The Icons and Lore Thread
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- Aug 18, 2017
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Why I might be ready to move on. I hate to gatekeep but sometimes mass popularity really can make something less enjoyable, and I think my visit this year was when it really hit me that the event is never going to reach its previous peaks again. If I had a time machine I would just live in the aughts forever...
...and then I remember Velocicoaster with Iron Gwazi coming, and reconsider.
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Lol gatekeeping is thrown around a lot..I'm not sure it applies to most of the times people use it
It's no secret that crowds affect the way the event is approached in terms of set up and scare consistency
I always say HHN is an arena rock show
HOS, by comparison, is seeing an alt band at a local theater
There's really no other horror event doing the numbers of HHN Orlando though...so I give them benefit of the doubt for their approach
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Tampa BB..that's the real HOSHOS can't be Sex Pistols...they lasted more than one year.
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@Nick @kingcooger could you list some particularly good local haunts (or vids); I’m really curious about this.
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I thought the old school lore was the least interesting aspect of this year. Wicket Growth had the more interesting story. IMO, it’s time to put the Icons and lore to bed and create new stories and icon. Bring on the Pumpkin Lord for 31!
- Aug 12, 2021
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I’ve only seen vids for few of the attractions, but the Icons house looked boring as hell. Gorewood Forest looked alright but it’s weird that it didn’t include all of the creatures of Terra Cruentus (not even all of Gorewood itself), and it’s pretty stupid that they didn’t include a sacrifice when that was the one of the more famous aspects of HHN 15*. I read somewhere that the original concepts was that Terra Cruentus would be in New York and the Icons house was to end with Fear torturing the Icons and I don’t know why they didn’t go with that.
*I said this before but why put the Terra Queen in the merchandise for this year and 2020 when the creative team didn’t do Jack with the character for this year? She didn’t even appear in the Icons House!
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I couldn’t agree more and would have gladly taken a Terra Cruentus house over Scary or Icons.
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The projection system for Bloody Mary in 2008. Anyone got some pics of the Usher’s from 2009. I know I saw pics but I can’t find where.
Wait so technically Eddie is the only "icon" that isn't captured in the lantern
So...um...can my husband have 2022?ut:
So...um...can my husband have 2022?
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Yeah, Eddie and Cindy kinda got off easy from Fear. Terra Queen has her own ritual system to deal with though.Wait so technically Eddie is the only "icon" that isn't captured in the lantern
So...um...can my husband have 2022?
Whatever, as long as Edward can take over next year
I've already planned the whole year out
