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Twice so far. Will be going back wednesday to try again.

Sorry for the delay on the annual review everyone. Finance midterms kinda took priority this year. Overall, I am thoroughly enjoying this year. Long houses, big sets highlight this year. As always I will try to keep things as spoiler free as possible. This year I’d like to go through houses based on their ranking from worst to best. 10. Blumhouse of Horrors: Poor Blumhouse always gets the crap end of the stick. This years titles aren’t as strong as the previous years but overall, I enjoy this house better than last years. The sets for this one are the best I’ve seen in the MIB tent so far. Scares however are pretty weak. Scares are pretty repetitive and the intensity really isn’t there. The Happy Death Day section does a good job for what the story allows and is the better section of the house. The Purge on the other hand is probably the worst incarnation of the franchise I’ve seen so far. I’ll give Blum house a 5 out of 10. 9. Seeds of Extinction: This one was on the top of my anticipation list for this year however it really didn’t live up to the hype. I was expecting this to be the scariest house of the year and doesn’t deliver. This house just seems very empty to me. Sets are fairly average and the scares arern’t well hidden. 6 out of 10 for Seeds. 8. Slaughter Sinema: I’ve been through this house only once so this might not be the most fair rating. The concept for this house is great. I just wish they stuck to fewer concepts within the house. All the rooms just feel a little rushed and would’ve liked to see more from specific concepts. Scares are decent and the sets are well done for each movie. I really like the preview videos and they mesh really well to what we saw in the house. For now Slaughter gets a 6.5 out of 10. 7.Halloween 4: The Halloween series has fared well for HHN so far and this one doesn’t disappoint. The house starts a little slow but escalates very quickly to the Halloween houses we know and love. Scares are well done and the Michael’s all do a great job. The finale room in this house is one of the better one’s of the year if you hit it at the right spot its one of my favorite scares of the year. I wish a little more detail was put into the sets and the transition rooms are very bare however. Halloween gets a 7 out of 10. 6. Trick R Treat: I feel like this house gets neglected because we saw it as a scarezone already. This house is very good but a little short and more so a house that’s better on sets than scares. The actors do a great job in this house and really use their space to make the most of what isn’t the scariest movie. I really love the big sets with the buses and went more into the quarry section of the movie than the scarezone ever could. Another solid 7 our of 10 5. Stranger Things: A week before the event I finally finished season one so it all was fresh in my head. I love the sets in this house and the demogorgons look great and do a great job scaring. They also did a great job casting the face characters. For a high profile house the scares are there as well. The major problem I have witb this house is that it fizzles out toward the end. After the school scene they could’ve fit another room or two but they fill a lot of the space with black curtains and a weak ending. Overall a very fun house 8 out of 10 4. Carnival Graveyard: A nice big house with great, big sets. The actors in this house are great and their intensity is some of the best of the year. In this house there are lots of unique pieces that I haven’t really seen in a house before. However because of these pieces it leads to a lot of empty space without scares. But where there are scares they are really good. Another 8 out of 10 for Carnival. 3. Scary Tales: Finally I get to experience a full on Scary Tales house. The façade for this house is unreal and as you go through the house you can tell they spent a lot of time and effort on this one. I also really like the stories they chose to cover. This is a house that is relentless from start to finish. 9 out of 10. 2. Dead Exposure: Now this is HHN. This house reminds me of what got me into horror nights in the first place. I love the puppets in the beginning and just keeps going and picking up intensity as you go though the house. This is probably one of the scariest house’s I’ve been in for a long while. 9 out of 10 1. Poltergeist: I have been asking for this IP for years now and Horror Nights did not disappoint. From the second you walk into the house you are transported into another world. All of the key scenes from the movie are executed to perfection. The scares are very well done. This also probably the most diverse house I’ve seen with the huge variation of scares and sets that they use in this one. Thank you HHN for not blowing this one. What should I ask for next? 10 out of 10 for Poltergeist. Now for the Scare Zones: 5. The Harvest: While not a bad scare zone it’s essentially a rehash of scarecrow with some stilt walkers. The actors in the zone do a great job with intensity and using their limited space. 4. Revenge of Chucky: I really wish they did more with this, Chucky is easily my favorite slasher and this zone doesn’t really do him justice. I like that they put him on a stage and have the other toys running around but I think I just want more from this zone. 3. Twisted Tradition: I really love the story of this zone, with the normal actors and then the Halloween monsters deeper into the zone. Really dark and the actors use their space very well. The only thing that leaves this zone so low is that it’s a typical Central Park zone that doesn’t really bring anything new to the table. 2. Vamp 85: This zone has everything! I love the soundtrack and the celebrities. This zone is so much fun and they mix in scares very well. I really love how the actors interact with eachother as well. 1. Killer Klownz: What a fun zone. They did an outstanding job with the costumes and Klownz act just like they do in the movie. I love interacting with the brothers and the puppet scares are really well done to. One of the most unique zones I’ve seen in a long time. Hoping to see this one move into a house next year. Thank you as always for taking the time to read this and Happy Haunting. Killswitch

They did it last year and I believe the year before. If you're a passholder be on the lookout for the early entry signups for the first 2 weekends.

