Halloween Horror Nights 31 (UOR) - Speculation & Rumors

[Imperius]

I consider Chucky horror...that said there are some people who don't believe he's scary enough because of the comedy factor. I'm not saying it's what I believe but I am pointing out the reality that some people will inevitably complain about him not being scary enough. Also, just because he's meant to be terrifying doesn't mean the creators didn't intend him to be humorous too. If you don't think Don Mancini intended there to be camp and dark comedy within the series I'm not sure what to tell you lol.

Camp and dark comedy doesn’t make it not horror. Plenty of horror with comedy elements. Chuckie is a horror movie and doesn’t fit this clue at all.

 

[Myah1220]

Camp and dark comedy doesn’t make it not horror. Plenty of horror with comedy elements. Chuckie is a horror movie and doesn’t might this clue at all.

I didn't say it didn't make it not horror. But okay.

 

[JawsVictim]

What if it’s Get Out? Massively popular IP, divisive in the idea that they’d do a house based on its subject matter, and an in-house property with a director they’ve already worked with.

 

[londonwerecat]

What if it’s Get Out? Massively popular IP, divisive in the idea that they’d do a house based on its subject matter, and an in-house property with a director they’ve already worked with.

honestly that's not a bad idea, I'm just not sure that it would fit the speculative requirements. I don't really see people fighting over Get Out and Jordan Peele is relatively mainstream.

 

[JawsVictim]

honestly that's not a bad idea, I'm just not sure that it would fit the speculative requirements. I don't really see people fighting over Get Out and Jordan Peele is relatively mainstream.

I think the idea is it would divide HHN fans into people who think there’s enough material to work with and those who do not perceive it as horror enough. While Peele has said it’s a horror film - especially for people of color - many view it as suspense/thriller.

 

[londonwerecat]

I think the idea is it would divide HHN fans into people who think there’s enough material to work with and those who do not perceive it as horror enough. While Peele has said it’s a horror film - especially for people of color - many view it as suspense/thriller.

I like your rationale for it. That works really well, because for many, it seems like a fine line between suspense/thriller and horror. I think that people typically look for the stereotypical horror elements for a house (demons, blood, gore, pointy objects, etc) but source material like Get Out could be really good.

 

[Imperius]

Get Out fits, but 0 chance it’s coming. Universal isn’t taking that on for a house due to the plot.

 

[ssirin88]

Bear I say, an early spec map on the horizon?

 

[londonwerecat]

Bear I say, an early spec map on the horizon?

that'd be nice, give us some basis to properly speculate on instead of throwing everything against the wall and seeing what sticks.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Heard we're getting The Fog... a house with black walls and 100 fog machines.

 

[Brian G.]

Get Out fits, but 0 chance it’s coming. Universal isn’t taking that on for a house due to the plot.

There was a discussion a few years ago, I believe at Midsummer Scream, where the Creators basically said it wasn’t coming. Something along the lines of “certain properties just can’t be translated”.

 

[Freak]

Heard we're getting The Fog... a house with black walls and 100 fog machines.

If this was the HHN Hollywood thread, I would've found this 100% believable.

 

[MikePat]

“Johnny Knoxville Presents: Jackass 3D” house incoming, everyone!

Ok, now I may or may not just be throwing everything at the wall lmao

Jackass would make for a great HHN great show...

A Jackass attraction at HHN would be a REAL fear factor... lol

 

[HHN Yeti Lover]

this is a wild guess, but Mortal Kombat. There was the recent movie, and it can be kind of brutal and horror-like.

 

[JawsVictim]

this is a wild guess, but Mortal Kombat. There was the recent movie, and it can be kind of brutal and horror-like.

I just don’t seeing Mortal Kombat being divisive with HHN fans, though. There’s a ton of great material to work from.

 

[Clive]

I am begging you guys to read the preceding few pages before throwing stuff at the wall. It's the same twelve guesses, and we're going in circles.

 

[FaceBagman]

Fine, I'll drop another fresh one...

Dune. It's gotta be Dune, people. :thumbsup:

 

[Tobias]

I am begging you guys to read the preceding few pages before throwing stuff at the wall. It's the same twelve guesses, and we're going in circles.

