Universal Orlando Resort’s Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Haunted Houses Ranked

Honorable Mention – Scare Zones

Instead of just the haunted houses offering a sense of terror, the entire park becomes a realm of fear when visitors can traverse through five distinct Scare Zones. These zones might even be scarier than the houses since they present an element of unpredictability – one never knows what unexpected surprises may lurk ahead as you navigate your way around the park.

2022’s Haunt Zones encompass Duality of Fear, Demon Queens, and Torture Faire, but what truly sends shivers down your spine are Enter the Blumhouse and Swamp of the Undead. With Enter the Blumhouse, you’ll encounter characters like The Black Phone’s Grabber (The Grabber from The Black Phone’sly known as portrayed by The Black Phone’s Grabber, the menacing M3GAN doll, and other notable horrors from the studio lurking to give you a fright. Swamp of the Undead brings back-from-the-grave alcohol smugglers and plunges you into an eerie swamp landscape with its fog, design, and sound effects.

10) Triplets of Terror

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9) The Museum: Deadly Exhibits

The museum recently acquired a peculiar artifact known as “The Decaying Stone”. However, instead of preserving other exhibits, this artifact seems to cause decay among them. It’Cannibalizes everything around it, transforming paintings, sculptures, and even furniture into living pieces. Not only does the decay spread to the building itself, but it also uncovers something even more dangerous hidden beneath.

Museums can be creepy places, depending on the types of exhibits you’re looking at, with this haunted house realizing those fears. The house is quite creative in how it puts a sinister spin on so many mundane artifacts, earning points for the diversity of ghouls it has created, though that creativity doesn’t translate directly into fear.

8) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Stories that delve into the pursuit of ghosts naturally carry a chilling ambiance. However, what truly endears the Ghostbusters series to fans isn’t just the scary instances, but the humor and amusement it provides.

The “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” exhibit largely mirrors this year’s film’s narrative, transitioning from the Adventurer’s Club to Ray’s Occult Books to the Ghostbusters Headquarters. The set design is remarkably accurate in recreating the settings of the “Frozen Empire” movie, while also subtly incorporating elements that pay tribute to other aspects of the “Ghostbusters” universe. Remarkably realistic, it leans more towards emphasizing the humorous aspects of the story rather than the frightening ones.

The size and layout of each room in the house provides a more immersive encounter, though these spacious areas let you see much deeper into the house than other houses would allow, also enabling others to travel through the house, which additionally leads to seeing others being startled as you make your way through. Housekeepers: House-bound Empire is a more similar experience to moving through a home-inspired activation, as opposed to something meant to scare you.

7) Major Sweets Candy Factory

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The antiquated ambiance of the house, coupled with numerous grotesque images symbolizing Major Sweets’ victims, creates an unsettling atmosphere. Notably, the associations between the house and the old Scare Zone will undoubtedly please long-term enthusiasts of this yearly celebration.

6) Slaughter Sinema 2

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Whether it be zombies playing hard rock, twisted holiday icons, or unexpected monsters delivering exotic dances, the entire Slaughter Sinema experience has something for everyone. While many Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses have a combination of vignettes mixed with mundane hallways to build anticipation, Slaughter Sinema 2 feels like a “greatest hits” of horror. Guests see a poster for a B-movie in one hallways and proceed into a room where that frightening movie has been brought to life.

“The real standout feature of Slaughter Sinema 2 lies in its wide range of terrifying scenes it presents, skillfully blending homage to horror genre classics with fresh, unforeseen twists. It’s as if you’re experiencing a condensed version of an entire Halloween Horror Nights event within a single haunted house.”

5) Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines

Halloween Horror Nights doesn’t only feature contemporary creations, as some of their most thrilling houses bring to life iconic figures from Universal Pictures’ past, with few being as iconic as the Universal Monsters.

In “Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines,” the narrative spotlights women, featuring Saskia Van Helsing and the Bride of Frankenstein joining forces in an unconventional alliance to combat Dracula’s daughter. However, Dracula’s daughter also has some surprising alliances hidden up her sleeve.

As soon as you walk into the house, you witness a female character weeping at a grave in a snow-covered cemetery, as snow falls from the sky, making for a startling transition from the Florida climate. This is only the start of the excitement, as each setting you walk through feels immersive and honors the more gothic components of the Universal Monsters, whether you’re passing by wooden wagons in spooky woods or if you’re transporting to castles filled with candles.

Just like the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” this house offers a less frightening experience compared to others at this year’s event. However, its set designs and monster concepts are truly impressive, especially with their nods to the foundations of horror cinema that manage to create some of the most chilling atmospheres of the event this year.

