Universal Studios Hollywood has announced the final additions for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights, including a new Dining Pass program, and a full lineup of themed food, drinks, and merchandise. The event kicks off Thursday, September 4, and runs select nights through November 2, 2025.

The following highlights a sampling of the horror-inspired foods available during Halloween Horror Nights, inclusive of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free items. Guests must be 21+ and have a valid photo ID to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages.

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New Dining Pass and Event Menu

This year introduces the Halloween Horror Nights Dining Pass, giving guests access to six items in a single night—two entrées and four snacks, desserts, beverages, or sides—at participating restaurants. Executive Chef Julia Thrash has curated a menu of horror-themed food and beverages, ensuring culinary offerings match the creativity of the event’s haunted attractions.

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Fallout (located on the Upper Lot)

  • Loaded Cram Fries – crispy chili-glazed spam served over pub fries
    This was IT! If you buy one thing to eat at Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, this is it. (barring dietary restrictions of course.) Fries, bathed in a delicious sauce and speckled with chunks of savory SPAM.
  • Brahmin Burger – all-beef burger topped with smoked brisket, pickles and BBQ sauce
  • Roasted Radroach Legs – blackened turkey wings served with pub fries
  • Roasted Stingwing – plant-based meatloaf served with insta-mash and mushroom gravy
    While the serving we had was a bit dry, the flavor was there. A slab of plant-based meat atop mashed potatoes and accented with sauteed mushrooms was delicious.
  • Gulper Stew – creamy clam chowder topped with green onions and crispy bacon
  • Iguana on a Stick – cheesy cornflake crusted corn dog​
  • Yum Yum Deviled Eggs – coconut panna cotta filled with Chamoy pineapple bits and topped with mango topping and tajinEasily the strangest dessert of the night and the most intriguing. This plant-based panna cotta in Thanksgiving drag fooled the eyes and delighted the tastebuds.
  • Vault Dwellers Wedding Cake – red velvet sponge cake with cream cheese mousse
  • Rad Away – chipotle pineapple brown sugar lemonade served in a blood bag (non-alcoholic)
  • Sunset Sarsaparilla – hot honey root beer topped with sweet cold foam (non-alcoholic)
  • Quantum Fizz – blue raspberry Sprite with a sour blue raspberry rim (non-alcoholic)
  • The Nuclear Blast – vodka, peach schnapps, blue curaçao, orange and lemon juice, simple syrup and Sprite soda tapped with a dehydrated lemon wheel 

Five Nights at Freddy’s (located on the Lower Lot)

  • Freddy Fazbear Pizza – classic cheese pizza or cheese pizza topped with tasty pepperoni

 

Terrifier (Clown Cafe cart located adjacent to the “Terrifier” haunted house)

  • Sunflower Glasses – lemon raspberry cookie sandwichJeff, Barry and Norm all loved the deceptively whimsical Sunflower Glasses. What starts as a lemony triste devolves into a raspberry dream. Not overly sweet, but tasty!
  • Art’s Delight (served at Mulligan’s and VIP Restaurant as part of the RIP Tour) – vodka, lemonade, vanilla syrup and lemon juice with a black sugar rim, topped with whipped cream and a strawberry drizzled marshmallow
  • Art’s Bloody Masterpiece Donut – Vanilla donut with raspberry filling, black and white sprinkles and a red chocolate drizzle

 

Jason Universe Barbecue (located on the Lower Lot)

  • Pamela’s Smoked Brisket Mac and Cheese – creamy mac and cheese topped with smoked brisket and BBQ sauce
  • Camp Creamy Gouda Fondue – gouda and Angry Orchard fondue served in a sourdough bread bowl with sliced apples
    What we tasted was, well, tasty. The sharpness of the Gouda was tamed, but it still paired nicely with the green apple slices and bread.
  • Crystal Lake Campfire Dog – 22” all-beef hot dog topped with smoked beef brisket, Angry Orchard fondue and crispy onions served with chips
    This one featured bold flavors of BBQ and Ketchup with the satisfying touch of crunchy onion bits. If you are a dog person, you will love this.
  • Mess Hall Turkey Leg – smoked seasoned turkey leg served with chips
  • Jason Universe Mask S’more – fire-roasted miplimarshmallow, graham cracker, milk chocolate and blood splatter
  • Mommy’s Special Margarita – Angry Orchard  lydCrisp Apple, tequila, honey and lime juice with a salted rim and lime wheel
  • Pam’s Punch – Angry Orchard Crisp Apple, whiycste rum, black cherry syrup and lemon juice topped with a dehydrated apple chip

 

SLASH Bar (located on the Lower Lot by “Jurassic World—The Ride”)

  • Chicken Satay Tacos – coconut turmeric chicken topped with pickled carrot and onion drizzled with a creamy turmeric sour cream and cilantro
  • Thai Beef Tacos – Thai marinated beef topped with pickled carrot and onion drizzled with a creamy turmeric sour cream and cilantro
  • Thai Curry Tacos – Thai curry plant-based steak tips topped with pickled carrot and onion drizzled with a creamy turmeric sour cream and cilantro 

    Honest to goodness, we thought this was real beef, The additions of pickled veggies and the turmeric sour cream were welcome, but the “Steak” tips could have used a bit more flavor. Our advice: Get this and squeeze a lime over it. Should be good to go.

