Sharpen those colored pencils, and prime your glitter pens: Two brand-new Rocky Horror–themed coloring pages are available as a free download, just ahead of the release of Rocky Horror Show: The Official Coloring Book August 12. 

Produced by Titan Books, Rocky Horror Show: The Official Coloring Book offers more than 40 never-before-seen illustrations for coloring artists. Arriving just in time for the cult classic's 50th anniversary, Rocky Horror Show: The Official Coloring Book is the first coloring book dedicated to Richard O’Brien’s cult phenomenon. Inside, fans will find never-before-seen illustrations featuring characters, outrageous costumes, and iconic scenes—from Dr. Frank N. Furter's entrance to the twisted floor show finale.

Below, Playbill readers have access to two of the coloring books designs, including one depicting all of Rocky Horror's major characters, including Frank-N-Furter, Columbia, Magenta, Riff-Raff, Eddie, Dr. Scott, and more, and a second rain-soaked Brad-and-Janet snapshot as they arrive at the Frankenstein Place.

Whether you’re planning a quiet night in or need an activity for a Rocky Horror-themed get together, this adult coloring book is the latest in the mounting Rocky Horror mania that has accompanied the cult classic's 50th anniversary.

A smash hit in London and Los Angeles, a motion picture was filmed before the show made the anticipated jump to Broadway. The Rocky Horror Show opened on Broadway March 10, 1975, starring Tim Curry, Richard O'Brien, and Meat Loaf. New York theatre critics, however, panned the show, leading to its closure at the Belasco Theatre 45 performances later, on April 5, 1975.

Then, on September 26, 1975, the film was released.

While not an immediate hit, a carefully targeted rollout of the film to different queer and youth-friendly markets, such as Austin, Texas, and New York's downtown performing arts scene, turned the film into arguably the greatest cult classic of all time. Running in one way or another for almost 50 years in at least one cinema in the world (with sold-out screenings every Halloween), The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an undeniable phenomenon with a complete culture of fandom surrounding it, ranging from shadow casters and cosplayers to every manner of artist who pinpoint Rocky Horror as a cornerstone of their artistic sensibility.

Unapologetically boundary-shattering in its depiction of gender and sexuality, Rocky Horror was art for and by youth culture. As time ticked forward, Rocky Horror became one of the most popular musicals of the 1970s, outlasting almost all of its 1975 competition in the public eye.

In 2000, Rocky Horror came back to Broadway, where it fared much better. Playing Circle in the Square, the revival ran for more 437 performances, and starred Tom Hewitt, Dick Cavett, Joan Jett, Lea DeLaria, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Raúl Esparza.

In 2026, the "Time Warp" is set to kick in all over again with a buzzy new Broadway revival coming to Roundabout Theatre Company's Studio 54, with Oh, Mary! director Sam Pinkleton at the helm. While you're shivering with antici...pation, why not pick up the official coloring book to express yourself on your own terms?