Incidentally, ShockTillYouDrop recently learned that both the Evil Dead and Carrie remakes will be represented in the Los Angeles area around Halloween time, and we’ll report more details on those once we receive them. You can read more about Evil Dead’s Knott’s Scary Farm ride here.
In the meantime, here’s the official press release from Universal Studios Hollywood:
Universal City, California The tragic and demented account of Leatherface and his deranged family of cannibals set the stage for this years new maze, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Saw is The Law, based on filmmaker Tobe Hoopers notoriously unsettling 1974 horror film classic at Halloween Horror Nights® at Universal Studios Hollywood, Southern Californias premier Halloween event.
This original American horror film tells the story of five young friends who unsuspectingly fall victim to the ghastly terrors and torment of a depraved and cannibalistic Texas clan. The film, hailed among the most influential horror movies in cinematic history, will now be meticulously recreated into a disturbingly gruesome Halloween Horror Nights maze.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of those films that helped define the horror film genre, said John Murdy, Creative Director at Universal Studios Hollywood. The story of Leatherface and his demented family is as shocking today as when the film was first released. As designers of Halloween Horror Nights, the film exemplifies what we need to create a truly terrifying experience. From the iconic characters to the disturbing sets, props and audio design, were excited to bring Tobe Hoopers horrific vision to life for Halloween Horror Nights fans.
Those who dare to step into the inner workings of a slaughterhouse maze will be gripped with vivid telltale signs of imminent doom. Gruesome and blood-soaked scenes from the controversial classic will terrorize guests as they experience a labyrinth that will captivate all senses and render them defenseless when met with nightmarish images of mutilated bodies on bloody meat hooks; become paralyzed by putrid odors of decomposed corpses; navigate their way through human bones and animal pelts suspended from the ceiling; and run from the unmistakable roaring sound of a chainsaw revving to life when Leatherface lunges from the darkness in search of victims.
This years Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood brings together the sickest minds in horror to immerse guests in the living, breathing, three-dimensional world of the most notorious and terrifying creatures. Featuring a slate of unrivaled film production quality mazes, terror-filled Scare Zones and a fully reimagined Terror Tram experience, uniquely themed to todays most definitive horror properties, Halloween Horror Nights will taunt, terrorize and torment guests withincomparable spellbinding and spine-chilling haunted attractions.
Halloween Horror Nights experiences will include an immersive new maze, The Walking Dead: Dead Inside, based on AMCs critically-acclaimed, Golden Globe®-nominated and Emmy®Award-winning TV series; Welcome to Silent Hill, based on the popular video games and film franchise; a new maze by legendary shock rocker, Alice Cooper Goes to Hell 3D, a reimagined La Llorona: Cazadora de Niños maze, based on the terrifying Mexican and Latin American legend that has terrified children for centuries; and Universal Monsters Remix, an all-new terrifying experience that recreates the classic horror icons of yesteryear for the 21st century with pulse-pounding electronica-inspired dance music. An all new Terror Tram: Invaded by The Walking Dead attraction, also inspired by the TV series, will invite guests to navigate the haunted environs of the world-famous movie and television studio backlot and come face to face with hordes of flesh-eating, blood-drooling and groaning walkers.
The theme parks favorite thrill-ride attractions will also remain open during Halloween Horror Nights, including the popular Transformers: The Ride3D, The Simpsons Ride®, Revenge of the MummySM The Ride and Jurassic Park® In the Dark.
Details on Halloween Horror Nights are available at Halloween Horror Nights, on Facebook at: Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood and on Instagram @HorrorNightsHollywood or #UniversalHHN. Twitter updates from Creative Director John Murdy can be found at:Twitter.com/HorrorNights, as he reveals a running chronicle of exclusive information. Halloween Horror Nights maze announcement videos can be seen at Universal Studios Hollywoods YouTube Channel.
Halloween Horror Nights kicks off on Friday, September 21, 2012 and continues on select nights through Wednesday, October 31. Event dates are: September 21, 22, 28, 29 and October 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 31.
About Texas Chainsaw Massacre: It has been called “grisly,” “sick” and “perverse,” as well as “raw,” “unshakeable” and “the movie that redefined horror.” It was attacked by churches, banned by governments and acclaimed by only the bravest of critics. It stunned audiences worldwide and set a new standard in movie terror forever. In 1974, director Tobe Hooper unleashed this dark, visionary tale about a group of five young friends who face a nightmare of torment at the hands of a depraved Texas clan. Today it remains unequaled as a landmark of outlaw filmmaking and unparalleled in its impact as perhaps the most frightening motion picture ever made.
Universal Studios Hollywood SM, The Entertainment Capital of L.A.SM, includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour; the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas, the 5 Towers state-of-the-art outdoor concert venue, and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event arena. World-class rides and attractions include the critically-acclaimed mega-attraction, Transformers: The Ride3D, the intense, award-winning ride, King Kong 360 3-D on the famed behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, The Simpsons RideTM, Revenge of the MummySM The Ride indoor roller coaster and Jurassic Park® The Ride.
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