HHN Hollywood 2014 Speculation

[Grindhousehero13]

honestly think about we called Walking Dead and Purge as a sure thing....but Walking Dead is a no brainer and we got totally proven wrong Murdy is just laughing at us with payback for last year watch us get nothing else right at all!

[ferox]

Murdy said the sets alone for Alien would be astronomical (again could be a carny pun.)

But AVP...would it?

[Grindhousehero13]

well put it this way Universal would still have to pay for two different rights with AVP.

[ferox]

And what maze would make people freakout more than AVP?

[Kurseddragon]

And what maze would make people freakout more than AVP?

... Jaws.

[ferox]

You know, I normally hate that joke but you nailed it with that one. Bravo.

[DTH316]

Astronomical.... that IS a carny pun. Holy crap, how did we not see that before? Its begging for someone to say "I see what you did there" right after it.

Did some digging. Murdy's language about Alien changes over the years.

Just last year --

Horror Nights ‏@HorrorNights 11 Jun 2013

@JoshtopusRex For example Alien meets everything but the environments\characters would be extremely difficult\expensive to reproduce

Horror Nights ‏@HorrorNights 5 Nov 2010

@just_jevon I knew the late Stan Winston and respect his work too much to do Alien without being able to pull off the creatures.

Horror Nights ‏@HorrorNights 12 Nov 2009

@dinoair Yeah I think Alien isn't possible for a maze. It was featured in the now defunct "Black Box" at Movieland Wax Museum years ago

Horror Nights ‏@HorrorNights 21 Oct 2009

@missinthia No we do deals with other studios. Has to be achievable in a live event (i.e. Alien would be impossible).

He literally says it's impossible in 2009, then as time progresses, he only states the creatures need justice, then it turns into "that'd be hard and cost money." So is it possible in 2014 he found out that "yes, in fact, I can do this now!"

I'm very 50/50 on this for now. Are there any more recent tweets regarding Alien?

Edited June 14, 2014 by DTH316

[Tobias]

Astronomical.... that IS a carny pun. Holy crap, how did we not see that before?

One just has to pay attention.

Edited June 14, 2014 by Tobias

[ferox]

He's been silent on Alien/Predator recently. I just know what I will lose it if I get to experience two of the best aliens in one maze. I haven't heard many great things about the movie, but as a maze come on. That could be great.

[DTH316]

I know there was a crap load of predator spec last year when Sabbath was about to be announced. Maybe that got them thinking. I'll do some digging later

[ferox]

Early in the year Murdy said that the freak out maze was something that people have been asking for, and in a way not aware that they have been asking for it.

I mean, AVP could fit that bill.

[Ridesandstuff]

He's been silent on Alien/Predator recently. I just know what I will lose it if I get to experience two of the best aliens in one maze. I haven't heard many great things about the movie, but as a maze come on. That could be great.

Yea I don't mind when they do films that didn't do well critically. Apparently HOTC was crap, but it seems to have made a great maze. I really hope AVP ends up coming that would be amazing.

[ferox]

I think that with HHNO's ability to make AWIL so great with mostly puppets, it opened a new door for the xenomorphs. Xenomorphs would be a casting nightmare due to size (you have to be really skinny to make it work) and that giant tail might make resetting a nightmare.

[Ridesandstuff]

Yea. I think they'll probably end up making puppets similar to The Thing and LL. I hope they don't do anything like mia in the cellar scene though. I really hated how that prop looked, it was the only thing I didn't like about that maze.

[DTH316]

Oh God... the "animatronics" and puppets in Evil Dead were absolutely atrocious. Yeah, maybe Murdy should rethink this one...

[Grindhousehero13]

To be fare they were horrible because they were things that didn't need to be puppets/animatronics the only exception being the chainsaw to the face abomination

[HigbeeHaunt]

K so where we stand so far on everything.

Atari 2600 = The Walking Dead (Confirmed)

Empire = Dracula: Untold (HoH)

Teen Spirit = ????

Soap Comercial = American Werewolf in London

Beauty is Only Skin Deep = "Freak Out Maze". Aliens?? Exorcist??

Original Maze = ????

Super Secret Project = 7th Maze?? Where will it be??

