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    HHN 27 Speculation

    in Halloween Horror Nights 27

    Posted

    3 hours ago, themazethinker said:

    sadly based off the leaked lineup no. it´s probably a hollywood exculsive

    he was talking about a maze that takes place during the movie not the other maze which took place after

     

    Bummer! I didn't go in 2007 and would love for them to do a proper The Thing house based on the movie.

    The Shining

    in Haunted Houses

    Posted

    3 hours ago, sarahconnor said:

     

    lol I thought you meant Jack Nicholson for a second. I was like whaaaat??

     

    I'm willing to bet he visits Hollywood's version during the event.

    The Shining

    in Haunted Houses

    Posted

    I'd have to imagine Jack will be face actors in this house. One could argue it's Nicholson's most iconic role.  How do you have a Shining house without an axe wielding Jack screaming "HERE'S JOHNNY!"? Leaving Jack out would be the equivalent of leaving a chainsaw weilding Leatherface out of a TCM house.

     

    I get the argument of not using the characters' likeliness a la TWD.  However, this house is solely based on one film that was made in 1980. Not a current pop culture juggernaut with an ever evolving storyline.  I'd imagine Universal wouldn't be doing the house if they didn't get the rights to include the actors.  After all, they did depict Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, and she's gone on to do far more iconic work. 

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    HHN 27 Speculation

    in Halloween Horror Nights 27

    Posted

    44 minutes ago, StupidStupidDan said:

    I've seen some mention of "Charles" being The Shining. Now that's a real long-shot in my opinion, but it would fit with him being surprised they got the property.

     

    I think the famous elevator gushing blood scene would fit with an iconic scene that would be difficult to duplicate.

     

    This was my first thought when reading Murdy's clue stating he was having trouble with an iconic scene. He specifically stated he's trying to figure out a creative solution to a technical problem. My mind immediately went to the elevator scene from The Shining.

     

    HHN 27 Speculation

    in Halloween Horror Nights 27

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Jediwhit82 said:

    I would hate that for one reason only. I would really love to see it all, but if John Carpenter was there, I would spend the whole time watching him, and any extra would be spent going through the Thing over and over.

     

    The Carpenter show I saw in Barcelona was about an hour and 20 min. I'm not wishing for him to perform multiple times a night; just get his show there at least once during HHN. Doesn't even have to be at HHN, I'd be game for Hard Rock Live. 

    Halloween Horror Nights 26 Discussion

    in Halloween Horror Nights 26

    Posted

    Since I started going, it's been a few originals and mostly IPs. Wouldn't consider this the "wave of the future"; it's more like the current trend. We're six years into this now. 

     

    That being said, I thought this year was the best regarding overall quality. A good house is a good house, and this year only one house was bad...and it was an original.  At least all of the scare zones were "originals" and we got our first new icon since 2011. 

     

    IMO the event is heading back in the right direction.

    JW's Possible Last Review of HHN26

    in Reviews

    Posted

    4 hours ago, matthhn said:

    I agree with the OP and some others. The event has lost its appeal for me. I noticed this a few years ago and stopped going but decided to take a trip with my girlfriend on Sunday night. Mostly because of the Krampus house (I loved the movie).

     

    To clash, who said it feels more like a "night club/dance party" - I think that's 100% accurate. The core atmosphere no longer feels like a horror event to me. It's hard to describe but it just feels like something was lost over the years.

     

    Some perspective: I've been going since 1997 way back when I was a kid. Back then the event wasn't well known and they limited crowds to a small amount of people. Ever since then I went every single year up until 2013. 

     

    Back in the early years the event seemed special. I can't put my finger on it. It's as if the quality was on another level. It was also far more intense. You would actually get a feeling of impending doom walking into the park with Midnight Syndicate playing in the background. The entire park would be lit up in different lighting. The environment felt very creepy. The sound effects they would play while walking through the park would send a chill up your spine. Crowds were sparse so you could really take in the atmosphere and get a lot of interaction from the scare actors walking around.  At times you felt really alone. It was very eerie. 

     

    The lines would be no longer than 45 minutes at the most (peak times). They would only let small groups through the houses at a time (no slow moving conga line effect). Often you had to navigate the houses on your own since no one was in front of you. I remember getting freaked out before some intense houses, hoping they wouldn't cut the line off in front of me as I didn't want to go through on my own, lol.

