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Monster High: Howliday Haunt
Happy Howlidays, ghouls. Blankets of snow have settled over Monster High, which can only mean that the Howliday Ball is around the coroner. There’s nothing quite like a school dance to scare up some defrightful drama. Sparks flying between Frankie Stein and Johnny Spirit, Monster High’s ultimate bad boy. After 3,000 years of detention, the ghost is still stirring up trouble, so what could he want with the darling daughter of our headmaster? Could it be that Frankie’s electric personality has finally melted the bad boy’s ice-cold heart? --XOXO CryptCrier
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Published December 4, 2024
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October 15, 2025
Johnny and Frankie have my heart, this was the cutest thing ever!!!
December 22, 2024
Actually laughed out loud at the bit where Frankie Stein tries to create her ideal boy, but he comes alive and says "AI is a valid art form!" and she declares "well, he's brain dead."
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December 31, 2024At this point we should probably make a prayer circle for all the boys Frankie hasn't shown interest in.
December 17, 2024
These new Monster High comics sure have been a wild ride. But I really liked how this one had the ghouls in these outfits because I do own 3/4 main ghouls dolls these outfits were picked from and hopefully I’ll pick up the last one soon. Stitched in Style Frankie is one of the best one though for sure. Also very glad some revelations were stated out loud because miscommunication is only entertaining fo so long and teenagers really do just need to tell their friend things because as fantastical as some of these ghouls are, mindreaders they are not.
October 14, 2025
This was my first foreway into the Monster High new Scaremester series and I’m glad it got me into the comics! While they’re hardly a helpful extension of canon, I think they're pretty cute but this comic… jeez. First off, I must preface by saying that Frankie and operetta are my favourite characters from the webisodes. The dress shown in this issue is my personal favorite alumni Frankie doll and I actually own her. Yes, she is stunning and perfect. But this comic butchers them both! Operetta isn’t even in this comic despite Frankie's main love interest, Johnny Spirit, being Operetta's canonical boyfriend(well… her LAST canonical boyfriend. Poor Holt never got another ghoulfriend.) and Frankie is a tepid, lukewarm version of herself!
The biggest misconception in the Monster High fandom is that Fraankie is a vanilla character. If anything, she’s the only one that gets anything done around here! The reason she works so well as the main character and narrator for most of the boo-vies is because she’s usually the first to get on a scene and stake her claim on the plot. She’s not just kind(though admittedly, she is the nicest out of the main scare-ectors), she has a bit of sass and she’s not afraid to defend herself. I’m not sure why this comic made her so… weak? She’s embarrassed of being a bad dancer-though in the first season, she became a fearleader via her clumsiness and in the second season, she was the only good fearleader apart from Cleo-and is only confident near Johnny which… I’m well aware that these books aren’t canon but I can’t help but feel like they massacred my boy! Why is he nice? I’m not saying that you can’t update characters if they were originally bad-I actually quite like how these comics made Draculuara more assertive-but Johnny was a teenage delinquent. He was the epitome of the “bad boy”. He scared everyone around him, including Torelie and he only “softened up” to Operetta because she beat him! He’s proud and cocky and… monstrous. He’s really nice in this issue? It takes away a lot of his appeal. I’m guessing the author meant to make a reason for Frankie and Johnny to get together, which meant altering both of them, but they still don’t have that much chemistry!
The story follows Frankie, who is shunned by her “first fiend at monster high” Jonny Spirit, as they grow closer together and eventually go to the monster ball together. I like the idea of Frankie and Johnny knowing each other beforehand, I think it adds a bit of a backstory to Johnny(and explains how he looks like a 1950s greaser while supposedly living through the black plague) and it gives Frankie a nice little scene of her exploring monster high. I actually think these two could be fiends! Not only is Frankie fiends with Holt and Operetta but those are listed as Johnny's best fiends too! However… This story needs a romance, despite only two issues earlier, Frankie is supposedly flirting with Manny Taur? My girl needs better storylines. PLEASE MATTEL. Regardless, they don’t have much chemistry? They don’t really have any shared interests, rarely interact and Frankie goes from “boy, this guy sure does suck for standing me up for a year and a half” to “pick me up at ten!” which… I mean yeah. She would do the little “why don’t you ask me out?” bit and I really liked that but Johnny just sorta stands there? Any complaints about Frankie being a self insert can be said about Johnny in this version. Now. Would I date Frankie if given the chance? Yes. That's why this book is four stars. I’m just pointing out that it's bad writing.
