This year’s Halloween Horror Night’s fourth haunted house is a throwback to last year’s event at Universal Studios. The theme park was announced on Monday. Visitors experience hatchets and chains: In 2025, Demon Bounty Hunters are a bigger form of hunter, says Universal Orlando.
“In this old western town, all hell is loose,” reads the social media description. “The red-hot lava demons own everyone and are trying to melt everything in their path.”
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Hatchet and Chains was one of the 2024 featured presentations in the house called Slaughter Sinema 2, and was a compilation maze of (fictional) B-movies. The hand hatch scene included the scent of saloons, devils and roses. The original Slaughter Sinema concept, which debuted on HHN in 2018.
Among the other elements of Slaughter Cinema 2 were “The Night of Undead Clowns”, “Mardi Gras Murders”, “Mummy Strippers: Unlapped”, and Carey Drive In.
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The three houses previously announced in the upcoming Horror Night are based on the major streaming series and video game “Fallout.” Jason Universe features fares for “13th Friday.” Elle Artist: An unforgettable maze in Spain, an original maze featuring tortured artists and ghost paintings. The 34th edition of the event, HHN 2025, will feature 10 haunted houses.
Halloween Horror Nights is an after-hours ticket horror festival held on select nights from August 29th to November 2nd. Single night tickets and some add-ons are available for sale at Halloweenhorrornights.com.
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Original issue: June 23, 2025, 11:37am EDT
