Roundup: Blumhouse brings Two New Experiences to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood

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Coming up your weekly roundup of news
from around the haunt industry. Welcome to

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the show. I'm Philip on the
h An Show. We bring you the

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Haunt news, information, and education
you need to prepare for Halloween. On

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Tuesdays, we bring you a roundup
of news from haunts worldwide. Read more

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And as always for the news roundup,

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I'm passing it off to Daryl Acclaimed
horror production company Blumhouse will bring two new

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live entertainment experiences to Halloween Horror Nights
at Universal Studios, Hollywood. The Purge

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Dangerous Waters takes the blockbuster film franchise
to an entirely new environment, open water,

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in an all new live show located
in the water World Venue. It's

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a race against time when a politician
in his entourage escape to an island to

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avoid the Purge. Sanctuary is fleeting
when the island is quickly overrun by Purgers

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and the hunt is on. The
show will feature adrenaline filled action sequences,

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stunts, spectacular lighting and laser effects, high fall, fire burns, and

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massive explosions. Blumhouse Behind the Screams
is an original concept that showcases the selection

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of Blumhouse horror films, including the
highly anticipated films Five Nights at Freddy's and

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The Exorcist, Believer, and fan
loving hits like Megan and the Black Phone.

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This unique experience breaks the fourth wall
and invites guests to explore these films

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as they step through the silver screen
for an up close look at authentic film

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props, costume displays, and terrifying
character encounters. Halloween Horror Knights run select

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knights September seventh through October thirty.
First tickets are on sale now starting at

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seventy four dollars for single night general
admission. A recent Los Angeles Times article

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gave readers a behind the scenes look
at how the hit video game The Last

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of Us was adapted into a haunted
house at Versal Studios. A game's writer

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and co creator of the HBO series, Neil Druckman, greatly supported the creation

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of the haunt and champion the inclusion
of key fan favorite scenes from the game.

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The article discusses the involvement, as
well as how the maze will embody

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the atmosphere and excitement of the game. Voice actors Troy Baker as Joel and

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Ashley Johnson as Ellie returned to surprise
their roles with a new dialogue for the

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attraction. So much of the story
as those two characters, said Druckman of

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wanting to feature Joel and Ellie so
heavily in the Horror Knights Maze. Without

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them, it could feel like other
similar stories in that genre. We had

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the choice of doing a montage best
of scenes from the game, or what

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we decided to do was focus on
one area as if you're moving in real

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time alongside Joel and Ellie. Disneyland
Resort in Anaheim, California, will expand

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the Haunted Mansion grounds in twenty twenty
four. The additions will build on the

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story and lore of the Haunted Mansion
and include an expanded outdoor que to immerse

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guests and enhanced theming, as well
as a new retail shop at to the

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attractions exit. The expanded Q will
include gardens inspired by Master Gracie, Madame

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Leota, and the One Eyed Cat. Construction will begin in January twenty twenty

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four. This fall, the Old
Mint in San Francisco, California, will

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transform into Terror Vault's latest Haunted Attraction. The Initiation a joint project by David

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Flower Productions, Non Plus Ultra and
Peaches Christ. The Initiation centers on a

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cult that promises it's here, It's
the gift of vision, while blinding anyone

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who fails to live up to its
tenants. This year's completely new Terror Vault

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show, The Initiation is inspired by
San Francisco's rich history of being home to

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so many strange and bizarre cult Peaches
Christ aka Joshua Grannell said in a release,

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from groups like the Manson family in
the Symbionese Liberation Army to people like

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Jim Jones and Anton LaVey, We've
taken this inspiration and crafted a show where

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guests become members in the play and
must make their way through becoming part of

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the cult while surviving its evil leadership. The Initiation will run select night September

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twenty nine through October thirty. First
tickets are on sale now starting at fifty

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five to eighty five dollars for general
admission with a forty dollars VIP Experience upgrade

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option. Are you the ultimate superfan
of Terror Vault? Join the Haunted Attraction

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Network in San Francisco, California,
on October seventh to experience the initiation here

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from show producers Joshua Grannell and David
Flower during a panel, shake your bones

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with Skeleton Sam from Lovecraft, and
even get bloody with an exclusive photo moments.

