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Any signs of life to start spec for 31 yet?

Are we posting rankings anywhere, cause this deep into the event I’m ready to make mine official! 1. Wicked Growth 2. Icons 3. Hill House 4. Bride of Frankenstein Lives 5. Puppet Theater 6. Case Files 7. Tooth Fairy 8. Beetlejuice 9. SCarey 10. Texas Chainsaw it’s a great year when 1-7 are all too notch houses and the other three aren’t that far behind. I had some doubts with the plexi/vinyl at the beginning but it has been a great year, probably only one more quick night for me! If anyone is still reading these, know that we appreciated all the effort from design and construction to Ops and performing, etc, it was such a catharsis to have such a great event after a long two years. Can’t wait to start speculating on next year!

If Chance is Madness, what is Lady Luck?

New Hollywood spec map has Halloween Kills where Halloween 3 was.... Could that be coming to the Shrek Theater as well?

They have a lot to announce in a short period of time, I have a feeling things are going to happen quickly now.

That would be a twist…anything else you could share?

Rumors swirling that Halloween 3 has replaced Creepshow in Shrek Theater… any truth to that?

I was hoping they would throw us an announcement today to compete with Disney’s Halloween Announcement.

Click "Watch on Youtube" for the full HHN Forever playlist.

I put together a playlist of all my favorite HHN videos and I watch it constantly! I say it's time to start speculation on what will replace the Billie Eilish house as it seems there is a consensus that was scrapped, and if anything else will change from the most recent spec map. Any rumblings out there yet?

So...Uh...What are we thinking for 2021?

Queue barriers went up last night in music plaza.

Something that looks an awful lot like entrance signs went up in New York today.

Hopefully this means a huge event next year. Let’s all work together to ensure this pandemic gets squashed!

Ooo I'll play! 1. Yeti 2. Graveyard: Hide and Shriek 3. Universal Monsters 4. Nightingales 5. Stranger Things 6. Depths of Fear 7. Us 8. Ghostbusters 9. Killer Klownz 10. House of 1000 Corpses

No one ever talks about Canyon of Dark Souls, and I don’t get it, a truly dark and claustrophobic zone without actually impeding the flow of traffic. One of my favorite examples of unique scare zone design.

Man, this year is tough, having ten houses really gives you a lot to think about, even if two or three of them are not very good that’s still a great average! I’m less impressed with Scare Zones this year, to me, Scare Zones set the tone for the night even more so than the houses. Obviously the houses are the main event, but the zones have a bigger effect on my overall rating for the year. So let’s give this a try: Houses: 1. Carnival Graveyard - If the rumors about this house feeling open are true combined with an abandoned feeling and a crazy theme park aesthetic, this will definitely be my number one. We've all known from the beginning that the original houses are always the strongest (with a few notable exceptions) and now after Scarecrow, Dead Waters, and the Fallen all blew people away last year, everybody else knows it too, so maybe they even got a better budget and approval for some great stuff in their originals. 2. Trick ‘r Treat - I can't help it, this movie is the pinnacle of Halloween movies for me. If they can pull off the feel this will skyrocket to the top of my list. I liked the zone, but I wasn't nearly as impressed with it as everyone else was, so if they can improve on the overall quality, I'll love this one. 3. Scary Tales: Deadly Ever After - I'm ashamed so say that this will be my first Scary Tales branded house. While the twisted fairytale concept has gotten a little cliche now, it's still a good concept and should make for some great set pieces. 4. Stranger Things - I adore the show like most and am excited to come face to face with a demogorgan and see how they pull off the upside down, but I worry about the rest of the house. This show is less about horror to me than the great characters which are simply not scary. We'll have to see. 5. Dead Exposure: Patient Zero - I know it's a gimmick, but it's an intriguing gimmick, plus with the Paris connections, I'm wondering if this is a secret sequel to catacombs, maybe not literally, but the same feel. 6. Poltergeist - An eighties classic full of legitimately scary moments, 80s cheeseball nostalgia, and a great cast. Will be interested to see how this translates into a house. 7. Seeds of Extinction - This is the house that I know the least about, but it seems to be making some of the insiders excited so there you go. 8. Slaughter Sinema - These bottom three are low on the list for a reason. I love the idea of a comedy house, I laughed my way through Leave it to Cleaver for example, and I found Penn and Teller charming and funny, but the rest have left me cold. If they can actually make me laugh and get scared I'll love it, if not... 9. Halloween 4 - I love the Halloween franchise, I'm excited for the new movie and I would point to the first Halloween house as one of the most exceptional IP houses managing to capture the tone of the original film while being legitimately scary and checking off every box. However the fourth movie is mostly garbage with some jump scares. Honestly that might not make for a bad house, but we'll see. 10. Blumhouse - Last year on my first run-through I thought this was the stinker of the event. However, given it's location it often took longer than other locations to build a long line, and therefore become a house we repeated over and over again, and each time the Cast had more and more energy, overwhelming my first impression and making me legitimately like it and get scared by it by the end of the event. My problem this year is the IPs. The Purge is beyond been-there-done-that, and Happy Death Day was great, but I can't see it translating into a good house. Scare Zones 1. Twisted Tradition - I'm a sucker for the classic halloween feel, so give me pumpkins and a good Central Park zone and I'm solid. 2. Vamp ‘55 - Let's be honest, the New York zone is the same every year. Wide streets with some props and some people with weapons. Big in scale, but not big enough that it's gets in the way of the entrance to the Mummy or the Houses that enter here. I think the most different one was probably the Halloween Psychoscarepy zone at 25. That said, this could be different too. Obviously the 55 aspect will at least mean different music and tone so this could be great. Killer Klowns from Outer Space - Apparently this is a sin on this website, but I have never seen this movie, and was barely aware of it's existence. I watched a clip that seemed silly but it could make for a good zone. Revenge of Chucky - Meh...I liked the house in '09 well enough so maybe it'll translate into a different kind of zone. The Harvest - Dressed up photo-op zone. At least it sounds like it will be dressed up. Remember when we used to have six scare zones. I miss that.

