1998–2018 · Williams & Chicago Gaming
Monster Bash
Known for Frankenstein toy, Dracula toy, Center spinner lane and Frankenstein Multiball. Snowy graveyard with bare twisted trees at left and a low iron fence, haunted mansion tower silhouette upper right with lit windows, full moon behind the drummer, dark blue-purple night sky with bats and white starbursts and overgrown graveyard foreground of tombstones and spades.
- Years
- 1998–2018
- Maker
- Williams & Chicago Gaming
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Frankenstein toy
- Toy
Dracula toy
- Lane
Center spinner lane
- Multiball
Frankenstein Multiball
- Multiball
Mosh Pit Multiball
- mini wizard
Monster Bash
- Wizard mode
Monsters of Rock
4 games under this title
On the playfield
Toys 3
- Frankenstein toy
- Dracula toy
- Instruments
Ramps 2
- Frankenstein ramp
- Bride ramps
Hole 1
- Creature saucer
Targets 4
- Frankenstein targets
- Dracula targets
- Tomb Treasure target
- Phantom targets
Lanes 2
- Center spinner lane
- DIG lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- creature Mummified guitarist far left, yellow-green bandaged head, open mouth, brown skeletal hand raised gripping a pink electric guitar
- creature Vampire with chalk-white face, black widow's peak hair, glowing yellow eyes, high black cape collar, fangs visible, standing left of centre
- creature Hulking green-skinned monster with heavy dark brows and flat head, torn dark red robe, centre, both hands over a flaming yellow-and-white keyboard
- creature Tall mummy in glowing white shroud stained red, striped bandage hood, mouth open, left arm flung horizontally to the right
- creature Skeletal ghoul in orange tattered robes far right playing a flaming angular electric guitar, bony fingers on the neck
- other Red-lit drummer up on a raised platform behind the band, both arms raised with drumsticks, red drums, bass drum head reads monster
Setting
- Snowy graveyard with bare twisted trees at left and a low iron fence
- Haunted mansion tower silhouette upper right with lit windows
- Full moon behind the drummer
- Dark blue-purple night sky with bats and white starbursts
- Overgrown graveyard foreground of tombstones and spades
Text on it
- MONSTER
- BASH
- IT'S ALIVE!
How it plays
-
Modes 7
- Last Chance
- Creature Feature
- Ball and Chain
- Mummy Mayhem
- Full Moon Fever
- Drac-Attack
- Lyman's Lament
-
Multiballs 2
- Frankenstein Multiball
- Mosh Pit Multiball
-
Goals 5
- Mummy Jackpot
- Double Super
- Triple Super
- Concert Hall
- Monster weapons
-
Wizard modes 2
- Monster Bash mini wizard
- Monsters of Rock
Made by
- Design
- George Gomez
- Art
- Kevin O'Connor
- Mechanics
- Chris Shipman
- Mechanics
- Robert C. Friesl
- Software
- Lyman F. Sheats Jr.
- Sound & Music
- Vince Pontarelli
- Display animation
- Adam Rhine
The cast
- Creature from the Black Lagoon
- Bride of Frankenstein
- Mummy
- Wolfman
Reference
Linked terms
- Frankenstein toy also called Frankenstein
- Frankenstein ramp also called exposed ramp
- Dracula toy also called Dracula
- Creature saucer also called Creature's cave also called Black Lagoon
- Center spinner lane also called Mosh Pit lane
- Mosh Pit Multiball also called Mosh Pit
- Monster weapons also called Weapons
- Creature from the Black Lagoon also called Creature
- Bride of Frankenstein also called Bride
- Wolfman also called Wolf Man
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- yellow
- orange
- blue
- red
Fingerprint: Monster Bash, ring of eight colour-coded monster heads each painted inside yellow-orange rayed wedge fanning from big black centre disc over flame burst—horror-movie poster radiating outward, full three-storey red pagoda-roofed haunted mansion on raised platform upper right straddled by wireform loop and metal ramp, green-skinned eyeball-tentacles motif between flippers, dripping green slime letters
The single most memorable feature is the ring of eight separate colour-coded monster heads, each painted inside its own yellow-orange rayed wedge, fanning out from a big black centre disc over a burst of flames — it looks like a horror-movie poster radiating outward. A full three-storey red pagoda-roofed haunted mansion stands on a raised platform in the upper right, straddled by a wireform loop and a metal ramp that snake back to the flippers. The lower apron is printed with blood-red splatter, and the centre logo has drips of green slime running off the letters.
