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Victorian house could have some literary references to it. There are many Gothic Fiction horror stories from that time period.
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Is it me or do the barrels kind of look like coin stacks?
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I would think that the las vegas reference would be closer related to their surname "Sin City".
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I imagine that they won't include the characters, but how can you have a roof top scene without Merle handcuffed to a pipe! I realize they could just do the bloody hand and hacksaw but I'd rather see a guy shouting obsceneties and laughing deliriously.
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Didn't they run into the same problems with Silver Screams in 09' with evil dead? They still kept it in even with the characters and just changed the name of the house to medieval dead. Loop holes can always work to your advantage.
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I could not be more thrilled with the current announcement but was hoping they would update the website along with it. Anyone think that maybe this house will be a bit bigger than others since we have one less than usual? Just a thought.
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Just booked our trip ffp oct. 24 and 25. Bringing a scardy cat this year! Can't believe she agreed to go
We'll just call it my Birthday present since my bday is oct. 24.-
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IF they are still sticking with doing the three year story arc I could definately see this year being another generalized theme icon. Given that the previous two years we've seen Fear and Luck/Fate I think that this year would follow suit. Personally I think something to do with either Karma or Revenge could give interesting possibilities.
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Just guessing here but I would think that due to red and black being the colors on the roulette wheel I would assume that landing on red means you get the red headed lady luck but should you land on black you get the raven haired fate. Meaning her appearances changes by a spin of the wheel. Perhaps the ring is the source that allows her to do this.
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I find myself so enamored with all of the props and costumes that I am too busy smiling and showing how happy I am. Even when a scareactor does approach me my first instinct is usually to compliment them on how amazing they look. Suffice it to say HHN puts me in my happy place. Is this normal? I hope not!
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I think that the backstory is probably less for the general public and more for the people who create the event. Having an idea or theme to build off of makes you more creative. In the way that artists and designer make collections I think that the people who put this event together do the very same thing. Not saying that every house is directly related to each other but maybe influenced by each other through similar ideas or thinking patterns.
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In regards to movie houses at the event I think that these houses really showcase just how amazing universal is when it comes to making houses for the event. Their ability to replicate these movie sets so realistically is what really reaches out to the general audience. It gives them something to compare it to and associate a memory with. I think we all can remember a movie or movies that scared us throughout our lives. While I do enjoy seeing their original creations more I don't think I would appreciate them as much without seeing how well they can duplicate the movie houses.
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Can't help but think of presidents for these clues.
Woodteeth - George Wasington
Dwarf - James Madison (the shortest pres at 5' 4")
Grass - Clinton (" I did not inhale")
Top Hat - Abraham Lincoln
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Those are NOT official code names for the houses, rather they represent speculation on the part of that person based on Legacy's own speculations he has presented both here and on Rumors.
However, it has sparked an idea in me about the possibility of this year's Icons.
In pre-Christian religions there is the concept of the Great Triple Goddess, sometimes seen as Hecate with Her Three faces: Maiden, Mother and Crone.
This archetype appears throughout many traditions and remains powerful in human consciousness. In dealing with this year's themes and possible Icons, I can't help but think about the figures from Greco-Roman Mythology, The Fates.
These three Goddesses are:
Clotho or Nona - who spins the thread of life and thus can be seen as an aspect of the Mother as she begins each person's life.
Lachesis or Decima - who determines the length of the thread and thus determines what happens during each person's life.
Atropos or Morta - who cuts the thread and thus can be seen as a Death Goddess.
These three are paralleled in Norse mythology by the Three Norns, also three Goddesses of Fate, and by the Three Weird Sisters of Shakespeare's Scottish Play. (Weird being an old English word for Fate, has only recently become a word meaning "strange")
These are not merely worshipped by Neo-Pagans or Wiccans today but also by the nearly 1 Billion practitioners of Hinduism who revere Durga, the Mother, Lakshmi Goddess of Fortune, and Kali, Death.
So it would be very interesting if the folks at Universal's A&D were to tap into this archetype in this year's event by presenting Three Female Icons!
Chance, Luck and Fate.
Chance who gives you the chance of life, Luck who determines the outcome of life, and Fate who ends life. Together these three would collectively personify the Three Fates and also Death itself.
Thus there would be no need for a fourth male version of Death.
