Top 25 Horror Nights Houses - Orlando

[kingcooger]

Obviously the lines blur a lot, but I have a hard time treating dead Humpty Dumpty with the smell of rotten eggs seriously (a genius gag, but still tongue-in-cheek.) So calling it two comedy houses that year, but I can definitely see your argument.

Hansel and Gretel “Yummy in my tummy”

The Cowardly Lion getting his heart ripped out

Definitely dark comedy to me

Then again, I consider the first Yeti house to be a lesser recognized dark comedy house…

 

[coastercody]

I cannot wait to finally experience Santos’s this year…

The RIP tour is worth every penny as the lines make Orlando's look like kids play and the hours for the event are greatly shortened

 

[Kichkinet85]

1. Wicked Growth (30)
2. Graveyard Games (29)
3. Poltergeist (28)
4. Darkest Deal (32)
5. Seeds of Extinction (28)
6. Body Collectors: Recollections (25)
7. Insidious (25)
8. Halloween (24)
9. Universal Monsters: Legends Collied (31)
10. Universal Monsters (29)
11. Scarecrow: The Reaping (27)
12. American Horror Story (26)
13. Jack Presents 25 years of monsters and mayhem (25)
14. Nightingales: Blood Pit (29)
15. American Werewolf in London (23)
16. Cabin in the Woods (23)
17. The Shining (27)
18. The Exorcist (26)
19. Evil Dead (23)
20. Slaughter Sinema (28)
21. Yeti: Terror of the Yukon (29)
22. HHN Icons: Captured (30)
23. Scary Tales: Deadly Ever After (28)
24. Dead Man’s Pier: Winters Wake (31)
25. The Fallen (27)

 

[MI1287]

In no particular order. In addition to the usual suspects, I've had some really good runs through houses that were not otherwise highly regarded. Haven't been this year yet so excited to see if the list will change!

1. Nightingales: Blood Prey
2. Dead Man's Pier: Winter's Wake
3. Winter's Night: The Haunting of Hawthorne Cemetery
4. Graveyard Games
5. Gothic
6. The Wicked Growth
7. The In-Between
8. Dead Exposure: Patient Zero
9. Catacombs: Black Death Rising
10. The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare
11. The Haunting of Hill House
12. Slaughter Sinema
13. Halloween (24)
14. Yeti: Terror of the Yukon
15. Universal Monsters (29)
16. Scarecrow: The Reaping
17. Dollhouse of the Damned
18. Jack Presents: 25 Years of Monsters & Mayhem
19. Hive
20. The Shining
21. Descendants of Destruction
22. Puppet Theater: Captive Audience
23. Nevermore: The Madness of Poe
24. Urban Legends: La Llorona
25. The Exorcist

 

[Crypt Keeper]

Hoping I can add some of this year's houses to this list! (Updated for HHN 32)

1. Descendants of Destruction - HHN 31
2. The Wicked Growth: Realm of the Pumpkin - HHN 30
3. Jack Presents 25 Years of Monsters and Mayhem - HHN 25
4. Scarecrow: The Reaping - HHN 27
5. Slaughter Sinema - HHN 28
6. HHN Icons: Captured - HHN 30
7. Dueling Dragons: Choose Thy Fate - HHN 32
8. Welcome To SCarey - HHN 30
9. Body Collectors: Recollections - HHN 25
10. Depths of Fear - HHN 29
11. Poltergeist - HHN 28
12. Dr. Oddfellow's Twisted Origins - HHN 32
13. Bugs: Eaten Alive - HHN 31
14. Seeds of Extinction - HHN 28
15. Universal Monsters: Unmasked - HHN 32
16. Universal Monsters: Legends Collide - HHN 31
17. Dead Man's Pier: Winter's Wake - HHN 31
18. Carnival Graveyard: Rust In Pieces - HHN 28
19. Puppet Theatre: Captive Audience - HHN 30
20. The Last of Us - HHN 32
21. Dead Waters - HHN 27
22. Graveyard Games - HHN 29
23. Killer Klowns From Outer Space - HHN 29
24. Tomb of the Ancients - HHN 26
25. Ghost Town: The Curse of Lightning Gulch - HHN 26

 

[Returning-The-Reaction]

Updated (to include HHN 32) top 25:
25. Body Collectors: Recollections - [HHN 25/2015]
24. Psychoscareapy: Maximum Madness - {HHN 17/2007]
23. Dead Exposure: Patient Zero - [HHN 28/2018]
22. The In-Between - [HHN 21/2011]
21. Universal Classic Monsters - [HHN 29/2019]
20. All-Nite Die In: Take 2 - [HHN 16/2006]
19. Gothic - [HHN 22/2012]
18. Universal Monsters: Unmasked - [HHN32/2023]
17. Evil Dead - [HHN 23/2013]
16. The Wolfman - [HHN 19/2009]
15. Ghost Town - [HHN 14/2004]
14. Screamhouse: Resurrection - [HHN 16/2006]
13. Nightingales: Blood Prey - [HHN 21/2011]
12. Poltergeist - [HHN 28/2018]
11. An American Werewolf in London - [HHN 23/2013]
10. Jack Presents: 25 Years of Monsters and Mayhem - [HHN 25/2015]
9. Body Collectors: Collections of the Past - [HHN 18/2008]
8. Dead Exposure - [HHN 18/2008]
7. The Thing: Assimilation - [HHN 17/2007]
6. Dracula: Legacy of Blood - [HHN 19/2009]
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dreamwalkers - [HHN 17/2007]
4. Friday the 13th: Camp Blood - [HHN 17/2007]
3. Scary Tales III: Once Upon a Nightmare - [HHN 18/2008]
2. Halloween - [HHN 24/2014]
1. Castle Vampyr - [HHN 14/2004]


