#scarezone

[lycazart]

torture faiiire ‼️‼️

[ionlycareabouthhn]

Howl o Scream 2023: Family Edition! My vlog from our amazing night at SeaWorld Halloween event

[mrsmoonsstuff]

since this sound is pretty much trending, I decided to join in

-HHN edition of course :)

[blood-on-film]

Yall know what time it is

Scarezone announcements!!!!

[charismavlog2025]

Surviving the Scare Zones at Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream 2020 🎃👻💀🤡

Hello, my LOVES♥️ Welcome back to my YouTube channel. Surviving the Scare Zones at Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream 2020 🎃👻💀🤡 

Totally survived all the scare zones at Howl-O-Scream in Tampa at Busch Gardens. There weren't any haunted houses this year due to COVID but still had a blast! 

Comment below your favorite scare zone :) 

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[dearcloudheart]

New F/O alert!!!!

I know HHN hadn't started YET while we're in the middle of the house and scarezones announcements

I would like to meet Sergio Navarro aka The Artist. Idk if he's an icon or not for this year

But, I love this pathetic artist

I need to be his muse so bad 😭

[hyperch1ptune]

with the recent rise of popularity of modern Doctor Who from Mr Ring A Ding/Lux, it’s thankfully given me a good oversight over the franchise BESIDES the Daleks (them being my only view beforehand lmao)

& with that given oversight, it’s had me realizing more & more how much this franchise has similarities to something I hold dear to me personally..especially with the recent cast of “Whoverse” Gods even with my minuscule knowledge on them - SO SORRY if I get anything wrong or off with them btw

a setting with the impression on finding dopamine from a constantly changing face? both for the protagonist AND antagonists??? this just feels like an open area for me at this point

I wanna take this chance to finally give me an excuse to ramble on - hopefully even indulge people of the story involved in:

HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS

& ITS ICONS

Although I know the event itself isn’t all that niche, I never see that many people focus on the building blocks on how these houses & house/event characters came to be.. it’s a yearly fixation of mine to be one of the ones who study in what’s deeper to all these gross-out experiences; 5+ years & counting, I think next year might be 10 years of me doing this holy hell,,,,

Even with all of this “knowledge”, I know that this event has been relevant for years before the 2010’s - being in its mid 30’s currently!!

Because of this, it’s had time to build on itself, find a structure to keep balance whilst adding onto its ongoing plot, or hell, adding new ones into the mix for continuation. With the addition of me knowing how much longer Doctor Who has run for, its developmental schedule is such a good format for people new & old to the franchise can jump into any period of time & still have an understanding story; just like with HHN! There can be people either broadcasting their trip nowadays whilst people looking for traces of lost media (clips, in-house footage, etc) in means of ingesting more content..honestly a fun ride.

Enough with the overhauling background, what’s up with the story?? why do I think of this comparison?? it’s a much longer story than intended…but I still wanna start off in anyway I can.

Not only does this event revolve around houses, scarezones, IP’s, and anything scary, but it has a special addition to make the experience all the more remembering: Icons.

Icons (characters) are the center point of attention of the given year, being promoted like crazy to be seen as something you’re supposed to be afraid of; the whole reasoning as to why there are certain houses or events that you have the misfortune on stepping in on, and the main face of the overall event - not plural, given how many leaders and mascots have had the role prior. There can either be major or minimal in roles, the minimal ones more so being house-specific characters who were expanded on to be given more personality and depth to have it stand out compared to the rest of the line up; sometimes interacting with the major ones!! HHN’s character lineup is ever growing being given this information - and with the addition of “foreign” add-ons from Singapore, Japan, and Hollywood compared to Florida, there’s a huge array of almost personalized tastes being spalled out to be a favorite!

..But with me saying that there is a vast variety of characters, it’s almost TOO much characters to be infodumping about….even with that said, my purpose isn’t to immediately dunk down deep into what HHN has to offer, so I wanna at least talk about characters that I feel compare the MOST to certain Doctor Who elements whilst having importance.

Firstly: Boris Shuster

Boris is the proclaimed protagonist of the event; as much as one as he can be compared to the Icons at least.

He is very similar to the Doctor for his role as “protagonist”, being a private investigator and supernatural detective who dares to go deeper in the strange in means of destroying its origin to put an end to it. Additionally, wanting to give himself a “anonymous” facade.. do you know who else may wish to do that? I got a hint, & it rhymes with numbers 1 through 15

His role is one of the more crucial to the story of HHN overall - being a building block for creative reasoning as to why or how the event began to structure. With his adventurous footprint, he’s had very close dealing with the legions of horror & their totems - the legions are a future highlight, so keep that name in mind.