Agreed, I think @Bort has probably the best method/idea of figuring out what to look for.

I still think we as a group are struggling to grasp what a “divisive” property would be. Don’t play it safe with your guesses. Look for properties that you wouldn’t be sold on yourself, and then try to spin them into a house somehow.

For example, the pop culture phenomenon at the moment is HBO’s Euphoria. Is it horror? Absolutely not. But it has a rabid fan base, an A-list actress (Zendaya), a killer soundtrack, and plays to the Gen Z/Millenial demographics.

If they somehow found a way to turn this show into a house it would print money. And the diehards of HHN would absolutely hate it, especially when it ends up having the largest line of the night all season long.

That’s the kind of “divisive” property I think we need to be searching for.

 

[Tbad556]

I am begging you guys to read the preceding few pages before throwing stuff at the wall. It's the same twelve guesses, and we're going in circles.

Please. Especially since soooooo many of these have been logically shut down in the past 10-20 pages, yet continue to get brought up. We've gone from "divisive" to anything goes

Since @HHNRookie's post, the following have been brought up:

• Melanie Martinez
• Slipknot
• Rob Zombie
• Metallica
• Ghost (band)
• Misfits (band)
• My Chemical Romance
• The Witcher
• Lucifer
• Locke and Key
• The Boys
• Ghosts (CBS Sitcom)
• Shaun of the Dead
• Squid Game
• Luigi's Mansion
• Gremlins
• Fright Nights (movie)
• Scream
• New Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie
• Game of Thrones
• Jurassic Park
• Jaws
• Chucky
• Mummy
• Hitchcock
• Psycho
• Harry Potter
• Cloverfield
• Hell Fest
• Pretty Little Liars
• Scary Movie
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Any Jordan Peele movie
• Munsters
• What We Do in the Shadows
• Batman (movie? Arkham Asylum?)
• Rick and Morty
• Star Trek
• Lord of the Rings
• Marvel (Zombies)
• Goosebumps
• Yellowjackets
• Shadow and Bone
• The Green Knight
• Twin Peaks
• Bioshock
• Fallout
• Treehouse of Horror/Simpsons
• Bill and Ted
• Ghostbusters (Afterlife?)
• Tremors
• Five Nights at Freddy’s
• Dragula
• Scooby Doo
• Minecraft
• You
• Edward Scissorhands
• Robocop
• The Babysitter
• The Shape of Water
• Freaky
• Twilight
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer
• Teen Wolf
• Supernatural
• Suicide Squad
• Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
• Crypt TV
• Resident Evil
• The Walking Dead
• Dexter
• True Blood
• Haunting of Bly Manor
• Black Mirror
• The Last of Us
• My Hero Academia
• Attack on Titan
• Mars Attacks
• Mortal Kombat
• Knives Out
• Silence of the Lambs
• Addams Family
• Army of the Dead
• Godzilla
• Hemlock Grove
• Casper
• Nightmare Alley
• The Terminator
• Demon Slayer
• Ready Or Not
• Midsommar
• Call of Duty Zombies
• Wrestling

Plus, the below (which clearly negates much of the above):

*sigh*

Here is what we know from Rookie about the IP:

- The IP is popular with the general public and horror-adjacent. That pretty much knocks out “cult classic” and anime. This is something that Universal believes is a big enough IP that can headline despite not being obvious horror.
- It’s not a music artist or musical act.
- The HHN fandom will likely respond to the IP by vocally saying it doesn’t belong in a similar way they reacted to Eilish.

I’m also confident, based on stuff I’ve been told from others, that the IP is a TV show and/or movie. While that doesn’t eliminate all video games, it does eliminate most of them (and the popular enough to occur despite not being “horror” will likely eliminate most other video game options).

Assuming we can take all of these clues at face value, there’s actually not as many options as it would appear at first glance. Of those options, we can likely start taking some off the table to actually narrow things down.

I’ve been told Squid Game is not happening. Could be right, could be wrong, but I wouldn’t put too much stock into it.

 

[JawsVictim]

Alright, I’ll take another guess…The Goonies. Popular IP that doesn’t really belong at HHN but has horror-adjacent content. Would also headline the event and draw in a similar crowd that GB and BJ did.