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First Haunted House Announced for Halloween Horror Nights 2024!


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Universal Orlando Resort has finally revealed the first Haunted House for HHN 33!
Slaughter Sinema 2 will be 1 of the 10 haunted houses featured at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights 33 at Universal Orlando.
The house was announced during a HHN panel at Spooky Empire.

Haunted House Description:


“If you’re dying for a b-movie horror marathon, head to the Carey Drive-in. Scream through scenes from creature features, grindhouse gore, spaghetti westerns and more.”

Details we know so far:

  • Slaughter Sinema 2 is a sequel to Slaughter Sinema
  • The Slaughter Sinema 2 house will be themed to a b-movie horror marathon
  • It’ll feature 8 new fictional films, including grindhouse gore,spaghetti westerns & more
  • Set in the Carey Drive-in
  • It’s an original IP house
  • Like many of Universal Orlando's original houses, this house will be set in the infamous town of Carey, Ohio

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Brief History on Slaughter Sinema Haunted House


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The original Slaughter Sinema haunted house debuted at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 28 in 2018. 
It was based on various fictional B-Movies.

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Guests entered the Carey Drive-In, where movie previews of the latest B-movies were shown across an old screen flickering. 
This set the stage for adventures into the films featuring sacrificial sororities, a ravenous swamp yeti, werewolf bikers, bloodthirsty children at a deranged kids’ arcade, and murderous barbers. As each 80's B-movie came to life, guests would try to avoid alien cannibals & more!

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Fast forward to 2021 where guests revisited The Carey Drive-In during HHN 30’s Welcome to SCarey: Horror in the Heartland.
This haunted house took you through the town of Carey, Ohio. As you went through the house, posters from Slaughter Sinema were on the walls of a hallway. This set the stage right before you entered the frightening Meetz Meats deli.
Pumpkin Gutz! was one of the featured movies in the original Slaughter Sinema house, & it lead to my favorite house: Wicked Growth: Realm of the Pumpkin at HHN 30.

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Wicked Growth House


I love that some of Slaughter Sinema’s fictional films eventually became their own haunted houses, and HHN icons like Lil’ Boo, and the Pumpkin Lord eventually came to life too!

Pumpkin Lord

Lil’ Boo


Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort will start earlier than ever, with the event running from August 30 through November 3. 
HHN 33 will feature 10 haunted houses, 5 scare zones, and live entertainment featuring the top names in horror entertainment.

Stayed tuned for more HHN announcements over the next few weeks!