Setting
- Central burst of yellow-orange flame and radiating rays
- Deep blue lower playfield behind the flippers
- Purple and black starry upper-playfield sky
- Red blood-splatter printed apron and lower side rails
- Grey metal apron and black cabinet side rails
- Red sky behind the haunted mansion in the upper right
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, clubs, diamonds, spades) on lane inserts
- Flying vampires and bats
- Grey tombstones
- A full eyeball on stalks
- A flaming torch and a cross
- Small playing cards and card-suit pips on the lower playfield
- A qr code on the right apron card
- Chrome wireform ramp and a looped wire rail
Notable shapes
- Large central black disc surrounded by eight wedge-shaped monster portraits forming a fan
- Tall pagoda-roofed mansion silhouette with a turret
- Triangular slingshot cutouts flanking the flippers
- Coiled wireform loop over the upper left
- A tunnel/opening under the raised mansion platform
- Two red-and-yellow vertical arrow lanes on the left and right lower playfield
Art motifs
- Radiating sunburst rays from the centre
- Blood splatter and claw marks
- Dripping slime lettering
- Candle and flame glow
- Purple-black star field
- Graveyard silhouettes on the horizon
Themes
- Classic horror monsters
- Halloween monsters
- Haunted mansion
- Monster mash-up characters
- Occult
- Graveyard
Title on it
- Monster bash
Text on it
- MONSTER BASH
- MONSTER ROCK
- LANE CHANGE
- HOLD FOR STATUS
- SLING
- AGAIN
- DIRECTIONS
- BALL 6 SHOT
- MONSTER FEATURES
- SPECIAL FEATURE
- BALL 6 MULTI BALL
- MUMMY FEATURE
- DR. CURSE
- EXTRA BALL
- MONSTER BALL
- CREATURE FEATURE
- MONSTER ITEMS
- MONSTER MASH
- FOR GAMEPLAY TIPS SCAN QR CODE
- 1998
- 3,361 PRODUCED
- ARTWORK: KEVIN O'CONNOR
- GAME DESIGN: GEORGE GOMEZ
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Green mummy head with stitched cloth wrappings, snarling, upper left of the central fan |
| Monster | Grey-green wolfman head with pointed ears and a heavy dark mane, left of centre |
| Monster | Red-faced fiend with heavy black beard and dark bushy eyebrows, upper centre |
| Skeleton | Pale bone-white skull with dark hollow eye sockets and bared teeth, upper centre right |
| Monster | Bright red horned demon with pointed ears and a curling tail, upper right |
| Monster | Mummified figure fully wrapped in pale bandages with only the face showing, right of centre |
| Monster | Black-caped vampire with a black widow's peak, white face and red-lined collar, right |
| Monster | Bulbous pale bald ghoul head with heavy jowls and dark eyes, far right of the fan |
| Vehicle | Red three-storey chinese/japanese-style haunted mansion with tiered pagoda roofs and a central tower, raised on a platform upper right |
| Creature | Large green eyeball with black pupil on stalks and purple tentacles filling the gap between the two flippers |
| Monster | Small skeleton skulls and a green-skinned severed head printed on the apron art beneath the centre logo |
| Creature | Rows of grey tombstones and a flock of small black bats printed on the left and right lower side panels |
A full-length shot of a monster-themed electro-mechanical pinball playfield under glass, framed by a grey metal apron and black side rails, with the cabinet backbox edge just visible at the bottom. The art is comic-book/illustrated, dominated by a hot yellow-orange fireball radiating from the centre, deep blue lower areas, and red-and-black blood-splatter graphics on the apron and lower side panels. Eight separate monster heads, each in its own painted wedge, form a fan around a large central black disc: a green mummy head, a wolfman with a dark mane, a red-faced fiend with a black beard, a pale skull, a red demon with horns and a tail, a swaddled bandaged mummy, a black-caped vampire with a widow's peak, and a ghoul with a bulbous pale head. Two white-and-red rubber flippers sit low and centre with a green eyball-and-tentacles motif between them. Behind them, a bank of small round blue-lit inserts runs in a shallow arc. A red Chinese/Japanese pagoda-roofed mansion structure sits high on the right in a raised upper-playfield area, with a wire ramp, a coiled wireform loop, and a blue-and-white ball guide above. The left upper playfield carries a blackboard-like panel of green-framed cartoon portraits. The apron carries a white instruction card on the left, a dripping green MONSTER BASH logo in the middle, and a white credit card with a QR code on the right.
