This year seems like a crossroads for Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights.

Universal’s after-hours Halloween event has opened for the season at Universal Studios Hollywood and across the country at Orlando’s Universal Studios Florida. I attended both events on their opening nights and can attest that they remain among the top Halloween events in America for horror fans. Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here .

Except, that Halloween Horror Nights is not just for horror fans anymore. Over the years, Universal has expanded the event’s focus from slasher icons such as Jason, Freddie and Leatherface to include franchises that might be described as “horror-adjacent.”

In recent years, tha

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