Ridesandstuff Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Untold is their own property as well, the sets really aren't a problem since you could just say "hey this is dracula's castle" easily. I agree with the family friendly thing, but we really haven't seen the film. The actress could've meant that in the sense that it doesn't have a lot of gore kind of like the mummy. We'll just hae to wait and see from at least the trailer just how much horror is in Dracula: Untold (it's a shame that we don't know if a movie about friggin dracula is going to be a horror movie lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Van Helsing was also Fanciful and Family Friendly just like the mummy remakes were, the Wolfman overlay was done the year Wolfman was released it was Orlando's Wolfman house that was a year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 (it's a shame that we don't know if a movie about friggin dracula is going to be a horror movie lol) There's a lot of Dracula movies/shows that are not horror so not like it's a shocker. To be honest this just seems like it's getting the Stephen Sommers treatment ala Van Helsing and the Mummy. Not like a total Kid Flick but along those lines of something Sommers would come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I can't remember the last serious horror movie about vampires. There's a certain teen romance series I can think of and a few action flicks, but I can't think of the last horror movie. Well at least one with a release that wasn't direct to dvd/streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I think 30 Days of Night was the closet thing that at least tried to be horror. but that was like back in the early 2000's....once again I feel old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Oh yeah huh. 2007. Checking out wikipedia, the second most recent vampire horror film was From Dusk Till Dawn in ...which is even then kinda shaky as a horror film. I got a more exploitation action vibe with vampires. Vampires haven't really been that scary since the 50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I suppose it should also be noted that Dracula Untold is in that sweet release date zone that's been used a couple times in the past at HHN (October 14 - 17th) But again, if it's another vampire oriented maze in there, I'll be fairly peeved. That theme has been drained (no pun intended) from that location over and over again. Van Helsing for years, Vampyre, Dracula in there year-round, included in the Universal Monsters Remix both years. Like seriously, focus on Frankenstein or something, it's the only thing that would make sense at this point and hasn't been done 4 times unlike Chucky, vampires, Psycho which is all over the park, The Strangers. Frankenstein was also in Van Helsing, and is in there year round and also in UMR, but it hasn't had a full blown maze dedicated to it. Different weird monsters on the loose, the main big one we recognize at the end, Egor, the Bride, all sorts of fun to be had. With that said, I don't think it'll be Dracula Untold. I just have to believe there's more creative possibilities left in the HOH. Ah crap, but then again, Murdy said there will be one original maze and I doubt he'd count whatever odd creation he has in the HOH as original. So crap, it has to be property. I guess it IS Dracula Untold. Fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 ^ Don't forget that Murdy did screen two films that were to be released this year. Dracula it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellie_Monster Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I just want Trick 'r Treat and my year will be set. To play as Sam, I could care less what other mazes there are. -Scumbag- I've wanted a Trick 'r Treat maze since the minute I saw the film for the first time. Not sure if this is the right place for this and it's still a bit early, but is anyone else going to the HHN panel at ScareLA in August? Last year was the Insidious reveal, and this year the event is slated to be even bigger than last year, so I'm sure we'll get something juicy then. I'll be working at the event and at that panel specifically so I'm stoked to see what bone they throw out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Hopefully it's something good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Bigger than Insidious? Not much is bigger than Insidious... Other than... THE EXORCIST! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.HHN Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I'm gonna collect my thoughts and put them down as this is a quite confusing year. I've been researching tons and tons this year (mostly in Spanish class [like right now]). I'm gonna stick with my idea and say Empire/Formally was Malcolm is a Dracula maze in the House of Horrors. It might not or may be untold or it could be some other form of Dracula. I might be completely wrong and this could just be The Purge as everybody is saying this is. I agree with everybody and say that TWD is coming back and that Teen Spirit is TWD due to the Sean Penn Fast Times in Ridegmont High connection. The freak out maze is the one that gets me thinking the most and going back and forth trying to figure this one out as it still puzzles me. I thought this was Alien but Murdy turned it down on Twitter which technically also turns down