Boo Berry, Franken Berry and Count Chocula have been an essential part of monster kid breakfasts for more than 40 years. Sadly, General Mills keep these treats in the vault for much of the year, only releasing them to stores for a few months around Halloween.
Thanks to Amazon, though, you can have Monster Cereal any time you like. Amazon sells fresh boxes of Boo Berry, Franken Berry and Count Chocula, with several third party vendors selling some of the harder-to-find varieties. A three-pack of each cereal is selling for $24.50, with Prime shipping. Individual boxes of each cereal are also available.
If you're one of those types addicted to Frute Brute, though, I've got some bad news: It's going to cost you some serious scratch to reach that itch. Not too long ago a single box of Frute Brute sold for s $64.95 on Amazon. At the moment, it's listing has been updated to "Currently Unavailable."
Halloween is officially upon us and it's driving me a little bonkers. I deserve some credit for not showing up to work everyday wearing a Ben Cooper "Sleestak" costume, but so far my efforts have gone unacknowledged. The universe is a cold, indifferent place.
For once, though, the Halloween Gods have smiled favorably upon us. Big G Creative has produced a table-top game based on General Mills' always-classic "Monster Cereals" and they've brought the whole gang! Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry make routine returns to the shelves every Halloween, Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy are spotted less often these days than Bigfoot. They are a welcome presence. Here's a summary of Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game:
In this fast-paced game of luck and strategy, players collect as many Cereal Cards in their Bowls as they can. Each Monster has special powers to give you an advantage and help you gobble up the most cereal. Use Milk Tokens to combine Cereal Cards and take bigger bites. The Monster Cereal character that munches the most wins the game!
You can get a closer look at the game's contents on Amazon, and watch watch video of a playthough of "Monster Crunch" courtesy of Board Game Geek's "Gamenight!" series.
General Mills has a little something special planned for this year's round of Monster Cereals.
Boo Berry, Count Chocula and Franken Berry are going interactive in 2015. You'll be able to conjure your favorite sugar-enhanced monster at breakfast eavery morning with the aid of a smartphone app.
You'll need the Blippar pp to unleash the monsters' full multimedia powers. Once you've made your unholy bargain with Apple, Android or whomever, hold your phone in front of your favorite Monster Cereal and watch it COME ALIVE! (The reverse side of each cereal box is also interactive.)
Watch the video below to get an idea of how this special feature works.
But wait! There's more!
Expect to see a handful of variations in the packaging of this year's cereals. Target is selling exclusive packaging featuring a cut-out castle, while Walmart is offering glow-in-the-dark, cut-out masks of the Monsters. And good news for those of you in Canada: Boo Berry and Count Chocula will be returning to the shelves in the Great White North this year.