This is just speculation from a Professor of Religion, but it would also mean that another idea I threw out there jokingly on April Fool's Day, that there could be a Three-In-One Icon, may actually come true after all!
Can't help but have this remind me of the Stephen King novel Insomnia where he creates characters based on The Three Fates. In his novel Clotho and Lachesis are both in charge of ending lives that served some sort of purpose whereas Atropos was beloning to the random and could end the lives of those who did not serve a purpose in this life. Made for good reading then and would love to see Uni's interpretation of this.
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It seems to me that this more closely resembles HHN 19 where the backstory is not so much the icon as it is the building influencing the icon. HHN 19's Universal Palace Theater was an entity of it's own that affected those around it. While Julian was protective of her she was ultimately responsible for the deaths. Perhaps this casino is in close proximity with that.
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There's that word Luck again. Just like emeric was hinting at earlier. HMMM.....
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Hopefully the late update of the website will mean more frequent small updates to the final reveal. I like counting on at least one update a week, it gives me something to look forward to.
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Based on the change of pace with the broader spectrum icon last year i would guess that this clue has more to do with Chance being a theme rather than a specific person. I'm sure they would personify it like they did Fear last year. But I can't help but think there may be more Choose your fate options in houses this year if this is indeed the theme.
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or perhaps they all rose from the dead?
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The idea of a writer whose stories come to life is pretty much exactly what the Storyteller was with Terra Cruentes. The story of the Terra Queen was the story she was telling come to life. As nifty as a librarian or writer would be as an icon, they would literally be a slight variation on "Grandma."
The artist idea... heh... the original rumor I heard for the 2003 icon (the director) was that he was going to be an animator who created all the characters for HHN. I heard that concept during 2002, and firmly believe that it was the original plan, but Marketing/A&D decided to go a little darker with a snuff director.
Simply put, I don't believe these ideas are new, and rather believe A&D would be attempting to move away from such literal concepts. When you get an icon with a "profession" you immediately limit what the design and feel of the event. Jack will always be associated with "dark humor" and the circus. The Usher will always be associated with "scary movies," along with the Director. The Storyteller will always be associated with "scary stories." The Caretaker is the "broadest" of the icons because I don't believe the GP knows or understands his story, but doesn't really embody a specific idea. He just has an amazingly developed story and canon. The effectiveness in Bloody Mary wasn't the specifically her backstory (though it was with the fans), it was the simple fact that she embodied a simple, graspable, and most importantly broad, idea; "Urban Legends." She didn't embody something literal, but something accessible and varied. Fear, from a marketing perspective, did the same. Fate probably would have, aside from it being so esoteric. Death, Faith, shoot, even Politics (I've always wanted a possessed politician/antichrist-esque figure who used HHN as a "campaign rally"), the Unknown, History, are broader topics than "Movies," or "Stories," because they allow more variety in how they are approached. I think that is what the new era of darkness is intended to provide; more variety in scares by focusing on more inclusive themes.
I guess it all just depends on what you like. I'm sure going with a broader spectrum and having a common theme instead of an icon may appeal to some but I really love the event when it surrounds a figure with an extensive backstory. I was so excited for this year but that teaser page, website, and the event itself just didn't feel as immersive as it did in the past. I think that you can still be creative without sacrificing the story.
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Oh, and don't forget that Amazing Stories set in WW2 with the cartoonist trapped in the gunner under the plane! I think it was called The Mission, and it had Keifer Sutherland and Kevin Costner. Not horror, per se, but remarkable and defininitely inspiring.
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Stephen kings Duma Key is pretty close. The main character has the ability to paint things into existence or out of existence due to the goddess persephone manipulating his mind after a brain injury.
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Instead of a writer how about an artist who paints or draws awful things into existence?
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I would have rather seen them flesh out a story about Fear. Like maybe he was some sort of fallen angel or tortured soul who used to be human and was forced to become this harbinger of fear. I think that's what I expected from them and instead he was very one-dimensional. Here's hoping they go back to their elaborate back stories.
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Don't forget 7 years of bad luck when you break a mirror! One could only hope that they would bring back an even darker Bloody Mary, but I doubt it.
We'll just call it my Birthday present since my bday is oct. 24.
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The music from the game series is enough to make just about any setting creepy. If they do this full force could be one of the scariest houses this year.