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Blumhouse is out and Art the Clown is in. After two years of Terror Trams based on the movie studio’s horror properties, the 2026 Terror Tram at Halloween Horror Nights will star the villain of the Terrifier films. Terror Tram starring Art the Clown Terror Tram is the Halloween Horror Nights version of the World-Famous ... Read more
The announcement was made last night that Curry Barker’s Obsession is making its Halloween Horror Nights debut this year, only a few months after the film arrived in theaters. The film, a box office sensation that scared up $488 million to become the highest grossing horror movie of the year, will be featured at Halloween […]
Building on June’s reveal, Creative Assembly is taking Alien: Isolation 2 on the road to Frightfest in London, UK later this month. Not only that, but those hungry for a demo have some good news on that front. Creative Assembly made the announcement of the game’s appearance at FrightFest last week, stating that the team […]
Long Beach, CA — Midsummer Scream, billed as the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention, is leaving its longtime Long Beach home. The event will move to the Anaheim Convention Center for its 2027 show on August 6 through 8, the organizers announced at this year’s sold-out convention, and it is reviving its holiday event, […]
Long Beach, CA — Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood is hiding a character somewhere in the park this year, and finding her is part of the point. At Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights panel at Midsummer Scream, creative director John Murdy teased a character encounter based on “Obsession,” the horror film written and directed by Curry Barker, […]
Long Beach, CA — Slash wrote the music for a new Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood haunted house, and its villain sings. At Universal’s Midsummer Scream panel, creative director John Murdy revealed “Killceañera: Music by SLASH,” an original house that twists a traditional quinceañera into a revenge horror story built around a character named Lola. Murdy […]
Long Beach, CA — Art the Clown is taking over the Terror Tram. At the Halloween Horror Nights panel at Midsummer Scream, creative director John Murdy revealed that the Terrifier villain stars in the 2026 Terror Tram at Universal Studios Hollywood in a Christmas-gone-wrong overhaul called “Every Day Is Artmas.” He also turns up twice […]
Meet Nikki at Halloween Horror Nights in Universal Studios Hollywood from writer-director Curry Barker's breakout horror blockbuster, Obsession. You may find yourself face-to-face with the latest victim of the One Wish Willow's terrifying curse.
Universal Studios Hollywood has revealed the full line-up for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights 2026 event, including Terror Tram starring Art the Clown, the original house, KILLceañera: Music by SLASH, and multiple scare zones and street experiences, which round out the popular event starting on Thursday, September 3 and continuing select nights through Sunday, November [...]
Art the Clown is taking over the Terror Tram at Universal Studios Hollywood for Halloween Horror Nights 2026. The announcement was made during the Halloween Horror Nights panel at Midsummer Scream 2026, where Creative Director John Murdy revealed that the infamous killer from the Terrifier franchise will serve as the host of this year’s Terror [...]
Home Depot’s 7 FT Grave & Bones Animated LED Plague Doctor is a $199 animatronic in the retailer’s 2026 Halloween collection, and it has become one of the season’s breakout searches. What the Plague Doctor Does The plague doctor stands 7 feet tall and runs four movements. It speaks three spooky phrases and lights up […]
Krispy Kreme’s Autumn Seasonal Collection returns Tuesday, August 11, bringing back Pumpkin Spice and adding three new items. The lineup is four doughnuts and two lattes, available for a limited time at participating shops nationwide. Two of the doughnuts and one of the lattes are new. The Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut, the Biscoff Cookie Butter […]
Gideon’s Bakehouse built its August 2026 menu around peanut butter and espresso, led by a new Peanut Butter Cold Brew Cookie. The gothic Orlando bakery, known for oversized cookies and a new limited flavor every month, is running the lineup at both of its locations, East End Market and Disney Springs, through August. The peanut […]
Entenmann’s and Little Bites brought back their fall and Halloween treats for 2026, and the lineup has one new item: Entenmann’s Apple Cider Donut Holes. Bimbo Bakeries USA announced the seasonal favorites on August 5, and they reach grocery shelves nationwide through the fall. Everything else in the release is a returning favorite: apple cider […]
Lake Buena Vista, FL — Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar, the Indiana Jones-themed bar at Disney Springs, brings its Halloween overlay back on August 11 with a new food and drink menu and the same 1940s-kitsch decor that dressed the bar last year. The overlay runs through November 9. The overlay debuted in 2025 as the […]
Spirit Halloween’s 6-foot-8 Alien Xenomorph animatronic costs $449.99, holds a 4.94 rating from 90 ratings, and cannot be ordered from the website. Shipping is listed as out of stock, the item reads Not Available, and the Add to Cart button is disabled. The listing as it appears now. Screenshot of spirithalloween.com, August 9, 2026. What […]
Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, the restaurant at the center of the Five Nights at Freddy’s games, is being built for real. American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, announced it will open the location in 2027, developed in collaboration with ScottGames. American Dream calls it “the world’s first permanent immersive restaurant experience,” and describes it as […]
The Killer Klowns are back at Halloween Horror Nights 35 and have their own merchandise line including apparel, accessories, and collectibles. All of this merch is available at Five & Dime in Universal Studios Florida. The Killer Klowns originate from the 1988 B-movie Killer Klowns From Outer space. They first appeared in a scare zone ... Read more
We tested Disney’s Contemporary Resort access again — this time on the first night of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. From mobile ordering at the TTC to the walkway to Magic Kingdom, here’s what happened.
As the icons of Halloween Horror Nights 35, Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow are heavily featured on merchandise. The pair will star in the house Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control and the scare zone Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, which is also the event’s overall theme. Judging by the merchandise, some of their friends ... Read more