     

    Back to Sunday night....

     

    We get there early and the crowds are out of control. I'm not exaggerating. I expected it to be pretty crowded since it was a Sunday night but not like this. I'd describe my entire night more as a cattle simulator. I actually felt like livestock being herded around. 

     

    Walking in I hear pop & hip hop music blaring with Chance talking in the background. As we walk toward the back of the park I notice there's a lot of people taking selfies with the scare actors on the streets.

     

    At one point through the Dead Mans Wharf scare zone it became a bottle neck and the crowd was at a stand still. Think of one giant mass of people not moving (I have no idea what was going on). People squished up against each other. I heard a few girls panicking because they were claustrophobic. We got stuck like this and couldn't move for 20 minutes. We couldn't even go back since the crowd piled up behind us, trapping us in the middle. People were starting to shove through other people and yelling was ensuing. This felt like a HUGE safety hazard. 

     

    We got about half of the houses in. I had no complaints about the houses, they were really well done and the actors did a great job. I especially liked Krampus. 

     

    Bill & Ted's was a huge disappointment. No surprise there. I checked the review thread for it and everyone seems to agree. It was horrid. People were even leaving early. Apparently in 2012 they got a new writer. It's become even worse since then. A complete incoherent mess. There is no longer any discernible plot. I think I only chuckled once or twice during the whole show.

     

    After that we left.

     

    I don't see myself coming back anytime soon. The feel is different, the crowds are different (I'm in my early 30s along with my girlfriend and we felt old there. I couldn't believe how young the crowd was. At one point I commented to my girlfriend that this feels like a "Grad Night" type event), the music is different. Maybe the event just isn't targeted for people like me. 

     

    What would I like to see different? I would like to see them going back to limiting crowds to a smaller amount of people. I'd love them to partition the crowds going through the houses. I'd love for Bill & Ted's to go back to its roots. I'd love them to bring back the creepy atmosphere instead of the dance party vibe. 

     

    However, it seems like corporate sees it as a money making machine and are milking it for all it's worth. Those changes would hit their bottom line.

     

    As I mentioned, something happened in 2012 that really changed the event. Maybe new management? Trying to pinpoint it (using HHNCrypt) matches to around 2012 when they started to push the IP stuff.

     

    I felt bad for my girlfriend because it was her first time going. She didn't enjoy it. I wish I could take her back to experience the past days of HHN.

     

    Guess it's just different times for different people. Maybe I'm just getting old (and cranky) haha. Based off last night it felt like they are primarily targeting younger Millennials. And the crowd reflected that. Like the OP said, not bad, not good, I appreciate all the work that went into the event and the job done by the scare actors...but it just isn't for me anymore...time to branch out and try new things.

     

    Good read. I've mentioned this several times on the forum, but I had been dying to experience HHN since Islands of Fear. Never attended until 2012. Now I really wish I had gone as a kid. 

     

    One thing I'd like to point out: I went 3rd weekend last year and thought the crowds were out of control. Second weekend has given me the best experience; it honestly didn't feel too crowded as you guys are describing.

    Halloween Horror Nights 26 Discussion

    in Halloween Horror Nights 26

    Posted

    21 minutes ago, Andy said:

    Hey, has anyone been to HHN 26 yet? I went a week ago. Just curious on what you all thought about it. Previously, I've been to HHN 25, 24, and 22. Personally, I didn't feel that the event lived up to previous years. Also, I hope they hang up The Walking Dead. It's gotten old. It was amazing when it started, HHN 22, and was still good when I went for HHN 24. I was disappointed in HHN 25 and completely skipped it this year. No more Walkers!!!!

     

    That's too bad you skipped it this year. Honestly thought it was one of the better Walking Dead houses we've had at the event. 

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    Tich0las HHN2016: Make America Scared Again

    in Reviews

    Posted

    On September 29, 2016 at 11:56 AM, JDW said:

    Great review. Glad you enjoyed it so much. We seemed to have fairly similar sentiments on everything (minus the houses I did not see). 

     

    Thanks man. Wish you could have seen everything this year. 

     

    After experiencing HHN 22-25, I'm convinced HHN 26 marks the beginning of a new chapter for HHN; where Universal makes an effort to create an event the die hard fans and general public can both love.

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