Discover Universal has announced a slew of new additions to Halloween Horror Nights 2025, including a brand-new experience for the event. Universal Orlando has revealed eight of their ten haunted houses, four scare zones, two confirmed live entertainment options, and two new experiences. Meanwhile, Universal Hollywood lags behind with only four of their eight houses announced so far. With Halloween Horror Nights Orlando beginning on August 29th (or August 28th for Premium Scream Night), final announcements should be ramping up. Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood starts a few days after, on September 4th, and does not offer Premium Scream Night.
Haunted Houses
Orlando
Universal Orlando usually divides its haunted house lineup evenly between pre-existing brands (IPs) and original concepts, which seems to hold true this year. Of the announced houses, three are based on existing IPs: “Fallout,” “Jason Universe,” and “Terrifier,” while five are original: “El Artista: A Spanish Haunting,” “Hatchet and Chains: Demon Bounty Hunters,” “Dolls: Let’s Play Dead,” “Grave of Flesh,” and “Gálkn: Monsters of the North”. We previously covered four of the original houses HERE.
IP Houses
Fallout
Taking place two hundred years after nuclear war wrecked our world, follow Lucy as she travels through vaults and escapes numerous enemies on her way to the wasteland.
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Fallout
Jason Universe
Enter Camp Crystal Lake with the return of Jason as he chases you through the camp woods to the iconic shack. Jason Universe will soon see new installments with Peacock’s “Crystal Lake,” releasing in 2026, and a short film titled “Sweet Revenge,” which will premiere on August 13th.
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Jason Universe
Terrifier
Based on the extremely gory “Terrifier” trilogy comes this culmination of work as you enter Art the Clown’s funhouse. Try not to end up as one of his torture victims.
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Terrifier
Original Houses
Dolls: Let’s Play Dead
Shrink to the size of a doll and escape from a young girl’s room, as this is not sunshine and rainbows. Her dolls have come to life after being disfigured and stitched together.
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Dolls Let’s Play Dead
El Artista: A Spanish Haunting
Enter the home of a 1800s tortured artist as his paintings come to life in the form of possessive, hostile poltergeists.
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El Artista: A Spanish Haunting
Gálkn: Monsters of the North
Escape the Gálkn, an undead monster that awakens, bringing icy monsters and demons to our world. Hurry before it’s too late, as these creatures merge into one you cannot outrun.
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Gálkn: Monsters of the North
Grave of Flesh
Enter the underworld through your very own grave, where flesh-eating scavenger-like creatures hunt you down.
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Grave of Flesh
Hatchet and Chains: Demon Bounty Hunters
Yee-haw! Head to the Old West, where lava demons are taking over the town. Follow Hatchet and Chains as they drag these devils back to Hell’s Well.
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Hatchet and Chains: Demon Bounty Hunters
Hollywood
Hollywood includes the same three IP-based houses, but none of the original houses. The only original house announced is “Monstrous 3: The Ghosts of Latin America”. “Monstrous” explores the myths of La Llorona, La Muelona, La Siguanaba, and La Muerte.
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Monstrous 3: The Ghosts of Latin America
Unfortunately, as neither Universal Hollywood nor Discover Universal has announced anything further for Hollywood, no additional features will be discussed from here.
Scare Zones
Moving back to the East Coast, Universal Orlando has plenty more announcements to review. Before you get the victory of touring one of Orlando’s haunted houses, you must first traverse at least one scare zone. “The Origins of Horror”, “Masquerade: Dance with Death”, “The Cat Lady of Crooked Lane”, and “Mutations: Toxic Twenties” have been announced. Last year’s event included five scare zones, but this year will feature new street experiences.
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Halloween Horror Nights Orlando Scare Zones
Each scare zone has unique settings and creatures you must confront to get through the event. “The Origins of Horror” will be an old conservatory with vines, crows, and gargoyles. “Masquerade: Dance with Death” will take you to a vampire-run masquerade ball. “The Cat Lady of Crooked Lane” embodies the trick in trick-or-treat as guests are turned into cats. “Mutations: Toxic Twenties” follows the radioactive mayhem that erupts after a car crash leads to toxic mutation.
Live Entertainment
“Nightmare Fuel: Circus of Decay” and “Haunt-O-Phonic: A Ghoulish Journey” have been announced for the event, but little has been updated regarding the entertainment. “Nightmare Fuel” will be circus themed, and “Haunt-O-Phonic” is a water show at the lagoon.
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Live Entertainment
ALL-NEW Street Experiences
In addition to the usual haunted houses and scare zones, Discover Universal announced Street Experiences. As these are new features, details are sparse. We can confirm that at least two Street Experiences will take place at Mel’s Die-In, featuring zombie carhops and Club Horror, likely themed to undead DJs. Due to a comment made by Discover Universal back in early June regarding “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” we can speculate that this new set of experiences will be how the franchise will be utilized this year. In the trailer for “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” the new Freddy animatronic is seen outside of the usual Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza establishment, making the street experience more plausible.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s
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