Playfield Remake LE
- red
- blue
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Giant yellow vinyl record disc reading monster-rock ringed by eight horror-film monster faces, retro monster-bash logo with limited-edition print, bright red arrow flippers, green mushroom-shaped lamps, large translucent red spiral ramp on right third
A giant yellow vinyl-record disc in the centre of the playfield reading MONSTER ROCK, ringed by a semicircle of eight classic horror-film monster faces. Below it, a red-and-yellow retro 'MONSTER BASH' logo with the print '970 of 1250' and 'Limited Edition' on the lower apron, meaning this is one of a limited run. The whole playfield is lit with bright red arrow flippers, green mushroom-shaped insert lamps and a large translucent red spiral ramp covering the right third. A row of seven engraved monster heads on the cream apron band under the glass, flanked by 'Limited' and 'Edition' scrolls.
Setting
- Graveyard and crypt interior painted on the lower half
- Fiery red and yellow rocket-flame column rising up the centre
- Brick wall and dungeon arches at the top
- Gothic black castle silhouette and bare trees flanking the left and right lanes
- Rock concert stage with red curtains on the right
Symbols
- Vinyl record with spindle hole
- Electric guitar
- Microphone
- Five white piano-key lane guides at both lower corners
- Red arrow direction inserts
- Yellow downward-pointing chevron arrows
- Spinning target with 'bombay' lettering
- Winged bat shapes
- Gothic arched windows
- Juke-box style panel at lower right
- Flame and fire bursts
Notable shapes
- Giant circular record disc dominating the centre
- Swirling red spiral ramp sweeping from upper right to lower centre
- Triangular red drop targets on the right
- Piano-key shaped white lane guides at both bottom corners
- Flame-shaped yellow arrow inserts
- Arched gothic window cutouts along the side lanes
- A black bat-wing silhouette spread across the lower left playfield
Art motifs
- Comic-book airbrushed monster portraits with heavy black outlines
- Screaming faces
- Fire and smoke
- Stone masonry and cobwebs
- Surgical scissors and blood drops
- Sound and music notes
- Flashing lightning bolts
Themes
- Classic horror film monsters
- Rock music concert
- Graveyard
- Halloween
- Vampire and werewolf
- Limited edition collectible
Title on it
- Monster bash
Text on it
- MONSTER ROCK
- MONSTER BASH
- CREEP OUT OF THE FOG
- BALL 1
- LANE CHANGE
- HOLD FOR STATUS
- MANUAL DIRECTIONS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- FINISH LINE
- METAL
- THE MUMMY
- 970 of 1250
- Limited Edition
- 1st BASE
- 3rd BASE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Skeleton | A full white skeleton in a black tailcoat holding a microphone, painted left of centre below the record disc |
| Monster | Green mummy with bandaged head, first face left of centre |
| Monster | Pale bald ghoul with black hollow eyes |
| Monster | Grey zombie with purple hair and an open screaming mouth |
| Monster | Red-faced horned demon with a black mane |
| Animal | Silver-blue werewolf head in profile |
