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Art the Clown Leads as Halloween Horror Nights Opens at Universal Studios Hollywood

A first‑night review puts franchise houses ahead of originals at the Hollywood event.

Overview

  • Universal Studios Hollywood launched its 2025 Halloween Horror Nights with eight haunted houses plus the returning Terror Tram.
  • Terrifier topped the reviewer’s lineup, with Art the Clown also free‑roaming the park across the Upper and Lower Lots.
  • Fallout was judged stronger than Orlando’s take thanks to a leaner approach that improved pacing and clarity.
  • Five Nights at Freddy’s closely matches Orlando’s version, featuring Jim Henson Creature Shop puppets and a pizza aroma that emphasizes spectacle over scares.
  • Hollywood’s slate features a wrestling‑free reinterpretation of The Wyatt Sicks, Scarecrow with a new score by Slash, a revived Poltergeist house, and a Blumhouse‑themed Terror Tram, with the event running select nights through November 2.