Having discovered a totem in 1948, he journalized his sighting as means of being able to archive the current paranormal event for him at the time; doing so with each of the legion’s house totem in means of keeping them “in shape”. Wasn’t until 1957 where his mission was finalized, trapping off the wickedness of the legions within the totems in safe keeping, not wanting the energy to be released back into public once more to torment anybody anymore.. it wasn’t until 1991 where a kid by the name of Tim Foyle got ahold of Boris’s now aged writings, almost following it as if it were step-by-step instructions on getting the totems for himself. Tim was just a geek not knowing any better on the grotesque and sinister, so his curious mind ended up reopening the legions from their tyranny.. accidentally killing himself in the process of the released monsters “hosting” Universal’s Fright Night that year!

Now, the Legions of Horror aren’t exactly a single character, but rather sections that group together multiple characters as a way or organization (as well as interactivity from these being used as a flash game when first announced).

Each legion carrying they’re own role, involving The Necromancers/Iniquitous (surrounding death & cemented imagery), The Vampires/Strengoits (surrounding well.. vampires), The Beasts/Cerebins (surrounding predatory creatures who’s only instinct is primal), The Warriors/Baccanoids (surrounding medieval horror), The Prisoners/Maschorians (surrounding revenge-thirsty captists close to death), The Traditionals/Morphans (surrounding the playfully sinister nature of twisted facades), and The Walkers/Kerezans (surrounding the ghoulish undead).

Why bring them up? I wanna bring the focus over to The Morphans, being one where most of the more notable Icons are stored - but also that group overall reminding me of another stored pair of characters under the same influence: The Gods.

Even with my little knowledge on the modern antagonists, I have still seen enough characterization from each to say that The Toymaker, Maestro, and Lux resemble the most of what HHN has for famous characters: Dr. Oddfellow, Jack Schmidt - and his doll-born lackey hypegal, Chance.

Beginning with: Dr. Oddfellow

A strange man, really, for he always yearned for power for as long as he lived.

..Having lived to see both the 2020’s and early 1900’s, it wouldn’t be until 1920 where he’d found a rare artifact skull connected to the Zodiacs that’d granted him immortality whilst his time as an aspiring sorcerer - as well as tampering with souls to do as he pleased; manipulating anything and everything in his path to have it flow his way. Alas, there was a toll for him to keep his powers, needing to “feed” the zodiacs via sacrificial gifts through the deaths of innocents, leading up to his mutations and homicide whilst running a carnival to hide the deeper operation, removing any signs of himself from the crime.

Here’s where things begin to develop: before Oddfellow influenced the idea of gaining power, in the midst of the 1800’s, 2 brothers by the name of Jack & Eddie Schmidt were born in “Shady brook Rest Home and Santiarium” - in other words, an enclosed asylum. Oddfellow was under the influence of Jack escaping his toxic living scenario once he’d gotten older, becoming the main event of the circus as Jack The Clown.. his younger brother Eddie was left behind whilst Jack played a friendly facade while having a grease-covered face tinted fresh with his victims blood, later becoming a chainsaw maniac from his fascination of slasher films & his revenge after a “harmless” prank amongst his cheap horror house leaves him with permanent burn scars over his face.

Over the years, Jack had gotten worse & worse at hiding his own evidence, eventually leading the FBI to the carnival with the assumption of “missing children” being the cause. Oddfellow could only fear for the worst seeing at his own plans were seemingly on the verge of foiling from some insolent maniac, killing Jack on the spot not long after his confession. Unknowingly, Oddfellow’s blood did get infused into Jack’s from him scratching at the Doctors face; hence the scar in his design, foreshadowing Jack and his return for the near future.. for now, he’d been stuffed into a comically large lettered box that’d soon turn his name into a pun the moment he was reincarnated.

Once Jack had the ability to get to work, he got to WORK, i’ll say that. Taking over Oddfellow’s now abandoned carnival since getting his revenge kill, and traveling worldwide through his carnival of carnage for the pure purpose of entertaining through tortuous horror! And with his connection to Universal, it’s made it much easier for him to reunite with his younger brother, and befriend many freaks - no matter the variety. One of his more notable sidekicks would have to be one born from a simple ballerina music box: Chance.

Chance is like Jack’s Harley to his Joker, being his main assistant throughout the years & finding more & more development as time goes on. If it wasn’t notable from her personality, she’s freakish. Almost more loud than Jack is, and he’s already overwhelmingly obnoxious enough! She is very childish & happy-go lucky, almost the perfect balance for Jack & his default sadistic nature. Having been around him since the 2000’s, but it wouldn’t be until 2015 where all of the fun had to come to a halt for poor old Chance; having the death of their hostages luring in the police in means of catching the culprits. Jack abandons the scene at the moment, almost purposefully leaving Chance behind to have it seem as if she was the one who’d cauce all of the blood shed. Needless to say, she did NOT take any of that well, being sent to a mental institution as public isolation and for the crime she’d committed, Chance had surely gone mad given her growing spite..and growing hallucinations hearing her own voice talk to her. Chance had grown fully dependent by 2016, encouraging all of her equally “manic” peers to take over & run down the asylum she was put in, seeing out Jack in any means necessary as he kept himself hidden.

