Halloween Horror Nights 35 (UOR) - Speculation & Rumors

[Midnight Detective]

Edit- in the time it took me to post several people made the same point

Puerto rico legends

This would just be cool

 

[Tobias]

uni only wants to work with the biggest super bowl acts,

but horror music bands would never be as big to be in the Superbowl (Ghost, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Gwar, Slayer, Metallica, Insane Clown Posse etc, )
so I gave up hoping for those type of bands, its never gonna happen. we will never see metal at hhn again.

What does the Super Bowl have to do with HHN? There is zero correlation here, nor is the Super Bowl some kind of requirement to make it into HHN because Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath never performed in the Super Bowl...yet they all appeared at HHN.

Meanwhile, there is the rumor that Ice Nine Kills (a horror metal band) could be involved with the event this year, possibly via a soundtrack for one of the houses such as...Heavy Metal Hell. Kind of an odd time to be stating we will never see metal again at HHN.

Look, Bad Bunny's halftime show was fantastic and obviously a big hit at the Super Bowl. But just because there was an awesome performance somewhere does not mean Bad Bunny should work with the event, especially when they've had zero connection to what the event is about. I know I've been a champion that Horror is a very broad genre and comes in many different flavors...but this is a case where there is not even a sliver of mild horror here.

 

[johnathanm]

but horror music bands would never be as big to be in the Superbowl (Ghost, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Gwar, Slayer, Metallica, Insane Clown Posse etc, )
so I gave up hoping for those type of bands, its never gonna happen. we will never see metal at hhn again.

No shade (different strokes and all), but putting Metallica with some of the other band names on here is…. a choice haha.

I think folks here would certainly say a band like Metallica is at least on the table to eventually appear. Bridges the gap of mainstream and horror adjacent nicely, with about as much commercial success as you can have in that genre. Similar dynamic to the Weeknd in many ways. But many (most) pop artists dont really fit that mold.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

1. IDK why we’re using the Super Bowl as a measuring stick for a HHN House.

Then we can use the most popular Super Bowl of all time - and bring a Philadelphia Eagles house

 

[GentleArt309]

I think folks here would certainly say a band like Metallica is at least on the table to eventually appear. Bridges the gap of mainstream and horror adjacent nicely, with about as much commercial success as you can have in that genre. Similar dynamic to the Weeknd in many ways. But many (most) pop artists dont really fit that mold.

100%... As a 48 year old metal head I can say that Metallica would be an epic fit. Just look at the artwork theyve used since the 80's. The artist Pushead has made some of the most iconic images in music. I could see a house featuring:

- The 4 Horsemen (Mustaine would have to get his cut of course)
- Creeping Death
- Call of Ktulu
- The Thing That Should Not Be
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Leper Messiah
- Frayed Ends of Sanity
- One

And thats just pre-black album thrash music. Theres another like 7 albums after that. Damn that would be sick!


With that said Ice Nine Kills was pretty cool. They actually opened for Metallica on the 72 Season Summer tour a couple years ago. First time I had seen them and they were fun. A deep dive into their videos and you can see a good fit for them at HHN for sure. Im all for metal at the event. I remember when the announced the Weeknd house a few years back. I thought oh this will be terrible. That house was a banger though! It was really fun!

 

[SeventyOne]

Then we can use the most popular Super Bowl of all time - and bring a Philadelphia Eagles house

Scareactors throw snowballs at you. Final room is a jail cell.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Scareactors throw snowballs at you. Final room is a jail cell.

Hey, the drunk Santa deserved it

 

[SeanPhilly]

Hey, the drunk Santa deserved it

Can confirm.

 

[Jake S]

Then we can use the most popular Super Bowl of all time - and bring a Philadelphia Eagles house

I don’t know what’s scarier, playing that Eagles defense or having to rely on Jalen Hurts to win football games. Sounds like there’s enough material!

 

[Spooky_Bitz]

The real horror is I have no idea what these teams are lol. I guess it’s on me for not watching sports

 

[hunnylvr]

I just came here to say: Ozzy. THAT would be the ultimate metal house since he actually created the genre. He has more material for a house than they could fit. Still hoping Legacy's original starting comment for this spec season has some weight to it.

As for Gaga - she has loads of dark material that would easily translate. I think its disingenous to write her off in such a way - especially when you're asking for Bad Bunny? Is he a great entertainer? Yes. Does he belong at HHN. No.

 

[kingmantis]

Then we can use the most popular Super Bowl of all time - and bring a Philadelphia Eagles house

FWIW if it wasn't a critical and commercial flop HIM would have actually been a pretty fun football house. Incredibly dumb but it looked great and the costumes and sets would have worked perfectly for a maze, also would've worked as a marketing tie-in for a Universal release.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Then we can use the most popular Super Bowl of all time - and bring a Philadelphia Eagles house

Or go for real horror and do the Browns

 

[Chumpieboy]

Can confirm.

Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

For everyone’s context

 

[TheCodeMan95]

We sure are in the doldrums of spec season

(Go Birds)

 

[Legacy]

We sure are in the doldrums of spec season

(Go Birds)

#soon

 

[theuberguberman]

#soon

While getting ready for work this morning, I looked over to my husband and said, "I'm so ready for spec season to pop off. I miss HHN." (I think this time of year feels extra far from it because the holidays are done and nothing crazy is coming up anytime soon)

So to see this message already has me very much like

 

[rageofthegods]

They should announce Sinners around the Oscars to take advantage of the Craft wins + possible Best Screenplay win.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

#soon

It is Friday the 13th so you never know

 

[Legacy]

They should announce Sinners around the Oscars to take advantage of the Craft wins + possible Best Screenplay win.

The irony being the HHN announcement schedule was likely set months before Oscar noms were announced…