Halloween Horror Nights 29 General Discussion

[Robert Bliss]

A character named Dante commenting on how bad others have it and the characters he is referencing are circus-type pinheads, so I'm kinda parked at Hellraiser.

EDIT- on page 55, @DannyPowers posted the full scene.

 

[Imperius]

Futurama was not.

Ahhh forgot about swamp yeti.

 

[IHateJumpScares]

View attachment 9277 Clerks clue for anyone who needs it

I'm not familiar with the clerks cartoon, but maybe it's some kind of virus/infection based story? Cabin fever, zombie virus of some kind, something like that?

"Do they know how bad they've got it?"

 

[Spaulding]

The Clerks clue seems to me to have two brothers or friends/co workers. They seem to be in an office of some type, maybe video game store. The quote makes me think the two guys know something the fans don’t. Maybe The Collection. IDK I don’t watch Clerks so I’m going off pure speculation.

They are friends working in a grocery store. Randall and Dante

 

[Oakley]

This is another super off the wall theory, but hey. Why the heck not.

In Killer Klowns from Outer Space there is a scene where a Klown goes into a convenience store and knocks things over. That's what the two people do in the clip. So maybe.

 

[soma27]

If it is non-IP, the easiest guess would be some type of freak show / carnival side show. I know Freaks was mentioned, but I think that movie is too unknown to use an IP slot (although I do own it, go figure).

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

If it is non-IP, the easiest guess would be some type of freak show / carnival side show. I know Freaks was mentioned, but I think that movie is too unknown to use an IP slot (although I do own it, go figure).

Seriously, I think Freaks makes Pumpkinhead look like It in terms of recognizability.

 

[RevFreako]

So I looked at the gif and the clip. Not sure if the clip actually helps with the hint? But from someone who has NEVER seen Clerks lets try some stuff. There seems to be two twins of some sort...? I can understand where the "freak show" idea is coming from. It'd be amusing if AHS ended up coming back, but I doubt that's the case. I feel like I'm kind of just a dummy when it comes to this.

I don't really think it's Hellraiser. I remember Murdy saying he personally would not be able to bring Hellraiser to Hollywood, so I'll assume it's the same case for Orlando? I don't know why one would be able to get it while the other one wouldn't.

The line is a direct quote from, and the pinhead twins are characters in, Tod Browning's FREAKS.

 

[shiekra38]

The line is a direct quote from, and the pinhead twins are characters in, Tod Browning's FREAKS.

Pinhead twins you say

 

[Spaulding]

The line is a direct quote from, and the pinhead twins are characters in, Tod Browning's FREAKS.

If Freaks is the answer then I would be seriously impressed at Universal even trying to turn it into a house. That seems incredibly challenging

 

[Oakley]

Can Legacy confirm Freaks?

I honestly had the opportunity to watch it, but I bailed out. Oops.

 

[hhnlover]

the only horror related scene in freaks was the ending. the rest of the movie had a more unsettling tone if you get what i mean.

 

[rageofthegods]

the only horror related scene in freaks was the ending. the rest of the movie had a more unsettling tone if you get what i mean.

Then again, wasn't the bulk of The Exorcist and Poltergeist based on the climaxes?

I think it'd be amazing if Freaks is being considered. It's such a weird and brazen choice.

 

[hhnlover]

Then again, wasn't the bulk of The Exorcist and Poltergeist based on the climaxes?

I think it'd be amazing if Freaks is being considered. It's such a weird and brazen choice.

yeah good point, but the point of the film, up until the sensationalist ending, was showing that the "freaks" were actual people, and the audience should not be irrationally afraid of them just because they weren't born normal.
but if there going to do a poltergeist to it, im all for it. there's tons of good effects to use for it.

 

[JawsVictim]

ST, Hellraiser, Ghostbusters, Pumpkinhead, HoaTC. If that’s the IP line up, looks good to me.

 

[GA-MBIT]

Hellraiser would for me fix the current issue I see with the IPs, a lack of big Horror properties. Ghostbusters is definitely more comedy than horror and Stranger Things is a repeat from last year that also came with Blumhouse, Halloween, and Poltergeist. It’d make it a really good year for off the wall IPs.

 

[Legacy]

Can Legacy confirm Freaks?

Of the two commonly assumed answers to this clue, why would the nearly century old movie be the preferred guess?

 

[NuteGunrayWasFramed]

I’m in the camp that leans towards it being Hellraiser. I feel like marketing is going to copy their strategy from last year, due to its success, aside from including a Blumhouse property due to the low ratings for two consecutive years. Have the marquee house (Stranger Things), the beloved classic property that appeals to general audiences (last year Poltergeist, this year Ghostbusters), and the classic horror property that appeals to general horror fans (Halloween 4 or Michael Meyers, Hellraiser or Pinhead.)

To flip that argument towards Freaks, you could argue that House of 1000 Corpses is the property that appeals to general horror fans and use Captain Spaulding for that.

 

[Kichkinet85]

If Hellraiser comes it will be insteresting to say the least. Pinhead is a cool character but I just always thought Hellraiser could never happen. With the whole idea of the movie it will be intreasting to see how the pull it off. Anyway I don’t see Freaks happing at all since it’s so old and not really horror by my understanding. I haven’t seen the movie but that seem to be what most people are saying.

 

[hhnlover]

If Hellraiser comes it will be insteresting to say the least. Pinhead is a cool character but I just always thought Hellraiser could never happen. With the whole idea of the movie it will be intreasting to see how the pull it off. Anyway I don’t see Freaks happing at all since it’s so old.

Psychos old but we had 3 mazes based off it.