I know this sounds harsh, but I really don't want Murdy to touch the sought after properties with a ten foot pole. I don't want the Conjuring, Hellraiser, It, Scream, or the Thing to come to the event until after he's gone. Look what he did to the Shinning and Ash Vs Evil Dead (Exorcist is debatable). While Stranger Things may be an exception, as that's too big of an IP to screw up, he allowed those houses to be cut down into an abysmal state of empty rooms, black walls, and lackluster effects. Sure, you can argue he had to deal with budget cuts, but even then, wouldn't you prioritize quality over anything else? Why would you add another maze or spread everything out thin when you really need to use that money to make your long-sought-after properties shine as best as it can? Why would you make the Shinning suffer as much as you did when you can keep the count at seven mazes and scrounge up the money as best you can to make sure at least the anticipated ones will get their proper treatment?
It may be a blessing in disguise that we lost It, AHS(?), Halloween(?), Conjuring, and the Thing as they probably would've received the treatment Shinning and AvED did. I fear Murdy may see Trick 'r Treat as an opportunity to reuse every prop in the warehouse instead of giving that long, LONG awaited property its proper due. I would absolutely love to be wrong, but after what happened last year, I fear he may not fight very hard for quality in UCM or Trick r Treat.