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I highly doubt Universal attempts Scream for a while unfortunately. A&D learned their lesson by repeating AWIL so soon, no way Halloween comes back next year. They don't own the IP either. Isn't having sequels to ANDI and Silver Screams iin the same year a bit redundant? Just make a megahouse at that point.

No, though I will agree with your last sentence.

Pasting what I said on OU: I think we'll have a 4 IP/5 Original split. The Conjuring and The Purge feel highly likely. If what I'm reading about the LT scarezone is correct, it looks like Mary Agana will be playing a big role. Providing she is the icon, could we be leaning towards a more paranormal theme for the event? The MIB queue seems pretty much locked for the new house location. I doubt we get a megahouse and a scarezone in SF next year. There's really nothing that could warrant a megahouse and the SF zone was already congested this year, construction will make it worse. I think we get one sequel, but what could it be? Nightingales? Catacombs?

In Psychoscareapy Unleashed this year, an inmate with a chainsaw followed me for 20-30 seconds before making his move. Very unsettling and made me very creeped out.

Looking back Halloween hasn't held up that well for me. Still thought it was a great house but I wouldn't call it a 10/10 like I did last year. Otherwise it was a good year.

Only been going since 2014 so my ranking of both years combined: 1. Body Collectors: Recollections 2. Freddy vs Jason 3. Jack Presents: 25 Years of Monsters and Mayhem 4. The Walking Dead: End of the Line 5. Halloween 6. Asylum in Wonderland 3D 7. Dollhouse of the Damned 8. Run: Blood, Sweat, and Fears 9. Alien vs Predator 10. From Dusk Till Dawn 11. Insidious 12. An American Werewolf in London 13. Dracula Untold: Reign of Blood 14. Roanoke: Cannibal Colony (This and Dracula are pretty interchangeable) 15. The Walking Dead: The Living and the Dead 16. Giggles and Gore 17. The Purge Zones: 1. Psychoscareapy: Unleashed 2. The Purge Anarchy 3. Evil's Roots 4. Icons 5. Bayou of Blood 6. Scary Tales: Screampunk 7. Maskquerade Unstitched 8. All Nite Die-in 9. Face Off: In the Flesh

When I went in Run I was able to get every actor except the gas room and the chainsaws.

Yeah, no way it's happening now.

Since there probably won't be a mega house next year that should help with the budget.

1. Yes 2. The official app, just click on HHN 25 and go to scares. 3. Don't know 4. Gringotts is the only ride open, several other shops and restaurants in Diagon are open.

Yeah, I'm going to be surprised if they do another repeat house next year.

I don't know, but he got me really good.

I think we'll get a 4 IP/5 Original split next year because I don't know if they can fill five IPs

Nice, our rankings are spot for spot (though I didn't like Insidious as much as you did)!

This is why they're not going to try getting AHS again and we should stop bringing it up as a possibility for 2016. They've tried the past three years to get it, and after Scream I don't think they want to deal with pushy IP holders.

Hopefully, but it won't be any time soon I feel.

My early predictions for next year: The Conjuring: This one seems like a shoe in. Universal has a good relationship with WB and they've worked with James Wan before. The Purge: New movie is out next year and A&D probably wants to do it right this time. Crimson Peak: The house in Hollywood is well received, and if it's a box office dud I can imagine they'd want to use this before it becomes irrelevant. Killer Klowns from Outer Space: A property that A&D has wanted to tackle for a long time. Question is: will people be clowned out? House with the year's icon (Eddie?) One of the two originals that was scrapped in 2012 and 2014. A sequel Two new originals

I don't want any zombies next year period. BriMan said the other day on OU he has reason to believe TWD isn't coming back next year, let zombies breathe for at least a year.

Purge as the best house? WHAT? Good review otherwise.

