1382 Scary Laboratory 1382 Scary Laboratory is a Studios set released in 2002 . Included are 492 pieces ( more than in any other Studios set , barring product collections ) to assemble a laboratory and seven minifigures : a Skeleton , Frankenstein ' s Monster , a Gentleman , a lady , a Mad Scientist and a Director . Description . General . The set consists of several parts . The first of these is a large laboratory , the second of these is a gate , and , finally , there is a small dressing - room , a camera on a moveable tread , and a small desk for storing scientific equipment . The gate is built into a small section of wall , with a sticker of bricks and ivy attached to it . The gate is attached into the wall by several hinge pieces , and can open and close . As extra decorations , spears and flames are added to the wall surrounding the gate . The laboratory is built out of three separate parts : Two towers , which are attached together by means of a small upper area that bridges the gap between to two , and a central section that resembles a catapult . The Set . The first of the towers is built on an 8 X 8 base , and has three levels . The first of these simply contains a toolkit , which includes a drill , a magnifying glass , a screwdriver , and an oilcan . The toolkit is backed by a wall , the back side of which has a sticker with a picture of a wall with ivy and a flying bat stuck to it . The kit is also surrounded by four pillars , on on each side of the base - plate . The second level contains a treasure chest with a skull hidden in it , as well as a scorpion , and a jack - o - lantern . Like the previous level , this one has four pillars that support the next one , as well , on the farthest side , a wall . However , unlike the previous level , this wall is brick - built , and has a window in it . The third and final level has a great deal of machinery on it , some of which is merely a sticker on a pillar , and some of which is actually physically built . There are four major pieces of brick - built machinery , the first of which would appear to be some sort of generator , and it is built with a transparent circular brick , and a tube with a gear atop it . The second part is built into a back pillar ( of which there are three ) , and simply consists of a large gear , and two glowing cone - shaped lights . The third part is a large mechanical chair , that can move back and forth , has a bat either standing on top of it or built into it , and is quite possibly meant to be powered by the other two . This level has no proper walls , as there are no pillars in the front , only the chair , and , in the back , instead of a wall , there are the aforementioned three pillars . On top of these , built on a platform of bricks , is a forth and final piece of machinery . This is a large glowing green device , that is almost certainly a power generator of some sort , which consists of a large lightning - rod like neon green pole , with , below it , a glowing green dynamo . The second tower is , like the other , built on an 8 X 8 base , and also has three levels . The first level has a single - piece back wall , as well as three pillars surrounding the main floorspace . However , in place of a fourth and final regular pillar , there is a single brick - built one , which is attached into a door , which covers the front wall of the level , by means of several hinged pieces . The door resembles that of a safe . Behind the door is a platform on a rotating base , which has a wall built in the middle of it and , on one side of that wall , a skeleton . Any other mini - figure can stand on the other side . Atop the platform ' s wall is a large TECHNIC beam piece , which sticks all the way up to the second level , which consists of , mainly , a large stand , which the beam goes up into , and to which another beam is attached , which goes all the way up to the third level . The second level has four pillars supporting the next level , and , covering the stand that the beam piece connects to , a small wall at the front , with a dome piece printed with electricity attached to it . The back wall of the level is brick - built , and depicts a window . The beam from the second level goes up to the third level , and is allowed into is by the fact that the floor made of several beam pieces , the middlemost of which has several holes in it , and it is through of these the beam come out of . The main part of the third level is occupied by a small tower which , at it ' s top , the beam pops out of ( behind the beam is a decorational flame piece ) . At this point , a tube piece is attached to the beam , and then a jar , with a Skelatal head in it . By turning the jar , and therefore the beam as well , the platform in the first level can be rotated , turning the mini - figure that is visible when the door is opened from the skeleton to a normal mini - figure , or vice Versa . To one side of the tower is a single pillar , which has a bat atop it . The central section of the laboratory , between the two towers , is a large mechanical structure , which , in many ways , resembles a catapult , or possibly a huge see - saw . At one end of the structure sits Frankenstein ' s Monster , who is , as yet , inanimate , and waiting to be awakened by a blast from the large device ( possibly a laser , or a conductor of some sort ) , which rests above him on a platform that connects the two towers . There are two other small structures included in the set . On is what appears to be an actor ' s dressing - room , as it consists of a desk with a medieval helmet and a mirror on it , a chair , and a stand on which hangs a Ghost ' s sheet . The second structure is a large toolkit , probably for use by the Mad Scientist . In addition to these two brick - built structures , there is also a large cardboard backdrop included in the set . The Mad Scientist has black legs with a little white and sand blue printing on them . His torso is white , and has buttons and a stethoscope printed on it . He has grey hands . One side of his face depicts a large smile , glasses , and thick eyebrows . Th other side of his face is very furry , has an angry expression , and red eyes . His hair is flat and black . Frankenstein ' s Monster has unprinted grey legs , a brown torso printed with a jacket , a blue shirt and a belt , and sand green hands . His sand green face has a soporific expression , and it has a zipper on it ' s back . On top of his head is a large piece that acts as an extension of his forehead . It has a zipper printed on it . The monster is very similar to The Monster ( Minifigures ) from Minifigures ( Theme ) . The Director has unprinted black legs , a white torso printed with an orange vest ( and a clapboard with " Director " on it printed on his back ) , and yellow hands . His face is yellow , has a grey beard , and black glasses . He wears a black cap . The Gentleman has unprinted tan legs , a tan torso with yellow hands , and a red tie . His face is also yellow , and is double - sided . One side has a confident smirk , and the other a terrified screaming expression . He has simple brown hair . The Lady has an unprinted red slope piece being used as a dress , and a printed red torso with white legs and yellow hands . Like the Gentleman , she has a double - sided face , one of which is confident , and one of which is terrified . Both sides have orange hair printed on them . She has an orange hairpiece , tied up in a bun . Finally , there is a Skeleton . The one included in the set is identical to the classic skeleton , with fully moveable arms , and an oddly friendly expression . Background . The story of the set , according to a small comic book included in the back of the instructions , is that the Mad Scientist , working on bringing The Monster to life in his lab , was interrupted in his work by two people who were chased into his laboratory by a ghost . Angry at this interruption , the scientist transforms himself into a monster , and tries to chase the intruders out of his lab . In the confusion , a pumpkin is knocked over , which lands on a lever , causing a bolt of electricity to shoot into the monster , activating him . So pleased is the scientist by this that he holds a tea party for the intruders .