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Tickets are now on sale for the
Haunted Attraction Networks Sir Henry's Haunted Trail

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twenty twenty three tenth season anniversary event. From its humble origins as an outdoor

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trail in Plant City, Florida,
a legendary screen park has emerged. This

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multi attraction destination has captivated thrill seekers
and inspired podcasts, books, and even

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a film. Join us at Sir
Henry's Haunted Trail on November fourth, twenty

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twenty three to celebrate Sir Henry's Dark
legacy. You'll get an express pass to

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experience every attraction here from founder Zach
Gleros during a panel, access to a

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silent auction, and get exclusive photo
moments with Sir Henry himself. Tickets are

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seventy five dollars per person. October
twenty six through twenty ninth, the University

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of Southern California in Los Angeles,
California will present Ghosts of USC a historical

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immersive haunt taking place at an enchanting
but spooky two door revival mansion just north

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of University Park campus. This summersive
walkthrough theatrical event will transport audiences to eighteen

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eighty when USC was founded, and
to the explosive history of Los Angeles at

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the turn of the twentieth century.
But beware, visitors from the other side

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may join as well. This innovative
historical haunting is a collaboration between students and

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faculty at the USC School of Dramatic
Arts, guests, artists from the award

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winning Company of Angels, the oldest
nonprofit professional equity Waiver theater in Los Angeles,

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and students and faculty from the USC
Board of Cinematic Arts brand new themed

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entertainment program. Admission is free,
but reservations are required. Follow the links

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in the show notes to get yours. Thirty one Nights of Halloween will celebrate

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its twenty fifth anniversary in freeform this
October. Over the last twenty five years,

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our viewers have grown up with thirty
one Nights of Halloween as a time

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honored tradition to watch Halloween favorites and
connect with their loved ones during the special

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time in the season, said Simasseti, Executive vice president of Programming and Content

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Strategy for ABC Entertainment and Freeform.
There's something sentimental about these holiday classics that

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bring a real sense of comfort and
nostalgia to people, and we will look

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forward to celebrating this anniversary with another
spirited lineup. Reconnect with old favorites such

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as Beetlejuice, Focus Pocus, The
Nightmare, Vort Christmas and Cozy Up to

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the Freeform premiers of Incanto, Zombies
and Zombies, to Haunt Collective and Halloween

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Yard Haunt and Props. Facebook groups
presented their two thousand and two Home Haunter

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Awards this past weekend. Congratulations to
all of the winning Home Haunters. Chad

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Smith with the best motorized Prop,
David Cowger, Best pneumatic Prop and best

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Costume, Jennifer Dunnahee Best static Prop, Audrea Donnelly, Best Hauntsy Prop,

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Eric Martinelli, Best modified store bought
Prop, David Gentry, Best use of

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digital display, Dmitri Sloboda Sky best
Display and Ken and Lilia Honigman burn Guard's

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the best walkthrough and the best of
twenty twenty two. There are a few

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upcoming events this August through October,
including Creep at Real Oc September sixteenth and

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seventeenth in Santa Ana, California,
the West Michigan Halloween Expo September twenty third

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and twenty fourth in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, and the Son of Monster Palooza

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October thirteenth and fourteenth in Burbank,
California. A few haunts are still doing

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their casting calls and auditions, including
the Seven Gate Screen Park in Niagara Falls,

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New York, The Darkness in Saint
Louis, Missouri, Haunted Calgary in

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Ballzack, Alberta, Canada, Nightmare
on Edgewood in Indianapolis, Indiana, and

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Spooky Ranch in Columbia Station, Ohio. And that's all for the news this

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week. Today's episode was produced by
me Philip Fernandez, with reporting by Daryl

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Plunky, post production by David Swolk. This Haunt News Update is a production

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of the Haunted Traction Network and you
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