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‘Freddy Vs. Jason’ To Haunt Halloween Horror Nights!
According to the Orlando Sentinel, the 2015 edition of the Halloween Horror Nights, which takes place at Universal Orlando from September 18th through November 1st, will see a new haunted house themed after the 2003 slasher horror Freddy Vs. Jason.
Creative Director of the event Michael Aiello states, “Our goal this year is a nice blend of things that recognize the history of our event.”
The attraction begins with guests going through a Camp Crystal Lake-themed maze followed by entering Elm Street. It all culminates with guests entering the middle of a fight between Freddy and Jason. According to Aiello, it’s never clear who wins the battle as the outcome will change each time.
According to the official press release, here is what attendees can look forward to:
Weave through Elm Street and straight into Freddy Krueger’s nightmares
Visit Camp Crystal Lake and come face-to-face with the hockey-masked killer, Jason Voorhees
Witness iconic kills – and become the next target
Fight to survive the terrifying showdown between the two titans of terror
Halloween Horror nights will run 30 nights through the dates mentioned above and will have nine total haunted houses.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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