# Beetlejuice is about to drop!!

**Source:** Cary Hardy YouTube Live Streams  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2025-11-14  
**Duration:** 10m 30s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdbeSAhrssQ

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## Analysis

Kerry Hardy hosts a live stream waiting for the Beetlejuice pinball trailer to drop, having attended an exclusive Midnight Madness event the night before where she played the game. She shares initial impressions (smooth shooter, much improved over Evil Dead), production timeline details (starts January after Evil Dead finishes mid-January), and confirms she has placed a deposit. The stream showcases game sculpts and builds anticipation for the official reveal and pre-order opening.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Beetlejuice production starts in January after Evil Dead finishes mid-January — _Kerry stated directly: 'they are scheduled to be done with Evil Deads in January. I think he might have said even mid-January' and 'Production starts, I want to say, January.'_
- [HIGH] Beetlejuice is a much smoother shooter than Evil Dead — _Kerry: 'It's a very smooth shooter. It really is. I think for those of you that felt that Evil Dead was clunky or floaty or anything, this is a much different experience.'_
- [HIGH] Spooky had no leaks from the Midnight Madness event — _Kerry praised attendees: 'A lot of excitement and no leaks. So for all those that were here last night, kudos to you for not leaking out any images or videos or anything like that.'_
- [MEDIUM] Approximately 70 pre-order spots remained at the time of the stream — _Kerry stated: 'there's only literally, what, 50, 60 spots left? 70?' in response to chat_
- [HIGH] Beetlejuice contains over a dozen different actual sculpts (not flat plastics) — _Kerry: 'that's one of over a dozen different actual like sculpts and not flat plastics that are in the game'_

### Notable Quotes

> "It's a very smooth shooter. It really is. I think for those of you that felt that Evil Dead was clunky or floaty or anything, this is a much different experience."
> — **Kerry Hardy**, Early in stream
> _Direct comparison positioning Beetlejuice as improved over Evil Dead's playability_

> "When it comes to ramping up they have to ramp up for Beetlejuice because there's a training process involved when it comes to getting all the people that manufacture the machine to learn how to build this machine"
> — **Kerry Hardy (reporting what Spooky told her)**, Mid-stream
> _Explains production timeline rationale and manufacturing complexity_

> "Everyone is trying to get their money in right now."
> — **Kerry Hardy**, Pre-trailer
> _Indicates high pre-order demand intensity at moment of release_

> "I honestly was coming up here before I even knew about the Midnight Madness celebration thing my plan was to come up here to play it and then put my deposit down if I enjoyed it and luckily I do"
> — **Kerry Hardy**, Late stream
> _Confirms her purchase decision was driven by hands-on experience, not hype_

> "I think since we have not had any leaks and everybody had a great time, I think they are going to more than likely do this again next year."
> — **Kerry Hardy**, Early stream
> _Suggests Spooky's Midnight Madness event format was successful and may become recurring_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Kerry Hardy | person | Pinball content creator and streamer; attended exclusive Beetlejuice Midnight Madness event, placed deposit on game, provided real-time commentary during pre-reveal countdown |
| Spooky Pinball | company | Developer of Beetlejuice pinball machine; orchestrated Midnight Madness exclusive event; successfully contained leaks; managing production ramp-up and pre-orders |
| Beetlejuice | game | Limited-edition pinball machine by Spooky Pinball releasing imminently; features multiple unique sculpts; smoother mechanics than Evil Dead; pre-orders approximately 70 units remaining at stream time |
| Evil Dead | game | Previous Spooky Pinball release; production scheduled to finish mid-January; described as having clunky/floaty mechanics compared to Beetlejuice; units still being manufactured |
| Don | person | Hosted the Midnight Madness event featuring Beetlejuice exclusive preview and gameplay |
| Midwest Gaming Show | event | April event; Kerry Hardy noted as potential attendee contingent on work schedule |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Beetlejuice pre-order release and trailer drop, Spooky Pinball production timeline and manufacturing ramp-up, Comparison of Beetlejuice vs Evil Dead mechanics and player experience
- **Secondary:** Exclusive Midnight Madness event and leak control, Game hardware/sculpts and design details, Pre-order demand and inventory management

