Halloween Horror Nights 35 (UOR) - Speculation & Rumors

[Freak]

With all of the hype and good word of mouth behind the new Resident Evil game, I’m surprised they’re apparently not doing it this year. The new game could’ve made for a baller house!

I’m even more surprised considering we had two video game-based IPs last year and now we’re not having any this year….well Hellraiser will be video game adjacent but I don’t think it will be based on the game.

Evil Dead Burn could probably make for a good house but again I’m really surprised they aren’t hopping in the Resident Evil train this year. You would think this would be the time to do it.

 

[Jake S]

I’m even more surprised considering we had two video game-based IPs last year and now we’re not having any this year

I hear ya, but I don't think either of those IPs happen without the successful movie / TV shows that accompanied them.

 

[Legacy]

With all of the hype and good word of mouth behind the new Resident Evil game, I’m surprised they’re apparently not doing it this year. The new game could’ve made for a baller house!

I’m even more surprised considering we had two video game-based IPs last year and now we’re not having any this year….well Hellraiser will be video game adjacent but I don’t think it will be based on the game.

Evil Dead Burn could probably make for a good house but again I’m really surprised they aren’t hopping in the Resident Evil train this year. You would think this would be the time to do it.

I mean… when houses are locked months before games come out, it’s extremely difficult to plan around the response to a game or film. It’s one of the reasons why a film like Sinners doesn’t end up at HHN the year it came out but instead the following year.

 

[Freak]

I mean… when houses are locked months before games come out, it’s extremely difficult to plan around the response to a game or film. It’s one of the reasons why a film like Sinners doesn’t end up at HHN the year it came out but instead the following year.

Oh I understand that. I know I said that the new game could make for a good house, but even then, you would think Universal would still want to base the house on the older material at least. There’s already a lot to work with.

Thus, I digress.

 

[Jwhee]

With all of the hype and good word of mouth behind the new Resident Evil game, I’m surprised they’re apparently not doing it this year. The new game could’ve made for a baller house!

I’m even more surprised considering we had two video game-based IPs last year and now we’re not having any this year….well Hellraiser will be video game adjacent but I don’t think it will be based on the game.

Evil Dead Burn could probably make for a good house but again I’m really surprised they aren’t hopping in the Resident Evil train this year. You would think this would be the time to do it.

Has anyone discussed a video game IP zone?

 

[rageofthegods]

I could see Resident Evil next year depending on how the Cregger movie does

 

[Tobias]

I could see Resident Evil next year depending on how the Cregger movie does

While I can agree with that, there's just one snag. Anything I've heard about that film is they really let Cregger take as much creative liberties as possible...so it's not really resembling Resident Evil at this point.

 

[Legacy]

While I can agree with that, there's just one snag. Anything I've heard about that film is they really let Cregger take as much creative liberties as possible...so it's not really resembling Resident Evil at this point.

Eh. From what I was seeing, it’s basically a new story in the Resident Evil universe. He’s not trying to retell a story from the games. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

 

[rageofthegods]

Also, the story of the resident evil games, is, uh, not very good. I'm sure as long as they include some of the iconic elements like the licker or Umbrella, then it'll be fine.

 

[Jake S]

I was going to say, taking the vibe of the games and jettisoning everything else can only be positive.

 

[Circ]

We had two different sets of movies that either started hewing closer to the games with disastrous results (love to have a massive villain from the series die by getting his foot crushed by a door as a side-note, great stuff!) or just fail to juggle the elements from the start.

The first Resident Evil movie is good because it did its own thing, to the point where the games started referencing it. There's plenty of spin-offs in the game series where it's not following the relative main cast and screwing around with one-off people instead. The Outbreak games were so notable that Capcom pulled from it for 9 and that was just following some random Raccoon City civilians with no real connection to the narrative's general main cast. I've got faith in this, especially with a great director involved that's shown he knows how to blend serious moments with more goofy melodrama.

 

[CoryLevy91]

If you're just gonna take the 'vibe' of a property and tell a story 'set in the same universe', just create a new property.

The Resident Evil games are goofy, over the top, sometimes intentionally funny, sometimes unintentionally funny but also can be horrifying and frightening in equal measure. There's no reason why a faithful adaptation of a single RE story is impossible and, while I am excited to see Cregger's take because I loved Weapons, I am disappointed to see an adaptation of something I love in name only (supposedly).

I would sooner understand an argument that most RE game installments individually are too packed to fit in a single feature length film but throwing dirt on the franchise as somehow having a lesser story strikes me as confounding, especially give how lacking some of the story-lines in the most popular horror film franchises are.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

If RE: Requiem came out 3 or 4 months earlier, I think there'd be a solid chance of it coming this year. It might be a positive for not coming though, because they'd probably have to clean up a lot of urine just based off of

Spoiler

The Girl

and

Spoiler

Chunk

.

As far as the "this year is a bigger lineup" talk - I've kinda learned at this point to not expect things to get bigger every year. At a certain point, there's a ceiling on his big the IPs at the event can really get lol (especially when most of them have already been there before!)

 

[srbmarc]

How have the Ted rumors been holding up? The new season came out a few days ago. It's also the final season (the way it ends alludes to it and Seth himself has said he has no plans to do anymore). I binged it over the weekend and loved it, but I still can't see how they can make the character work successfully at a "PG-13" event.

