Who is your favorite Icon and is it Lil Boo? Halloween Horror Nights 31 is nearly here! Would you like to see an event overview at the start or end of the event?
My favorite Icon would be Cindy because of the crazy obstacles and rewrites the character been through ever since she was scrap as the icon for 2002. Furthermore, I believe that Cindy has a lot of potential, you can make her a co-host to the Caretaker if he ever gets his own year again or expand upon Cindy's fire abilities. There is so many possibilities.
He’s gotta be my favorite. As a child I begged my parents to bring me the first year the director showed up… It was the BEST year being in islands with his horror movie icon house. I was super freaked out of course but it’s what kept me coming for years and years after. Universal please step it up.
I have really fond memories of the smiling on the inside commercial I also begged my folks but they weren't sold on it I was very young It still plays in my head from time to time sticks with me.
Agreed! It was my first year attending… haven’t missed a year since 2003 (13), I do miss the level of immersion and creativity from the “icon” years… being honest, it’s become a booze fest with lots of dead zones and lack of crowd control over the years.
The intro really got me when I saw controversy and Lil Boo together and I'm just like "What did the pumpkin do?!" but the Director is so unnerving and awesome.
I think the fact that the director is so grounded is what makes him so horrifying. It's why characters like Michael Myers and Leatherface are so scary. Because you could see someone like this actually existing.
The Director being hired by Universal, I think that’s on the company. I mean, you hire this guy who looks, sounds, and probably smells (unconfirmed) like a serial killer, barely do any background checks, and give him complete control of your brand new theme park so he can make whatever the hell he wants? Just saying, they probably should’ve seen all that murder coming.
I think the fact that he’s “just a guy with a camera” is what makes him extra terrifying. His horror is not easily explained away with him being a supernatural being or something, but instead an ordinary man with extreme passion for his art. So extreme, that he does become a monster born from the extremes of human emotion. That and universal having a creepy director as a character just fits really well
What I also love about The Director is that he shares a lot of similarities with the character of Mark Lewis from the 1960 film "Peeping Tom" - both are serial killers who enjoy filming their victims in completely raw terror. Pretty awesome film and I highly recommend it if your a Director fan!
Glad to see I'm not the only person to make that connection! Apparently "Peeping Tom" was regarded as being too scary and critics hated it. I think both characters have a unique and very unsettling trait in common. They are both consumed with a really morbid sense of voyeurism. They want to capture their victims' fear and terror so they can watch it again and again. It's pretty spooky to imagine someone being like that. Brrrr....
I have a 'thing' for The Director, this surprises no-one, but a completely wild fact you alluded to is that Gianni Garofalo was a musician. I did a little searching and one of his bands, One Inch Punch, has a complete banger of a song on the soundtrack of the 90's movie Romeo + Juliet! I've loved that song for decades and to make it even more exciting, his music partner Justin Warfield went on to be in another goth-adjacent music duo SHE WANTS REVENGE.
13 is the one year I was able to go to HHN in Orlando, so the Director has a special place in my heart. My mom got so scared she thought she was having a heart attack and refuses to ever go again 😅
Always wanted to see them pair off icons either as collaborators or enemy’s, the director and the usher are just made for each other and I think could really works in a movie themed event one year As for the others Jack/Eddie Chance/Lady Luck Storyteller/caretaker Terror queen/fear
My phone lock screen is a drawing someone on an hhn forum did of director and usher together, and considering they both have a heavy movie theme it wouldn’t be hard to do something like a collab between them
@@vincentsinclair7749 I honestly don’t remember, I’m sorry. If you search for hhn wallpapers you’ll probably find it (the forum was horror nights nightmares iirc)
I always saw Paulo and Julian as enemies (due to a theory I have that Paulo was the mysterious “unruly patron” responsible for Julian’s death. Loooong story as to why 😂) so I think a year featuring them would rock!
The Director is easily one of the best icons from HHN's long history. My brother is an enormous cinema buff, so Paulo is easily his favorite of the major icons. While it would be a lot of work, I would love to see videos exploring each of the icons, just because there is so much history to each of them and how each event is tied to them.
