Close Menu
Inside Universal
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube Threads
    Saturday, May 17
    Trending
    • Universal Orlando announces 2025 Summer offerings; including limited-time experiences & entertainment
    • Universal Orlando to celebrate Jaws 50th Anniversary with limited-time Amity area
    • Universal Orlando changes smoking policy; removes smoking areas within theme parks
    • Universal Orlando releases Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Preview Merchandise
    Inside Universal
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Threads
    • Home
    • News
      • Hollywood
        • Photo Updates
        • CityWalk Hollywood
        • Halloween Horror Nights – Hollywood
        • Events
      • Orlando
        • Photo Updates
        • Universal Studios Florida
        • Islands of Adventure
        • Epic Universe
        • Universal’s Volcano Bay
        • CityWalk Orlando
        • Universal Resorts
        • Halloween Horror Nights – Orlando
        • Events
      • Japan
        • Photo Updates
        • Events
      • Singapore
      • Beijing
      • Other Universal Destinations
      • Outside Universal
        • Walt Disney World
        • SeaWorld Orlando
        • Around Orlando
        • Disneyland Resort
        • Knott’s Berry Farm
        • Around California
    • Forums
    • Inside Universal Podcast
    • Features
    • Merchandise
    Inside Universal
    Home»Features»The Road to Halloween Horror Nights 2023: Unlikely Properties

    The Road to Halloween Horror Nights 2023: Unlikely Properties

    November 4, 2022 Features By Brian Glenn
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit Copy Link

    The door has closed on another year of Horror Nights, and with that comes the start of the frenzy of speculation for the following year.

    In an unprecedented move, Universal has already announced the first bit of news as Halloween Horror Nights 2022 was set to end – as they revealed Chucky will be featured in a haunted house at Halloween Horror Nights 2023.

    So that’s 1. What about the other houses?

    Over the course of the next year, fans will try to connect any possible dot, comb over every tweet from Universal and its creators, and search all nooks and crannies of the world wide web to try to piece that puzzle together.

    Some could be right, but most of the time – it’s a lot of personal opinions and wish lists masquerading as “speculation”. Either way, we’re very far away from Horror Nights Nightmares posting the first of their famous “Speculation Maps” so a lot of options are possible.

    Stranger Things? It has before, to much success.

    Scream? Why Not.

    Hellraiser? PLEASE MAKE IT SO!

    Please remember, we’re not confirming these properties, just stating there’s a chance. I like to call this part of the speculation the “Carte Blanche” season; because there are no real rumors out there, leaving the freedom of one’s imagination to come up with their dream line-up.

    But what about the properties that have no chance? Just because there are great Horror properties out there doesn’t mean it’s an automatic slam dunk for Halloween Horror Nights. That’s not to say these properties CAN ever come, but the likelihood is very, very low – so much that I would never expect them at all.

    Squid Games

    Let’s get this out of the way real quick. The show is fantastic. Yes, the costumes are cool and there are some scary, intense moments.

    But Squid Games is not Horror.

    It doesn’t belong; and if you want to call that Horror, then we have to call The Hunger Games Horror, too.

    The show is a socio-economic commentary, centered around rich people exploiting down-on-their-luck citizens and forcing them to partake in violent games for survival; which isn’t exactly ripe for haunted house translation.

    Besides, it would be incredibly hard to translate into a haunted house as the “scares”, and I’m using that term very loosely, comes from the threat of the games’ competition. That’s not exactly an easy thing to duplicate.

    But the ultimate kibosh is from one of the creators themselves:

    https://twitter.com/john_murdy/status/1501659428961103896?s=20&t=fe4YIv9mOI2gESB3egRddg

    Get Out

    Speaking of social commentary, Get Out is another property that’s very popular amongst wish lists; but don’t get too excited about seeing it at Horror Nights any time soon.

    Back in 2018, during a panel at Midsummer Scream, John Murdy, creative director of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, admitted it’s difficult due to the film’s social commentary on race relations.

    “It works brilliantly as a film, but not everything is designed to be a maze”.

    I guess it’s worth mentioning during the same panel that Michael Aiello, Senior Director – Entertainment Creative Development at Universal Orlando Resort, stated A Quiet Place was “extremely difficult” to translate into a maze due to the film’s reliance on sound, specifically silence.

    However, he said it’s “not impossible” so there’s that small chance for fans, though highly unlikely.

    Midnight Mass

    This is kind of tricky. I understand why a lot of fans ask for the series to show up at Horror Nights, especially with a well-established relationship with Netflix resulting in huge success in the past.

    Spoilers ahead, but ultimately, it’s a show about vampires – and vampires have made for some wonderful haunted houses at Horror Nights.

