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    HHNH Fan Concepts & Creations (Mazes, ScareZones, Terror Trams, and more!)

    in General Halloween Horror Nights - Hollywood

    Posted

    Here's an idea of a maze, that's been on my mind for some time...

     

    Kwaiden: the Legend of Yuki-Onna

    In the snow capped mountains of Japan lives the legend of the Yuki-Onna, the dreaded Snow Witch. To unsuspecting victims, she appears as maiden possessed with inhuman beauty who lures her prey to an icy grave; to the unfortunate souls who invoke her wrath, a vicious demon with an insatiable thirst for blood. Step into a twisted tale of love, betrayal, and tragedy as you experience the ice cold terror of the Yuki-Onna!

     

    FYI: I tend to get extremely detailed with maze backstory, so I'll be adding my own spin to this popular legend ;)

    the Story...

    Long ago in 16th century Japan, small peaceful village resided at the base of Mount Shikigami. Unbeknownst to the townspeople, beneath their village was a valuable source of limestone. A greedy warlord, who learns about the limestone, tries in vain to bribe the head chief of the village into buying out his land but to no avail. Stopping at nothing to get his hands on the valuable plot land, the wicked shogunate summoned an army of highly trained assassins to commit a horrendous act: to annihilate everyone in the village. One fateful night in the dead of winter, the shogun and his army entered the village in the guise of terrifying oni masks and viciously slaughtered the inhabitants. All but one perished, the head chief's daughter Miyuki Ofuda, an innocent maiden known for her delicate beauty. One of the assassins, Takeshi Matsumoto, cornered Miyuki as she attempted escape to a neighboring forest but couldn't bring himself to follow the warlord's ruthless order. Instead, Takeshi spares her life and shows her a hidden pathway to escape in through the mountains while misleading the other soldiers about her whereabouts. Unfortunately for Miyuki, the path to the mountains revealed a view of the horrific onslaught of her former home. Overcome with inconsolable grief and sadness, the heartbroken maiden plummeted into the icy of waters of a sacred spring where she subsequently froze to death. In her last dying breath, Miyuki vowed vengeance against the warlord and anyone who dares to set foot on the ruined remains of her village. Because she died in a grip of extreme sadness and sorrow, Miyuki was resurrected in the form of a revenant known as the Yuki-Onna who can only maintain her beautiful human form by feeding on the blood of the living. In her true form, she appears a demonic frozen corpse with razor like claws and jagged teeth. Now having risen from her watery grave, the Yuki-Onna returns to the ruined village in her monstrous form and exacts vengeance on the evil shogun and his army. In twisted turn of events, the Yuki-Onna spares the life of the very same man who spared hers when she was alive, letting him have a second chance of as long as he vows to live a life of nonviolence and to not tell a single soul about the massacre of the army. Takeshi escapes and changes his identify, whereas the Yuki-Onna reverts to her human form and eventually tracks down Takeshi. Unaware that she is the Yuki-Onna, Takeshi decides to embrace his second chance in life to court Miyuki in order to get her hand in marriage, not revealing that he was one of  the assassins that attacked her village (Takeshi never revealed his true face in before Miyuki's death, but had his mask ripped off in she was in her monstrous form). Miyuki played along with his charade and eventually fell in love with him, resulting in them getting married. The couple enjoyed a peaceful and happy marriage, until the eve of their 5th wedding anniversary one cold winter night when Takeshi, wracked with guilt for being partly responsible for the massacre of his wife's village, confessed his violent past and even mention the snow demon that spared his life. Betrayed by her husband's broken promise, Miyuki transforms into her demonic persona and brutally kills Takeshi before she returning to the mountains to haunt the frozen peaks for all eternity...

     

    the Maze...

    Venue: The Soundstage, since the entire maze is set during the winter the conditioner will be blasting cold air.

     

    Queue: The legend of Yuki-Onna is narrated by an elderly woman just like La Llorona with illustrations of the story being projected in the queue line screen.

    Soundtrack: the soundtrack from the original Grudge plays in the background 

     

     

    First part of the maze will detail Miyuki's transformation from innocent victim to vengeful demon by starting at the burned down remains of the village, with most of the scareactors being the sword wielding ninja and samurai donning terrifying oni and kabuki masks. Various tortured villagers will also scare guest as they are being tormented by the assassins. Guest will eventually reach the forest where the witness Miyuki's death and subsequent resurrection as a dreadful demon.