Terror Tram = Invaded by Walking Dead (Confirmed)

Scarezones:

Walking Dead

Mask-A-Raid

The Purge

????

????

[DTH316]

My spec list (based on location):

- Dracula: Untold (HOH)

- Unknown "Appealing" IP (Parisian Square)

- The Conjuring (The Mummy)

- American Werewolf in London (JP)

- The Walking Dead (Metro Set)

- Alien vs. Predator/The Exorcist (SS 747)

- Original Maze (Soundstage)

Edited June 15, 2014 by DTH316

[Ridesandstuff]

Maybe a 2014 film? That's the only thing I could see filling the possible 7th maze slot. Unless the found a way to get AHS which is pretty unlikely.

Edited June 15, 2014 by Ridesandstuff

[ferox]

So if From Dusk Till Dawn was canceled for unknown reasons in Orlando (not wanting to do two vampire mazes?), we can assume that Robert Rodrigez was in contact with USH.

Now following the Hispanic demographic trend that the major SoCal Haunts have been found of but with no workable legend, attempting to create an original story with the contributions of Robert Rodrigez might be the best path. And it could be a musical contribution since Robert has created soundtracks before.

[HigbeeHaunt]

Just watched AWIL maze from HHNO and the pub facade would be perfect in the Parisian Square location. Plus if AWIL is Soap Commercial then the treatment is 47 pages which makes it another fit for that location. Either way I'm starting to get stoked for this year, especially if we get any of the other stuff speculated.

[SomethingCreative123]

Robert Rodriguez "Predators"?

[DTH316]

AWIL was originally designed for the JP queue, plus Soap Commercial (which most assume is attached to it) has been said by Murdy to be the JP queue (unless I'm just making that up in my head -- I can never tell anymore).

From Dusk Til Dawn's facade (The Titty Twister) would best fit either in a soundstage or in Parisian square, but I would not count FDTD as an appealing IP. The soundstage maze is also supposedly the one we're going to freak out over, and again, not FDTD. I'm sure Rodriguez could have some involvement this year, but I doubt it'll be with FDTD, especiallllyyyyy if we're also getting Dracula.

[ferox]

Yeah I do not expect From Dusk Dill Dawn this year.

Murdy has said the next announcement is in July.

[DTH316]

Alright you guys, it's time for the annual BOX OFFICE LIST OF DOOOOOM. I think we need it this year more than ever to look at successful horror films we may have forgotten. For ease of viewing, I'll scratch out all the films that have been used, the ones that are super obviously not going to happen (i'll try to not be bias) and not include the films waaaaay down the list.

The following lists include the horror genres (period, slasher, supernatural, torture, comedy, remakes), sci-fi horror, vampires, werewolves, and zombies.

First up,

PERIOD HORROR FILMS

1 The Conjuring WB $137,400,141 3,115 $41,855,326 2,903 7/19/13

2 Shutter Island Par. $128,012,934 3,356 $41,062,440 2,991 2/19/10

3 Van Helsing Uni. $120,177,084 3,580 $51,748,040 3,575 5/7/04

4 The Village BV $114,197,520 3,733 $50,746,142 3,730 7/30/04

5 Interview with the Vampire WB $105,264,608 2,604 $36,389,705 2,604 11/11/94

6 Paranormal Activity 3 Par. $104,028,807 3,329 $52,568,183 3,321 10/21/11

7 Sleepy Hollow Par. $101,071,502 3,069 $30,060,467 3,064 11/19/99

8 The Others Mira. $96,522,687 2,843 $14,089,952 1,678 8/10/01

9 Bram Stoker's Dracula Col. $82,522,790 2,491 $30,521,679 2,491 11/13/92

10 The Wolfman Uni. $61,979,680 3,223 $31,479,235 3,222 2/12/10

11 The Woman in Black CBS $54,333,290 2,856 $20,874,072 2,855 2/3/12

12 Exorcist: The Beginning WB $41,821,986 2,813 $18,054,001 2,803 8/20/04

13 The Ghost and the Darkness Par. $38,619,405 2,202 $9,215,063 2,142 10/11/96

14 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Fox $37,519,139 3,109 $16,306,974 3,108 6/22/12

