Universal Orlando has finally revealed the Icons for Halloween Horror Nights 33, SINIST3R and SURR3AL! They’ve also shared some of the backstory on the 2 icons. 

Hands down, one of the most exciting parts of Halloween Horror Night announcements each year is when Universal Orlando reveals the HHN icon This is when guests learn who will be "hosting" that year’s event. For 2024, we have 2!

SINIST3R & SURR3AL Lore at Halloween Horror Nights 33

Universal Orlando's official Halloween Horror Nights twitter account revealed the lore, giving us more information about these SINIST3R & SURR3AL.

According to the story:

"For 33 years, the screams of thousands of eager Halloween Horror Nights guests have been collected within the shadowy depths of Universal Orlando Resort. With each year that went by came a new set of frights for our guests to indulge.

All the while, their wails of terror festered beneath the billow fog up on the surface, forming a monstrous manifestation of the horror that lives within their hearts. An evil overgrowth that would spread its hellish grasp throughout every crevice of the park’s underbelly.

As the overgrowth expanded in size, its beating heart ripped a tear between our world and the vast universe of horrors that exists beyond our own; the never-ending void in which fear derives from.

Within that universe are two distinct realms – One fueled by physical pain while the other is plagued by psychological torment. At the helm of these worlds are two entities, SINIST3R and SURR3AL, who each embody the hellscapes they stand guard for."

During Halloween Horror Nights 2024, you'll come face to face with SINIST3R and SURR3AL in the Duality of Fear scare zone, where you will have to choose your path: the “visceral horror” of SINIST3R or the “unearthly terror” of SURR3AL.

The 10 Haunted Houses at Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Include:

• Goblin’s Feast

• Slaughter Sinema 2

• Major Sweets Candy Factory

• The Museum: Deadly Exhibits

• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

• Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America

• Triplets of Terror

• Insidious: The Further

• A Quiet Place

The 5 Scare Zones at Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Include:

• Duality of Fear

• Enter the Blumhouse

• Demon Queens

• Torture Faire

• Swamp of the Undead

The fan favorite Nightmare Fuel Show will also return this year in “Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus.”  

Halloween Horror Nights 33 kicks off at Universal Studios Florida starting Friday, August 30, 2024 and will run select nights through November 3rd.