     

    Second part of the maze, will have guests enter a limestone cavern where it will show Yuki-Onna exacting brutal vengeance against the assassins by means of freezing, mutilation, blood sucking etc... complete with a hanging body room and the works.

     

    The final part of the maze will show the aftermath of revealing in revealing her true form to her husband, and how she haunts another village both human and demon form much like the climax of the La Llorona mazes.

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    iLuvStabWounds' HHNH 2014 Review

    in HHN 2014: Reviews

    Posted

    American Werewolf in London

    First maze of the night, and I'd have to say I was fairly impressed with it. Setting my own personal biases aside (I really don't find werewolves are scary... and AWiL is more of comedy than horror to me), there were a few scares that got me good.

    PROS

    1. The Hospital and Nazi-Werewolf Nightmare scenes were by far the best part of the maze! The actors were aggressive and really in your face; the details within the sets and decor were impeccable; finally, the costumes and make up were awesome.
    2. Most of the werewolf puppets were well hidden in certain areas of the maze, so they made me jump a couple of times when they were set off.
    3. The maze was a near perfect interpretation of the movie, it pretty felt like I was walking through the movie in chronological order.

    CONS

    1. The way some of the transitions in the maze were questionable and maybe even a little awkward. The way the rooms were designed during David's werewolf transformation was just weird.
    2. While a majority of the puppets in the maze were strategically placed, the ones that's movements were limited to neck and head movements (like the one in the beginning and end of the maze) seemed kind of silly.

    Overall score: 90% or -A

    Clowns 3D

    From reading some of the other reviews in the this forum, I can see why this maze get most of the hate: the overused props and sets, the campiness, and the unnecessary 3D. I get it... it was a major letdown compared to some of more the superior original mazes from HHNH. But to say it was a the worst maze in HHN history seems to be a bit of stretch.

    PROS

    1. The scents were probably the best parts of the maze. The soundtrack was pretty good, it kinda reminds me of the Curse of Chucky soundtrack for some reason.
    2. The 3D wasn't all that bad, it was actually disorienting towards the beginning of the maze.
    3. Cutty the Female Clown was probably the best character in the maze.

    CONS

    1. The premise and concept of the maze had a lot of potential, unfortunately it failed to deliver in the actual maze. Think about it, a bunch demented clowns luring and then kidnapping unsuspecting families and tourists so that they can be turned into human ice cream pops. The thought itself is really messed up, and it could've been an equally dark and twisted maze. Instead, we got a generic kill clown maze. The scenes that took place inside the factory itself seemed to have absolutely nothing to do with ice cream or human popsicles, it was just a bunch of random electrocutions, dismemberments, and some human-clown-spider thing.
    2. Cutty the Clown the was best character in the maze for a good reason: her costume was legitimately scary and her scareactors were more aggressive than the other two clowns. The Sweet Lick and Bubba were kind of boring in both their design and presence in the maze.
    3. Here's a bunch of random questions that went through my mind as I was going through the maze: 1) Was the long empty hallways in the first half of the maze even necessary? 2) Didn't we just go through the Murder Ride in HoTC? 3)What's with Bubba and the random cat noises? 3) Okay, we went through a freezer... But what's up with the vats of toxic chemicals? Why is there a the puking room? Why is there a torture chamber? What does all that stuff have to do with an ice cream factory?

    Overall score: 70% or C- (I'm being really nice about this)

    AVP: Alien Versus Predator

    This was probably the best maze of the night! Even though I am not a fan of the AVP franchise movie, I was impressed by how the maze is scarier than the actual movie. The special effects were impeccable and everything about it was nothing short of amazing!

    PROS

    1. The set was gorgeous! There's nothing more to say.
    2. The last half of the maze that was set in the suburban was a nice nod to AVP: Requiem, and I liked how they improved on it with the additional scenes.
    3. The Alien Queen...

    CONS

    1. I personally felt like interactions from the stars of the attraction (Aliens and Predators) were limited. More often than not, the Aliens and Predators were behind a some kind of physical barrier like a wall or fence. Most of the "in your face" scareactors were facehugger victims. This could've happened because most of the to Aliens were puppets, but what about the Predators?

    Overall Score: 98% or A+

    Walking Dead: End of the Line

    PROS

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    CONS

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    Overall Score:

    From Dusk til Dawn

    PROS

    CONS

    Overall Score

    Terror Tram: Invaded by the Walking Dead (yet again)

    PROS

    CONS

    Overall score:

    Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood

    PROS

    CONS

    Overall score:

    Face Off: In the Flesh

    PROS

    CONS

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    TO BE CONTINUED....

