Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights announced an addition to its 2026 lineup with a new haunted house inspired by Warner Bros. Pictures’ Sinners, the supernatural horror film from writer, director, and producer Ryan Coogler. The experience will debut at Universal Orlando Resort on August 28 and at Universal Studios Hollywood on September 3, bringing guests directly into the film’s vampire-filled world.
Set in 1930s Mississippi Delta, Sinners follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack as they return home to open a juke joint for their community, only to face a deadly vampire threat that turns their celebration into a fight for survival. Now, Halloween Horror Nights guests will step inside that world, navigating a haunted house designed around the film’s tense atmosphere, memorable characters, and supernatural conflict.
According to Universal, the experience will transport guests into Club Juke, where familiar faces from the film—including Sammie, Mary, Annie, Pearline, and Cornbread—appear alongside vampires Remmick, Bert, and Joan. Guests will move through the unfolding chaos as the story’s battle between humans and vampires plays out around them.
Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian shared in a joint statement that seeing audiences connect with Sinners has been meaningful, adding that Halloween Horror Nights offers fans an opportunity to explore the film’s world in a new format that emphasizes its music, setting, and suspense.
Halloween Horror Nights executive producers John Murdy and Mike Aiello also emphasized the creative potential of adapting Sinners into a live attraction, noting the film’s unique take on vampire horror and its crossover appeal to longtime genre fans and newer audiences alike.
With Sinners joining this year’s event lineup, Halloween Horror Nights continues its tradition of translating major horror properties into immersive attractions. For fans curious about how Coogler’s film will translate into a walkthrough experience, this may be one of the season’s most closely watched additions.