AVP. The Exorcist is the most likely to fit this clue as I know nothing else that would make us freak out as much as it is being teased. I've thought and tried to connect this to TrT but it doesn't really fit so I'm going with The Exorcist. Now the one with the least amount of clues. I think Atari 2600 is The Purge as for the siren that sometimes showed up or sometimes dint in the Atari 2600 version of Mrs. Pacman. It could be Halloween but I think that's way too obvious or once again this could also be TrT. Soap Commercial was fairly easy and fits like a glove by agreeing that this is AWIL. I honestly have no idea whatsoever what the original maze is as it could be anything really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Evil Dead had to wait a year to match up with the 2013 release, why would TRT get to not wait until 2015? We know it's not Murdy's last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 I'm gonna collect my thoughts and put them down as this is a quite confusing year. I've been researching tons and tons this year (mostly in Spanish class [like right now]). I'm gonna stick with my idea and say Empire/Formally was Malcolm is a Dracula maze in the House of Horrors. It might not or may be untold or it could be some other form of Dracula. I might be completely wrong and this could just be The Purge as everybody is saying this is. I agree with everybody and say that TWD is coming back and that Teen Spirit is TWD due to the Sean Penn Fast Times in Ridegmont High connection. The freak out maze is the one that gets me thinking the most and going back and forth trying to figure this one out as it still puzzles me. I thought this was Alien but Murdy turned it down on Twitter which technically also turns down AVP. The Exorcist is the most likely to fit this clue as I know nothing else that would make us freak out as much as it is being teased. I've thought and tried to connect this to TrT but it doesn't really fit so I'm going with The Exorcist. Now the one with the least amount of clues. I think Atari 2600 is The Purge as for the siren that sometimes showed up or sometimes dint in the Atari 2600 version of Mrs. Pacman. It could be Halloween but I think that's way too obvious or once again this could also be TrT. Soap Commercial was fairly easy and fits like a glove by agreeing that this is AWIL. I honestly have no idea whatsoever what the original maze is as it could be anything really. I think your theory about Malcom Empire being Dracula: Untold sounds most probable. TWD = Teen spirit is somewhat possible, but I doubt it. Remember, part of the title for the maze is apart of the actor's screen credits. For example, Bedtime for Bonzo = Ronald Regan = The Exorcist: Haunting of Regan O'Neil. It could very well be something like that, and I think it is. Atari 2600 is interesting. A blind guess of mine would be Atari 2600 game = Haunted House = The Conuring. It does have 90 pages of treatment meaning that there's a LOT describe as you're walking through. The museum the Warrens have at the beginning would have tons of detail in there and so would the basement. The only problem with this theory is that Murdy implied that the game is on more than one platform. That could be a problem as that game is apparently only on the Atari. They did release the game on XBOX and PC as "Atari's Greatest Hits" so I'm not sure if that would qualify. Soap Brand = AWiL. There's no doubt about it. Count me as excited! Remember that Route 66 is a song that has been covered many times. Of all of the songs Rides brought up way back that have been covered many times, I could see a hillbilly "Route 66" house. Not to mention, they could add a bloody and crudely drawn 6 at the end of "Route 66". One, maybe Murdy scored a property that's done by the same studio, so why not do it? Also, there could be enough content in the sequel to warrant a standalone maze on the first one now EDIT: Something else I want to add to the Haunted House/Conjuring theory I have. Don't know if it's that distinct sound effect Murdy is looking for but it might be something: http://gamingwithscissors.com/2013/haunted-house/# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 One, maybe Murdy scored a property that's done by the same studio, so why not do it? Because of the time sensitive awareness thing that he has driven home a few thousand times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsylumSB Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Soap Brand = AWiL. There's no doubt about it. Count me as excited! One, maybe Murdy scored a property that's done by the same studio, so why not do it? Also, there could be enough content in the sequel to warrant a standalone maze on the first one now Think about AWIL...John Murdy probably had the treatment completed prior to Orlando using the property. Sounds like a safe bet to use this classic horror property since it was well received and had some previous planning. Regarding the timing issue, I agree that any popular property should be locked in, regardless of discussions of "proposed" sequels. Especially if this us suggested by an established HHN partner who owns the rights to the property. There is no guarantee that a sequel would get out of Production Hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) If there's not enough interest to get the sequel out of production