Exactly the comparison I was looking for!

As a horror and monster fan I’d say get both.

I bought Horrified and after a night of playing I looked further to see if there were any other versions because I thought the gameplay was amazing. Low and behold there was Horrified American Monsters which I went and bought the next day at my local Target. Initially I had to have American Monsters because I live close to the Mothman legend. I had to see what it would be about in board game fashion. After buying both NEITHER are a disappointment. Personally, I feel like the lack of art and the lack of sculpting on the miniatures between the two is by design. The monster in Horrified are from a much older generation and thematically would have that low presence of appearance where as American Monsters are of a newer generation. I could be wrong, but I feel like they played that well. The enemies in Horrified are a little easier but don't be fooled. Invisible man can wreck your playing board in quick fashion and depending how your deck draws could wreak serious havoc. He has an ability to clean a spot with the highest amount of items. If you were unlucky and stacked one location, it might be awhile before you can complete objectives. American Monsters can be very difficult. As he mentioned Jersey Devil limits your monster phase count. When that stack empties the game is over. This makes it so you have to consciously decide when you want to reveal a citizen (which plays as a monster card instead, preserving your monster deck). Revealing a citizen means you need to be in a certain location which means your constantly calculating your moves. All that said I have both, they are extremely fun and amazing games to play. I love the co-op play, I love the "missions" you must complete, I all around just love the game. Two thumbs up. P.S. If anyone can put a bug in there ear, I'd love to see a Horrified Slashers game. Freddy, Leatherface, Ghost Face, Jason, Michael you get the drift....

Cool I just picked up the new one so I was wondering about this

Good comparison, thank you !

Id love to see a slasher version of Horrified as well, but I think the different copyrights to the films would make it expensive and difficult to do.

I have A Touch of Evil so I struggled to find space in my life for Horrified.

Im getting all 3. Im a monster fan so different flavors of Horrified is always good imo

I got both and play them regularly. Would also love to see one based of slasher films

Just picked up horrified American monsters at target $39.99 and was able to apply 25%off coupon. Also found the universal monsters behind. Scanned on price checker, clearance $10. Bought both but have yet to play. Look forward to both.

So in short, I should get them both

American monsters I heard is fantastic!

This looks like a king of Tokyo vs King of New York sittuation. For this kind of game I want more straightforward. If I want to play a more complex game I would pick several others before horrified 2, or king of new york.

Anyone else still find it odd that the monsters in the first Horrified don't look anything like the actors who portrayed them in the Universal films, despite the Universal licensing? The villager tokens and character cards look like the actors--but not the monsters. Not an important thing I guess, just very odd.

My group has yet to beat American Monsters. It's tough.

I played American monsters and it's very fun hoping to get Universal monsters too

I have had the original for a while and I really like it, and I just recently got American Monsters. Honestly, I prefer American Monsters over the original. The monsters and items are more detailed, and I like the art style more. One thing I immediately noticed was that a lot of the monsters are much more difficult and frustrating (specifically Bigfoot and the Ozark Howler, with how much they can increase the terror meter). However, I think one of the biggest improvements is the Jersey Devil, who is by far the most unique and complex monster. The only downsides, in my opinion, to American monsters, are the 2 following: 1) I liked the monster overlays that actually covered the entire space, rather than the small rectangles in American Monsters. 2) They didn't really change the playable characters' abilities at all, which is fine, but it would have been interesting to maybe change it a little bit.

My version of the original horrified has pieces that are just like their respective color mine werent like actually painted like yours showed

Time for a Lovecraft Horrified.

Gotta say I definitely like the 1950s/60s board theme of the American Monsters more than the fantasy theme of the Universal Monsters And the Jersey Devil adds such a unique detective style mechanic! Both are great games!

My issue with horrified American monsters, is the rules book is so confusing and doesn't explain game play very well, or I just don't have the connection that I have with the original horrified game, I love the universal monsters, I don't have any interest in cryptids

Minitures were really cheap. I would pay extra to get metal figures. That plastic doesn't like paint at all.