15 From Hell Fox $31,602,566 2,334 $11,014,818 2,305 10/19/01

SLASHERS (bold and italicized the only films left since they'll be hard to find on this list)

1 Scream Dim. $103,046,663 1,994 $6,354,586 1,413 12/20/96

2 Scream 2 Dim. $101,363,301 2,688 $32,926,342 2,663 12/12/97

3 Scream 3 Dim. $89,143,175 3,467 $34,713,342 3,467 2/4/00

4 Freddy Vs. Jason NL $82,622,655 3,014 $36,428,066 3,014 8/15/03

5 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre NL $80,571,655 3,018 $28,094,014 3,016 10/17/03

6 I Know What You Did Last Summer Sony $72,586,134 2,524 $15,818,645 2,524 10/17/97

7 Friday the 13th (2009) WB (NL) $65,002,019 3,105 $40,570,365 3,105 2/13/09

8 A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) WB (NL) $63,075,011 3,332 $32,902,299 3,332 4/30/10

9 Halloween (2007) MGM/W $58,272,029 3,475 $26,362,367 3,472 8/31/07

10 Halloween: H20 Dim. $55,041,738 2,669 $16,187,724 2,607 8/7/98

11 My Bloody Valentine 3-D LGF $51,545,952 2,534 $21,241,456 2,534 1/16/09

12 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master NL $49,369,899 1,767 $12,833,403 1,765 8/19/88

13 When a Stranger Calls SGem $47,860,214 3,004 $21,607,203 2,999 2/3/06

14 Halloween CIP $47,000,000 - n/a - 10/25/78

15 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors NL $44,793,222 1,383 $8,880,555 1,343 2/27/87

16 Prom Night (2008) SGem $43,869,350 2,821 $20,804,941 2,700 4/11/08

17 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Sony $40,002,112 2,473 $16,520,038 2,443 11/13/98

18 Friday the 13th (1980) Par. $39,754,601 - $5,816,321 1,100 5/9/80

19 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning NL $39,517,763 2,820 $18,508,228 2,820 10/6/06

20 Scream 4 W/Dim. $38,180,928 3,314 $18,692,090 3,305 4/15/11

21 Urban Legend Sony $38,072,438 2,257 $10,515,444 2,257 9/25/98

22 Friday the 13th Part III Par. $36,690,067 1,079 $9,406,522 1,079 8/13/82

23 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare NL $34,872,033 1,862 $12,966,525 1,862 9/13/91

24 Psycho II Uni. $34,725,000 1,488 $8,310,244 1,448 6/3/83

25 Texas Chainsaw 3D LGF $34,341,945 2,659 $21,744,470 2,654 1/4/13

26 Halloween II (2009) W/Dim. $33,392,973 3,088 $16,349,565 3,025 8/28/09

27 Child's Play UA $33,244,684 1,490 $6,583,963 1,377 11/11/88

28 Friday the 13th: Final Chapter Par. $32,980,880 1,600 $11,183,148 1,594 4/13/84

29 Bride of Chucky Uni. $32,383,850 2,467 $11,830,855 2,412 10/16/98

30 House of Wax WB $32,064,800 3,111 $12,077,236 3,111 5/6/05

SUPERNATURAL (super long list, most can't work for a maze)

1 The Sixth Sense BV $293,506,292 2,821 $26,681,262 2,161 8/6/99

2 The Exorcist WB $232,906,145 - n/a - 12/26/73

3 What Lies Beneath DW $155,464,351 2,925 $29,702,959 2,813 7/21/00

4 The Blair Witch Project Art. $140,539,099 2,538 $1,512,054 27 7/16/99

5 The Conjuring WB $137,400,141 3,115 $41,855,326 2,903 7/19/13

6 The Ring DW $129,128,133 2,927 $15,015,393 1,981 10/18/02

7 The Grudge Sony $110,359,362 3,348 $39,128,715 3,245 10/22/04

8 Paranormal Activity Par. $107,918,810 2,712 $77,873 12 9/25/09

9 Paranormal Activity 3 Par. $104,028,807 3,329 $52,568,183 3,321 10/21/11

10 The Others Mira. $96,522,687 2,843 $14,089,952 1,678 8/10/01

11 The Haunting DW $91,411,151 2,881 $33,435,140 2,808 7/23/99

12 The Amityville Horror AIP $86,432,000 748 $7,843,467 748 7/27/79

13 Paranormal Activity 2 Par. $84,752,907 3,239 $40,678,424 3,216 10/22/10

14 Insidious Chapter 2 FD $83,586,447 3,155 $40,272,103 3,049 9/13/13
15 Poltergeist MGM $76,606,280 1,060 $6,896,612 890 6/4/82

