Raving Toy Maniac

July 13, 2012 - LEGO has a very nice selection of free apps available for the iPad and iPod, so every so often, I'll do a new search to see if there are new ones that the boy might be interested in. It's been over a month since I searched last, and today I found three new ones:

• LEGO Monster Fighters Race - a car chase game, different from the free Monsterland Tales game on the LEGO web site.

• LEGO Star Wars Battle Orders - I didn't look closely at this one yet, I just saw the price tag (free) and the wee icon of Darth Maul and needed it no matter what it turned out to be.

• LEGO Ninjago: Video Dojo - has video clips of the Ninjago characters. (The new season starts on Cartoon Network on July 18th!)

LEGO Announces New LEGO Monster Fighters Set

June 2012 - LEGO has sent along pictures and information about a new LEGO Monster Fighters set, the Haunted House:

Coming this September as part of the new LEGO Monster Fighters line, this is the first ever official LEGO Haunted House. Featuring 3 floors of creepy creations and ghastly ghouls, the Haunted House includes details at every turn from the unexpected hidden staircase and attic gramophone to the spider webs and broken floorboards leaving no visitor safe.

Builders beware, this house is home to 6 of the creepiest minifigures available – 2 glow-in-the-dark ghosts, Lord Vampyre, Lord Vampyre's Bride, Monster and Zombie chef and butler. Muahaha.

Other details of the set:

LEGO Monster Fighters, Haunted House
SRP $179.99
Ages 14+, 2,064 pieces