The Icons and Lore Thread

[shiekra38]

HHN had its "local haunt" era and it has moved way beyond that

It is now an uncontrolable juggernaut

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

HHN had its "local haunt" era and it has moved way beyond that

It is now an uncontrolable juggernaut

Why I might be ready to move on. I hate to gatekeep but sometimes mass popularity really can make something less enjoyable, and I think my visit this year was when it really hit me that the event is never going to reach its previous peaks again. If I had a time machine I would just live in the aughts forever...

...and then I remember Velocicoaster with Iron Gwazi coming, and reconsider.

 

[shiekra38]

Why I might be ready to move on. I hate to gatekeep but sometimes mass popularity really can make something less enjoyable.

Lol gatekeeping is thrown around a lot..I'm not sure it applies to most of the times people use it

It's no secret that crowds affect the way the event is approached in terms of set up and scare consistency

I always say HHN is an arena rock show

HOS, by comparison, is seeing an alt band at a local theater

There's really no other horror event doing the numbers of HHN Orlando though...so I give them benefit of the doubt for their approach

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

Lol gatekeeping is thrown around a lot

It's no secret that crowds affect the way the event is approached in terms of set up and scare consistency

I always say HHN is an arena rock show

HOS, by comparison, is seeing an alt band at a local theater

There's really no other horror event doing the numbers of HHN Orlando though...so I give them benefit of the doubt for their approach

HHN = Metallica
HOS = Megadeth

 

[shiekra38]

HHN = Metallica
HOS = Megadeth

HOS is more Sex Pistols

It's one of my favorite events and vaaaycaunnnttt

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

HOS is more Sex Pistols

It's one of my favorite events and vaaaycaunnnttt

HOS can't be Sex Pistols...they lasted more than one year.

 

[shiekra38]

HOS can't be Sex Pistols...they lasted more than one year.

Tampa BB..that's the real HOS

 

[GA-MBIT]

*Insert Iron Maiden joke here*

 

[pumpkinbot343]

@Nick @kingcooger could you list some particularly good local haunts (or vids); I’m really curious about this.

 

[kingcooger]

@Nick @kingcooger could you list some particularly good local haunts (or vids); I’m really curious about this.

I am in California so my version of local and yours probably vary greatly

 

[Nick]

Down in Dade City (near Tampa) there’s Scream-a-geddon which is a pretty backwoods haunt, but pretty cool. In Orlando, Petrified Forest is usually the one I go to. If Dark Horizon had survived (or if it ever comes back), I enjoyed that quite a bit.

 

[JawsVictim]

I thought the old school lore was the least interesting aspect of this year. Wicket Growth had the more interesting story. IMO, it’s time to put the Icons and lore to bed and create new stories and icon. Bring on the Pumpkin Lord for 31!

 

[pumpkinbot343]

I thought the old school lore was the least interesting aspect of this year. Wicket Growth had the more interesting story. IMO, it’s time to put the Icons and lore to bed and create new stories and icon. Bring on the Pumpkin Lord for 31!

I’ve only seen vids for few of the attractions, but the Icons house looked boring as hell. Gorewood Forest looked alright but it’s weird that it didn’t include all of the creatures of Terra Cruentus (not even all of Gorewood itself), and it’s pretty stupid that they didn’t include a sacrifice when that was the one of the more famous aspects of HHN 15*. I read somewhere that the original concepts was that Terra Cruentus would be in New York and the Icons house was to end with Fear torturing the Icons and I don’t know why they didn’t go with that.

*I said this before but why put the Terra Queen in the merchandise for this year and 2020 when the creative team didn’t do Jack with the character for this year? She didn’t even appear in the Icons House!

 

[JawsVictim]

I’ve only seen vids for few of the attractions, but the Icons house looked boring as hell. Gorewood Forest looked alright but it’s weird that it didn’t include all of the creatures of Terra Cruentus (not even all of Gorewood itself), and it’s pretty stupid that they didn’t include a sacrifice when that was the one of the more famous aspects of HHN 15*. I read somewhere that the original concepts was that Terra Cruentus would be in New York and the Icons house was to end with Fear torturing the Icons and I don’t know why they didn’t go with that.

*I said this before but why put the Terra Queen in the merchandise for this year and 2020 when the creative team didn’t do Jack with the character for this year? She didn’t even appear in the Icons House!

I couldn’t agree more and would have gladly taken a Terra Cruentus house over Scary or Icons.

 

[pumpkinbot343]

Did Cindy ever get a reference this year?

 

[JawsVictim]

Did Cindy ever get a reference this year?

Spoiler: Yes

She’s in The Skoolhouse portion of Scarey.

 

[pumpkinbot343]

The projection system for Bloody Mary in 2008. Anyone got some pics of the Usher’s from 2009. I know I saw pics but I can’t find where.

 

[shiekra38]

Wait so technically Eddie is the only "icon" that isn't captured in the lantern


So...um...can my husband have 2022? ut:

 

[GA-MBIT]

Wait so technically Eddie is the only "icon" that isn't captured in the lantern


So...um...can my husband have 2022? ut:

Yeah, Eddie and Cindy kinda got off easy from Fear. Terra Queen has her own ritual system to deal with though.

 

[shiekra38]

Yeah, Eddie and Cindy kinda got off easy from Fear. Terra Queen has her own ritual system to deal with though.

Whatever, as long as Edward can take over next year

I've already planned the whole year out