Since the 1995 use of Tales from the Crypt’s iconic Crypt Keeper, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights has been bringing horror legends to life in frighteningly tangible ways. The theme park’s 17th outing in 2017 saw it acquire the rights to Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Leatherface, and in the nine years since, the annual horror event has added Michael Myers, the Xenomorph and Predator, and a Resident Evil-themed haunted house.
This year has already seen Sinners join a very short list alongside The Exorcist as the only two Oscar-winning films to receive an HHN attraction, making it fair to say that Halloween Horror Nights is something of a proving ground for new horror successes to stand alongside unmitigated classics. The fact that someone like Art the Clown can be seen on the same stomping grounds as a Godfather of Horror like Michael Myers is a testament to how popular a fairly recent franchise like Terrifier has become. Eight months into 2026, there’s a new horror champion reigning at the box office, and like clockwork, it’s about to become the newest attraction at Universal’s longstanding love-letter to fans of the genre.