  • Slash’s Top Hat – vanilla bean sponge cake with mango habanero gelee, pineapple compote and a crisp honey crunch.
    We never wanted to know waht was under Slash’s hat and we still ended up finding out. If you love sweets, this might be your thing. However we didn’t love it.
  • Slash’s Snake Pit – raspberry ginger Coca-Cola or Coca-Cola Zero Sugar with a gummy snake (non-alcoholic)
  • Night Train – vodka, spiced rum, blue curaçao, lemon juice and Sprite, topped with a Cabernet Sauvignon float
  • The Danse of the Dead – whiskey, blackberry syrup, lemon juice and old fashioned mix topped with a mint sprig and fresh blackberries
  • Beautiful Dangerous – gin, aperol, lemon juice, simple syrup, grenadine and Mediterranean tonic water with a pink sugar rim and rosemary sprig

 

Chucky’s Dive Bar (located behind Animation Studio Store)

  • Playtime’s Over – tequila, watermelon puree, habanero, lime juice and agave with a chamoy and tajin rim and chamoy gummy bears.
    A dangerously delicious libation that hits sweet, sour, and spicy. Move slowly here.
  • Friend Till the End – vodka, blue curaçao, lemon juice, simple syrup and Sprite with orange boba popping pearls, topped with cotton candy
  • The Charles Lee Ray – bourbon, fire whiskey, pumpkin puree and ginger ale topped with dehydrated mangos

 

Dia de Los Muertos (located in Universal Plaza)

  • Carne Asada Nachos – tortilla chips topped with carne asada, pico de gallo, queso fresco and guacamole
  • Beef Birria Tacos with Red Sauce – Beef birria topped with onions and cilantro on a corn tortilla and served with red consomé sauce
  • Esquites – Corn off the Cob – corn sliced off the cobb topped with grated cotija cheese, cilantro and tajin
  • Fried Cinnamon Tortilla Chips – fried tortilla chips tossed in cinnamon sugar
  • Pineapple Spears – pineapple spears with chamoy
  • The Drowned Bride – citrus vodka, blue curaçao, vanilla and lemonade with lemon popping boba pearls
  • La Muelona Margarita – tequila, cherry, lime juice and agave with a red sugar rim, dehydrated lime and maraschino cherries
  • La Siguanaba Gin Mule – gin, blue curaçao, dessert pear, blood orange and ginger beer with a black sugar rim and black licorice laces
  • Muerte Mango Michelada – Modelo Especial or Modelo Negra, mango michelada mix with a chamoy and tajin rim
  • Don Julio Margarita – Don Julio Reposado, Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind vodka, Jameson orange whiskey, lime juice and agave with a black sea salt rim and a dehydrated lime wheel
  • Pepino Margarita – tequila, triple sec, lime juice, agave and sparkling cucumber with a chamoy, tajin rim and fresh cucumber slices
  • Spicy Jalapeno Margarita – tequila, jalapeno, lime juice and agave with a chamoy. tajin rim and sliced jalapenos
  • Familia Frozen Strawberry Margarita – Don Julio Blanco frozen strawberry margarita with a Don Julio Reposado float, chamoy and tajin rim

Universal Tower Snack Bar (located near Universal Plaza)

  • FRITOS® Scoops!® The Walking Taco – topped with beef chili and cheddar cheese served over FRITOS Scoops
  • Tostitos® Salsa Verde The Walking Taco – Beef birria, red consomé, red onion and green onion served over Salsa Verde Tostitos® chips
    Tasty but average walking taco munchy for when you are wanting to literally eat and run.
  • CHEETOS® FLAMIN’ HOT® Fire Dog – 22” all-beef hot dog topped with chili and cheese served in a CHEETOS FLAMIN’ HOT coated bun

 

Merchandise and Collectibles

Guests can also take home new merchandise inspired by the 2025 haunted houses and characters. Items include t-shirts, hoodies, drinkware, and headwear, alongside limited-edition popcorn buckets. Highlights include HamiKuma, the original Universal Studios Japan character, and a special Hello Kitty Chucky collaboration.

Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood remains one of the season’s most anticipated horror events, blending immersive experiences with themed food, exclusive films, and limited merchandise. Tickets are on sale now.

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Norman Gidney is the founder and editor-in-chief of HorrorBuzz, which he launched in 2015 to cover everything that goes bump in the night: horror films, haunts, books, games, and the people who make them. He also runs The Screaming Room Film Festival and hosts the Horror Movie Night series at The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, California.