# Stern Pinball Shows Off Elvira's House of Horrors on the Production Line

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2023-02-24  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/stern-pinball-shows-off-elvira-s-house-of-horrors-on-the-production-line

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## Analysis

Stern Pinball is currently in production on Elvira's House of Horrors pinball machine. The article notes an empty production slot in March and speculates about a potential new game reveal at or before Texas Pinball Festival, though the timing seems early given James Bond 60th Anniversary's recent showcase.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Stern Pinball is currently doing a production run of Elvira's House of Horrors — _Author states this as established fact in opening paragraph_
- [MEDIUM] There is an empty space in March in Stern's production schedule — _Author notes this fact but acknowledges it as part of speculation about upcoming reveals_
- [MEDIUM] Pinside users were dropping hints that Stern might show off a new game — _Author reports community speculation on Pinside forum_
- [HIGH] James Bond 60th Anniversary stream and gameplay was shown a couple of days before this article — _Author references their own coverage of the James Bond 60th Anniversary gameplay stream_

### Notable Quotes

> "Stern is currently doing the long-awaited run of Elvira's House of Horrors"
> — **Author (Knapp Arcade)**
> _Confirms Elvira production is underway and describes it as long-awaited_

> "With an empty space in March in Stern Pinball's highly scrutinized production schedule, many have been speculating that a reveal of the Company's next cornerstone pinball machine was going to happen sometime between now and the upcoming Texas Pinball Festival"
> — **Author (Knapp Arcade)**
> _Establishes timing and context for speculation about future announcement_

> "It seems a little early for a teaser to me, given the fact that Bond is still fairly new and they just fully showed off the 60th Anniversary Bond for the first time a couple of days ago"
> — **Author (Knapp Arcade)**
> _Author expresses skepticism about announcement timing relative to recent James Bond focus_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer currently in production on Elvira and James Bond 60th Anniversary |
| Elvira's House of Horrors | game | Pinball machine currently in production run at Stern |
| James Bond 60th Anniversary | game | Recently released/shipping Stern pinball game; full gameplay stream shown recently |
| Texas Pinball Festival | event | Upcoming event mentioned as potential window for game announcement |
| Pinside | organization | Pinball community forum where speculation about Stern announcements occurred |
| Knapp Arcade | organization | Source/author covering Stern Pinball news and production updates |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Stern production schedule and pipeline management, Elvira's House of Horrors production status
- **Secondary:** James Bond 60th Anniversary shipping and promotion, Upcoming cornerstone game announcements, Texas Pinball Festival timing and reveals

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0.5) — Author presents information factually with some skepticism about announcement timing; no strong positive or negative editorial stance

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Texas Pinball Festival positioned as window for potential next cornerstone game reveal (confidence: medium) — Author speculates reveal 'was going to happen sometime between now and the upcoming Texas Pinball Festival'
- **[announcement]** Elvira's House of Horrors confirmed as being in active production at Stern (confidence: high) — Author states 'Stern is currently doing the long-awaited run of Elvira's House of Horrors'
- **[rumor_hype]** Community speculation on Pinside about imminent Stern game reveal (confidence: medium) — Author reports 'Last night, people began dropping hints on Pinside that Stern might show off a new game today'

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## Transcript

Well, it's Friday everyone. Not only does that mean that the weekend's almost here, it means that Stern Pinball will likely give us a glimpse at one of the games that it currently has in production. As mentioned in my article about the James Bond 60th gameplay stream earlier this week (https://www.knapparcade.org/post/first-ever-stern-pinball-james-bond-60th-anniversary-stream-game-shipping-now-elvira-on-the-line), Stern is currently doing the long-awaited run of Elvira's House of Horrors.

With an empty space in March in Stern Pinball's highly scrutinized production schedule, many have been speculating that a reveal of the Company's next cornerstone pinball machine was going to happen sometime between now and the upcoming Texas Pinball Festival. Last night, people began dropping hints on Pinside that Stern might show off a new game today. It seems a little early for a teaser to me, given the fact that Bond is still fairly new and they just fully showed off the 60th Anniversary Bond for the first time a couple of days ago, but anything is possible. I'm going to keep an eye on Stern's social media feeds this afternoon and will report back if they do teas the next cornerstone.

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