Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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Sneak Peek at Halloween Horror Nights 2010

Source: Shock Till You Drop
July 27, 2010


Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights is going to be just around the corner. Time flies when you live in SoCal.

That means, murder and mayhem will reign when the ultra-violent gang of killer Klownz takes over a Scare Zone at the annual attraction. And we've got a sneak peek at what's to come via the images below. For the full clown gallery follow this link.

As always, we'll be covering the event which promises all-new mazes. In the meantime, visit the official site and keep tabs on HHN 2010's progress.





Saturday, July 24, 2010



Brian brushwood may be at horror nights this year their is talk about a new show he may do this year but its talk stand by for more info

Halloween Horror Nights update web site

Halloween Horror Nights site has been updated again, with the Twenty Years of Fear section now showing off many icons from the past and the origin years of the event. More sections are still to come.

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Friday, July 23, 2010

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Update: I’ve added some arrows pointing out specific areas of the creatures I found within the lantern to help everyone see what I see. I’ve also included comparison photos to help visualize. Hope that helps!

Update 2: Found a few more things within the lantern this time relating to previous icons. #14 -#17 are new findings. Thanks to Bryan Kay for finding #16!

Update 3 – 7/22/10: Universal has updated the HHN Website! Some of the lantern characters found within this post are on the new characters section of the HHN website! What does this mean? Read the updated article to find out here: click here

The Lantern Analysis

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This analysis may be a case of Pareidolia, but I have a feeling that all the answers to this year’s Halloween Horror Nights XX (HHN XX) might be hidden within the image of this year’s Halloween scarefest.

After spending some quality time with the teaser image of the lantern, I’ve begun to find what I think are significant details that may tell us about this year’s event theme and characters… or possibly the opposite.

What first led me to analyze the lantern was the fact that Universal had to create it from scratch. This got me thinking: if I was tasked with creating something like this , I would definitely include a few (almost undetectable) clues for those who would take the time to dissect it. And it looks like Universal loaded the HHN XX lantern with goodies galore! But you have to look very closely. “From the flickering light eerie shapes begin to take form” – literally.

Whether or not these goodies have any significance is for you to decide – but here’s what I’ve found.

The Dissection:

Here is a breakdown (and map) of my discoveries (click picture to enlarge):

HHN XX Lantern Dissected

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Refer to Figure:

1. This part of the lantern seems to represent a tree and roots of some sort. Personally, I think it could be an old willow tree. Notice the strange lines going through it (here is an outline of the lines). I’m still trying to figure them out and haven’t come up with anything as of this writing (if you have any idea what they could mean, feel free to add your comments below).

In any event, I believe that this tree has something to do with the icon/theme of this year’s event. After the recent leaks about scareacter roles at a willow hut, so I’m betting that this is some kind of a Willow tree. Maybe it spawns the icons/characters we’ve seen and will come to see? If so, my first thoughts on a name for the tree were Tree of Death or Tree of Darkness. I came up with the names based on The Tree of Life idea.

I did a little research on Willow trees and found this interesting fact: Willow is one of the “nine sacred trees” mentioned in Wicca and witchcraft, with several magical uses. In the Wiccan Rede, it is described as growing by water, guiding the dead to “The Summerland”, a commonly used term in Wicca to refer to the afterlife. The meaning of Summerland in wicca, is a resting ground where souls can reflect on the life they led, see if they learned the lesson they had intended on learning, and then try again in due course. Could this indicate the life of the scare icons and whether they succeeded in the scares of previous events? The Summerland is not seen as a place of judgment, but rather, as a spiritual self-evaluation where a soul is able to review its life and gain an understanding of the total impact its actions had on the world. Some may believe each particular lesson (and hence, life) is chosen and planned out by the soul itself while in Summerland, whereas others may believe that lessons are planned by an external party (deities, spirit guide, etc). (Source: Wikipedia). This sounds like a pretty awesome theme to me! It has lots of potential and a great deal of possibilities!

2. This looks to be some kind of a creature holding on to the lantern. I haven’t figured it out yet, but could it be an animal?

3. This looks like a bull-headed creature, possibly the same creatures we’ve seen in past events. Possibly the Darkness character? Seen at previous events including HHN10′s “Shadows of the past” scarezone section.

4. This definitely looks like Wolfman! It looks more like Wolfman classic rather than the new Wolfman, but even without blowing up the image, you can see the face of Wolfman on the side of the lantern.

5. This looks to be a girl’s face (possibly Bloody Mary?). I know that Universal didn’t renew their license to reuse Bloody Mary this year, so I’m not sure what this reference, if there is one, could mean. Update: After looking at some photos, this also looks like it could be Cindy.

Concept art of Cindy and Caretaker created by Orlando based artist: Lazaro Gomez ( Sinister )

6. This is very obvious – it reads XX, which is the number 20 in Roman numerals, and refers to the twentieth anniversary of HHN. This is another reason why I took the time to analyze the lantern, since it’s almost a clue to give the lantern a more detailed look.

