Monster High started as a book series, with the first book being released in 2010. Then, shortly after, it was a web series, with short videos released on a Monster High website in 2010. The franchise has blown up in popularity, and over the last decade, there have been 16 movies (each with a pun-based title), along with a new CGI animated series on Nickelodeon and an upcoming sequel to the third-generation reboot.

Speaking of third-generation, like several franchises, Monster High has rebooted itself a few times. As a result, there are technically a few films which could be considered origin stories. The ideal order of Monster High would be to watch the true prequel Welcome to Monster High, followed by the recent Monster High: The Movie, and then the web series. After this, it doesn’t generally matter how you watch the Monster High movies, as they’re usually stand-alone stories. Here is the ideal chronological order; if you’d prefer to watch it by order of release, click here.

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How to Watch Monster High Movies in Order Chronologically

  • Welcome to Monster High Monster High: The Movie Monster High: New Ghoul at School Monster High: Fright On! Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores Monster High: Friday Night Frights Monster High: Ghouls Rule Monster High: Scaris, City of Frights Monster High: 13 Wishes Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! Monster High: Freaky Fusion Monster High: Haunted Monster High: Boo York, Boo York Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef Monster High: Electrified

Welcome to Monster High (2016)

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A continuity reboot for the franchise, this film looks back at the creation of Monster High itself thanks to Draculaura, Frankie Stein, and Clawdeen Wolf (and their families). They need attendance though, so they seek out characters like Lagoona Blue, Cleo de Nile, Ari Hauntington, and the villainous zombie Moanica D’Kay.

Monster High: The Movie (2022)

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This movie is technically not in the canon of the original series, but it is a prequel of sorts, at least compared to the other films. Monster High: The Movie is the third-generation reboot which again introduces the friendships and school which define the franchise, as Clawdeen receives an invitation to attend Monster High. In this live-action universe, Clawdeen is the new girl in school, and she quickly discovers a plot that would destroy Monster High and reveal her as part-human.

Monster High: New Ghoul at School (2010)

This movie follows Frankie Stein on her first day at Monster High, and thus belongs near the very beginning, either before or immediately after the web series. Stein is new to high school and the world, having only been created 15 days ago. She doesn’t know how to fit in, a classic new kid trope that makes for a very relatable and sweet movie about being a teenager.

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Monster High: Fright On! (2011)

Monster High has always been a haven for all monsters, but that changes when a flux of vampires and werewolves enroll in the school in hopes that they could get along. The ancient feud between vampires and werewolves (something also seen in Twilight and the TV series What We Do in the Shadows) threatens to break the peace of monster high.

Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (2010)

Draculaura’s Sweet 1600 is approaching, and she reminisces about an old boyfriend named Valentine. But she is currently dating Clawd, her best friend’s brother, who seems to keep messing up in their relationship. So when Valentine returns, Draculaura is torn, but Valentine has more dastardly plans than he lets on.

Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores (2011)

Monster High is on spring break, and the girls decided to have a girls-only trip. Led by Lagoona (who is a kind of variation on the great Creature From the Black Lagoon), the girls go sailing. Before they arrive at their destination, their ship is attacked, and they are left stranded. A mysterious man rescues them and takes them to a place called Skull Island, where even more mysteries await.

Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2012)

The Skultimate Roller Maze Championship is sabotaged when the boys get too injured to skate. Frankie convinces the girls that they can do it instead. The boys start training the girls to skate along the stone gargoyles of the competing school.

Monster High: Ghouls Rule (2012)

Ironically, Halloween is a night ghouls fear, with them often staying inside. But this year, Frankie and her friends decide they will change that. Monster High: Ghouls Rule delightfully builds on the world that the franchise had created, developing a fun mythology for the school and the Halloween holiday, further ‘humanizing’ the characters.

Monster High: Scaris, City of Frights (2013)

Clawdeen gets a chance to apprentice with a legendary fashion designer, so she heads to Scaris, France (a variation on the French pronunciation of Paris, yet another silly but fun pun), with her best friends in tow. But while they’re there, they learn some secrets that get them into trouble.

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Monster High: 13 Wishes (2013)

Howleen, Clawdeen’s little sister, is annoyed at being in her older sister’s shadow. She stumbles upon a genie who will give her 13 wishes, but she quickly realizes that everything she asks for isn’t really what she wants.

Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)

Draculaura is told she is the rightful heir to the vampire throne and is whisked away to a royal coronation in Transylvania. The girls think something is amiss and search for the real vampire queen before it’s too late and Draculaura is lost forever.

Monster High: Freaky Fusion (2014)

An ancient time machine fused eight Monster High students into hybrid monsters. A mad scientist then uses this machine to create an out-of-control monster, whose purpose means the end of Monster High. This exciting installment has some surprisingly suspenseful and fun moments.

Monster High: Haunted (2015)

Monster High is being haunted, but no one knows why. Spectra Vondergeist goes back to her ghost school to find out why. The other girls use Boogey Sand to transform into ghosts so that they can help her find the answers. This is one of the sadder and spookier installments in the Monster High franchise, but a very effective one.

Monster High: Boo York, Boo York (2015)

The girls hit Boo York in style! The focus of this film is the De Niles family hoping to carve out a new empire. Meanwhile, Catty Noir attempts to find a place for her music to shine.

Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef (2016)

Lagoona takes her friends with her when she is sent to the Great Scarrier Reef to complete a mission. The girls transform into sea creatures to help their friend with her quest.

Monster High: Electrified (2017)

Clawdeen wants to open a salon for monsters and normies, which has never been done before. But, once word gets out, others are not too happy, and Clawdeen and her friends must protect Clawdeen’s dream from sabotage. Monster High: Electrified is an unexpectedly inspiring call to empathy that felt extremely relevant to the politics of its post-election release date.

How to Watch Monster High Movies By Order of Release Date

  • Monster High: New Ghoul at School - October 31, 2010 Monster High: Fright On! - October 30, 2011 Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? - February 12, 2012 Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores - April 13, 2012 Monster High: Friday Night Frights - January 21, 2013 Monster High: Ghouls Rule - October 9, 2012 Monster High: Scaris, City of Frights - March 3, 2013 Monster High: 13 Wishes - October 8, 2013 Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! - March 25, 2014 Monster High: Freaky Fusion - September 30, 2014 Monster High: Haunted - March 24, 2015 Monster High: Boo York, Boo York - September 29, 2015 Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef - February 12, 2016 Welcome to Monster High - August 27, 2016 Monster High: Electrified - March 28, 2017 Monster High: The Movie - October 6, 2022