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.88) — Kerry expresses enthusiasm for Beetlejuice gameplay, confidence in the product, and appreciation for Spooky's event execution. Tired but upbeat energy. No criticism of the game itself. High confidence evident in personal purchase decision.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Player confidence in Beetlejuice purchase higher than Evil Dead due to improved gameplay experience; hands-on testing driving purchase decisions (confidence: medium) — Kerry: 'I think people are much more confident in their purchase this time around after Evil Dead' and her own decision to attend event specifically to play before depositing
- **[event_signal]** Spooky Pinball's Midnight Madness exclusive event format executed successfully with no leaks; Kerry suggests format may become recurring annual event (confidence: high) — Kerry: 'A lot of excitement and no leaks...I think they are going to more than likely do this again next year'
- **[manufacturing_signal]** Evil Dead production scheduled to conclude mid-January; Beetlejuice production ramp-up beginning January requiring training period for manufacturing personnel (confidence: high) — Kerry reported: 'they are scheduled to be done with Evil Deads in January...they have so many Evil Deads left' and production requires 'a training process involved when it comes to getting all the people that manufacture the machine to learn how to build this machine'
- **[market_signal]** Extremely high pre-order demand with approximately 70 units remaining; immediate payment activity observed with customers calling and emailing to secure deposits (confidence: high) — Kerry: 'there's only literally, what, 50, 60 spots left? 70?' and 'people are already calling last night, emailing credit cards and numbers and everything like that. Everyone is trying to get their money in right now.'
- **[announcement]** Official Beetlejuice trailer scheduled to drop during live stream; pre-orders opening concurrently; marketing embargo lifting for content creators (confidence: high) — Kerry: 'the trailer for Beetlejuice drops in about 13 minutes' and 'that's when the sales orders open up'
- **[product_strategy]** Beetlejuice features over a dozen unique sculpted game elements (not flat plastic) adding visual depth and complexity (confidence: high) — Kerry: 'that's one of over a dozen different actual like sculpts and not flat plastics that are in the game'
- **[product_concern]** Beetlejuice gameplay mechanics significantly improved over Evil Dead; described as smooth with no floatiness or clunkiness (confidence: high) — Kerry: 'It's a very smooth shooter. It really is...for those of you that felt that Evil Dead was clunky or floaty or anything, this is a much different experience.'

