Terrifier and FNAF lead Universal's Halloween Horror Nights return

Universal's Halloween Horror Nights has returned to both coasts with a blockbuster lineup that mixes classic slasher material and franchise tie ins, opening its 34th season at Universal Orlando on Aug. 29 and kicking off at Universal Studios Hollywood on Sept. 4. The season features headline mazes based on Damien Leone's Terrifier, the Five Nights at Freddy's film, and the Friday the 13th franchise, along with original concepts and other licensed properties such as Fallout, WWE and Latin American folklore in Monstruos 3.

Universal designers say the Terrifier maze was built as a faithful, immersive adaptation of Terrifier, Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3. Ramón Paradoa, one of the creative leads for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort, told reporters the team recreated film environments one for one, including the Clown Cafe and the rundown funhouse from Terrifier 2, and collaborated closely with director Damien Leone. Paradoa said the finale offers a choice between a wet and a dry path and described the sequence, called the Symphony of Blood, as the most advanced water effects integration the event has attempted. He also said the house will represent more than 20...