I may just be speculating too hard, but I’ve found a lot of connections between the Gods and the Icons listed beforehand.. even with me not knowing much of the story, I do know that Lux & the Toymaker have had their banters every once in a while; to the point where it traps him i’ve heard?? This makes for a fun comparison, really.

The Toymaker is similar to Dr. Oddfellow in means of powers and motivation, putting on a stand-up facade whilst twisting the boundaries of anything they can think of - all the while laughing like it’s just some sort of game.

Lux is similar to Jack in ways of how they’ve been treated on they’re ends mostly, hiding a deeply sinister persona over a cheerful and entertaining mask in means of getting through to manipulate and find the dopamine they’re looking for faster.

Maestro is similar to Chance from the ways they both express themselves and execute certain tactics, almost being the most preppy and playful when it comes to their tricks.. even with their own restrictions and flaws.

I haven’t even gotten to the REAL meat & potatoes HHN has to offer, I mean hell, there’s entities like Adura who’s the main embodiment of Fear itself - paralleling well with Sutekh and it being the God of Death.

As well as the twin sisters SINIST3R & SURR3AL being hinted descendants to Adura in means of showcasing fear either through physical means, or mental mind games.

& my favorite favorite FAVORITE ICON: The Pumpkin Lord; being the embodiment of Halloween itself & feeding off of fear to become this disgusting mutated pumpkin-like monster.

….but dude this really was just an excuse for me to ramble on about something that I would’ve assumed some people could find interesting.. wait till people hear that Jack kinda counts as a hidden sexyman as well with how often people fawn over him.

Most of where I got my intel is here.. the wiki is such a fun read PLEASE LOOK DEEPER INTO HHN THANK YOOUU

anyways I wanna thank this bluefuck for giving me this idea so ROUND OF APPLAUSE MR RING A DING

[luckylunatix]

Halloween Horror Nights is starting up again and I feel like I should inform all y'all who love it of these sweet little bears:

These 3 are mascots of HHN in Japan and they are as fascinating in their lore as they are adorable

Hamikuma/ハミクマ (middle): Hamikuma has been a part of the event since about 2021, starting as a walk around character inhabiting the Scarezones until graduating to the official icon of the event in 2022, when he was given a stage show called Hamikuma Psycho Circus. His backstory states he was once a circus bear who was very popular with audiences because he was very cute and danced in a very unique way, but his fellow performers became jealous and also suspected he wasn't really a bear. They ended up murdering him and burning down the bigtop to destroy the evidence, but Hamikuma managed to survive when a demon known as the Death Bringer bore his way into Hamikuma's belly. Now he gets to live on and party when Halloween comes around, but unfortunately his gaping stomach wound is now basically a portal to Hell.

Hamikuma SOUL/ハミクマソウル (right): Hamikuma's soul incarnate, introduced last year as part of the Zombie de Dance stage show. They reside in a place called YOU ME LAND.

Hamikuma Punk/ハミクマパンク (left): The latest Hamikuma, who'll be introduced to this year's HHN. He represents the anger and resentment inside of Hamikuma (I'm assuming because being murdered and turned into a Hell portal would make anyone kinda pissed off). He'll be appearing alongside the other Hamikumas during the Shout it Out Party.

I feel like there's not enough discussion of Hamikuma and Japan's HHN here on Tumblr, despite how HHN seems to have a genuine fandom here, so here's hoping this might spark some interest in it.

"ハミクマ DEATH!"

Some sources (so you can read more and to prove I didn't pull all of this out of my butt):

(Some sources may need to be translated. The last source is also where I got the image above from. I'd also advise looking them up on YouTube to see them in action because they are VERY fun to watch dance around.)

[koko-raccoon]

My OC for Torture Faire (one of the scarezones for Halloween Horror Nights). Her lore is that she was one of the guests at the faire but her strong bond with crows protected her from the torture enthusiasts and they also bring her trinkets from the victims who met their fate so everyone calls her "The Bird Lady" (her real name is Lisa). She becomes an honorary member of the enthusiasts and joins in on the chaos!

[mrsmoonsstuff]

an HHN post 🔥)

I have been working on this since the beginning of December and got lazy in the making but finally finished it 😭

(I decided to make a mix of the Ghostz from HHN 2023 and one of the Chainsaw Punkz from HHN 2024 and I will ofc be making more)

[blood-on-film]

FIRST SCAREZONE DROP 🗣🗣🗣🗣❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️

[vilsoo]

🩸 𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 🩸 ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 & 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒

BE PREPARED… SEX AND HORROR GALORE IS BACK AND HOTTER THAN EVER!

