LEGO Ideas is gathering steam with a second confirmed entry into the series over the past two days, after the Halloween House by Castor-Troy garnered 10,000 supporters and became the 56th project to have made the cut.
With the Minimoog Analog Synthesizer qualifying as the 55th project on Tuesday, the Halloween House is another fitting contender, with its eye-watering 3,400 pieces and its ability to capture the spirit of Halloween in a diorama of spookiness.
The detailed build is not just about size, making each piece count instead, as it features a boarded-up Victorian-style house where ghostly apparitions appear for just an instant on the broken windows, and large cobwebs sprawl across ceilings.
Befitting such an ambitious-scale project, the house opens at the back to provide access to the interior, where you will explore antiquated items that are part of the decor and hint at the Halloween House’s past.
To flesh out the details, the creator has featured five minifigs of the Brickly family, including twins Liam and Amelia, who venture through the house’s interior in search of mystery—with smiles on their faces to contrast the apparition minifig that continues to pop up in surprising places, including the very top of the house.
There is a clear Scooby-Doo vibe to the house, with its relaxed and easy-going characters venturing to explore its mysteries while a potentially dangerous supernatural force is loose. Needless to say, the detailed interior and idiosyncratic minifigs make for fantastic play value, and the set can be displayed as well as played with.
The signature Halloween styling is visible all over the set, with trees growing next to the Halloween House to give it an even more ominous look, and Jack-o’-lanterns flashing their eerie smiles at the newcomers.
The twins are joined by their elder sister Hannah, as well as mom and dad. The house arguably drew some inspiration from Haunted House (10228), which was part of the Monster Fighters collection, and was eventually retired by LEGO.
This previous set came with 2,064 pieces, but it featured spooky minifigs and tracked their ominous activities behind closed doors. Since 2012, the LEGO Group has been looking for a much more family-friendly look, which is why the new LEGO Ideas Halloween House set resonates with LEGO fans.
It’s a fun, easy-going set that does justice to its Halloween theme but still feels almost innocent and welcoming, as all LEGO sets should.