History Pinball / ScaredStiff

* LargeHam: Elvira tends to fall into this trope, but the Stiff (another [[VideoGame/NBAJam Tim Kitzrow]] performance) tends to take the hamminess UpToEleven.

* EverythingsBetterWithCows:
** One of the Deadheads is called Meat Head, and has a picture of a cow.
** If you enter the initials "M-O-O" on the high score, the display shows two frightened cows.
** One of the videotapes on the backglass is "Curse of the Zombie Cows".

** "Tell me more..." (''Pinball/WHODunnit'')

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** The flashlight on the backglass is turned on, even though there are a pair of batteries next to it. This was intended to be a reference to ''another'' battery-operated toy Elvira is using...
** The remote control on the playfield reads "Elvira's Control", with buttons for On/Off and Hot/Cold...
** Averted with the side of the cabinet, which shows a clawed-out sticker reading "RRR". It was originally meant to be a decal reading "Rated RRR - Real, Raunchy, and Ribbed for your Pleasure", but management nixed it for being too explicit.
** Of the Deadheads, Good Head is Elvira's favorite.
** Did you know "stiff" can refer to a corpse ''or'' to an erection? You will now!

** Weird singing (the little-known redemption game ''Phantom Haus'')

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[[caption-width-right:300:So Fun, It's Scary!]]

--> "Move your car!" (''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'')\\
"A most beautiful princess..." (''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'')\\
"Tell me more..." (''Pinball/WHODunnit'')\\
"The Earth is under attack... (''Pinball/AttackFromMars'')\\
"It's a great day for racing!" (''Pinball/{{Indianapolis 500}}'')\\
Weird singing (the little-known redemption game ''Phantom Haus'')\\

* MythologyGag: During the Match mode after the game ends, you can hear phrases from other Williams tables.
--> "Move your car!" (''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'')\\
"A most beautiful princess..." (''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'')\\
"Tell me more..." (''[[Pinball/WHODunnit WHO dunnit]]'')\\
"The Earth is under attack... (''Pinball/AttackFromMars'')\\
"It's a great day for racing!" (''Pinball/{{Indianapolis 500}}'')\\
Weird singing (the little-known Williams redemption game ''Phantom Haus'')\\
"Mother, please!" (from the 1988 ''Elvira'' movie)

* DontTouchItYouIdiot: Hitting the crate will have Elvria "warning" you about it. Of course you have to do it to activate a multi-ball mode.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Whenever you activate "Terror from the Crate", Elvria will usually wonder what will come out, naming off ferocious creatures, with the last one being something mundane like "lawyers!" or "taxi drivers!" Though inverted in one case were she lists off certain dogs ending with "Oooh, werewolves".

** Monster Multiball, which is reached after maxing out the Stiff-O-Meter. It's a three-ball multiball where all shots score one million points.

* MatchSequence: Elvira flips through TV channels displaying different numbers, [[MythologyGag each playing clips from old Williams tables]]. After three clicks, if none of the numbers match, she says "Oh, poo" and turns off the TV.

* AdjustableCensorship: As with ''Pinball/ElviraAndThePartyMonsters'', operators could configure the game to omit the racier clips, and the game included a "modesty decal" to cover up Elvira's GagBoobs on the backglass.

* ScoreMultiplier: "Double Trouble" on the Spider Wheel temporarily doubles scoring.

With its lighthearted tone and not-too-difficult gameplay, it's still fondly remembered just as much as its predecessor and certainly one of the most popular tables. This is considered one of Williams' classics, and as such it's available for [=FarSight=] Studios' ''[[VideoGame/ThePinballArcade Pinball Arcade]]''.

-->'''Elvira:''' Unpleasant Dreams!

* OhCrap: Elvira does this when you max out the Stiff-o-meter.Also,The Stiff does this a little when you reach Mind Blowing.

-->'''Stiff:''' [[AC:Mind Blowing!!!]] I'm a little scared myself!

-->'''Stiff:''' [[AC:MIND BLOWING!!!]I'm a little scared myself!

* OhCrap: Happens right before the Scared Stiff fake glitch-out.
-->'''Elvira:'''Uh-oh... *machine goes haywire*

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Whenever you activate "Terror from the Crate", Elvria will usually wonder what will come out, naming off ferocious creatures, with the last one being something mundane like "lawyers!" or "taxi drivers!". Though inverted in one case were she lists off certain dogs ending with "Oooh, werewolves".

** In the uncensored version, she just screams [[TheImmodestOrgasm "OOOH YES!!"]].

** Averted with the side of the cabinet, which shows a clawed-out sticker reading "RRR". It was originally meant to be a decal reading "Rated RRR - Real Raunchy and Ribbed for your Pleasure", but management nixed it for being too explicit.

** One of the videotapes on the backglass is "Black Thursday" by "UM", a reference to a day when everyone at Williams was laid off ''en masse.'' "UM" refers to "upper management".

--> '''The Stiff in the Coffin''': "Turn out the lights... it's time to get ''Scared Stiff!''"

--> '''The Stiff in the Coffin''': "The Stiff in the Coffin! Hey, that's ''me''!"

** A picture of the Stiff in the Coffin can be seen just below the crate. Look closely enough, and you'll see that his top hat is rather... humorously placed.
--> '''The Stiff:''' "That shot made me ''stiff''!

* AlliterativeTitle

* BigYes

* CelebrityStar

*** And that's the family-friendly version too! In the uncensored version, she just screams [[TheImmodestOrgasm "OOOH YES!!"]].

* IdiosyncraticComboLevels[=/=]ThingOMeter: The Stiff-O-Meter, which has ten levels from "Hair Raising" and "Pulse Pounding" up to "Heart Stopping" and "Scared Stiff".

* ReadyForLovemaking

* SicklyGreenGlow[=/=]SlimeSnailsAndMutantTails: A green goo drips all over the playfield.
* SkillShot[=/=]TheBladeAlwaysLandsPointyEndIn: Gently plunge the ball so it lands in the upper saucer, and the display shows Elvira throwing a spinning knife at her television set, destroying it.

* AsHerself. (A "special thanks" credit is given to Cassandra Peterson, the actress behind Elvira, during the credit roll.)

* AsHerself. (A "special thanks" credit is given to Cassandra Pierson, the actress behind Elvira, during the credit roll.)

-- '''Elvira:''' Monkeys? Chimpanzees? Gorillas? TAXI DRIVERS!

* AsHerself.

* KillerRabbit: The Leapers, which look like harmless frogs, but have [[LampreyMouths lamprey mouths]] and will EatTheCamera when provoked.

* MatchSequence: Elvira flips through TV channels displaying different numbers, [[MythologyGag each playing clips from old Williams tables.]] After three clicks, if none of the numbers match, she says "Oh, poo" and turns off the TV.

** Completing the three Deadhead lanes will increase the bonus multiplier, but only if "Return of the Deadheads" is completes at the time.

** The digital version from [=FarSight=] Studios is locked into "Family Mode". However, buying the Pro version of the table enables the uncensored clips.

* AsHerself

* KillerRabbit: The Leapers, which look like harmless frogs, but have Lamprey Mouths and EatTheCamera when provoked.

* PropRecycling: The pile of skulls on the playfield originally came from a [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney World]] "Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean" toy.

* ShesGotLegs: The playfield features mirrored shots of Elvira that show off her legs.

* FrogsAndToads[=/=]KillerRabbit: The Leapers, which look like frogs, but have Lamprey Mouths and EatTheCamera when provoked.