Inspired by Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, we bring back the annual premier Kinktober/Halloween event HORRORLAND! Exhilarating attractions and entertainment awaits, including new changes! All parklands have their own distinctive theme, storyline, and event schedules! Fandoms and characters featured including more details will be revealed later this year.

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TERATOPHILIA WOODLANDS 🕷️ FRIDAYS we welcome our fellow monster fuckers into this territory! deadly creatures preying on their victims, serving their lustful fantasies with wild, animalistic urges! your arousal and fear may provoke them further, so beware of these dark woods…

OCT 4TH: “LIVING DEAD BOY” OCT 11TH: “SATAN’S PLAYTHING” OCT 18TH: “BLOODMOON WHORE”

SEX & HORROR CITY🍷SATURDAYS the depths of hell fall on this dark and gloomy city bound to corruption, sin, and immorality… also known as the devil’s playground! lurking within these streets beholds the prurient reigns of terror that which may also arouse parkland guests…

OCT 5TH: “DINE ON YOUR HEART” OCT 12TH: “BREAK MY MIND” OCT 26TH: “BEAUTY IN THE MACABRE”

⛓️ THE TALES OF HORRORLAND⛓️ FOR OUR HALLOWEEN SPECIAL . . . have you ever wondered what the real Horrorland experience feels like? not only are you immersed into the stories of our beloved attractions, you get the real experience of being a parkland guest having a fun time at Horrorland! walking down our scarezones, seeing our live entertainment, standing in lines, eating at our dining locations… as thrilling as it all sounds, there are many scandals and articles of what really goes down… this is how we got our famous headliner in all the papers: “Horrorland?! More like Whoreland!”

OCT 31ST: “ARE YOU LOST, PRETTY GIRL?” flirting has become a common fear response when encountering hot masked scare actors chasing you at halloween events. this scandal covers a parkland visitor fawning over the hot scare actor in the Freak Next Door attraction, resulting in them sneaking off together…

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⚠︎ MORE INFORMATION COMING LATER THIS YEAR. ENTRY TICKETS (taglist) TBA SOON. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL MASTERLIST!! CHANGES MAY BE MADE LATER ⚠︎

[florals-cardigan]

Spilling random hhn fan ideas

Since my last post on HHN gothic theme

One scarezone I mentioned is Carey based represent Midwest gothic

In this scarezone, Carey is very haunted filled with some tortured devices like one scarezone in HHN 12 Islands of Fear and marketplace too

The townspeople of Carey will look like this:

I'm using pics from Hong Kong Disney Halloween 2010 of ghosts from Main Street USA. So you can picture what Carey townspeople looks like

[atticofthings]

Because it holds my brainworms, here are all of my previous Trick or Treat asks that were based around HHN. Some are icons, some are characters from scarezones or houses.

I 100% forgot that there are two of the same character costumes - oops.

[flower-films1968]

As of 2025 it's been 10 years since the hhn icons scarezone...what the fuck

[soulnottainted]

So...you wanna get into the lore of Halloween Horror Nights?

(UPDATED 2024)

If you want to get to know all that there is to know about Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, you’ve come to the right post! Here are some links that should help you on your journey to learn about the history, icons, and legacy of this fantastic event! (These are listed to watch in order, but I’m not your parents or anything sooo)

1. The History Of Halloween Horror Nights- Expedition Theme Park

 Basic history of the event, goes over every house, scarezone, show of each year and a tiny bit about lore and goes into detail about the development process. This is a playlist that is up to date.

2. The Catacombs of Halloween Horror Nights (all episodes are on streaming platforms)

Breakdown of each year, icon backstories, house and scarezone walkthroughs, reactions to hhn updates

Here is an overview episode they did of each of the icons (up until 2015)

3. Horror Nights: The Art of the Scare Documentary (2002)

Behind the scenes

2002 year coverage

4. Sweet Sixteen Icon Reel

5. HHN Sweet 16 (HHN16) Documentary

6.  HHN17 Jack’s Carnival of Carnage Full Show

7. HHN20 Warehouse Experience Icon Video

8. HHN25 Carnage Returns Full Show

9. HHN 25 Icon Kills

10. Commercials 1990-2015

11. HHN Archived Websites

Most of these are interactive and have backstory elements according to their year. A lot of lore! Sometimes there are some jumpcares so tread lightly (I'm lookin at you 14, 17, and 18). Some of it goes extremely deep, like in 2008. But they are SUPER cool to explore!

12. Into The Fog - Playlist

Mini videos (5-7 mins each) of character and lore of HHN canon, updated up until 2023

13. HHNYearbook Flicker

Photos from past years, as well rare photos from VIP events, recovered interactive website photos and associated lore, press photos, and more

14. HHN Wiki

15. Discover Universal Podcast

Interviews w the Creative Team and also some Lore-Centric stories in podcast form