Seasonal events are a big way that all theme parks try to attract visitors, as well as try to attract the same visitors back into the parks again. Few seasonal events, however, are as popular as Halloween Horror Nights. The horror-themed event takes place at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida and is by far the biggest event of the year for both. Every year fans get scared by a new collection of houses, and HHN 2024 is looking to be a great event.
Most of Universal Studios Florida's houses have been announced, and the list below looks like a lot of fun. We know a bit less about the Universal Studios Hollywood event, but we do know at least three houses that guests neither coast will be able to experience.
Halloween Horror Nights At Universal Studios Florida
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort is, with apologies to the other HHN events, the marquee version of the event. It’s the biggest, and therefore it always has more to offer. This means it always has more unique houses not available at the other park.
Slaughter Sinema 2
Carey, OH is a fictional town where many of Halloween Horror Night's original concepts are set. Back at the one in 2018, we were introduced to the town’s drive-in movie theater as part of the Slaughter Sinema house. Every good movie needs a sequel, and the same is true with houses. Slaughter Sinema 2 will offer scares inspired by classic grindhouse flicks, spaghetti westerns and more.
Goblin’s Feast
Most Halloween Horror Nights houses, like the stories they’re based on, are usually set in the real world, or something close to it. But, one house this year is going hard with a fantasy setting. Goblin’s Feast is set in a village of goblins where a feast is being prepared for a collection of fantasy monsters, and the guests are set to be the main course.
Major Sweets Candy Factory
These houses usually take a year or more to be designed, and for that reason it seems unlikely that a candy factory-themed HHN house was inspired by the ill-fated Wonka experience in the UK. Having said that, from the perspective of the kids, Willy Wonka is a horror icon, and Major Sweets Candy Factory seems to be inspired by that idea. Guests are chaperons on a field trip, where treats turn the children into monsters (more so than children already are, I mean). The house is a canonical prequel to the Sweet Revenge scarezone from HHN in 2022
The Museum: Deadly Exhibits
You always need to be careful when examining creepy museum exhibits. The Museum: Deadly Exhibits will place guests at a folklore museum to see a special exhibit, The Rotting Stone. Unfortunately, the stone is home to a terrible evil that is able to escape just as you arrive.
Monstruos: The Monsters Of Latin America
When a HHN house is popular enough we might see it return after a few years, or as in the case of this year’s Slaughter Sinema, a sequel. This year will see at least one house make the jump across the country. Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America was, in our opinion, the best house at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2023. It seems a lot of people likely agreed, because the house will appear at Universal Studios Florida this year. It remains to be seen if it will be an exact replica of the previous one or an upgraded and expanded version.
Triplets Of Terror
Halloween Horror Nights has created some incredible original characters over the years. Known as Icons, none of the houses announced so far will include any of them, but Triplets of Terror may be the beginning of creating new ones. The Barmy Triplets are celebrating their birthday this year and you’re invited to the party. Unfortunately, the triplets celebrate by recreating the murder of their family.
A Quiet Place
The first announced house that actually is based on a movie is A Quiet Place. To say the least this house is an exciting concept because one assumes that the goal here will be for a Quiet Place house to remain near silent, rather than full of screams. We'll have to wait and see how it turns out.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Ghostbusters have appeared at Halloween Horror Nights before, but this year we'll get the newest version of them. Following this past year's Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire bowing in theaters, the story will also be told at Halloween Horror Nights.
Insidious: The Further
It wouldn't be HHN without at least one piece of Blumhouse horror. This year that house is Insidious: The Further. Rather than being based on a specific film in the franchise, the new house is a brand-new creation inspired by popular films. It promises a look into the plane of demonic entities.
Universal Studios Florida Halloween Horror Nights Rumors
Nine houses down, and that means there's just one left to announce. One of the more popular rumors this year has been a house based on the Five Nights at Freddy's movie. Considering that a few of this year's other rumors came true, this one may also be accurate.
Halloween Horror Nights At Universal Studios Hollywood
So far, only three houses have been confirmed for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. USH usually has around eight houses, compared to USF 10, but it also has the Terror Tram, which turns the classic Universal Studios Backlot Tour into a themed experience. We often see a few of the houses shared between the two parks, usually the IP-based houses, which is the case so far this year, but USH is virtually guaranteed to have some original concepts, as well.
A Quiet Place
While HHN in Florida started with original houses, Hollywood is starting with, well, Hollywood productions. The park's version of A Quiet Place was the first announced house. Not every house the two parks share is always perfectly identical, so this one may have some surprises in store.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
As with Universal Studios Florida, a Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire house will also be available at USH. One hopes this one will balance the scares with more than a few laughs in order to make it true to the source material.
Insidious: The Further
Step through The Red Door and enter The Further. The new Insidious-themed HHN house promises guests will cross paths with several of the franchise's iconic demons, including, KeyFace, the Red-Faced Demon, and the Bride in Black.
Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights Rumors
As has been the case in previous years, the houses rumored to be attached to IP are the ones both parks are likely to share. Rumors include a Bride of Frankenstein house, possibly the return of a popular Bride of Frankenstein house from 2021. A Terror Tram inspired by Blumhouse, which has been the source of many HHN houses in the last few years, is also a possibility.
Halloween Horror Nights is already shaping up to be an incredible event on both coasts in 2024. We’re still months away before the first nights, so keep checking back here as we’ll be updating this as new announcements are made for this year’s HHN.