| Creature | White ghost with black eyes and a trailing shroud |
| Creature | Head and shoulders of a figure with flames for a head, arms raised, standing in a rocket exhaust plume at centre |
| Other | Green-skinned female monster bust in a hooded coat emerging from brickwork on the left |
| Monster | Small red horned gargoyle heads with flaming eyes on the left and right lane walls |
| Other | Six human head portraits crowded in a row at the top of the playfield around a glowing record |
| Other | Seven engraved monster faces in a horizontal row on the cream apron band, between a 'limited' scroll and an 'edition' scroll |
| Creature | Orange jack-o'-lantern pumpkin with a glowing grinning face inside a green circular 'metal' emblem above the lower flippers |
| Creature | A red dragon or winged beast painted on the left side of the playfield below the creep out of the fog lettering |
Full-colour electronic pinball playfield photographed under glass with inserts lit, seen from above the whole table down to the front cabinet. A huge round yellow-and-orange 'MONSTER ROCK' record disc sits dead centre, its black label hole reading BALL 1, ringed by eight horror-film monster heads: a green mummy, a pale bald ghoul, a grey zombie with sunken eyes, a red-faced demon, a silver werewolf and a white ghost. Above them a red-haired flame-headed figure stands in a rocket blast, and at the very top a group of six human faces crowd around a glowing record. Left of centre a painted green-faced ghoul emerges from a wall marked CREEP OUT OF THE FOG. Red and blue plastic ramps arc down both sides, chrome wireform rails curve across, and yellow arrow inserts point down the lanes. Green and yellow rubber bands, red posts and lit arrow flippers fill the lower third. A blue-and-cream skull-and-fireburst logo reading MONSTER BASH, 970 of 1250, Limited Edition sits on the lower apron, with a blue instruction card headed MANUAL DIRECTIONS to its left. Front cabinet side panels are deep royal blue with a cream scrollwork band of seven engraved monster faces.
Playfield Remake
- blue
- green
- red
- black
Fingerprint: Monster Bash: enormous orange-and-yellow MONSTER ROCK disc middle field with four glaring monster faces surrounding, two matching red arrow pop-bumper caps with white starbursts flanking center, whole lower field on black-and-white radiating sunburst pattern, dripping green MONSTER BASH logo with full rules card on playfield, green MEATHEAD sign left side.
The single most memorable feature is the huge orange-and-yellow MONSTER ROCK disc in the middle of the playfield, a crackling rock-guitar burst with MONSTER on top, OF in a small circle, and ROCK below, surrounded by four glaring monster faces. Flanking it are two matching red arrow-shaped pop bumper caps decorated with white starbursts. Second, the whole lower playfield sits on a black-and-white radiating sunburst pattern, and the apron carries the dripping green MONSTER BASH logo with a full rules card printed right on the playfield. Third, a green MEATHEAD sign glows on the left side near the mid-field, and a purple translucent ramp climbs the upper left.