 

[Myah1220]

How have the Ted rumors been holding up? The new season came out a few days ago. It's also the final season (the way it ends alludes to it and Seth himself has said he has no plans to do anymore). I binged it over the weekend and loved it, but I still can't see how they can make the character work successfully at a "PG-13" event.

Admittedly I've never seen the Ted tv series but I did see the movie when it came out 14 years ago. I imagine they would just water down some of the raunchier content like how they've done with Chucky. Chucky is similarly very R-rated but they've managed to find a way to make him PG-13 so I don't think it would be too hard for them do the same with Ted.

 

[Blysthon]

Yall I think we might get a Victor Crowley house this year, there’s a new clue and It ties to Kane Hodder.

 

[EAS]

Yall I think we might get a Victor Crowley house this year, there’s a new clue and It ties to Kane Hodder.

I would enjoy a Hatchet house because of the swampy environment, but I think knowing Pinhead the clue might be more abstract.

 

[Blysthon]

I would enjoy a Hatchet house because of the swampy environment, but I think knowing Pinhead the clue might be more abstract.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

If you're just gonna take the 'vibe' of a property and tell a story 'set in the same universe', just create a new property.

But a lot of people do just like to vibe with things they know! Having plot beats and iconic moments can make a good house just as much as a large story house like El Artista last year. I think RE would do well as the "iconic moments" house.

 

[LPCaptainDeath]

Also, it’s probably best not to tie someone’s comments to expectations. Speculation works best when everyone understands the same baseline: things can change, details can be incomplete, and nobody posting information is promising an outcome. It’s just sharing what they’ve heard or what they think may happen. We've gone to great lengths to set that as the expectation.

Enjoy the conversation, push back if you disagree, but putting Legacy on a pedestal only to hold them accountable for your expectations later isn’t really fair to them or the discussion, especially when they've always been open about the fluid nature of the rumors.

I specifically said that i'm DOWNPLAYING my own personal expectations because of what Legacy said, but i understand the sentiment all the same. I just want to point out that this was all for sake of the comparison. We all have 2025 fresh in our minds from the AWESOME season we just had, so it's crazy for the season to end and for someone to step up on a FRESH new spec thread and say something that directly compares to what we JUST experienced in such a way and to have said it SO EARLY. In my defense- we all compare CURRENT years to previous years, whether someone says it or not; I just think it's rare for someone to come out and say that in spec, hence the discussion.

I understand the can of worms, i'm not disregarding what you're saying and i don't want to push a narrative for people to give stock to what randos on the internet say more than its worth so i apologize for my hyperbole when mentioning Legacy. It's absolutely their own fault if someone were to live-and-die by the expectations preceded by randos on the internet. I am in no way EVER going to hold Legacy -or anyone else here- accountable for my own personal expectations.
Hype is hype: It's not facts, it's feelings.
It would be ridiculous to come back on here and point fingers AFTER THE FACT and be like "HEY, YOU WERE WRONG - YOU LIED." Even during spec. I don't necessarily think i did that as much as i tried to show a difference of opinion, but i understand how it can be misconstrued, and it's worth talking about.
As always, an announcement is an announcement and nothing else is.

So… I was going to be snarky. Then I figured I just ignore it. But now, I’m going to respond genuinely.

Hey, i'm here for the snark too, buddy! Way to go and let me down! (joking)

I regret not mentioning your plausible deniability on my last comment because i had it typed up and deleted it. I promise, we're on the same page, and i only ever meant to use your comments as a way to compare last year to this year's purported rumors and present my own opinion - using yours as a springboard for a separate comparison. When there is no announcement to talk about, the rumors we hear NOW and the rumors we had 6 MONTHS AGO have no difference; They're all still just rumors. The relevancy of the rumors only becomes solid when announcements happen and we get to parse together what little information we had along the timeline of what was spec-ed to see what may have changed along the way. Anyone who doesn't understand how truly amorphous HHN can be -or HHN spec more specifically- should use this conversation as a litmus test. Wishful thinking is all we (currently) have.

Y'all need to stop letting Legacy live rent free in your head, seriously he's just a dude.

For Christmas: we have Santa. I wonder what i'll get for Christmas this year.
For HHN: we have Legacy. I wonder what we'll get for HHN this year.

(to the tune of O Christmas Tree)
O Leg-a-cy, O Leg-a-cy, you spec with splendid beauty.

(facetious hyperbole)

As far as the "this year is a bigger lineup" talk - I've kinda learned at this point to not expect things to get bigger every year. At a certain point, there's a ceiling on his big the IPs at the event can really get lol (especially when most of them have already been there before!)

For the record, i think everyone enjoyed hearing that next year has the chance to be BIGGER than last year. After such an awesome year, it puts an incredulous ask on the next year, but we should all be able to cling to the hope that it IS possible. For each year we say "my favorite was X" we're all always leaving room to be surprised at revising that. 2025 was my favorite year since 2019, so the mileage of a 'OOPS ALL WHALES' or 'BIGGER' rumor has an understandable amount of mileage, methinks. Only time will tell.