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## Transcript

Good morning. We'll give a few minutes for some people to get in here. I'm pretty sure there's a lot of people waiting at their computers already, if you were already in the know. We were up late last night. I'm still kind of recovering. Maybe a couple more cake donuts and I'll be okay. Let's see if we can get anybody in chat here. Oops, sorry. What's going on, TiltPen? What's going on, MooBut? Howdy. Alright, so now we've got people starting to get in here. Are you guys ready? I'm literally staring at a beautiful game right now. It's right here in front of me. So if you do not know already, the trailer for Beetlejuice drops in about 13 minutes. so in about 13 minutes the trailer is going to drop and that's when the embargo lifts that's when everybody that got to play the game last night that more than likely took videos or pictures they're able to share them and that's when i'm able to show you the guys the game and everything so going to midwest gaming show in april i don't know maybe since my work schedule is different There's always a possibility. But I got my Beetlejuice Midnight Madness t-shirt right here. Last night, Don hosted a great party, great event. And I think since we have not had any leaks and everybody had a great time, I think they are going to more than likely do this again next year. So we shall see on that. but what I'll do I'll be on here shooting the shit with you guys until probably maybe a couple of minutes before the trailer drops because I know you're really gonna want to see that instead of me and about five minutes after nine I go live on my patreon and I gonna go over the entire game with them first and then I come back on here guys on YouTube and we show the game off to you then that the plan as of right now the trailer drops at 9 which is 12 minutes away yeah that's the the timer is set for whenever the purchasing orders open up. The trailer drops in 11 minutes. Yeah, that's when the sales orders open up. But you're going to get to see the game in 11 minutes. But I'll tell you what, everyone that played it last night loved it. I have my deposit down on the game right now, actually. so I'm getting a machine topper glass and the dust cover for it I passed on the butter because I'm never going to see how shiny it is, it's going to be in a lineup I don't think I'm going to be getting a number. I'm getting actually like an addition or whatever. Beetlejuice. Don't even say his name. You don't want his help. What if I do? Oh, that's right. Yeah, there was a good amount of people here last night. Guys, it's a very smooth shooter. It really is. I think for those of you that felt that Evil Dead was clunky or floaty or anything, this is a much different experience. Production starts, I want to say, January. There's Hilton right there. IT So the way they were describing it to me When it comes to ramping up They have to ramp up for Beetlejuice Because there's a training process involved When it comes to getting All the people that manufacture the machine To learn how to build this machine Oh my God I'm sorry, I missed that chat. Like and subscribe. Yeah, they won't start Evil Dead as done, and they have a shutdown. Yeah, the way they're playing it right now, they have so many Evil Deads left, and they are scheduled to be done with Evil Deads in January. I think he might have said even mid-January. Sterling, you feeling any better? Feel a little bit rested? But I also want to go live at around the time whenever those phones get rung off the hook. I think it's going to be an experience for everybody to see the chaos. I mean, people are already calling last night, emailing credit cards and numbers and everything like that. Everyone is trying to get their money in right now. I probably want to show those pieces off, maybe. I don't think it will be breaking anything. They're going to get to see them here in the next, what, seven minutes? I'm thinking about three minutes. You probably can. Three minutes. Just have them pop up a little bit. I got one of the sculpts right here, guys. One of the models of the game, and I'll show you here in a little bit before I exit off the live and give you guys the moment to watch the trailer for it. Had mine reserved. Had a reservation, too. Yeah, I mean, there's only literally, what, 50, 60 spots left? 70? Okay, yeah, 70 spots left. Yeah, I do sound tired because I am tired. We were up late just shooting the shit last night. Go back upstairs and answer the phones. Oh, man. Be there in 13 minutes, Sister. All right. Uh-oh. What's that, guys? Hey there, little fella. that's one of over a dozen different actual like sculpts and not flat plastics that are in the game guys where are we at here so i'll end this in about three minutes for you guys to uh be refreshing and if you haven subscribed to straight down the middle i believe he the one drop in the trailer and I think spooky is as Spooky is as well but the trailer for Beetlejuice will drop here in the next few minutes So, and then for those that came in late, I'm going to go live on my Patreon to go through the game with them, and after that, I'll come back and we'll go to the game here on YouTube. and then we'll mosey up there as it gets closer to 10 a.m. for those phones to go crazy. How do you people like playing games? What is that? I missed it. How do people like using games without playing them? What if you get it and you don't like it? Waste of time. it's a risk that everyone takes but I think people are much more confident in their purchase this time around after Evil Dead oh buying yeah that's one of the reasons why I came up here I honestly was coming up here before I even knew about the Midnight Madness celebration thing my plan was to come up here to play it and then put my deposit down if I enjoyed it and luckily I do no problem man A lot of excitement and no leaks. So for all those that were here last night, kudos to you for not leaking out any images or videos or anything like that. Oh, what did you bring me? A donut. We got donuts up there, but we'll take some more. I'm going to have to get me an energy drink here in a little bit. how far is the drive for you oh it's a two-hour flight and then a two-hour drive for me to get here how far is the code I don't know how far the code is there's plenty of code there for me to chew on while they work on it though they were getting to certain modes that I never even seen before last night I was like whoa I'm never even seen this mode All right, guys, the trailer's going to go live here in about less than five minutes. If you're on my Patreon, then you will go live about 9.05 to give you the time to kind of soak up the game a little bit. And then we'll be back here on YouTube, guys, and I'll give you a tour of the game to show you how pretty it is. And we'll get up and personal with everything. All right, guys, I'll talk to you later. stay tuned for the trailer drop. Game is awesome!

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