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This article lists all the films and television specials based on Monster High, an American fashion doll and media franchise created by Garret Sander, illustrated by Kellee Riley and Glen Hanson and launched by Mattel on June 11, 2010.
These films and television specials were broadcast on Nickelodeon in the United States and released on home video formats by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment until 2017. In 2015, Mattel rebooted the franchise with the release of an origin story film special titled Welcome to Monster High , using updated animation modules and technologies, which released the following year. On February 23, 2021, Mattel, through its television division announced a second relaunch with an animated TV series and a live-action musical film based on the franchise, which will be released on both Nickelodeon and Paramount+in the United States in October 2022.
First-generation (2D) films (2010–2011)
Animation for the films/specials below were provided by WildBrain Entertainment with additional animation provided by Top Drawn Animation.
No. in series | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Runtime | Release date Broadcast date (Nick) |
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1 | Monster High: New Ghoul at School | Audu Paden & Eric Radomski | Anne D. Bernstein, Audu Paden, Lauren Rose & Ira Singerman | 23m | October 30, 2010 | |
2 | Monster High: Fright On! | Audu Paden, Alfred Gimeno & Vic Dal Chele | Mike Montesano & Ted Zizik | 46m | October 30, 2011 (Nick) |
First-generation (3D) films (2012–2016)
Animation for this generation was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment until 2016 and the Vancouver studio subsidiary of DHX Media thereafter for the last 2 films due to DHX s acquisition of Nerd Corps.
No. in series | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Runtime | Release date Broadcast date (Nick) |
Notes |
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3 | Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? | Steve Sacks & Dustin Mckenzie | Ted Zizik & Mike Montesano | 46m | February 12, 2012 (Nick) February 5, 2013 (DVD pack) |
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4 | Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores | Steve Ball & Andrew Duncan | Mike Montesano & Ted Zizik | 46m | April 13, 2012 (Nick) | |
5 | Monster High: Friday Night Frights | Dustin Mckenzie | 46m | July 13, 2012 February 5, 2013 (DVD/Blu-ray pack) September 6, 2013 (Nick) |
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6 | Monster High: Ghouls Rule | Mike Fetterly & Steve Sacks | Ted Zizik & Mike Montesano | 71m | October 9, 2012 (DVD/Blu-ray) October 26, 2012 (Nick) |
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7 | Monster High: Scaris: City of Frights | Dustin Mckenzie | Mike Montesano & Ted Zizik | 61m | March 3, 2013 (Nick) | |
8 | Monster High: 13 Wishes | Steve Saches, Andrew Duncan & Audu Paden | 73m | October 8, 2013 (DVD/Blu-ray) October 25, 2013 (Nick) |
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9 | Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! | William Lau & Sylvain Blais | Audu Paden & Dan Serafin | 73m | March 25, 2014 (DVD/Blu-ray) April 18, 2014 (Nick) |
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10 | Monster High: Freaky Fusion | William Lau & Sylvain Blais | Keith Wagner | 73m | September 30, 2014 (DVD) October 24, 2014 (Nick) |
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11 | Monster High: Haunted | Dan Fraga & William Lau | Keith Wagner | 75m | March 24, 2015 (DVD) April 17, 2015 (Nick) |
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12 | Monster High: Boo York, Boo York | William Lau | Keith Wagner | 71m | September 29, 2015 (DVD) October 25, 2015 (Nick) |
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13 | Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef | William Lau & Jun Falkenstein | Nina Bargiel & Shane Amsterdam | 71m | March 8, 2016 (Digital HD) March 22, 2016 (DVD–Blu-ray combo pack) |
Second-generation films (2016–2017)
In 2016, the series was rebooted with updated character designs, origin stories and upgraded animation modules and technologies. Animation provisions for this generation were taken over by a United Kingdom-based animation studio known as Flaunt Productions/Studios .
No. in series | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Runtime | Release date Broadcast date (Nick) |
Notes |
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14 | Welcome to Monster High | Stephen Donnelly & Olly Reid | Dana Starfield, Shane Amsterdam & Stephen Donnelly | 73m | August 27, 2016 (screening, DVD) | According to sources, this is the last production after Barbie: Spy Squad to be released under the Mattel Playground Productions banner before the absorption into Mattel Creations (now Mattel Television). |
15 | Monster High: Electrified | Avgousta Zourelidi, Jun Falkenstein & René Veilleux | Keith Wagner | 71m | March 28, 2017 (DVD) April 13, 2017 (Nick) |
Third-generation films (2022–present)
On February 23, 2021, Mattel, through its television division, announced an animated TV series and a live-action musical film based on the franchise.
No. in series | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Runtime | Release date Broadcast date (Nick) |
Notes |
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16 | Monster High: The Movie | Todd Holland | Jenny Jaffe, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland | TBA | October 6, 2022 | TBA |
Cancelled films
No. in series | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Runtime | Release date | Notes |
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N/A | Untitled live-action Monster High film (Universal version) | Ari Sandel | Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz | N/A | October 7, 2016 (cancelled) | Nothing was heard about it since its announcement. |
N/A | Monster High: Feary Tale | N/A | N/A | N/A | Late 2016 (cancelled) | Cancelled due to Ever After High s cancellation and reboot of Monster High. Storyboards uploaded to YouTube titled Monster High: The Lost Movie. |
Year | 2014 |
ReleaseDate | 2014-03-25 |
RuntimeMins | 73 |
RuntimeStr | 1h 13min |
Plot | When Draculaura is led to believe she’s the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the queen is no… |
Directors | William Lau, Sylvain Blais |
Writers | Audu Paden, Dan Serafin |
Stars | Kate Higgins, Salli Saffioti, Debi Derryberry |
Produced by | Margaret M. Dean,Audu Paden,Lauren Rose,Kyrsti Schwarz,Ira Singerman,David Voss |
Production Management | Jennifer Lynne Anderson,Kim Williams |
Art Department | Jason Gauthier,Garrett Sander,Mark Sonntag |
Sound Department | Fanny Riguidel,Stefan Seslija |
Visual Effects by | Adam Bull,Mike Hsu |
Animation Department | Bernie Anderson,Lawrence See-Lok Lai,Curtis Richardson-Smith,Harrison Wang |
Music Department | Steven Argila |
Additional Crew | Lyan Bruce,Lily Crawford,Dan Fraga,Shant Hamayan,Eric Hardie,Kiyomi Haverly,Kara Heermann,Sue Ho,Ed Horasz,Amelia Hurd,Heather Lazarus,PJ Lewis,Erin Lustig,Rosita Medina,Barb Meyer,Allison Miller,Audu Paden,Garrett Sander,Rebecca Shipman,Bonnie Steele,Natalie Villegas,Emily Yakashiro |
Genres | Animation |
Companies | Mattel Playground Productions, Nerd Corps Entertainment |
Countries | USA |
Languages | English |
ContentRating | TV-Y7 |
ImDbRating | 6.5 |
ImDbRatingVotes | 758 |
Keywords | vampire,hollywood,werewolf,female protagonist,vampire girl |