huge snarling pale male portrait at the centre of the lower playfield with a tombstone reading LIVE AGAIN behind him, flanked by two large die-cut character standees. Two manic last-row drop targets lit yellow are labelled HEDGE and THE HAUNTED, with a third target band. A pair of veined, blood-shot eyeballs sit at the very bottom in the outlane area, aimed straight up. A bright green translucent plastic ramp arcs across the upper-left over a haunted-house drawing, and a carved pumpkin with a face sits at upper-right beside an open book titled KANE and MASON.
Setting
- Haunted wooden house facade with porch and lit windows at upper left
- Dark blue interior room with coffin, pumpkin, skull and open book at upper right
- Brick wall and ground with scattered autumn maple leaves in the lower half
- Graveyard with tombstone reading live again
Symbols
- Jack-o'-lantern
- Skull
- Pumpkin faces
- Eyeballs
- Autumn maple leaves
- Coffin
- Tombstone
- Open book
- Flames
- Arrowed drop targets
- Playing-card-like targets
Notable shapes
- Large central character portrait cutout
- Two large die-cut character standees flanking centre
- Green translucent ramp arc over upper left
- Wireform return lane down the left edge
- Triangular slingshots
- Coin slot / service area visible on the wooden front rail
Art motifs
- Pumpkin faces
- Burning house
- Spider webs
- Blood splatter
- Autumn leaves
- Candlelit mansion
Themes
- Horror
- Haunted house
- Halloween
- Slasher film
- Graveyard
- Pumpkin
- Autumn
Title on it
- Halloween
Text on it
- HOUSE
- SMITH'S GROVE
- ASYLUM
- MADHOUSE
- HEDGE MAZE
- HEDGE
- THE MAD HOUSE
- MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
- KANE
- MASON
- LIVE AGAIN
- $ 1.00 = 1 GAME
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- Halloween Guide To Survival / Massacre
- The Players in charge however of skill plus. Their bomb and ghost hunt skills will certainly make for interesting. Always remember, a good hiding place is back at Smiths Grove mansion, the place for Super jackpot.
- Only pump for the Smiths Grove flipflop, there comes an eyeball, her and Bill Meglin for some reason. Have figured this out a pump is the only way to make the deadheads jackpot. Pump is for pump
- Madhouse and Smiths Grove quality house. Shoot corner ramp twice to reach pumpkin. Complete a circle to receive Mister, a nice balance to make creaks, it sends a Pumpkin, mystery shot, then a single extra lit. Jackpot is always available! Dr slash Pumpkin, Dr slash Hedges get ya 90% of a house. Smoke escape!
- Beat all pumpkin mystery for Jack-O-Lantern multiball.
- Hedge Mode, Smith's Grove, House Mode & Dr. Jack-O-Lantern Mystery quality everywhere! Only house modes. Jack all 2 balls for victory. Big mode will be lit. Defeating all modes, Night for Game home ultimate wizard mode will be lit.
- JOHN CARPENTER'S
- HALLOWEEN
- DESIGN: Kevin Barott ... ?
- PROGRAMMING: Fewrans
- RULES: Fewrans, Dog
- ANIMATIONS: Ryan Policky
- ARTWORK: Jason Edmiston
- MUSIC: John Carpenter, Matt "Count D" Montgomery
- EFFECTS: Fewrans
- ENGINEERING: Also Kevin Barott
- TOYS: Deck Alley Creations
- TRICK OR TREAT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Huge central painted portrait, pale grey-white skin, dark hollow eyes, black open snarling mouth, short dark hair, dark jacket, hands raised at chest, tombstone behind reading live again |
| Woman | Large die-cut standee on the left, blonde wavy hair, yellow/gold top, headband, arm raised, concerned expression |
| Man | Large die-cut standee on the right, older balding bespectacled man, suit and tie, grimacing |
| Other | Veiled ghost girl in a white shroud with a pale face at lower left |
| Creature | Green-skinned decaying man with dark eye sockets and rotting features at lower right |
| Creature | Two blood-shot veined eyeballs at the very bottom centre aimed up the playfield |
| Other | Carved jack-o'-lantern pumpkin with a toothy face at upper right |
| Other | Small human skull near the pumpkin and coffin |
| Other | Painted villagers/figures in a crowd scene on the left mid-playfield near the house |
| Other | Painted elderly figure in a white coat on the right mid-playfield near the house door |
| Monster | Clawed hand reaching out from the painted house artwork at upper right |