Hell, is it that popular of a property? The "timing with a release" thing isn't my idea, it's Murdy's. If you think that's a better way of going about it, tell him. Edited May 28, 2014 by ferox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I think the time sensitive stick is thrown out this year cuz not a lot is going on in mainstream horror this year but Walking Dead and AHS so it's either throw away the Time sensitive or the Awareness rule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 I think the time sensitive stick is thrown out this year cuz not a lot is going on in mainstream horror this year but Walking Dead and AHS so it's either throw away the Time sensitive or the Awareness rule. Exactly. When you have the opportunity to have a property that fans have wanted for years, you have enough slots to where there's nothing conflicting, and the sequel should have enough to warrant a brand new maze, I don't think "time sensitivity will an issue. Like Grind said, everything in mainstream horror is bombing this year. If Murdy does have the opportunity, he might as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Are you honestly suggesting a planned repeat of a low awareness IP like TRT in 2015? Evil Dead and Insidious had to wait, but a direct to DVD horror flick gets a maze for the sequel and the original that would leave 90% of HHN's market wondering Wtf is this bypasses the file that Murdy has repeated over and over, this year. Edited May 28, 2014 by ferox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 If we get TrT this year unless by some act of god it is the number one maze I don't think we will see it this AND next year it's an either or. BUT to repeat my point there is not anything this year that is time sensitive AND have awareness so it stand to prove that this would be the year to take risks with things that are not time sensitive or one or so mazes that don't have a huge awareness outside of the HHN fan community. Not to say we will be seeing all direct to DVD year ("Fear does not need a theatrical release!" imagine that on the 2014 t-shirts hahaha) but I think they can get away with TrT along as we got some big names on the bill. What those big names are so far who the hell knows at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesandstuff Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Exactly. When you have the opportunity to have a property that fans have wanted for years, you have enough slots to where there's nothing conflicting, and the sequel should have enough to warrant a brand new maze, I don't think "time sensitivity will an issue. Like Grind said, everything in mainstream horror is bombing this year. If Murdy does have the opportunity, he might as well. The sequel would warrant a maze for 2015. The more people that recognize the property, the more tickets they sell. Making money is a lot more important than making a small group of fans happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThNdIzNiR Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) How do the SOAP Commercial clues fit AWIL like a glove? Did I miss someone's explanation? Some of you were mentioning vampires... July 13th the new series The Strain is coming to FX. I never read the novel trilogy it is based off of. However, from what I'm gathering it involves vampires and is supposed to be more horror oriented than most of the stuff as of late. Guillermo del Toro had a hand in it's creation, so I think it could be pretty decent. Who knows? Edited May 29, 2014 by ThNdIzNiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Before it was cut, AWIL was going to be used in 2012 instead of Evil Dead. Because Evil Dead would make more sense in 2013, due to timing. While some properties are going to remain time not sensitive, there's a huge precedent for not using properties that are going to be time sensitive the next year. Even with properties that have much higher awareness than TRT. Mazes cost a ton of money, and they need a better reason to do them than "Well it will make an insignificant people super happy at the risk of making the vast majority of the people who buy tickets unhappy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThNdIzNiR Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) What does HHN stand for? HALLOWEEN Horror Nights... Are people really going to get that upset about having the hands down best Halloween themed movie of the past decade at the event? The only reason it isn't as popular (yet) is because of Warner Bros foolishness. The idea that this movie didn't make it to the big screen, but Paranormal Activity 4 did, is absurd. It is a relatively new movie (compared to many horror franchises) that didn't get a theatrical release, never gets air time on tv, and when it got it's dvd release there weren't even that many copies put out there at 1st. Over the past few years it has been gaining steam from fans who enjoy Halloween and are really tired of rebooted movies. Next year will be it's real test, because if they nail part 2, then obviously all those who are unaware of the original will want to see it. With all that being said... Unfortunately, I don't think Hollywood will be getting a Trick 'R Treat maze. Sam kicks ass!!! Edited May 29, 2014 by ThNdIzNiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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