(Copied and pasted my review posted on Orlando United so the font might be a bit off): Scarezones: 5. All Nite Die-In: I was able to see both the Black and White and Modern characters, and I use that term lightly as it was way too congested to see the characters. I guess I preferred B&W, but this zone wasn't anything special IMO. Maybe if it was less crowded my opinion would have been different.4. Scary Tales: It's neat. That's pretty much it, the characters look nice but it's nothing to write home about.3. Icons: Nice to see the past on display. Didn't see any of the kills unfortunately. 2. Evil's Roots: Loved this scarezone, that bush scareactor got me good.1. Psychoscareapy Unleashed: This was the best scarezone IMO. A fun atmosphere and I actually got quite a few scares. Shoutout to the guy with the chainsaw who was staring at me and following me for 10 or 20 seconds straight until he finally attacked.Houses: 9. The Purge Screw this house. No seriously, screw this house. When I exited this house I was mad. This house could have been great as Scream, instead we get this. I'll admit I had one good jump with the airblast towards the middle, but otherwise I didn't get a lot of scares. The strobes in this house went too overboard at times, especially the finale. Holy crap did that give me a headache. I wouldn't mind seeing The Purge return properly and I can't put a lot of blame on A&D because of how late in the game this was added, but this is the worst house of the two years I've attended. 4/10 8. The Walking Dead: The Living and the Dead Going in I had very low expectations. Considering some said it's one of the worst houses ever I was really anxious to see how bad it was. To my surprise, this house was actually pretty decent. The cast I had (around 7:30) was very aggressive, and while they didn't scare me, they definitely made me move back a bit. The best way to describe it is Scarezone: The House. If the cast wasn't giving their all I would have removed a point from my score. The opening scene in Terminus was pretty cool and the revolving door was neat, this house had a lot of neat moments. Yeah, the flooded food bank scene sucked and the Knife Party song in the finale was laughable, but this cast saved the house. Also, I'm starting to notice a trend in the Parade Building where the cast gives it their all but it's just not scary. It happened last year with Roanoke and it happened this year. If whatever house is in the Parade Building next year has this same problem, we can officially say it's a cursed location. 6.5/10 7. An American Werewolf in London I didn't go in 2013 so I never got to experience this house before. I've heard a lot about how this year's pales compared to 2013's because of the removal of some scares. Like I said in the AWIL thread last night, the first half of the house was really good but after the transformation it loses a lot of steam. The wolves looked great but the first one was the only one I got scared by. When you can see them far in advance you know what's coming and it doesn't make it scary. I'm curious if the reception will make A&D rethink doing another repeat for a long time. 7/10 6. Insidious This house was disappointing. I got a couple of scares from the demon after the lair, the first Man Who Can't Breath, and The Woman in White, but the biggest problem was quite a few scares could be seen from far away. I got hit by the first demon and the Bride in Black where WIW was in the living room, but the problem was they were too far away and by the time they got near me I wasn't scared. Overall, it's a decent house but nowhere near HOTY for me. 7/10 5. Run: Blood, Sweat, and Fears Originally this was high on my anticipation list but after some less than stellar reactions I lowered expectations. The queue video was great, as was the soundtrack (Smooth Criminal! Sledgehammer!). When I entered the house, after the first room I thought to myself "This house won't be good." But then in the Japan room, I got a scare! Then another! And another! I loved the Gladiator and Candy rooms, the gladiator came out of nowhere and the second scareactor in the Candy/America room was still there as I was getting scared by the first scareactor. The only time I noticed Hellgate was in the Candy room. My only complaint is that this house felt a bit short and that's keeping me from putting this as #4. 9/10 4. Asylum in Wonderland 3D I had very low expectations for this because of the track record for 3D houses. I really enjoyed this house and actually got a couple of scares! The room with the words, the Queen's room, and the finale had some good scares. Even when actors were standing in the open like the plants were creepy. The vortex tunnel wasn't as disorienting as I expecting but was still fun to go through. Loved the tea party scene. The 3D didn't really have much of an effect but made some things look neat. Overall, a great house 9/10 3. Jack Presents: 25 Years of Monsters and Mayhem Now we're getting to the excellent stuff. This house is filled to the brim with details. Some of my best scares of the night were thanks to the bear, the first scareactor in The Forsaken room (not sure if there were more in there), and the Phantom of the Opera. The finale and the Jacks in the house had some good scares too. I was going to redo this one but I was too tired. 10/10 2. Freddy vs Jason Man, what a great house. I got quite a few scares from this, especially the Jasons. I missed a lot of Freddy's scares but the demon and air blasts in the boiler room got me good. Hell, the entire boiler room was full of scares. The sets were great. Didn't see any of the screens. Jason won. This house felt a bit on the short side because of how quick I went through the Camp Crystal Lake parts, but overall an excellent house. 10/101. Body Collectors: RecollectionsThis was the clear winner of HOTY for me. Right when you enter the facade you know you're in for a treat. The very first scare with an inmate popping out then a Collector splitting her throat was awesome. The room with the dead patient on the operating table had a great scare from the Collector on the right of where you enter. And that spine rip. DAMN! I was looking back and forth between that and making sure the scareactor after it reset already Loved the room with the red robed Collector. The finale had my best scares of the night with an inmate popping out on one side then a Collector on the other. This house was simply amazing.10/10

From Sunday, 10/4: Psychoscareapy (around 6:30): Shoutout to the guy with the chainsaw who I had a stare down with going back and forth until you eventually went up to me. You creeped me out, well done

1. Body Collectors 2. Insidious 3. Monsters and Mayhem 4. Freddy vs Jason 5. Asylum in Wonderland 6. American Werewolf in London 7. Run 8. Purge 9. TWD

Houses: 1. Body Collectors 2. Freddy vs Jason 3. Monsters and Mayhem 4. Asylum in Wonderland 5. Run 6. Insidious 7. AWIL 8. The Walking Dead 9. The Purge Zones: 1. Psychoscareapy 2. Evil's Roots 3. Icons 4. Scary Tales 5. All Nite Die-In

1. Body Collectors: My best scares of the night were in the finale. 2. Asylum in Wonderland: Had some good scares and the final cut was neat. 3. Monsters and Mayhem: A couple of the Jacks got me good. 4. American Werewolf: Good recreation of the movie. 5. The Walking Dead: Knife Party aside, the cast was aggressive enough to make this my #5 finale. 6. Freddy vs Jason: Seeing Jason hold Freddy's head was cool. 7. Run: Eh, nothing noteworthy. 8. Insidious: Nothing noteworthy either. 123456789. The Purge: Gave me an awful headache.

Did every house once last night, no shows.