    Interesting Yelp Review Complaint/Incident

    in HHN 2014: Reviews

    Posted

    Was that the tricksters or...?

    No, this was way back in '08 or '09. I personally thought it was uncalled for to make fun of someone's race and sexuality, which were things I had dealt with for over three years in high school. While I do understand that Norman was just trying to do his job, I do sympathize with the lady who wrote the yelp review. Words do harm people, it can even drive to them to do harmful things to themselves and others. In all honesty, misogyny is just as bad as racism or any other form of bigotry.

    Interesting Yelp Review Complaint/Incident

    in HHN 2014: Reviews

    Posted · Edited by iLuvStabWounds

    I'm have some mixed feelings about the review mentioned in the first post, too. I know that HNN scareactors are more than capable of making insults, I across a lot in 2011 who were making fun of one of my friend's weight issue by calling her "Happy Meal." But we all knew it was in good fun, so we were able laughed it off. But calling someone a "whore" or "slut" is not a laughing matter. Sure, "Norman" was just trying to get into character, but using that language on a woman is just plain disrespectful.

    One reasons I stopped going to KSF was because I was taken aback by some of the comments the scareactors made about me. I guess they thought they'd come across as "edgier" by making personal remarks about my mixed heritage among other things. They were also calling random people "f*gs" and "p*ssies." I am disgusted by that kind of attitude, we are paying to be entertained not humiliated.

    Halloween

    in Haunted Houses

    Posted

    Ignore the previous post. It turns out that "Halloween: The Next Chapter" is not the working title and that the script is still under development (which means that it may not be a sequal to the Rob Zombie flicks).

    Halloween

    in Haunted Houses

    Posted

    I know that this may seem off-topic, but Bloody-Disgusting just announced that there will be a continuation of Rob Zombie's Halloween saga titled "Halloween: The Next Chapter."

    Is it a opossibility that HNNO will base this Halloween maze on the RZ Series and Uni was just waiting for Dimensions to announce the upcoming flick?

    The 2014 HHNH Event Creation Competition: Round 2

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2014

    Posted · Edited by iLuvStabWounds

    Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2014: Evil Beyond Your Imagination

    Icon - Evilyn Keller aka The Birthday Girl

    Evilyn Keller was a girl who lived down the street
    At the first glance, she seemed rather sweet
    But deep down inside, there was something evil
    Yet she hid it with the appearance of a child so gleeful
    But the true terror will be revealed at the end of the day,
    Because for Evilyn Keller murder is nothing more than child's play.

    This jump rope song can be heard from the children of the small Midwestern town of Shadycreek, Illinois. It describes story of Evilyn Keller, a girl allegedly responsible for a horrendous murder on the eve of her birthday... but few people know of the true story.
    Evilyn Keller, born October 13th 1974, was a well-to-do girl raised in the small Midwestern town of Shadycreek, Illinois. She was also very lonely. Her parents isolated her from the rest of the world, spoiling her with floods of gifts, dolls, and toys to make up for her loneliness. She had everything that she could have possibly wanted, but she still longed to have real friends. But there was a reason why Evilyn never got live a normal childhood like the rest of the children of Carey Street.
    Her parent as well as most of the adults in her neighborhood noticed that she possessed strange powers: objects move or levitate in her presence; inanimate objects, such as her dolls, would come to life at her own bidding; and most terrifying of all is that most of her "imaginary" friends weren't imaginary at all. Many believed she was a witch or perhaps a child of the Devil itself, thus they feared for their lives and the lives of their children. The concerned parents then forbade all their children from seeing Evilyn. Since then, Evilyn developed a deep hatred against her parents and the adults of Carey Street: the people she deemed responsible for her lonesomeness. As her hatred grew, so did powers. It wasn't until the night her 7th birthday that she finally got exact revenge against those who wronged her.
    Using her powers, she conjured the darkest beings within her twisted mind to wreak havoc on the town that scorned her as well as kidnapping the children of Carey Street to make them her soulless puppets. Afterwards, she and her followers were never seen nor heard of again... until now.
    Evilyn is back and now she's inviting YOU to her next birthday party at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights but pray that you don't get invited because no one is leaving little Evilyn's party ALIVE.

    MAZES
    Each maze will be represented by a Birthday present that Evilyn receives.