We've done frequent fear plus the last 3 years and it's done pretty well for us. The goal is always to go at least twice a week and hit each house at least 10 times and we've had no problem hitting that every year. I've never done Express but we are planning on doing an RIP tour this year.

Looks like we're gonna see some old costumes from the old Chucky house back in 09.

I agree with you that its not a particularly scary movie. But it does have strong horror elements to it. I feel the same way about AHS, not scary in the least, but has strong elements to make things work for a horror event. I wouldn't mind Get Out as being part of a compilation, it would struggle by itself.

Happy death day is good for about a scene or two. I'd be shocked if there wasn't a scene from the new purge as well. There are a couple decent scenes from truth or dare that could be used too.

Silver scream was one of the better houses that year. But I'm biased, the Usher is easily my favorite icon.

Speaking of Blumhouse, is this year supposed to be a mash up or just one property? I've heard rumors that it could be one or the other. I just watched the Belko Experiment this evening, thoroughly enjoyed it would be a fun, campy, gory house, even if just part of a mash up. Unfortunately I don't think we'd ever see it come to life.

Too bad "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany came out in '87.

The majority of the time I look forward to the originals, to me they are more immersive, suspenseful and give more room for creativity. You kind of expect what to see in an IP , originals are a complete surprise. Over the years there have been IP's I have been super excited for (Silent Hill, Shining, Chucky, Halloween) but the originals always blow my mind every year.

While I love AoV and what they do year after year. I would really like to see something bigger at fear factor.

I'm thinking that the next update will be tickets especially bogo deal expires in a couple days. Any word on them moving away from frequent fear or just rumor?

I would expect it. It's much easier to recreate outside scenes within a soundstage

Any thoughts of where stranger things is going to be located? I'm thinking the soundstage where The Shining was last year if it isn't the mega house. I believe that this queue can fit the most people without using a soundstage as one. As a thought for the mega house, is there any chance that NoES could be a titans or terror kind of deal? Put Chucky, Freddy and Jason in one house? It fits the 80's idea. Lastly in regards to the Ifrits latest. It definitely points to The Fog which would be a beautiful house if done correctly. Relationships with Carpenter are solid, it would make sense.

Have you seen the show Zoo on cbs? I really like the concept however the show is a bit slow. That could translate well into a house I believe.

Beauty and the beast would make an amazing house. I actually started writing one up a couple years back but never finished. Not only would it be incredibly beautiful but effective scare wise.

Would totally be okay with this. As much as I would love 4 originals, I wouldn't count on it

When it comes to video games I'm super picky. Resident Evil was really weak when they did it a few years back and silent hill was average. I think if they just stuck to resident evil 7 it could work. I would love to see until dawn or the last of us. The last of us would just be a beautiful maze. The Evil Within however would be very difficult to recreate. I haven't played the second one yet. But the first jumps around to much and wouldn't flow well.

I could also see them bringing back walking dead either as a 7th IP with only 2 originals. Or use walking dead in place of ahs and alternate every year

I'm thinking: -AHS Cult -Stranger things as the mega house -Something John Carpenter, either another Halloween, the thing, or the fog -Chucky in some shape or form. -Another classic horror movie, hoping for poltergeist but that would be a rights nightmare. Would assume either another Friday the 13th or classic monsters. -The Ring - if something gets scrapped again I could see trick r treat, sinister, or insidious getting reused as a house again. Originals: something from the past hopefully. And then a house based on strong sets and another based on strong scares.

No word yet on the final show. However Ap's get their own private show on the third.

The market scene in walking dead 2014 was massive. That's the biggest from my memory. The banner room in AHS freak show was also bigger than the bathroom. Silent Hill also had a few fairly large rooms.

I really enjoyed the ones from Legacy in Blood. Those are my favorites since I've started going. I really do like this house though. I always seem to catch something new in this one too.

Forever wishing for a Name Game dance party