I'm excited to see Meteor so high on your list, if it is what I think it is, it's the house I had the most reservations about when I first heard about it. I'm also disappointed to see Poison so low, again if it's the house I think it is I was looking forward to it. I suppose we'll see.

1. Trick r’ Treat My Favorite Halloween movie of all time! I wish it was a house but maybe some other year. I just hope that Sam is a walkaround character and not just a static figure. As long as there’s actual characters from the film and not just general Halloween characters this will definitely be my favorite zone. 2. Festival of the Deadliest I don’t really know what this is but the visuals seem very gothic in nature, almost a throwback to the HHNs of old. If this zone delivers I’m sure it will be great. Plus it will be nice to not just have a photo op zone in Hollywood. 3. Invasion The problem with the San Francisco zones the last few years is crowds. If they can pull this off I’m sure it will be great and provide a nice variation of tone. 4. The Purge I liked the third purge movie, and all the New York zones are the same. (City under attack by something, chaos) at least purge has some interesting and relatable visuals. Hopefully they bring back old favorites with the motorcycles and such and also newer visuals from the recent film like the car covered in lights and the bloody American masks. 5. Alters of Horror I have no opinion on this yet. Hoping it’s at least a nice photo op zone. I get it social media is important. I’m just having trouble picturing how it will look. We’ll see. 1. Scarecrow: the Reaping YES! Scarecrows and corn and classic fall visuals. This one should work for me. 2. American Horror Story: Vol. 2 I love the show and Asylum was my favorite season. Last year’s was great so hopefully they can pull it off again. 3. Dead Waters Visuals look fantastic, hopefully they look as good in person as they do in photos. 4. The Fallen This seems like the spiritual successor to Gothic which was a standout house for me. If they can bring back that feeling without it feeling too similar this will surely be a win. Classic Gothic horror works well for the event and should bring a nice shift in tone to the modern IPs. 5. The Shining A classic horror film for a reason. I just hope it’s not five minutes of Jack with an Axe. If they can find a way to pull off the blood flood then I’ll be happy. 6. Hive Great shift in tone for Vampires for the event. It seems like they were going for fan service with this one so hopefully it’ll be good. 7. Saw: The Games of Jigsaw I think the saw movies are okay and the intensity of the traps should work well in a house, but I can see this one depending entirely on the cast. It could either be a Havoc: the Dogs of war with a good cast, or a Havoc: Derailed without. 8. The Horrors of Blumhouse Insidious was a great house. No need for Purge. Don’t know anything about Sinister. I’m sure this one will have long lines being right next to bill and ted. We’ll see. 9. Ash Vs. The Evil Dead Don’t care for the whole franchise. Hope those that do enjoy it

They eliminated 12:00 closes last year, hopefully they will continue with the 1:00am closings this year.

Is it just me or is speculation feeling a little Dead this year? Have their been any consistent rumors? I briefly browsed through the thread and found Saw, The Mummy, Conjuring/Insidious, and the Shining pop up on multiple occasions, but has there been any real talk?

2 days 10 but not really

New Post on the LT facebook page.

Uhm....Does that say Run exits "Across from MIB gear" .... that's gotta be a mistake right? or are you gonna have to walk around the back of Diagon Ally and Bill and Ted?

Don't count on Diagon not being open. While it could have changed, last I heard, Ops was ready to have it open during the event.