Deep dive on The Caretaker please. He was always my favorite, and is still responsible for the biggest scare I ever had at HHN through the years. I forgot which year it was exactly, but you're exiting the house (like you can see the exit straight ahead, maybe 30ft), it's all dark, but you see him standing on the left lit up perfectly and as you walk out he comes running in on your right and I definitely ran that last 30ft out. I was maybe 12 or 13 at the time, but that still sticks with me to this day. Great times.
My first time at HHN was with The Director and I remember the first time I spotted him in the Terror Tram and it was being covered on the news. He has a very clever and interesting backstory! The advertisements and the actor who portrays him in them really added to the experience. I loved the ad where you see him filming guests from Citywalk. My favorite year!
The Director is 100% the best icon! He's always been my favourite and the icon that turned me onto HHN. I remember seeing these promos for HHN on TH-cam for the Director and being really intrigued. Compare to the other icons, the Director is just a man; he needs no supernatural powers to make him scary. That is what is scariest; he could be like any one of us...
OH MY GOODNESS I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS !!! The director is one of all time favorite icons ever. I’m so ready for this year’s event!! Also, the intro was simply so good !
I will always remember my experience at HH (Orlando). I cannot remember what year it was or even what House I was at. My partner and I were in a line and the person behind us started to chat with us. We chatted for about 20 minutes (length of the line)... only for the person to be grabbed as we entered into the house. She was dragged off kicking and screaming. I mean... how many staff did they plant in the line? How often were they going through the line. And just to give us and the people behind her the experience of someone dragging someone out of the line.... Crazy! That was still >10 years and I still vividly remember that part of the experience.
I worked at HHN Hollywood in 2006. Originally, there -was- no live Director on the Terror Tram or anywhere else in the park. Guests complained about him not being there though, so by the second weekend some of the guys who'd been cast as Norman Bates were pulled and the wood chipper scene was added.
1:56 ...Evil Arrives 3:34 first snippet for an Interview With Pablo Ravinski 6:01 second snippet from an interview With Pablo Ravinski 12:22 Wait for It... 13:42 HHN Hotel and ticket package snippet 14:49 The Projectionist (Pablo's Assistant?)+How Pablo describes film as a weapon 16:28 Now-Now-Now, open your eyes...and watch! 19:11 Graphic is good-Real is what the people want to see... (I'd love to see a future video on the 90's haunted attraction "Spooky World" in Mason OH in October)
I find the rat lady endearing my brother had pet rats and they can be super adorable and playful they actually make great pets but they have short lifespans
I love that you give us such in-depth videos on HHN. Especially since so many of us have never had the chance to visit the parks. Since Universal Studios is so different from Orlando, it would be fascinating to learn more about the events history there. Can’t wait for this years overview!
Love these videos. The lore of HHN is what drew me to the event. It's not just a random collection of scary stuff, it's full of backstory and richly designed characters.
Love the Director! I went through the Icons: Captured house about 10 times last year and the one time I saw him on the throne at the end, I applauded wildly and he bowed to me.
Think maybe 31 this year is connected to 13 and the director in part due to the tribute theatre storyline? It is said that the director lived in an abandoned theatre and 31 is indeed the mirror image of 13.
I actually want to hear all about Lil Boo though. 🥺 (I can't do much horror stuff due to PTSD, so this is my primary window. That pumpkin looks interesting!)
The footage used for “The Widow’s Eye” is from a Salvador Dali film, “Un Chien Andalou.” The version shown during the tour (unlike here, for obvious reasons) features the infamous close-up of the man with the straight razor slitting the victim’s eye. The effect was achieved by casting a woman who was missing that eye and replacing it with a cow’s eye for the shot.
To me the general concept of this person sounds like a marketing ploy to increase spooky traffic for universal. i.e. "he made a film killing people and was exiled from his country". I doubt that, he'd be locked up right away IMHO. Am I ignorant and did this really happen or is something not adding up?
@@DomiToonami Of course it's fictional. These characters are created to give each year a specific theme and the stories are designed to create an atmosphere and lore that often carries into the years houses and theming. It's no secret, it's how these events and theme parks craft most of their lands.
I shouldn’t be surprised that stuff is already getting spooky, since September (and all those rad yearly haunts) are only three days away, but still, surprised me a bit to see this. Looking forward to seeing what else you got in store for the season! This doesn’t really have to do with the video itself, but I just like your channel. and Halloween.
