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Universal Horror Unleashed – Las Vegas Attraction Previews ‘Blumhouse’s The Exorcist: Believer’ House
The year-round attraction Universal Horror Unleashed will open its doors August 14 in Las Vegas, featuring four immersive houses including Blumhouse’s The Exorcist: Believer.
A new video from the team this morning previews the attraction based on the 2023 horror movie.
Blumhouse’s The Exorcist: Believer haunted house will “immerse guests in a harrowing retelling of the film’s descent into demonic possession. Everything begins at the market, where a violent earthquake takes place. Later, guests will find themselves deep in the shadowy woods where best friends Katherine and Angela mysteriously vanish – only to be discovered days later with no memory of what happened. From there, the terror builds room by room as the girls’ disturbing transformation unfolds, going from the hospital to the girls’ homes to witnessing the actual exorcism as everyone is surrounded by supernatural chaos.”
The experience continues as guests explore the abandoned production warehouse throughout Universal Horror Unleashed, where they encounter the Prop Graveyard, one of the four themed immersive areas.
Here, the line between inanimate and alive blurs, as guests face a supernatural collection of unsettling dolls, dismembered mannequins and other haunted objects from abandoned film sets that seem to move as guests walk through. Next door, guests can unwind in Premiere House, a tapas bar featuring the horrors of Blumhouse. Premiere House will serve a variety of signature cocktails and a surprising selection of signature shareable bites set amid an eerie atmosphere filled with movie props and twisted décor representing some of Universal’s most recent Blumhouse horror films.
Universal Horror Unleashed is Universal Destinations & Experiences’ first-ever, year-round horror experience, set to open in Las Vegas at the AREA15 District on August 14.
In addition to Blumhouse’s The Exorcist: Believer, the other attractions include Universal Monsters, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Scarecrow: The Reaping.
Tickets for Universal Horror Unleashed are on sale now, with general admission starting at $69 ($59 for Nevada residents) and unlimited access for $99.
Related: Your Guide to Dark Universe, Universal’s Classic Monster Land in Epic Universe.
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‘Tales from the Crypt’ – Makeup Effects Legend Greg Nicotero Has Redesigned the Classic Crypt Keeper!
Shudder finally brought HBO’s classic series “Tales from the Crypt” to streaming for the very first time back in May, with subsequent seasons of the series being added to the all-horror streaming service with each passing week. As of today, all seven seasons of “Tales from the Crypt” are now streaming on Shudder, and they’re celebrating with a fun surprise…
Makeup effects legend Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead,” “Creepshow”) has reimagined the iconic Crypt Keeper puppet from the classic HBO television series, and Shudder has shared photos of Crypt Keeper voice actor John Kassir posing with the new puppet!
Shudder captions the social post, “Horror FX legend Greg Nicotero joins forces with the unmistakable voice of John Kassir to bring a new Crypt Keeper puppet to life.”
The big question here is… WHY?! Was this just a fun project for Nicotero, as a fan of the series? Or is Shudder teasing that the puppet was created for a reason? It’s likely the former, but that hasn’t stopped fans from speculating that Shudder has something planned for “Tales from the Crypt” beyond merely streaming the seven existing seasons of the HBO television series.
A “Tales from the Crypt” reboot series has never been able to get off the ground due to complicated rights issues, but perhaps Shudder has been able to untangle that mess? The reopening of the Tales from the Crypt content archive on Shudder was made possible by a collaboration with Dark Castle Entertainment, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Walter Hill (Tales from the Crypt Holdings), so it’s possible they’ve been able to work something more out…
For now, all seven seasons are presented fully uncut and uncensored on Shudder. And that’s good enough for us!
Inspired by the EC Comics tales, each episode of “Tales from the Crypt” offers a self-contained story hosted by the Crypt Keeper (Kassir), a wisecracking corpse known for his macabre puns. With its signature unrestricted gore, profanity, and dark irony, the show’s episode styles range from comedy to drama and deliver twisted moral lessons where “bad people” meet poetically horrific ends – and issues like greed, lust, and moral decay lead to tragic consequences.
The original HBO series featured a long list of Hollywood A-list guest stars, including Brad Pitt, Demi Moore, Michael J. Fox, John Lithgow, Christopher Reeve, Catherine O’Hara, Steve Buscemi, Brooke Shields, and many more. The talent also extended behind the camera, with notable directors including Robert Zemeckis, Tobe Hooper, and William Friedkin, as well as Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Michael J. Fox.
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