Apart from that little tangent, I had very few issues with this book! I thought that the mystery of the disappearing students was nice, I loved the art style, Frankie had some funny moments(“oh no, he’s brain dead”) and I really loved the ballroom scene! It was fun picking out all the different characters! We had Robecca in her SDDC look dancing with Venus in a new look but it looks based on her Bloom and Gloom look, Gooliope Jellington looking… small, Lagoona and Finnegan, Jackson(clearly scorned after Mattel forgot about him for 10 years and then gave Frankie Johnny as a boyfriend), Holt and Operetta in her fang club look! There were a few more but that's just off the top of my head. I like this comic but Johnny and Frankie were such a weird pair, especially since Johnny doesn’t even HAVE a doll so it's not as if he appeals to adult collectors anyhow. He’s also in only one webisode and has exactly one line in the Haunted boo-vie so… maybe let's not have him be the first character to be brought back? If we won’t give Frankie Holt or Jackson, why not introduce the infamous “7” from her diaries? Or don’t give her a love interest? By god, even reintroducing her worst love interest ANDY would be better than this. Actually, scratch that, at least Johnny didn’t kidnap her.
The biggest misconception in the Monster High fandom is that Fraankie is a vanilla character. If anything, she’s the only one that gets anything done around here! The reason she works so well as the main character and narrator for most of the boo-vies is because she’s usually the first to get on a scene and stake her claim on the plot. She’s not just kind(though admittedly, she is the nicest out of the main scare-ectors), she has a bit of sass and she’s not afraid to defend herself. I’m not sure why this comic made her so… weak? She’s embarrassed of being a bad dancer-though in the first season, she became a fearleader via her clumsiness and in the second season, she was the only good fearleader apart from Cleo-and is only confident near Johnny which… I’m well aware that these books aren’t canon but I can’t help but feel like they massacred my boy! Why is he nice? I’m not saying that you can’t update characters if they were originally bad-I actually quite like how these comics made Draculuara more assertive-but Johnny was a teenage delinquent. He was the epitome of the “bad boy”. He scared everyone around him, including Torelie and he only “softened up” to Operetta because she beat him! He’s proud and cocky and… monstrous. He’s really nice in this issue? It takes away a lot of his appeal. I’m guessing the author meant to make a reason for Frankie and Johnny to get together, which meant altering both of them, but they still don’t have that much chemistry!
The story follows Frankie, who is shunned by her “first fiend at monster high” Jonny Spirit, as they grow closer together and eventually go to the monster ball together. I like the idea of Frankie and Johnny knowing each other beforehand, I think it adds a bit of a backstory to Johnny(and explains how he looks like a 1950s greaser while supposedly living through the black plague) and it gives Frankie a nice little scene of her exploring monster high. I actually think these two could be fiends! Not only is Frankie fiends with Holt and Operetta but those are listed as Johnny's best fiends too! However… This story needs a romance, despite only two issues earlier, Frankie is supposedly flirting with Manny Taur? My girl needs better storylines. PLEASE MATTEL. Regardless, they don’t have much chemistry? They don’t really have any shared interests, rarely interact and Frankie goes from “boy, this guy sure does suck for standing me up for a year and a half” to “pick me up at ten!” which… I mean yeah. She would do the little “why don’t you ask me out?” bit and I really liked that but Johnny just sorta stands there? Any complaints about Frankie being a self insert can be said about Johnny in this version. Now. Would I date Frankie if given the chance? Yes. That's why this book is four stars. I’m just pointing out that it's bad writing.
Apart from that little tangent, I had very few issues with this book! I thought that the mystery of the disappearing students was nice, I loved the art style, Frankie had some funny moments(“oh no, he’s brain dead”) and I really loved the ballroom scene! It was fun picking out all the different characters! We had Robecca in her SDDC look dancing with Venus in a new look but it looks based on her Bloom and Gloom look, Gooliope Jellington looking… small, Lagoona and Finnegan, Jackson(clearly scorned after Mattel forgot about him for 10 years and then gave Frankie Johnny as a boyfriend), Holt and Operetta in her fang club look! There were a few more but that's just off the top of my head. I like this comic but Johnny and Frankie were such a weird pair, especially since Johnny doesn’t even HAVE a doll so it's not as if he appeals to adult collectors anyhow. He’s also in only one webisode and has exactly one line in the Haunted boo-vie so… maybe let's not have him be the first character to be brought back? If we won’t give Frankie Holt or Jackson, why not introduce the infamous “7” from her diaries? Or don’t give her a love interest? By god, even reintroducing her worst love interest ANDY would be better than this. Actually, scratch that, at least Johnny didn’t kidnap her.
