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I've always been one to enjoy many of the houses for different reasons. For example, the beauty of Blood moon, the atmosphere in the Exorcist house, the energy of the Yeti house so it makes it hard for me to anticipate much of anything
I really just wanted to say I do anticipate this year. I recall for many years I had wished they had more originals than IP houses as I tend to be more impressed with more of the originals than I do for the IP houses over the years (though each year tends to have one IP that nails it).
There are things I look forward to this year. This is the first year I know a few people working the event so this is more based on what hype 'inside/grain of salt info' folks seem to be pushing this year.
Not knowing what folks consider 'scary', having someone say that 'Insidious is scary with the lights on' intrigues me.
I am curious about 'a quiet place' for folks seem to be making a point to mention it is in a sound stage by itself, keeping it more isolated than if it shared a sound stage, besides, I enjoyed the movie!
Having someone say the change in layout at F&F is in response to fan feedback has me wonder what they did.
nothing major -- just some small talk w/ some kids working their first job -- the stuff I mentioned sounded like talking points to me so I figured it is info meant to be shared.
I'm sure I'm gonna change my mind in the next few days, but-
1. The Museum: Deadly Exhibits- sounds like an awesome idea. I'm hoping for a special-effects extravaganza and I'm prepared to see some things I've never seen before.
2. A Quiet Place- Alien vs. Predator 2014 vibes with am extra decade of experience and innovations. I'm sold.
3. Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines- The series has only gotten stronger during the mainline narrative (Unmasked doesn't count lol) and I can see this one being talked about a decade later if it continued to take big swings.
4. Slaughter Sinema 2- H.R. Bloodngutz (kinda) + Slaughter Sinema. Probably will land comfortably in my Top 20, so I'm more excited for the sleeper hits.
5. Monstruous- I'm worried about this one. A take on one of Hollywood's strongest haunts at an event that arguably avoids most of Hollywood's strengths. Hoping for From Dusk Till Dawn vibes with the sets, so I'm not worried there, but I am worried about an over-reliance on actors to portray the monsters and not enough cool effects to support them.
6. Insidious: Into The Further- Was more excited before this was announced as a villain mashup. I'm hoping this one is scary, and utilizes darkness in a smart way like The Black Phone- but could also be a snoozefest with too much emphasis on The Red Door imagery.
7. Triplets of Terror- Sounds like a fun idea for a gore house, but maybe a little more Rob Zombie than Psychoscareapy: Home for the Holidays or Halloween. Still optimistic- but I'm hoping for more of a fun, suburban slasher than a sleazefest.
8. Goblin's Feast- I anticipate this being a HUGE sleeper hit. I have 0 clue on what to expect, so I'm keeping it that way in hopes of being blown away!
9. Major Sweets Candy Factory- Saws 'n' Steam but candy? I'm all for exploring previous original ideas, and I'm not even worried about the "new" F&F location. There's just not much about this concept that intrigues me, personally. Again, I'm optimistic for the results, but I'm far more excited for other ideas.
10. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire- Stranger Things 4 has given me 0 hope for big-budget IPs. Let's hope they've learned and these effects are mindblowing.