16 The Ring Two DW $76,231,249 3,341 $35,065,237 3,332 3/18/05

17 The Exorcism of Emily Rose SGem $75,072,454 3,045 $30,054,300 2,981 9/9/05

18 1408 MGM/W $71,985,628 2,733 $20,617,667 2,678 6/22/07

19 Mama Uni. $71,628,180 2,781 $28,402,310 2,647 1/18/13

20 The Final Destination WB (NL) $66,477,700 3,121 $27,408,309 3,121 8/28/09

21 The Amityville Horror (2005) MGM $65,233,369 3,323 $23,507,007 3,323 4/15/05

22 White Noise Uni. $56,386,759 2,279 $24,113,565 2,261 1/7/05

23 The Haunting in Connecticut LGF $55,389,516 2,732 $23,004,765 2,732 3/27/09

24 The Omen (2006) Fox $54,607,383 2,723 $16,026,496 2,723 6/6/06

25 The Woman in Black CBS $54,333,290 2,856 $20,874,072 2,855 2/3/12

26 Evil Dead (2013) TriS $54,239,856 3,025 $25,775,847 3,025 4/5/13

27 Final Destination 3 NL $54,098,051 2,880 $19,173,094 2,880 2/10/06

28 Insidious FD $54,009,150 2,419 $13,271,464 2,408 4/1/11

29 Paranormal Activity 4 Par. $53,921,300 3,412 $29,003,866 3,412 10/19/12

30 Final Destination NL $53,331,147 2,587 $10,015,822 2,587 3/17/00

31 The Devil Inside Par. $53,261,944 2,551 $33,732,515 2,285 1/6/12

32 Stigmata MGM $50,046,268 2,901 $18,309,666 2,899 9/10/99

33 The Possession LGF $49,130,154 2,860 $17,732,480 2,816 8/31/12

34 Sinister LG/S $48,086,903 2,542 $18,007,634 2,527 10/12/12
35 The Skeleton Key Uni. $47,907,715 2,784 $16,057,945 2,771 8/12/05

36 Silent Hill Sony $46,982,632 2,932 $20,152,598 2,926 4/21/06

37 Final Destination 2 NL $46,961,214 2,834 $16,017,141 2,834 1/31/03

38 Boogeyman SGem $46,752,382 3,052 $19,020,655 3,052 2/4/05

39 The Unborn (2009) Uni. $42,670,410 2,359 $19,810,585 2,357 1/9/09

40 Final Destination 5 WB (NL) $42,587,643 3,155 $18,031,396 3,155 8/12/11

41 Drag Me to Hell Uni. $42,100,625 2,510 $15,825,480 2,508 5/29/09

42 Thirteen Ghosts WB $41,867,960 2,781 $15,165,355 2,781 10/26/01

43 Exorcist: The Beginning WB $41,821,986 2,813 $18,054,001 2,803 8/20/04

44 The Last Exorcism LGF $41,034,350 2,874 $20,366,613 2,874 8/27/10

45 Poltergeist II: The Other Side MGM $40,996,665 1,599 $12,357,190 1,596 5/23/86

46 House on Haunted Hill WB $40,846,082 2,710 $15,946,032 2,710 10/29/99

47 Legion (2010) SGem $40,168,080 2,476 $17,501,625 2,476 1/22/10

48 The Grudge 2 Sony $39,143,839 3,214 $20,825,300 3,211 10/13/06

49 The Messengers SGem $35,374,833 2,529 $14,713,321 2,528 2/2/07

50 Carrie (2013) SGem $35,266,619 3,157 $16,101,552 3,157 10/18/13

51 Devil Uni. $33,601,190 2,811 $12,289,375 2,809 9/17/10

52 The Rite WB (NL) $33,047,633 2,985 $14,789,393 2,985 1/28/11

53 Darkness Falls SonR $32,551,396 2,865 $12,024,917 2,837 1/24/03

54 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Par. $32,462,372 2,883 $18,343,611 2,867 1/3/14