    The problem arises with the vampires being an allegory for religion, with many of the show’s themes and story points centered around faith and one’s relationship with it. One of the show’s most iconic scenes is when those “who believe in the miracle” slaughter the townfolk reluctant to partake in the “miracle” inside the town’s church – which obviously is imagery Universal may want to avoid.

    An argument can also be made that the show’s villains aren’t the vampires, but the fanatical citizens hiding behind their religion to force “the miracle” onto people by committing atrocities that their religion is against.

    It’s a great show, but one that comes with a lot of difficulties to translate effectively with all the potential problems it can cause, and as the HHN creators have stated before, “not everything is designed to be a maze.”

    New Halloween Trilogy

    Halloween and Michael Myers have been a staple at Halloween Horror Nights for the last decade, with the original and its sequels being featured as a haunted house many times.

    With the new trilogy out, and Horror Nights’ great relationship with Blumhouse, many fans have wondered why there weren’t any of the new films featured since the Halloween “requel” came out in 2018.

    Ultimately, it comes down to its complicated rights usage and “too many cooks in the kitchen”. Although Blumhouse has a hand in the new trilogy’s production, there are other studios and prominent figures involved – including Malek Akkad, who owns the rights now that the trilogy has ended with Halloween Ends.

    Basically, if it was going to happen, it would’ve happened already. Besides, we need a Mikey break for a bit.

    Alien and/or Predator

    This one hurts since both properties would be fantastic additions.

    It’s as simple as Disney now owning the rights to both franchises after purchasing 20th Century Fox.

    There’s always the chance that Universal and Disney can work out something, but it seems very unlikely, especially without Disney getting something in return.

    The closest thing we’ll ever have is when Alien vs Predator was featured at Halloween Horror Nights in 2014 at both Universal Parks, and in 2015 at Universal Studios Hollywood.

    Basically, you can rule out anything owned by Fox/Disney, which means you won’t be seeing American Horror Story return; and despite already having a presence at Universal, that Simpsons Treehouse of Horror overlay is a longshot, too.

     

    20th Century alien Fox Get Out Halloween Halloween Horror Nights 2023 Midnight Mass Netflix new New Halloween opinion predator Speculation Squid Games Universal Orlando Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Hollywood
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Previous ArticleReservations will be required for Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood
    Next Article What’s Happening at the Universal Parks – Week of November 7th, 2022
    Brian Glenn
    • Facebook
    • X (Twitter)
    • Instagram

    Brian may be reached at brian.g@insideuniversal.net - Editor-in-Chief

    Related Posts

    Universal Orlando

    Universal Orlando announces 2025 Summer offerings; including limited-time experiences & entertainment

    May 16, 2025
    Universal Orlando

    Universal Orlando to celebrate Jaws 50th Anniversary with limited-time Amity area

    May 16, 2025
    Universal Orlando

    Universal Orlando changes smoking policy; removes smoking areas within theme parks

    May 15, 2025
    LATEST POSTS

    Universal Orlando announces 2025 Summer offerings; including limited-time experiences & entertainment

    May 16, 2025

    Universal Orlando to celebrate Jaws 50th Anniversary with limited-time Amity area

    May 16, 2025

    Universal Orlando changes smoking policy; removes smoking areas within theme parks

    May 15, 2025

    Universal Orlando releases Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Preview Merchandise

    May 15, 2025

    Universal shares more details on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; coming to Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas

    May 13, 2025
    About Inside Universal

    Inside Universal is a website dedicated to covering Universal Parks & Resorts, specifically Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando. Our team of editors is committed to providing fact-based, non-sensationalist content that educates and informs our readers while still focused on having fun.

    Inside Universal aims to maintain a rational perspective, allowing us to offer commentary, news, and analysis about Universal Parks. Our mission is to provide you, the reader, with accurate and in-depth reporting to the best of our ability. This is our goal - nothing more, nothing less.

    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Threads
    JOIN THE DISCUSSION ON OUR FORUMS
    If you’re looking to have your Universal-related question answered, or if you’d simply like to chat about the park’s future developments, Inside Universal's forums is the Internet’s leading unofficial forum dedicated to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando. MEI Travel
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Threads
    • About Us
    • Masthead
    • Contact
    • Legal
    • Privacy Policy
    © 2025 All Rights Reserved - Inside Universal is not affiliated with Comcast, NBCUniversal, Universal Parks & Resorts, or Universal Destinations & Experiences. You may not copy, redistribute, publish, sell, or otherwise make the original contents of this website available to third parties unless you have received prior authorization from Inside Universal.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
    Privacy & Cookies Policy

    Privacy Overview

    This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
    Necessary
    Always Enabled
    Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
    Non-necessary
    Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
    SAVE & ACCEPT