Setting
- Dark purple and black swirling vortex sky
- Orange flame and lightning bursts
- Grey stone and brick textures
- Green swamp glow
- Cobwebbed dark corners
Symbols
- White spider webs in upper corners
- Black-and-white radiating sunburst stripes
- Piano keyboard graphics
- White starburst sparkles on the red pop bumper caps
- Lightning bolts
- Orange flame bursts
- Music-note styling on the apron lettering
- Small skull and eyeball doodles scattered mid-field
Notable shapes
- Large orange-and-yellow circular monster rock burst
- Red arrow pop bumper caps
- Black-and-white radiating sunburst
- Piano-key inserts on both lower sides
- Purple translucent ramp
- Large circular cutout hole in the lower centre just below the monster rock disc
Art motifs
- Comic-book monster collage
- Airbrushed fire and energy
- Graffiti dripping letterforms
- Collage of cartoon character heads
- Neon glow under blue led lighting
Themes
- Horror comedy monsters
- Rock music
- Graffiti street art
- Underground lair
- Retro monster movie
Title on it
- Monster bash
Text on it
- MONSTER ROCK
- MONSTER
- OF
- ROCK
- MONSTER BASH
- MEATHEAD
- CAVEMAN
- LANE CHANGE
- HOLD FOR STATUS
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- $4.00 Per Play
- SUPER
- REPLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Green ogre head with a single yellow eye, tusks and jagged teeth, left of the centre disc, snarling leftward |
| Animal | Pale grey-white wolf or werewolf head with open red mouth, immediately left of the centre disc |
| Monster | Red-skinned fanged creature head with dark hair and heavy brow, right of centre |
| Monster | Grey wrinkled zombie-like humanoid head with heavy-lidded eyes, right of the centre disc |
| Monster | Small green dinosaur or lizard head on the lower left piano-key insert |
| Creature | Green flat-topped monster figure with a black beard and orange eyes standing on the left upper-mid playfield near the meathead sign |
| Creature | Red humanoid demon figure with black hair on the right side of the upper playfield |
| Creature | Purple and blue monster shapes visible in the dark upper playfield behind the ramp |
| Animal | Green reptilian or dinosaur head motifs flanking the piano-key lane change panels on both lower sides |
A dark, densely illustrated monster-themed playfield seen under blue LED light, framed by a stainless steel ball trough at the bottom. The lower half is dominated by a lurid orange-yellow burst reading MONSTER ROCK, ringed by four separate monster heads: a green ogre with tusks and a yellow eye on the left, a snarling pale wolf or werewolf head left of centre, a red-skinned sharp-toothed creature on the right, and a grey wrinkled zombie-like head beside it. Two large red arrow pop-bumper caps with white starbursts sit left and right of that centre burst, mounted on a fan of black-and-white radiating stripes. Lower left and lower right each carry a piano-key graphic with a green dinosaur/creature head between LANE CHANGE and HOLD FOR STATUS lettering. The apron at the bottom reads MONSTER BASH in dripping green-and-red letters, flanked by two white rule cards, the right one headed MONSTER BASH and stating 3 BALLS PER GAME and $4.00 Per Play. Up top, a steep upper playfield holds a purple translucent ramp, a red figure toy on the right, blue serpent rails, spider webs in the corners, and a green MEATHEAD sign on the left.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- purple
- blue
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: MONSTER BASH lettering dripping like melting wax top-left, five-member monster band performing on graveyard stage including mummified guitarist, pale vampire with yellow eyes, green-skinned Frankenstein figure at keyboard, tall mummy in white shroud, skeletal ghoul in orange robes playing flaming guitar, red-lit drummer with sticks raised on platform, huge blue speaker cabinets flanking band
The whole scene is a rock concert staged in a graveyard, with every instrument and the drummer's bass drum engulfed in yellow-white flames. The most memorable single element is the five-piece monster band in front of stacked blue speaker cabinets, led by a hulking green-skinned figure playing a burning keyboard. Dozens of pale blue-grey crowd silhouettes fill the bottom third, arms and flaming torches thrust upward toward the band. The words MONSTER BASH drip like melting wax in the top-left corner, with the slogan IT'S ALIVE! in the opposite corner.
