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I thoroughly enjoyed P&T. It wasn't supper scary but it was a lot of fun. It was MUCH easier to follow than both In-Between and Afterlife. I really loved how they utilized all the different GATs and other interactive elements. Not to mention, Penn and Teller's involvement in the creation of the house. As much as people hate on 2012, I will still stick up for P&T and the other houses.

3D houses are only a "collosal waste of space" if they aren't done properly. Then again, NO house is a collosal waste if done properly. I wouldn't say that 3D houses are useless and a waste of our horrific desires. Rather, it's just extremely difficult to create a SERIOUS and MORBID HOTY-type house from a 3D maze full of colors and shiny/disorienting features. The In-Between is a perfect example of a serious 3D house done correctly. Yes, everyone keeps giving the 2011 HOTY as the same example, but that's only because there are rarely few if any 3D houses that can pull that off. Trying to create a successful and serious 3D house is like trying to have a horror movie win an Oscar for Best Picture: it's possible, but very difficult to do so, given its style and characteristics. I believe that 3D houses should only be made if it's a sure fact that that it will be just as good as the In-Between, and not a copy (i.e. Afterlife). If they can't make a good serious 3D house, then make a fun one like Penn & Teller. After all, fun 3D houses are usually good.

I did the behind the scenes tour that included the Penn and Teller house. It was really interesting. I thought the house was great! I loved the wreck LV sign out front!

speaking of P&T, Penn lost a lot of weight recently and he should donate some of his extra skin to the masks this year.

Afterlife: Death's Vengeance was not a good example of a 3D house, imo. To me, it was everything wrong with that genre of house. It was very generic and gimmicky with no real use of 3D except to make the colors pop off the walls for no apparent reason. If the house was done House of Horrors style where it was pitch black with strobes going off, it would've given the exact same effect, just utilized better. The In-Between is the only 3D house out of the 5 I've been in (4 at HHN, plus Circus of Superstition at HoS) that actually utilized 3D in a creative manner. The laser room, the winged demons (Yes Afterlife had those too, but IB was where those costumes were originated so I'm giving that house the credit), the floating heads, the drop doors, etc. Yes, it used the vibrant colors that popped off the wall like ALL 3D houses do, but the house was also compromised of a lot really intuitive effects and rooms. If we have to have a 3D house (I personally don't want one, but if we do I would assume it would be given to Jack, which is the last place I'd want it to go), I want something even more creative than IB. No vibrant colors popping off the wall. No cliche gimmicks the last few houses have had. I want cool, unique features, like the rooms I just described, or even the Christmas lights room from P&T. On top of that, Make. It. Scary. That's the most important thing for me, and this goes for any genre of house. They've absolutely got the aesthetics down. They've (seemingly) expanded the event this year. They even got the IPs they want. Now it's time to focus on the absolutely most important part of the event, the part that has been slacking for years: the scare factor. 2011 and 2013 were pretty good, but 2012 and 2014 were really bad when it came to scares and intensity. They need to step it up big time for the 25th, and a big part of that is introducing methods that does not include the same 17-21 boo doors with E-Prompts spread across 9-10 houses. /endrant

All animatronics are are moving toys/dolls. We already had that house. Last year, in fact.

Oh god. Last night I had a dream (more like a nightmare) about HHN having a Five Nights at Freddy's house....please no. One of the MANY reason that would be a terrible idea is the same reason I wouldn't want Doctor Who. The fanbase is atrocious.

I'm pretty sure they don't own them, but they have an agreement to work together to make films. "In July 2013, Legendary reached an agreement with Universal Studios where it will market, co-finance, and distribute Legendary's films for five years starting in 2014" Universal would have an interest in this film (Krampus) doing good mainly because they are helping to finance it. Well... and because they want to make $ too. Unless Mike threw the Blizzard code name to throw some of us off, I really think it's an original Krampus. But then again, not every person who reads twitter would have any clue about who/what Krampus is anyway right? I didn't even know there was a film called Blizzard (which has something to do with 1 of Santa's reindeer) without looking it up. Going into this season of spec, I was hopeful we'd get the ip version of Krampus because I'm anxious to see that particular film. However, the movie is a horror/comedy, so it is possible that there could be too much comedy to use at HHN. Without seeing the film, who knows? But either way, I definitely like the idea of using Krampus for a house.

Gryla is wicked! Don't see Uni ever using Black Pete. Imagine that PR nightmare.

The name Bloody Mary was trademarked for use in haunted attractions. It is a standard trademark, meaning it does not require specific imagery just the use of the name. (Which I still find to be ridiculous, and shows a complete lack of creative integrity. No one should own the name of an urban legend/myth/folklore.) Urban legends and myths are public domain, and should remain so. No one owns the rights to Krampus. Legendary will own the rights to their particular interpretation if Krampus. Here is a list of other potential creatures that could be used in a Dark Christmas/Krampus house. http://www.buzzfeed.com/angelameiquan/the-creepiest-european-christmas-legends-70fn