December 23, 2024
Overall ? I liked so many things - the plot and climax, the colors, the themes. This was fun, entertaining, and balanced between slice of life, and mystery !
That epic and legendary joke... I found that a little off at the start... but seriously, it's so fun ! Poor Frankie, you will have you're poet one day, don't worry ! (We need this to be a meme).
But Frankie and Johnny ? Operetta being ghosted ? With all that could have been done in term of pairing, we have another forced romance for the Bad Boy x Good Girl cliche. Yes, sorry, with all that was happening, and the cool dynamic they actually have, there was so many much opportunities than ''Ho, look, they are in love''. I'm just happy this is not mentioned again in Issue 4.
And... Draculaura's... G3 blood-school-powers in the comic-verse. Another thing I will have to be accustomed to.
That epic and legendary joke... I found that a little off at the start... but seriously, it's so fun ! Poor Frankie, you will have you're poet one day, don't worry ! (We need this to be a meme).
But Frankie and Johnny ? Operetta being ghosted ? With all that could have been done in term of pairing, we have another forced romance for the Bad Boy x Good Girl cliche. Yes, sorry, with all that was happening, and the cool dynamic they actually have, there was so many much opportunities than ''Ho, look, they are in love''. I'm just happy this is not mentioned again in Issue 4.
And... Draculaura's... G3 blood-school-powers in the comic-verse. Another thing I will have to be accustomed to.
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December 30, 2024
Lol, I love that we now have some sort of canon explanation for why Johnny was in detention to start with. "I tricked Bloodgood's horse onto the roof and she got stuck up there" I'm wheezing! XD
Overall, I thought this was a really cute issue. Frankie and Johnny didn't seem like very compatible characters to me before, but I really like how their relationship is introduced and handled in this issue. Their friendship (and maybe something more?) seems very sweet. 💚💙
Overall, I thought this was a really cute issue. Frankie and Johnny didn't seem like very compatible characters to me before, but I really like how their relationship is introduced and handled in this issue. Their friendship (and maybe something more?) seems very sweet. 💚💙
September 27, 2025
“...and, stitches, if you ever think there's something you can't do, anytime you feel like less than the sum of your parts, remember this...that you, frankie stein, are the greatest mind and the kindest soul I've ever known....”
── sorry but johnny spirit has to be the best love interest for frankie stein g1 has to offer, how I wish they were canon in the movies + webisodes.
February 23, 2025
I really liked this one! I'll admit I was worried Johnny was going to be a bad guy, but luckily, he ended up not being how I thought he was going to be! I thought the nickname "Stitches" was cute, and I really liked the ending :3 I'm a bit out of the loop with current monster high stuff, so I was also surprised to see that Draculaura had blood magic!
February 24, 2025
*swoon* this was oodles of fun and I love that while it is a separate story it continues the story of the other issues. I also loved that this focused on Frankie. Plus Johnny!
The art was fab! Oh and I hope that that potion helped out some peeps.
The art was fab! Oh and I hope that that potion helped out some peeps.
December 19, 2024
this was so cute! It reminded me of how much I loved this franchise as a child
January 20, 2025
De todos, este en definitiva es uno de mis favoritos. El trope de chico malo con chica buena, mejor dicho nueva (referencia 🤓☝️) siempre puede conmigo!!!
February 7, 2025
Johnny is Frankie’s best love interest yet tbh
July 7, 2025
Wanted a little more from it as I always do with comics, but very enjoyable and very classic monster high !!
January 1, 2025
For two characters who had no lore before this comic, I'm rather impressed that Frankie and Johnny had actual chemistry and had me rooting for their relationship. It came out of left field for sure, but it worked.
August 7, 2025
EL ARTE ES PRECIOSO. La parejita principal es inesperadamente cute
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