Halloween Horror Nights 2013: Makeup & Costume Preview
It’s kind of hard to believe it’s almost September but along with the realization comes the fact that Halloween Horror Nights will once again be upon us in mere weeks. This morning, we had the chance to visit Universal Studios where HHN Creative Director John Murdy gave us a little taste of the effects and […]
Universal Studios Teams With Danny Trejo To Bring “El Cucuy: The Boogeyman” To Life At Halloween Horror Nights
Continuing with last year’s success of their La Llorona maze, Universal Studios is bringing another legend from Latino culture to Halloween Horror Nights. Titled “El Cucuy: The Boogeyman” and featuring the narration of gravel voiced Danny Trejo, this maze looks pretty badass. I, personally, am not too familiar with Hispanic folklore but there is certain […]
Walkers To Infest The Universal Backlot At Halloween Horror Nights 2013!
A few minutes ago, the above image appeared on my Twitter feed. Obviously, I had to click and soon found out that Universal Studios will not only be featuring a maze based on Season 3 of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD, but for the first time, the yearly event will be taking visitors into the studio’s […]
FRUTE BRUTE and FRUITY YUMMY MUMMY Return From The Cereal Graveyard This Halloween!
Grab your spoon, prepare your bowl, and lift that lid off your milk…our favorite Monster Cereal’s are returning from the grave! Seasonal regulars Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Franken Berry are back as usual, but General Mills is resurrecting the long discontinued Fruit Brute (now rhythmically named Frute Brute) and Fruity Yummy Mummy! My pals […]
Universal Studios Hollywood Unleashes THE PURGE And CURSE OF CHUCKY Scare Zones At Halloween Horror Nights
It’s that time of August where we here at Icons Of Fright really start getting giddy because the Halloween season is not too far away. One of the factors that always helps this excitement is the regular updates that comes through from Universal Studios regarding the goodies they have in store at Halloween Horror Nights. […]
Giveaway – Win A Free HATCHET III Bluray!!
Victor Crowley is back to slaughter folks left and right in BJ McDonnell’s HATCHET III, and thanks to the good folks at Dark Sky Films, we’ve got a few blurays of the film, ready to give out!! “Concluding the saga begun in Adam Green’s hit 2006 thriller, HATCHET III follows the vengeful Marybeth (HALLOWEEN‘s Danielle […]
Halloween Horror Nights Takes You Into The Further With New INSIDIOUS Maze!
There are only 80 days left until Halloween and Universal Studios ‘Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights’ has released news of a brand new maze coming to this year’s event! Joining the new EVIL DEAD themed maze and the maze inspired by the band Black Sabbath, is a brand new maze inspired by 2010′s INSIDIOUS and the […]
Are You Ready For 8-bit Freddy?! NECA Releasing Limited NES Video Game Figure!
If NECA’s Comic-Con exclusive Jason figure didn’t hit you like a nostalgic machete to the face, then maybe this will do the trick: NECA is preparing to release a companion figure based on the NES counterpart of Freddy Krueger! Housed in the same kind of packaging as the 8-bit Jason figure to reflect the game […]