    1. Aokigahara: The Cursed Forest (JP Extended Queue)
    Birthday Present: Ofuda scriptures
    Inspired by Japanese Horror and folklore

    At the base of Mount Fuji, Japan lies Aokigahara the "suicide forest." For centuries, this forest has been the site for literally hundreds of cases of disappearances, deaths, and suicides. Legends say that the forest is haunted by yokai, the demonic entities of Japanese lore, or perhaps by the restless spirits lost within the forest... whatever it is, something evil is hiding deep within the dark, ominous forest.

    2. The Legendary Truth: Don't Turn On the Lights (Mummy Extended Queue)
    Birthday Present: Hook
    Maze Elements: Urban Legends, Crime Scene Investigation
    Maze Concept: Like Dead Exposure, some of the rooms will be in shrouded in darkness only to be illuminated by a strobe light mimicking the flash of a camera.This effect will be accompanied camera sounds and, of course, the scareactor(s).

    After a string bizarre murders in Hollywood catches the attention of The Legendary Truth, the Collective decided to contact their West Coast division to investigate the horrendous crime scenes. It didn't take them long to realize that the murderer, or perhaps murderers, made each crime a ghastly reenactment of some of the most macabre Urban Legends. Unfortunately, the elite team of detectives and investigators vanished mysteriously, only leaving behind a trail of research and evidence taken from their investigation.
    Relive the team's last terrifying moments as you wander from the dark streets of Los Angeles to the lair of the Urban Legend Killer and his demented followers. Tread lightly, because what you don't believe can kill you.

    3. Funhouse of Fearz (HoH overlay)
    Birthday Present: Cursed Jack-in-the-Box
    Featured Scareactors: Klownz, Toyz, Freakz, etc.

    For years they've wandered the streets Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, but now they're back with a vengeance! The demented Ringleader and his gang of killer Klownz, ferocious Freakz, and terrifying Toyz have taken over the House of Horrors to turn into the Funhouse of Fearz! Step right up for its gruesome grand opening as you come face-to-face with your worst Fearz.

    4. Evil Within (Parisian Court)
    Birthday Present: Evilyn's Birthday Cake
    Original Icon House loosely inspired by 2008 British horror film "The Children" and HHNO maze "Where Evil Hides"

    Enter Evilyn's twisted realm of terror as relive the night she wreaked havoc on Carey Street. After conjuring some most darkest entities from her twisted mind, Evilyn invites you to a birthday party to die for! Come face-to-face with figures from your deepest childhood fears as you encounter Evilyn's army of murderous children and crazed babysitters.
    This isn't just make-believe because this nightmare is for real!

    5. The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (Sound stage 747)
    Birthday Present: Antique Porcelain Doll
    IP house based on the 2012 film

    Enter if you dare into Eel Marsh House where the tortured soul of the Woman in Black haunts its dilapidated remains.
    During afternoon tea there is a shift in the air,
    a bone trembling chill that tells you she's there.
    There are those who believe the whole town is cursed,
    but the house in the marsh is by far the worst.
    What she wants is unknown,
    but she always comes back.
    The specter of darkness,
    The Woman in Black

    6. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Hellbound
    Birthday Present: Lament Configuration Puzzle Box
    IP house based on the original series (mainly first and second movies)

    The portal to Hell has been opened, now demonic entities known as Cenobites have arrived to our world to bring Hell on Earth. Join Kristy Lawrence as you tread the demon-infested Lawrence residence and the hellish insane asylum where the Cenobites lurk in every corner. As our world collides with theirs, the doors to Hell will bring us into a dimension where our pain becomes their pleasure.

    SCAREZONES

    1. Playtime's Over (Entrance/NY Street)

    This year, Universal Studios is holding a very special birthday party for Evilyn Keller but pray that you don't get invited because no one is leaving little Evilyn's party ALIVE. Be prepared to face Evilyn's wrath as you come face-to-face with her army of demonic teddy bears, chainsaw wielding bunnies, and alluring living doll Go-Go dancers! Once you enter the Evilyn's twisted fantasyworld, there's no turning back!

    2. Deadtime Stories: Psycho Princesses (London Street)

    Scarezone Concept: Like 7 in HHNO 21, this is going to be an "evolving scarezone," with princesses first appearing beautiful then eventually morphing into horrible monsters.

    By day, they rule the realm in the appearance of beautiful maidens; by night, their true forms are revealed. Cursed by the Evil Queen, these princesses are fated to wander the land in bearing monstrous forms. Beware because they'll stop at nothing to find their Prince Charming to break the dreaded curse.