Setting
- Snowy graveyard with bare twisted trees at left and a low iron fence
- Haunted mansion tower silhouette upper right with lit windows
- Full moon behind the drummer
- Dark blue-purple night sky with bats and white starbursts
- Overgrown graveyard foreground of tombstones and spades
Symbols
- Two enormous blue speaker cabinets flanking the band
- Large bass drum with monster logo
- Flaming keyboard and flaming electric guitars
- Burning torches carried by the crowd
- Bats flying in the sky
- Tombstones and grave markers in the foreground
- White starburst sparkles around the frame edges
- Electrical-socket-like coils at both upper sides
- Haunted mansion with glowing yellow windows
Lettering
- Chunky irregular horror-comic display letters in hot pink and magenta with dark drips and yellow highlights for monster, and a smaller pale blue block-outlined bash beneath; it's alive! in slanted dripping yellow letters with red outline
Themes
- Monster band
- Horror comedy
- Graveyard
- Rock concert
- Torch-lit crowd
- Haunted mansion
- Undead
Title on it
- Monster bash
Text on it
- MONSTER
- BASH
- IT'S ALIVE!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Mummified guitarist far left, yellow-green bandaged head, open mouth, brown skeletal hand raised gripping a pink electric guitar |
| Creature | Vampire with chalk-white face, black widow's peak hair, glowing yellow eyes, high black cape collar, fangs visible, standing left of centre |
| Creature | Hulking green-skinned monster with heavy dark brows and flat head, torn dark red robe, centre, both hands over a flaming yellow-and-white keyboard |
| Creature | Tall mummy in glowing white shroud stained red, striped bandage hood, mouth open, left arm flung horizontally to the right |
| Creature | Skeletal ghoul in orange tattered robes far right playing a flaming angular electric guitar, bony fingers on the neck |
| Other | Red-lit drummer up on a raised platform behind the band, both arms raised with drumsticks, red drums, bass drum head reads monster |
| Creature | Dozens of pale blue-grey ghoul spectators filling the lower third, arms and flaming torches raised, silhouetted against the light of the stage |
A painted horror-comedy scene on a backglass: a five-member band of grotesque monster-musicians performs on a snow-covered graveyard stage while a huge crowd of blue-grey ghouls in the foreground raise flaming torches and reaching hands. Top left carries a chunky dripping logo in pink and magenta reading MONSTER over a blue-and-white BASH. The band, left to right, is a mummified guitarist in torn robes, a pale vampire in a high-collared black cape with yellow eyes, a broad Frankenstein-like monster in a torn dark red robe playing a flaming keyboard, a tall mummy in a glowing white-and-red hooded shroud with one arm flung out, and a skeletal ghoul in orange robes playing a flaming angular electric guitar. Behind them a red-lit drummer with sticks raised sits on a kit whose bass drum reads MONSTER, flanked by huge blue speaker cabinets, with a haunted mansion silhouette and bats in the purple night sky. Bottom right reads IT'S ALIVE! in dripping yellow-outlined letters, with a cursive artist signature below it.
Backglass Remake LE
- blue
- orange
- red
- green
Fingerprint: MONSTER BASH — five-member monster band on haunted blue-lit stage, green flat-headed figure in torn red cloak centre, mummy keyboard, pale suited guitarist, bare-chested drummer, black-haired singer, bandaged mummy guitarist right, IT'S ALIVE! hand-lettered yellow bottom right beside crowd, full white moon gothic mansion silhouette lightning arcs, pitchforks shovel rising from mist
A five-member monster band playing on a haunted blue-lit stage, with the words IT'S ALIVE! written in big yellow hand-lettering at the bottom right beside a crowd of outstretched hands. The centre figure is a green flat-headed square-jawed figure in a torn red cloak with one clawed hand raised, flanked by a bare-chested drummer and a woman singer in an orange gown. Pitchfork and shovel heads rise out of the mist in the foreground under the crowd. A full white moon behind a gothic mansion silhouette and white lightning arcs fill the top of the sky.
