Three years ago, writer, director Michael Dougherty was the horror "IT" boy enjoying long-delayed, well-deserved praise for his 2007 film Trick 'r Treat. Joined by Creative Director of Universal Halloween Horror Nights, John Murdy, the two gentlemen strolled casually through what was a brand new scare zone for 2014, Dark Christmas. As the two entered [...]

Early last week Universal invited us to come behind the construction walls and look at the progress inside The Walking Dead walk-through attraction. The project, over two years in development, is an unprecedented all-new immersive walk-through that aims to put guests in the dead center of the hit cable show, making them the survivors in a [...]

Welcome to the first Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights Tracker of 2016! Here we begin the long journey from the summer to the start of the Halloween season by following the progress of the construction of the mazes and scare zones inside the park. Over the next couple of months Universal Studios Hollywood will [...]

The maniacal minds at Universal Studios Hollywood are hard at work, creating an all-new walkthrough attraction based on the hit AMC series The Walking Dead. Set to open on Monday, July 4th, The Walking Dead will be an immersive, terrifying fight for survival that takes visitors through the steps of the characters in the series, [...]

Yesterday, the hopeful dead lined the streets at Universal Studios Hollywood to audition for the all-new, walkthrough attraction based on the walking dead. The Walking Dead attraction will be a real-life interpretation of AMC’s award-winning television series. Universal Studios Hollywood cast a wide net in search of walkers and human survivors for its upcoming new permanent attraction based [...]

Creative Director for Universal Halloween Horror Nights, John Murdy, Art Director/Production Designer, Chris Williams, and Producer Don Burgess took to the stage at Wondercon to share a preview of the terrors to come in Universal Studios Hollywood's new The Walking Dead Attraction.  Murdy welcomed the crowd and introduced the panel to the packed room of over 250 [...]

Since its announcement at San Diego's Comic Con earlier this year, Crimson Peak Maze of Madness has been a much speculated on and a highly anticipated experience for the annual Halloween Haunt.  The new maze, exclusive to Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights in California, is an original creation between Creative Director John Murdy and legendary [...]