55 The Eye LGF $31,418,697 2,470 $12,425,776 2,436 2/1/08

56 Mirrors Fox $30,691,439 2,664 $11,161,074 2,664 8/15/08

57 Ghost Ship WB $30,113,491 2,787 $11,503,423 2,787 10/25/02

58 The Fog (2005) SonR $29,550,869 2,972 $11,752,917 2,972 10/14/05

59 Bless the Child Par. $29,381,494 2,524 $9,413,684 2,524 8/11/00

60 The Uninvited P/DW $28,596,818 2,344 $10,325,824 2,344 1/30/09

61 Oculus Rela. $27,662,681 2,648 $12,005,402 2,648 4/11/14

62 One Missed Call WB $26,890,041 2,240 $12,511,473 2,240 1/4/08

63 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Art. $26,437,094 3,320 $13,223,887 3,317 10/27/00

64 The Exorcist III Fox $26,098,824 1,414 $9,312,219 1,288 8/17/90

65 Shutter Fox $25,928,550 2,756 $10,447,559 2,753 3/21/08

66 Dark Water BV $25,473,352 2,657 $9,939,251 2,657 7/8/05

67 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark FD $24,046,682 2,780 $8,525,728 2,760 8/26/11

68 Stay Alive BV $23,086,480 2,009 $10,726,406 2,009 3/24/06

69 Darkness Dim. $22,163,442 1,718 $6,163,306 1,700 12/25/04

70 The Fog AVCO $21,378,361 - n/a - 2/1/80

71 Demon Knight Uni. $21,089,146 1,732 $10,019,555 1,729 1/13/95

TORTURE

1 Saw II Lions $87,039,965 2,949 $31,725,652 2,949 10/28/05

2 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre NL $80,571,655 3,018 $28,094,014 3,016 10/17/03

3 Saw III LGF $80,238,724 3,167 $33,610,391 3,167 10/27/06

4 Saw IV LGF $63,300,095 3,183 $31,756,764 3,183 10/26/07

5 Saw V LGF $56,746,769 3,084 $30,053,954 3,060 10/24/08

6 Saw Lions $55,185,045 2,467 $18,276,468 2,315 10/29/04

7 The Strangers Rog. $52,597,610 2,477 $20,997,985 2,466 5/30/08

8 Hostel Lions $47,326,473 2,337 $19,556,099 2,195 1/6/06

9 Saw 3D LGF $45,710,178 2,808 $22,530,123 2,808 10/29/10

10 The Hills Have Eyes FoxS $41,778,863 2,621 $15,708,512 2,620 3/10/06

11 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning NL $39,517,763 2,820 $18,508,228 2,820 10/6/06

12 The Last House on the Left (2009) Uni. $32,752,215 2,402 $14,118,685 2,401 3/13/09

13 Saw VI LGF $27,693,292 3,036 $14,118,444 3,036 10/23/09

14 The Hills Have Eyes 2 FoxA $20,804,166 2,465 $9,686,362 2,447 3/23/07

15 Vacancy SGem $19,363,565 2,551 $7,603,376 2,551 4/20/07

16 Hostel Part II LGF $17,609,452 2,350 $8,203,391 2,350 6/8/07

17 The Devil's Rejects Lions $17,044,981 1,757 $7,067,335 1,757 7/22/05

18 The Hitcher (2007) Rog. $16,472,961 2,836 $7,818,239 2,831 1/19/07

19 Wolf Creek W/Dim. $16,188,180 1,761 $2,805,754 1,749 12/25/05

20 House of 1,000 Corpses Lions $12,634,962 847 $3,460,666 595 4/11/03

21 The Collector Free $7,712,114 1,325 $3,576,296 1,325 7/31/09

22 Turistas FoxA $7,027,762 1,572 $3,582,554 1,570 12/1/06

23 High Tension Lions $3,681,066 1,323 $1,897,705 1,323 6/10/05

HORROR COMEDIES (I hate that I'm even putting up most of this list)