Setting
- Deep blue night sky with white stars and white lightning arcs
- Full white moon behind a gothic mansion silhouette on a hill
- Large blue loudspeaker stacks behind the band
- Graveyard with bare dead trees and tombstones at the left
- Blue-white mist and smoke along the bottom
- Dark silhouetted crowd of raised hands and heads across the bottom edge
Symbols
- Drum kit with monsters on the bass drum head
- Electric guitars including a flying-v shape
- Keyboard and keyboard-organ wreathed in flame
- Vintage chrome microphone
- Gothic mansion silhouette
- Full moon
- Lightning arcs
- Blue coil springs
- Shovel, pitchfork and cross-shaped stake
- Loudspeaker stacks
Lettering
- Monster in large dripping slime-style yellow-green letters with red shading and dark outline; bash below in icy blue-grey block capitals with a white outline; it's alive! in rough hand-drawn yellow letters with heavy black outline, arched, bottom right
Themes
- Monster band
- Horror
- Rock concert
- Graveyard
- Zombie crowd
- Haunted house
Title on it
- Monster bash
Text on it
- MONSTER BASH
- MONSTERS
- IT'S ALIVE!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Green-skinned mummy in beige bandages, seated hunched at a small keyboard, left of centre |
| Man | Pale man in a dark suit jacket, white shirt and blood-red tie, snarling, lunging forward with a red electric guitar, left of centre |
| Other | Large square-jawed green flat-headed figure with dark hair, wearing a torn red cloak, right arm raised with splayed green clawed fingers, left hand on a keyboard-organ wreathed in orange flames, centre |
| Man | Bare-chested orange-tan muscular drummer with dark hair, arms raised holding two drumsticks above a drum kit, top centre |
| Woman | Black-haired woman singer in a long orange-yellow gown, mouth open singing, arms out, at a chrome vintage microphone, right of centre |
| Other | Bandaged mummy figure in yellow-brown tattered rags at far right, playing a jagged flying-v electric guitar with a frayed strap |
| Creature | Surging crowd of dark blue-green hands and heads with open mouths rising from the mist along the entire bottom edge |
A painted horror-concert backglass dominated by a five-piece monster band. Top left is a chunky dripping logo reading MONSTER BASH, the first word in yellow-green and red, the second in icy blue-grey block letters with a white outline. Centre left a green-skinned mummy in beige bandages sits hunched at a small keyboard; beside him a pale man in a dark suit with a blood-red tie lunges forward holding a red electric guitar. Centre is a square-jawed green flat-headed figure in a torn red cloak, one arm thrown up with splayed green clawed fingers, the other on a keyboard-organ wreathed in orange flames. Behind and above, a bare-chested orange-tan drummer raises two drumsticks over a kit whose white bass-drum head carries MONSTERS lettering. To the right a black-haired woman singer in an orange-yellow gown stands at a chrome microphone, and far right a bandaged mummy in yellow-brown rags plays a jagged flying-V electric guitar. Blue speaker stacks, a distant gothic mansion silhouette under a full white moon, white electric arcs, blue coil springs and a dark blue night sky fill the background. Along the bottom edge a crowd of dark blue-green raised hands reaches up through mist; a shovel, a pitchfork and a cross-shaped stake stand upright in the foreground. Bottom right, hand-lettered yellow-outlined text reads IT'S ALIVE! Four small white legal lines sit in the bottom left corner. Colours are dominated by deep blue, orange, red and green.
Backglass Remake
- purple blue
- orange
- yellow
- green
- pale blue
Fingerprint: Flaming keyboard angled across green monster's waist with real orange flames licking upward off keys, pitchfork planted upright in crowd, bass drum head at centre echoing miniature MONSTER BASH logo, symmetrical towering blue speaker cabinets flanking, entire bottom third churning blue-grey zombie audience with raised arms and hollow-eyed faces
The most memorable element is the flaming keyboard held at a diagonal across the green monster's waist, with real orange flames licking upward off the black-and-white keys and a pitchfork planted upright in the crowd in front of it. Second, the bass drum head at the centre of the composition carries its own miniature MONSTER BASH logo, echoing the main wordmark. Third, the band is framed symmetrically by two towering blue speaker cabinets, each with two visible speaker cones, with an upright amber bass drum between them. Fourth, the entire bottom third is a churning blue-grey zombie audience of upraised arms and hollow-eyed faces rising through tongues of orange fire, one figure wearing a black top hat. Fifth, the pair of crossed wooden rifles embedded in the top-left logo is a detail most viewers register only on a second look.