A horror-themed pinball playfield shot from above, lit by a green-glowing plastic ramp at the top and blue and red inserts. The centre of the lower half is dominated by a large painted portrait of a pale, grim-faced man in a dark jacket, mouth open in a snarl, with a tombstone behind him reading LIVE AGAIN. Two large die-cut character cutouts flank him: on the left a blonde woman in a yellow top with a headband raising an arm, and on the right an older bespectacled man in a suit. Below them sit two more painted heads, a veiled ghost girl on the left and a green-skinned decaying man on the right, with scattered autumn maple leaves between them. The upper-left holds a wooden house facade with a porch, the upper-right a dark blue room with a coffin, a jack-o'-lantern, a small skull, an open book titled KANE and MASON, and a white card reading MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS. A central ladder of blue and green inserts reads HOUSE, SMITH'S GROVE, ASYLUM, MADHOUSE, HEDGE MAZE and THE MAD HOUSE, with HEDGE and HEDGE rows below. The bottom apron carries three cards: a survival guide of instructions, a red title card, and a credits card in pink lettering. Dominant colours are red, blue, green, and black.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass SE
- red
- orange
- black
- brown
Fingerprint: john carpenter's halloween title with giant ghostly pale head bursting through cream-white letters, black hollow eyes, dark swept-back hair, pale grey-green skin, navy shirt, raised bare fist gripping black-handled blade slashing diagonally, suburban brick house setting with Shaw lawn sign among fallen autumn leaves, blood-red radial sunburst rays fading to orange glow, airbrushed illustrative realism
The single most memorable feature is a giant ghostly pale face with black hollow eyes and dark swept-back hair bursting up through the middle of an enormous cream-white HALLOWEEN title. Second, a raised bare fist gripping a black handle with a long pale blade slashing diagonally across the centre of the picture. Third, the whole thing sits on blood-red radial sunburst rays fading to a hot orange horizon glow behind an ordinary suburban brick house. Fourth, a small white lawn sign with red script reading Shaw among fallen autumn leaves.
Setting
- Blood-red radial sunburst sky
- Hot orange horizon glow
- Suburban street
- Brick house with porch
- Lawn with fallen leaves
- Concrete pavement
Symbols
- Large kitchen knife or blade
- Radial sunburst rays
- Fallen autumn leaves
- Yard sign
- House porch and steps
Lettering
- Small white sans-serif credit line above an enormous cream-white slab-serif title in capitals with red-orange keyline and dark drop shadow
Themes
- Horror
- Knife
- Suburbia
- Autumn
- Trick-or-treat night
Title on it
- John carpenter's halloween
Text on it
- JOHN CARPENTER'S
- HALLOWEEN
- Shaw
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Large central head and shoulders, pale grey-green skin, dark hollow black eyes, heavy brow, grim mouth, dark wavy hair swept back; dark navy collared shirt; one raised bare hand held in a fist |
Wide landscape-format painted backglass. The top third is a dark blood-red sky of radial sunburst rays spreading out from a hot orange glow at the horizon. Across the upper band runs a small white line of lettering, JOHN CARPENTER'S, sitting above an enormous title word, HALLOWEEN, in huge cream-white slab-serif capitals with a red-orange outline and dark drop shadow; the lettering spans almost the full width and the central figure's head breaks through the middle of the word. Below the title, a large central portrait of a pale grey-green skinned man with dark swept-back wavy hair, hollow black eyes, heavy brow and a grim set mouth, wearing a dark navy shirt. His raised bare hand grips a black-handled object whose blade runs diagonally down to the right. The lower half shows a suburban street scene: a two-storey brick house with a white-railed porch and steps at centre, a lower brick building with lit windows on the left, a white house with an arched doorway and green shrubbery on the right, a lawn, and a concrete pavement strewn with brown and orange autumn leaves. A white yard sign on the lawn carries red script lettering reading Shaw.
Backglass Blood Sucker Edition
- orange
- red
- black
- white
Fingerprint: halloween title in glowing orange outline above john carpenter's in white capitals; photorealistic man in blue shirt with hollow staring eyes and slicked-back hair, raised fist gripping enormous gleaming kitchen knife dominating centre; suburban street of three autumn-lit houses with clipped shrubs and scattered brown fallen leaves beneath; fiery orange and red radiating sunburst rays filling background
A giant photorealistic man in a blue shirt with black hollow eyes, hair swept back, raising a fist that holds a comically oversized kitchen knife whose steel blade dominates the centre of the glass. The enormous white serif title HALLOWEEN in glowing orange outline sits across the top, tucked behind his head, with the smaller line JOHN CARPENTER'S above it. A wall of red and orange radiating sunburst rays behind him makes it look like a furnace sky. Below, a quiet autumn suburban row of houses and a leaf-strewn pavement contrast with the knife, and a small white lawn sign with red script stands in the grass.
