Horror fans have been counting down the days to the kick-off Universal Studios' annual Halloween Horror Nights festivities, and HHN 2025 is gearing up to be one of the biggest offerings in the event's history with massive IPs from film, television, and gaming, plus original scare zone concepts and the return of the beloved Terror Tram at Universal Studios Hollywood. From the horror cinema classic Poltergeist to the modern indie darling Terrifier, Universal is sharing fresh insights into the gore and scares that await at Halloween Horror Nights 2025.

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Haunt aficionados have long adored Halloween Horror Nights for its immersive maze attractions that recreate horror hits, high-energy scare zones filled with costumed performers, and exclusive themed food and merchandise that serve as a perfect reminder of the delights of being terrified at a theme park after-hours event. HHN has become a headlining offering for Universal Studios across the globe, with the event running in Orlando, Hollywood, Japan, Singapore, and most recently Beijing under the name Scares @ Universal. With some of the most frequently requested IPs coming to HHN 2025, audiences are champing at the bit for the horrors to be brought to life by Universal.

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Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Houses

Both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida are sharing five major IPs for their 2025 haunted house lineup, which includes Terrifier, Five Nights at Freddy's, Fallout, Jason Universe, and WWE Presents: The Horrors of the Wyatt Sicks. Terrifier and Jason Universe will be bringing the bloody delights of both modern and retro slashers, while Five Nights at Freddy's and Fallout will see the live-action adaptations of their respective games fully recreated. In addition to the five shared IPs, USH will feature the return of the 2018 Poltergeist house, and the world-famous Studio Tour will transform into Terror Tram: Enter the Blumhouse. Each coast will feature a variety of original concept mazes, with USH offering up Scarecrow: Music by Slash and a grand finale to its Monstruos trilogy, Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood will include four scare zones: Carnival of Carnage, Chainsaw Clownz, Noche de Brujas, and the beloved Murder of Crowz. USH's Waterworld arena will again be taken over by the nighttime stunt show The Purge: Dangerous Waters, and the Terror Tram will showcase franchises such as M3GAN and The Black Phone, among others. Universal Studios Florida will feature its own unique lineup of scare zones themed to The Conservatory, plus the fiery magic show Nightmare Fuel and the long-awaited return of a lagoon show. Fans of classic slasher horror films and major video game franchises can book their tickets now for Halloween Horror Nights 2025.

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Universal's Halloween Horror Nights event remains one of the biggest horror celebrations in the world, and audiences are already setting expectations high for the diverse lineup coming in 2025. HHN officially begins on August 29 in Orlando and September 4 at Universal Studios Hollywood, with Universal Japan, Singapore, and Beijing starting their versions of the annual festivities shortly thereafter.

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