With a lineup of haunted houses and scare zones that combine beloved franchises with original horrors, HHN 2025 kicks off Friday and runs through Nov. 2.
This year’s event boasts 10 new original houses and franchise-focused houses, plus plenty of scare zones, merch and more.
New themed haunted houses include a Five Nights at Freddy’s-themed haunt, where the possessed animatronics come alive. WWE fans can experience the dark imagination of Bray Wyatt in WWE Presents: The Horrors of the Wyatt Sicks. Horror movie enthusiasts can face the sadistic Art the Clown in a Terrifier-themed house or attempt to escape Jason Voorhees in Jason Universe. All the while, video game lovers can explore the post-apocalyptic chaos of Fallout.
The event’s five brand-new original houses include Hatchets and Chains: Demon Bounty Hunters; Dolls: Let’s Play Dead; Grave of Flesh; Gálkn: Monsters of the North; and El Arista: A Spanish Haunting. Each promises fresh frights and twists that should keep scare-seekers on the edge of their seat.
Beyond the houses, five scare zones turn the streets into immersive nightmares.
The Cat Lady of Crooked Lane lurks in the shadows; Mutations: Toxic Twenties transforms a 1920s neighborhood into chaos; Masquerade Dance With Death keeps the secrets; and The Origins of Horror pays homage to past HHN.
Meanwhile, Mel’s Dine-In Zombies brings the drive-in theater to undead life, and Club Horror offers guests the chance to snap photos with characters and dance to a live DJ. There will also be live shows “Nightmare Fuel: Circus of Decay” and “Haunt-O-Phonic: A Ghoulish Journey.”
Whether guests live for scares or are first-time fright-seekers, this year’s lineup guarantees screams, surprises and memories to last long after the night ends.
Tickets for Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 2025 are available now and start at $85.99.
This post first appeared at our sibling publication Orlando Weekly.
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