    3. Creaturez from the Deep (French Street)

    Inspired by 2012 Irish Horror film "Grabbers"

    A fishing village's Oktoberfest festivities are cut short by the arrival of horrifying humanoid sea monsters. After realizing that alcohol is toxic to these creatures, the denizens of this hamlet must fend off the creatures whilst extremely intoxicated. Try not to get caught in the crossfires of this harrowing battle between Man and Monsters.

    4. Outbreak: Containment Zone (Lower Lot)

    Inspired by Cabin Fever

    After an experimental contagion is accidentally released in a resort's water supply, hapless vacationers are infected with a deadly flesh-eating disease. With the CDC setting up camp in the midst of the chaos, we could only watch as the outbreak is spreading to everyone within range. Escape while you still can, because if the disease doesn't consume you then the vicious researchers will gladly dissect you if that means they can come closer to finding the cure.

    5. 4pocalypse: The END is Here (Backlot Experience)

    The end has come...
    The world, as we know it, is coming to an end. Death, War, Famine, and Pestilence are here to bring destruction to our world. Their minions lurk in the shadows as they claim more souls to trap in Hell. Come face-to-face with the Four Riders of Apocalypse and face their wrath as the Darkness consumes the Earth and brings us closer and closer to Oblivion...

    TERROR TRAM: EVIL BEYOND ALL IMAGINATION

    Evilyn invites you to a tour into her twisted mind. The Universal studios backlot has been transformed into demented dreamworld where fairy tales, folktales, and urban legends come to life into a sickening nightmares. Face legendary figures from your childhood fears such as the Boogeyman, the Woman in Black, and the Kuchisake-Onna (Slit-mouth Woman). It isn't make-believe, it isn't a dream... it's a nightmare!

    SHOWS

    1. Tucker and Dale Vs. Hollywood (Castle Theater)

    Two of the most lovable hillbillies have finally come to Hollywood! After one freak accident leads to another, these two bumbling bumpkins must come face to face to some Hollywood's hottest celebrities in order to survive the night.

    2. Tiffany's Boutique of B*tching

    Move over Chucky because Tif is gonna take over the Insult Emporium! Remodeled to her taste, the Boutique is open to anyone willing to endure some of Tiffany's sassiest quips and dirtiest insults.

    RIDES

    1. Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem

    2. Simpsons Ride

    3. Jurassic Park The Ride: In the Dark

    4. The Mummy Ride

    5. The Transformers Ride

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    The 2014 HHNH Event Creation Competition: Round 1

    in Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2014

    Posted

    Event #1 review: behemothman08's Ripped From the Silver Screen 2014

    1. Creativity: 10

    As awesome as your website was, I really had a lot of mixed feelings with the overall creativity and originality of your event. While I liked the idea of pitting the two Orlando icons against each other with a kind of "Versus" theme, I don't think that the Icons in your event have that much chemistry together. Sure, both have Hollywood movie-themed motifs but Paulo Ravinski is a serial killer/snuff filmmaker while Julian Browning is a vengeful ghost... I just don't see how that goes together :/

    It really didn't help that the Scarezones and some of the mazes were recycled from previous events.

    2. Originality: 4

    I liked the fact that the event features two Icons and the idea behind the Terror Tram, but the rest of it felt like it's something we've seen before.

    3. Theme: 6

    I liked how the entire theme is movie-central (with the exception of AC and the Scarezones) and as mentioned before I liked how you chose the Usher and the Director to be the Icons. I just think the story and concept needed more development.

    4. Mazes: 10

    I was glad that the Wolfman and Evil Dead got the treatment they deserved, so kudos for that. Plus The Fog could make an interesting maze. My main issues with the mazes is that we've already seen Alice Cooper and Walking Dead a gazillion times already. Silver Screams and All-Nite Die In are almost too similar to each other to be in the same event (aren't both like a collage of Horror Film scenes in one maze, right?).

    5. Shows: 8

    Although I was looking for new shows I'll give you an 8 for reviving the Insult Emporium. I docked only 2 points from you for including Slaughterworld, because that show was canceled due to noise complaints.

    6. Scarezones: 2

    Meh... at least there's one new scarezone.

    7. Terror Tram: 10

    I liked the idea of the Tram because of it involves two completely different elements: the Supernatural Horror provided by the Usher and the Slasher/Real Horror from the Director. I don't know how the Director can fight/kill the Usher considering that he's a ghost, but whatever the concept is kinda cool :)

    Total points: 50/100

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