Honorable Mentions:
The Exoricist: Believer - [HHN32] ; The Darkest Deal - [HHN32] ; Stranger Things - [HHN 28] ; The Shining - [HHN 27] ; Dr. Oddfellow's Twisted Origins - [HHN 32] ; Hallow'd Past - [HHN 20] ; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Flesh Wounds [HHN 17] ; Horrors of Blumhouse [HHN 27] ; Freddy vs Jason [HHN 25] ; American Horror Story [HHN 26] ; Ghost Town [HHN 26] ; Universal's House of Horrors - [HHN 22]


*Of the 145 HHN houses that I've experienced, Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count - [HHN32/2023] ranks 18th worst.

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

Updated (to include HHN 32) top 25:
25. Body Collectors: Recollections - [HHN 25/2015]
24. Psychoscareapy: Maximum Madness - {HHN 17/2007]
23. Dead Exposure: Patient Zero - [HHN 28/2018]
22. The In-Between - [HHN 21/2011]
21. Universal Classic Monsters - [HHN 29/2019]
20. All-Nite Die In: Take 2 - [HHN 16/2006]
19. Gothic - [HHN 22/2012]
18. Universal Monsters: Unmasked - [HHN32/2023]
17. Evil Dead - [HHN 23/2013]
16. The Wolfman - [HHN 19/2009]
15. Ghost Town - [HHN 14/2004]
14. Screamhouse: Resurrection - [HHN 16/2006]
13. Nightingales: Blood Prey - [HHN 21/2011]
12. Poltergeist - [HHN 28/2018]
11. An American Werewolf in London - [HHN 23/2013]
10. Jack Presents: 25 Years of Monsters and Mayhem - [HHN 25/2015]
9. Body Collectors: Collections of the Past - [HHN 18/2008]
8. Dead Exposure - [HHN 18/2008]
7. The Thing: Assimilation - [HHN 17/2007]
6. Dracula: Legacy of Blood - [HHN 19/2009]
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dreamwalkers - [HHN 17/2007]
4. Friday the 13th: Camp Blood - [HHN 17/2007]
3. Scary Tales III: Once Upon a Nightmare - [HHN 18/2008]
2. Halloween - [HHN 24/2014]
1. Castle Vampyr - [HHN 14/2004]


Honorable Mentions:
The Exoricist: Believer - [HHN32] ; The Darkest Deal - [HHN32] ; Stranger Things - [HHN 28] ; The Shining - [HHN 27] ; Dr. Oddfellow's Twisted Origins - [HHN 32] ; Hallow'd Past - [HHN 20] ; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Flesh Wounds [HHN 17] ; Horrors of Blumhouse [HHN 27] ; Freddy vs Jason [HHN 25] ; American Horror Story [HHN 26] ; Ghost Town [HHN 26] ; Universal's House of Horrors - [HHN 22]


*Of the 145 HHN houses that I've experienced, Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count - [HHN32/2023] ranks 18th worst.

Completely agreed about Unmasked.

 

[FaceBagman]

I've only got 5 years under my belt so far, but I did a full ranking today and here's what wound up being the top 25 for me:

1. Slaughter Sinema (2018)
2. Case Files: Legendary Truth (2021)
3. Dead Man's Pier: Winter's Wake (2022)
4. The Darkest Deal (2023)
5. House of 1000 Corpses (2019)
6. Universal Monsters: Legends Collide (2022)
7. The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
8. Universal Monsters (2019)
9. Universal Monsters: Unmasked (2023)
10. The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare (2022)
11. Puppet Theatre: Captive Audience (2021)
12. The Wicked Growth: Realm of the Pumpkin (2021)
13. Poltergeist (2018)
14. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2021)
15. Dr. Oddfellow's Twisted Origins (2023)
16. Dead Exposure: Patient Zero (2018)
17. Scary Tales: Deadly Ever After (2018)
18. Yeti: Terror of the Yukon (2019)
19. Revenge of the Tooth Fairy (2021)
20. Graveyard Games (2019)
21. Fiesta de Chupacabras (2022)
22. Blood Moon: Dark Offerings (2023)
23. Stranger Things (2018)
24. Yeti: Campground Kills (2023)
25. Descendants of Destruction (2022)

Houses-Per-Year on the list:
2018 - 5
2019 - 4
2021 - 5
2022 - 5
2023 - 6

Feels like a smidge of recency bias, but the margin between Campground Kills, Descendants, and those which just missed the list (Killer Klowns, Depths of Fear, and Seeds) is pretty slim.