September 19, 2015 – For Halloween Horror Nights 2015, Universal was kind enough to invite Inside Universal for a sneak peak at two of its upcoming mazes for this year’s event: Insidious: Return to the Further and Crimson Peak: Maze of Madness. Insidious will be familiar to guests who attended the event in 2013 when the hit horror film made its debut at the park. The maze version of Crimson Peak will make it to audiences before the film does, similar to last year’s Dracula Untold, as the film has a release date of October 16, 2015. Both Crimson Peak…
Author: Bruce Babcock
August 11, 2015 – Last Saturday, John Murdy and Chris Williams announced the latest installment to this year’s Halloween Horror Nights event – “Halloween: Michael Myers Comes Home” – at ScareLA to rousing applause. Based off the classic Halloween franchise, “Halloween: Michael Myers Comes Home” promises to take guests back to Haddonfield, Illinois to relive the classic slasher film. While Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood has featured the Halloween franchise in years’ past in a maze in 2009, this year’s experience promises all-new effects, including the use of the Pepper’s Ghost illusion, intricate scent effects, projection mapping and an all new…
September 16, 2014 – As Halloween Horror Nights begins this Friday night, we would like to offer a survival guide for you to have the best possible experience. Each night of the event is usually very crowded and sold out, so this guide is our attempt to help you make the most of your experience and – both in navigation and planning. Please note that each year may be different, but here are some hints that we’ve found to be helpful in years’ past. Here is a breakdown of the maze locations and some hints. Remember that there are no…
August 29, 2014 – In just a few days, Universal Studios Hollywood will close the gates on its year-round haunted walkthrough attraction, Universal’s House of Horrors. The attraction had a seven year run, replacing Van Helsing: Fortress Dracula, The Mummy: Chamber of Doom, Chicken Run, and even a special seasonal Grinch walkthrough. Before being a walkthrough, it was home to a restaurant, Marvel Mania – a Marvel themed sit-down style restaurant and prior to that, Victoria Station. The attraction was a horror fan’s dream, and a living-nightmare for those easily spooked. In House of Horrors, guests walked through some of…