7. To me, this looks like a mummy – a rather happy mummy, but a mummy nonetheless.

8. Jack the clown! It even has a red nose! As we know, in last year’s “Shadows of the past” scarezone section, jack was seen. This could mean that this is one of the icon’s for this year.

9. This one is obviously the number 20 with a set of spooky eyes above the 0. It’s pretty obvious, since it refers to the twentieth anniversary of HHN.

10. Looks like a rabbit. Maybe a character from fractured tales?

11. This is a cross between The Thing or a distorted-looking Frankenstein.

12. This looks like character faces, but I can’t really picture anything specifically. What do you think?

13. Scream Character or Death Eater type villain. Maybe a new type of cloaked creature?

New Updates:

14. This looks like the Usher’s flashlight. Also seen at the “Shadows of the past” scarezone section at HHN19

15. This looks like the Storyteller’s glasses. Possibly another icon clue for this year.

16. Thanks goes to Bryan Key for finding this one. This looks like “the Rat” character.

17. This looks like it could represent the Caretaker’s watch. Yet another possible icon clue for this year’s event. Also seen at the “Shadows of the past” scarezone section at HHN19.

What’s it all mean?

Well, it could mean a lot, but it’s good to have a little more insight into this mysterious lantern.

Possible meanings:

1. It could mean that we can expect to see these characters at HHN XX.

2. It could also mean that the willow tree has sent all these characters to their Summerland and now a new era of darkness begins, meaning that we can expect to see a whole new event with an entirely new cast of characters and icons. In other words, this would signify leaving the past behind.

3. It could mean we may have found the icon’s for this year’s reunion event: Jack, The Storyteller, The Caretaker, The Usher… Possibly more that we might not have found within the lantern yet.

4. It could mean nothing at all.

If we think of the tree as having roots, seeing old characters beneath it could simply mean that this is the foundation for this year’s event, as you could read in the headline on the teaser HHN website - the Ultimate terror built upon nineteen years’ worth of ghoulish creatures and nightmarish frights.

What we need to do now is figure out what it all means. I will need some help from fellow HHN fanatics to get this case fully cracked, so be sure to comment.

Remember: everyone sees and interprets these clues differently, so if you see something differently or have found something that I missed, please add your thoughts to the comments below!

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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Adult Avatar Costume

Adult Avatar Costume - Halloween, masquerade parties and costume parties will be much more exciting this year with the addition of the Adult Avatar Costume.

Adult Avatar CostumeMen, women, teens and children will want to dress up like Jake Sully or Neytiri to step into a world of fantasy. Even for a few hours once a year you can dress up in a Jake Sully Costume or Neytiri Costume during Halloween and have fun escaping into a world of make believe. Some men like to just wear the Jake Sully Mask and create their own outfit. Women sometimes choose to wear the Neytiri Wig to create their own outfit and put on the avatar blue makeup. Of course, it will definitely not look like the authentic Avatar Costumes. The Adult Avatar Costume looks authentic like the actual character in the movie.

It's no wonder that the adult avatar costume will be a popular costume in 2010 since millions of people thought the Avatar Movie was absolutely breathtaking just as I did. These Na'Vi aliens lived on the planet Pandora and were a race of blue skinned humanoid beings. They had tiger like stripes on their skin and large yellow gold eyes. Their noses were also cat like.

Adult Avatar CostumeI was so amazed with the scenery and the moral of the movie. In the movie Jake Sully was a part of the Avatar Program where humans remotely controlled the Human/Va'vi hybrids to safely navigate the planet.

Originally, Jake was assigned to collect intel that would assist Colonel Quaritech find the Na'vi weaknesses so he could make them leave Hometree or demolish it if necessary. They wanted this done because there were significant deposits of Unobtanium. Neytiri was ordered to teach Jake the ways of the Na'vi hunters and is finally accepted into the Omaticaya clan. Not too long after, Jake and Neytiri fall madly in love.

Adult Avatar CostumeThen the RDA attacks Hometree then Jake seeks revenge. Jake plays a key role in the final war since he leads the Na'vi against the RDA. In the end Jake's mind is placed into his Avatar body permanently by Eywa during a ceremony. It was a very touching and emotional movie. I especially loved the part about Jake and Neytiri falling in love and Jake joining the Na'vi to help Neytiri and the others save their tribe and village.

Incorporated into the major motion picture Avatar was one man's dream of bringing a virtual world to life for the world. James Cameron, the Avatar film director, created a movie like no other with his stunning visual effects and he brought computer generated animation to a whole new level. Avatar is the first movie of its kind since the majority of the visual effects utilized were created just for that movie. Actual new technology was developed like stereoscopic cameras and virtual cameras so as to give the movie a 3D feeling and let the movie watchers have an almost immersed sense of the planet Pandora

By Alta Gale