Universal Studios Hollywood kicked off its 2015 Halloween Horror Nights extravaganza on Friday, Sept. 18, and the solid lineup of movie- and TV-inspired horror mazes did not disappoint. Even the weakest of the seven experiences were a lot of fun, and there was a nice mix of tonally lighter mazes with some that were unforgiving about the scares they laid on attendees.
From a recreation of The Walking Dead Season 5 to The Purge taking over the Studio Tour, there were plenty of opportunities for people to walk away terrified. I hit the opening night of HHN in Hollywood to figure out which were the best mazes for horror fans, and which were the surprising misses.
While not all mazes have to be based on a previously established horror project to be great, Crimson Peak was at a disadvantage because it seemed to rely on knowledge of a movie that hasn't been released yet. There were some creepy moments in the maze, but the Guillermo Del Toro-endorsed experience was surprisingly lacking in any major scares. Maybe the issue was that Universal Hollywood was trying to protect attendees from spoilers for the movie which comes out on October 16th, but it did feel like a lot of the maze's big moments would have landed a lot better had anyone had any perspective when experiencing them.
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From a recreation of The Walking Dead Season 5 to The Purge taking over the Studio Tour, there were plenty of opportunities for people to walk away terrified. I hit the opening night of HHN in Hollywood to figure out which were the best mazes for horror fans, and which were the surprising misses.
While not all mazes have to be based on a previously established horror project to be great, Crimson Peak was at a disadvantage because it seemed to rely on knowledge of a movie that hasn't been released yet. There were some creepy moments in the maze, but the Guillermo Del Toro-endorsed experience was surprisingly lacking in any major scares. Maybe the issue was that Universal Hollywood was trying to protect attendees from spoilers for the movie which comes out on October 16th, but it did feel like a lot of the maze's big moments would have landed a lot better had anyone had any perspective when experiencing them.
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