4) A Quiet Place

For spectators of the movie “A Quiet Place”, it’s well-known that being loud puts you in danger from lethal creatures. Similarly, for Halloween Horror Nights enthusiasts, screams are commonplace in every haunted attraction. This makes the experience particularly distinctive as you find yourself treading more silently, even when you believe there’s no real danger present.

This house evokes numerous scenes from both “A Quiet Place” and its sequel, “A Quiet Place Part II”. It takes viewers from the Abbott farm in the initial film to the subterranean pipes and radio station depicted in the second film. Although the movies themselves are already quite unnerving, the house effectively portrays the real-world dimensions of the alien creatures, offering a fresh perspective on just how terrifying these beings can be.

Despite guests being able to shout enthusiastically, the tranquil atmosphere of this home surprisingly intensifies the frightening sensation, while its labyrinthine design includes confounding curves and turns, giving the impression that creatures might appear unexpectedly at any moment.

3) Goblin’s Feast

Visitors may unwittingly stroll into a quaint festivity within a goblin settlement, unaware that they are slated as the primary meal for the goblins’ feast.

As implied by the title, Goblin’s Feast leans a but more into the absurd than the actual terror of some of the other haunted houses, and even while the experience isn’t outright upsetting, the house evokes an off-putting and engaging tone while you’re inside of it. The production design of the house is one of the most extravagant of any house this year, as every nook and cranny is highly detailed, passing from cabins to homes to village streets in the bizarre locale. Even if an area isn’t intricately detailed, well-timed scares distract you from the drab elements, making for a strange and bewildering experience.

1. In terms of appearance, the creatures match our preconceptions, displaying typical goblin, orc, hobgoblin, and witch traits. They evokes an atmosphere similar to watching orcs and goblins bicker about who gets to dine on Hobbits in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films. Although it may not be the most thrilling house at this year’s event, it is certainly one of the most detailed, impactful, and enjoyable.

2) Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America

A lot of the best haunted houses at Halloween Horror Nights are the ones that manage to find the right blend of delivering something fresh yet somehow familiar, and that’s exactly what Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America accomplishes this year.

During your journey across the border, you’ll come across three fascinating creatures from Latin American folklore: Tlahuelpuchi, La Lechuza, and El Silbón. Tlahuelpuchi is often depicted as a shape-shifting bloodsucker, whereas La Lechuza is believed to be a witch who can morph into an owl. El Silbón, on the other hand, is considered a wandering spirit, destined to roam the earth as a 12-foot tall creature laden with his own father’s bones.

One aspect that makes Monstrous particularly engaging is its clever pacing in every vignette. Instead of one continuous haunted house narrative, it’s divided into three distinct sections, each focusing on a different monster. This not only offers a diverse range of terrifying creatures but also creates a steadily increasing tension throughout each section, ultimately leading to satisfying payoffs.

As a fellow traveler, I found myself feeling like an outsider as I ventured through these towns, peering into scenes that seemed almost too private for foreign eyes. The initial appearances of some creatures were surprisingly human-like, but as I delved deeper into the villages, their grotesque forms became more and more apparent, transforming the experience into a thrilling encounter with colossal beasts, regardless of prior familiarity.

1) Insidious: The Further

Ever since the initial installment of the Insidious film series was released in 2010, its storylines have had their fair share of highs and lows. Despite individual opinions about the cinematic franchise, it is indisputable that this year’s Halloween Horror Nights, Insidious: The Further stands out as the most chilling haunted house experience.

The movie franchise delves into a mysterious, supernatural dimension called “The Further,” inhabited by various spirits and malevolent entities aiming to invade our world. This dimension is portrayed as misty landscapes that fade into endless darkness, lending itself perfectly to a chilling haunted-house setting.

Enthusiasts of the series will appreciate how meticulously the haunted house mirrors “The Further” and vividly portrays the eerie atmosphere that such a place evokes. However, it also includes famous characters from the movies themselves, ranging from The Bride in Black to Key Face, not forgetting the Lipstick-Face Demon. Unlike other haunted houses where you might guess when a scare or jump will occur, this one based on “Insidious” is unpredictable, as it’s hard to tell how you’ll be scared next, offering an unsettling and disorienting experience.

As a devoted fan, I can’t help but express my excitement for Insidious: The Further, the scariest house you’ll venture into during this year’s Halloween Horror Nights! Not only does the house exude an organic, spine-tingling eeriness, but it’s brimming with familiar elements from all five films that will send shivers down your spine.

Instead of going straight there, you might want to visit the official website first to secure your tickets for the Halloween Horror Nights happening at Universal Orlando Resort. The event takes place on selected evenings from now until November 3rd.

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