Setting
- Radiating sunburst ray sky in red and orange
- Suburban street with three houses
- Front lawn and concrete pavement with fallen autumn leaves
- Clipped round shrubs and hedges
Symbols
- Oversized kitchen knife with glinting blade
- Radiating sunburst rays
- Fallen brown maple leaves
- Lawn sign
- Clipped topiary shrubs
Lettering
- Huge white serif block capitals with orange glow outline for the main title, small plain white capitals above it
Themes
- Horror
- Knife
- Suburban street
- Autumn leaves
- Movie tie-in
Title on it
- Halloween
Text on it
- JOHN CARPENTER'S
- HALLOWEEN
- Snooze
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Enormous photorealistic man, pale skin, slicked-back dark brown hair, dark empty-looking eyes, stubbled jaw, blue collared shirt, right fist raised gripping a black-handled kitchen knife, standing behind the houses and title |
| Other | Three suburban houses as scenery: red-brick bungalow with lit windows left, white two-storey farmhouse with porch, steps and white railing centre, pale house with a large arched doorway glowing orange right |
A wide painted backglass with a fiery orange and deep red sky of radiating sunburst rays filling the whole background. Across the top, small white capital letters read JOHN CARPENTER'S above enormous white serif block capitals with an orange glow outline reading HALLOWEEN, the O partly hidden behind a figure's head. Below the title, a huge photorealistic painted man in a blue shirt dominates the centre: slicked-back dark brown hair, pale skin, dark hollow staring eyes, a stubbled jaw, raised right fist gripping the black handle of an enormous gleaming kitchen knife that points down-left across the picture with a bright glint on the blade. Beneath him is a suburban street of three autumn-lit houses: a red-brick bungalow left, a white two-storey farmhouse with porch and steps centre, a pale house with an arched orange-lit doorway right, clipped round shrubs, a green lawn, and a concrete pavement scattered with brown fallen leaves. A small white lawn sign in front of the centre house carries red script. Painted airbrushed horror-poster style, no score displays visible.
Backglass CE
- orange
- red
- black
- cream
Fingerprint: Giant knife-bearing figure blank white Michael Myers-style mask with black empty eye sockets looming over suburban house, enormous cream-orange HALLOWEEN logotype eclipsed by figure's head, gleaming kitchen knife thrust downward into center frame with star glint on blade, white real-estate sign Smole planted front hedge unusual memorable detail, swirling orange red black sunburst radiating rays background, suburban street dusk scene with clapboard and ranch homes
A giant knife-bearing figure in a blank white mask with black empty eye sockets, looming over a suburban house. The enormous cream-and-orange HALLOWEEN logotype is eclipsed by the figure's head. A full-size gleaming kitchen knife is thrust down into the centre of the frame with a star glint on the blade. A white Smole for-sale sign planted in the front hedge is an odd, memorable detail.
Setting
- Swirling orange-red-black sunburst light rays
- Pale moon disc behind the title
- Suburban front street at dusk
- Concrete pavement with fallen brown leaves
- Hedges, porches and clapboard houses
Symbols
- Kitchen knife with star glint
- Estate-agent sign
- Fallen autumn leaves
- Sunburst rays
- Moon disc
Lettering
- Very large bold sans-serif capitals, cream/white fill with orange outline and thin dark keyline, with a smaller line-above title in the same style
Themes
- Horror
- Slasher
- Knife
- Mask
- Suburban
- Cinematic
- Film tie-in
Title on it
- Halloween
Text on it
- JOHN CARPENTER'S
- HALLOWEEN
- Smole
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Large painted male figure, pale white blank mask with hollow black eye slits, dark slicked-back hair, dark blue/grey collared jacket, neutral downturned mouth, right hand raised in a fist gripping a long silver knife blade angled down-left |
| Other | Three suburban houses: red-brick ranch house left, two-storey white clapboard house with porch and white balustrade centre, pale gabled house with arched porch right |
Painted horror backglass: a huge pale man in a Michael Myers-style white expressionless mask, hollow black eye slits, dark slicked-back hair and a dark blue work jacket, looms out of the centre holding a raised fist gripping a long silver kitchen knife that points down towards the viewer. Above his head, cream-white block capitals with orange outline read JOHN CARPENTER'S over an enormous HALLOWEEN logotype, partly hidden behind his head and shoulders. The background is a swirling orange, red and black sunburst of radiating light rays with a faint pale moon disc behind the title. Lower third shows a suburban street at dusk: a large two-storey clapboard house with a porch and white balustrade dead centre, a red-brick ranch house on the left, a pale gabled house on the right, dense green-brown hedges, and a concrete pavement in the foreground scattered with brown fallen leaves. A white estate-agent sign reading Smole in red script stands in the front-centre hedge. Painted in a realistic, heavily airbrushed cinematic illustration style.