Setting
- Outdoor graveyard at night during a monster-rock concert: full moon behind drifting cloud, a gothic castle tower with small lit green windows at upper right, bare twisted trees at both edges, wrought-iron graveyard fencing, and electric-blue coil-like energy spirals with white starburst flares flanking the stage. a red flag on a pole rises left of centre behind the logo.
Symbols
- Crossed wooden rifles behind the wordmark
- Bass drum as the band's logo plaque
- Guitars, microphone, keyboard and drum kit as band instruments
- Pitchfork and shovel carried by crowd members
- Scythe blade at the right edge
- Blue energy spirals with white starburst flares on both flanks
- Wrought-iron grave fencing
- Red flag on a pole
- Gravestone silhouettes
Lettering
- Chunky horror-comic display lettering: monster in jagged dripping capitals shaded yellow at the base fading to green at the top, with a thick crimson and hot-pink splayed outline and a dark drop shadow, long paint drips hanging from the m, s and e. bash sits beneath in pale ice-blue bevelled crystal capitals with white internal highlight streaks. the bottom-right caption is hand-lettered in italic brush script, yellow with a magenta-red outline and black shadow, followed by a small artist's signature.
Themes
- Horror comedy
- Monster rock band
- Graveyard
- Frankenstein
- Zombie crowd
- Concert stage
- Gothic castle
- Fire and lightning
Title on it
- Monster bash
Text on it
- MONSTER
- BASH
- IT'S ALIVE!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Six band members on a stone stage plus a large monster crowd. (1) centre, green-skinned flat-top monster with heavy brow, black-tipped flat hair and square jaw, brown suit jacket with black lapels over an open shirt, one hand raised with splayed clawed fingers, a flaming keyboard strapped diagonally across his body. (2) above him, a bare-chested muscular drummer with dark hair seated on a stool, both arms raised holding drumsticks, legs spread around the kit; the bass drum head bears a small monster bash logo, with two toms and a cymbal visible. (3) right of centre, a tall smooth bald pale creature in a plain orange floor-length robe, mouth open showing teeth, holding a chrome vintage microphone overhead in his right hand. (4) far right, a lanky hunched orange-skinned guitarist with a receding hairline and dark goatee, in a brown pinstripe suit with white shirt and dark tie, playing a cream electric guitar decorated with a blue star and tiger stripes. (5) left, a dark-haired pompadour singer in a blue jacket and white shirt, mouth open singing, turned to the right. (6) far left, a green fish- or lizard-headed female figure in a metallic green bikini top with beaded wristbands. (7) a further bandmate partly hidden behind the green monster. crowd: dozens of blue-grey zombie figures with hollow white eyes and upraised clawing hands across the entire bottom band, including one in a black top hat, one holding a shovel, and a scythe blade held aloft at the right edge. |
Translucent backglass showing a horror-comedy rock band on a graveyard stage. The upper left carries a large logo: MONSTER in dripping yellow-to-green letters with hot-pink and crimson outlines, and BASH beneath it in pale icy-blue crystal capitals, with two wooden rifles crossed behind the wordmark. The centre is stacked with six band members: a bare-chested drummer on a stool high above, arms flung out over a kit whose bass drum head repeats a small MONSTER BASH logo; below him a green-skinned flat-top monster in a brown suit, one hand raised claw-like, a flaming keyboard angled across his waist; a smooth bald creature in an orange robe holding a silver microphone aloft; a lanky orange-skinned guitarist in a pinstripe suit with a star-and-tiger-striped guitar; and, left, a fish-headed figure and a pompadour singer in a blue jacket. Two huge blue speaker stacks flank the group. The lower third is a blue-grey crowd of clawing zombie faces and hands surging through orange flames, against a stormy purple-blue sky, full moon, gothic castle with lit green windows, and jagged white lightning.