1 Ghostbusters Col. $238,632,124 1,506 $13,578,151 1,339 6/8/84

2 Scary Movie Mira. $157,019,771 3,301 $42,346,669 2,912 7/7/00

3 Gremlins WB $153,083,102 1,537 $12,511,634 1,511 6/8/84

4 Ghostbusters II Col. $112,494,738 2,410 $29,472,894 2,410 6/16/89

5 Scary Movie 3 Dim. $110,003,217 3,505 $48,113,770 3,505 10/24/03

6 Scary Movie 4 W/Dim. $90,710,620 3,674 $40,222,875 3,602 4/14/06

7 Dark Shadows WB $79,727,149 3,755 $29,685,274 3,755 5/11/12

8 Zombieland Sony $75,590,286 3,171 $24,733,155 3,036 10/2/09

9 Scary Movie 2 Mira. $71,308,997 3,220 $20,503,356 3,220 7/4/01

10 Arachnophobia BV $53,208,180 2,005 $8,045,760 1,479 7/20/90

11 The Cabin in the Woods LGF $42,073,277 2,811 $14,743,614 2,811 4/13/12

12 Gremlins 2: The New Batch WB $41,482,207 2,155 $9,702,804 2,075 6/15/90

13 A Haunted House ORF $40,041,683 2,160 $18,101,682 2,160 1/11/13

14 Little Shop of Horrors WB $38,748,395 1,183 $3,659,884 866 12/19/86

15 Vampires Suck Fox $36,661,504 3,233 $12,202,831 3,233 8/18/10

16 Snakes on a Plane NL $34,020,814 3,555 $13,806,311 3,555 8/18/06

17 Teen Wolf Atl $33,086,611 1,425 $6,120,348 1,416 8/23/85

18 Bride of Chucky Uni. $32,383,850 2,467 $11,830,855 2,412 10/16/98

19 Scary Movie 5 W/Dim. $32,015,787 3,402 $14,157,367 3,402 4/12/13

20 Lake Placid Fox $31,770,414 2,102 $10,974,145 2,096 7/16/99

21 An American Werewolf in London Uni. $30,565,292 - $3,786,512 870 8/21/81

22 An American Werewolf in Paris BV $26,570,463 1,731 $7,600,878 1,728 12/25/97

23 Fright Night Col. $24,922,237 1,545 $6,118,543 1,542 8/2/85

24 Vampire in Brooklyn Par. $19,751,736 2,307 $7,045,379 2,307 10/27/95

25 House NW $19,444,631 1,440 $5,923,972 1,440 2/28/86

26 Fright Night (2011) BV $18,302,607 3,114 $7,714,388 3,114 8/19/11

27 A Haunted House 2 ORF $17,329,486 2,310 $8,843,875 2,310 4/18/14

28 Eight Legged Freaks WB $17,322,606 2,530 $6,485,458 2,530 7/17/02

29 Seed of Chucky Rog. $17,083,732 2,062 $8,774,520 2,061 11/12/04

30 The Frighteners Uni. $16,759,216 1,675 $5,565,495 1,669 7/19/96

31 Tremors Uni. $16,667,084 1,477 $3,731,520 1,472 1/19/90

32 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fox $16,624,456 1,981 $4,515,541 1,959 7/31/92

33 Jennifer's Body Fox $16,204,793 2,738 $6,868,397 2,702 9/18/09

34 Night of the Comet Atl $14,418,922 1,098 $3,580,578 1,098 11/16/84

35 Return of the Living Dead Orion $14,237,880 1,506 $4,403,169 1,506 8/16/85

36 Shaun of the Dead Rog. $13,542,874 675 $3,330,781 607 9/24/04

37 Critters NL $13,167,232 633 $1,618,800 540 4/11/86

38 Army of Darkness Uni. $11,502,976 1,391 $4,424,535 1,387 2/19/93

Edited June 15, 2014 by DTH316