The Director was the icon for the year I was born and I definetly claim him as one of my favorites my other favorite would be Bloody Mary as my other favorite due to her being the first icon I clearly remember seeing on television as a child
This videos are amazing! Being a fan of HHN outside the US, I appreciate every bit of information and footage of the event, specially of what I personally consider to be the golden years of the event. My favorite is Jack, for sure.
I love how Disney no longer creates attractions with original characters and says they don’t work. When universal has created both earl the square and lil boo in recent years to a massive success. That squirrel now has his own merchandise and food line as well as a customed character
I have to say I'm rather curious now about what the other Universal parks do with Horror Nights. I was always under the impression that it's true spirit was rather unique to Orlando but then for many years it was the only real stand alone park.
I'm not someone who particularly enjoys haunt experiences, but I am such a huge fan of HHN from afar. I would legit compromise my 'no haunts' policy for the Director and Psycho-scarapy together though.
Love this video. Well done. I don't have a real favorite since well I only went to one year. But overall I did love The Director from what I saw. I would love to see him as a lead. Hope you do more haunt videos!
Sam, the intro for this video is so amazing! Great work! Ship of Screams is still one of my fav houses and the Director is my fav icon. HHN 17 still had the best collection of houses, to me.
ITS FINALLY TIME FOR EXPEDITION THEME PARK HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS CONTENT YAAAAHOOOOO!!!! I rewatch all of ur HHN videos every year to help get me in the spirit and get hype!!!
Throughout the video, I kept thinking of the John Waters film Cecil B. Demented (2000). I'm sure it's just parallel thinking, because, even though I've watched that movie hundreds of times, I think I am the only one. Great video, great start to spooky season 🎃
Ahhhhh yes, that Carnage warehouse Extreme House! Can you imagine if that actually happened?! What a different time. Ohhhh no, not the foam. I remember that all too well! This is bringing back so much nostalgia for the old days of HHN. I miss all the original promo content and mini-shows!
Yeah, I really wish they'd bring back the street shows, like Carnival of Carnage, but I guess it would cause too much of a traffic jam given how insanely populated the event is now. Still, they do have the stage near Rip Ride Rocket that barely gets used, so I think something could be done there.
>Be universal >Weird guy that's known for making snuff films in his home country asks for you to hire him >Hire the guy no questions asked >Be supprised when he uses your park as a snuff film factory
Nice one! Thank you! 🎃 In Barcelona (Spain) We have Horrorland, started in a real empty Nuclear plant years ago and now in a closed Water park, the hounted houses are a bit less detailed but they do an amazing job with the scares, in all the 7 rides you can be touched or pushed for real not only walking and looking like in american rides. Some rides has small parts as a scape rooms and others are big arenas with 30 people running away from 5 monsters to not be killed. They do a Xtreme house too where you need to agree and sign a small contract before enter.. it is so crazy!! Very intense , fun, interactive and the actors give a lot of passion! It is 18+ only. I hope all Halloween fans can enjoy it sometime.
I 100% want to see more episodes about haunt events outside the US or even Orlando. As much as I love watching HHN, one of the things that keeps me coming back to this particular channel is the willingness to cover parks and attractions I (as an American that doesn't get to travel) will never get to see. I know a lot of the Asian houses are a lot different (and in many cases more intense) than US haunts tend to be, and I'd adore more coverage of them. I know there's a few permanent walkthroughs in Japan although I can't remember specific details without a bunch of research. But the Universal Singapore houses are always -extremely- different than the US ones and I think very much deserve their own coverage, if nothing else.
My brother is going with his girlfriend to HHN in Orlando this year. She's never been in a haunted house attraction despite loving horror games. My brother's been in (supposedly) a relatively tame haunted house attraction at the State Fair and a much scarier one with a church youth group. They're gonna be crapping their pants 🤣
Ahhh, the good old days, when Universal Creative actually spent the time and energy to make a story for the event and houses, instead of just smearing a superficial layer of licensed IPs over everything.
Ah yes, the recent years where Universal puts licensed ISPs everywhere. Not sure if the At&T or Verizon houses were good, but the Google Fiber house sure was fast!
FYI, HHN's creative team would still be doing those things if it weren't for the Marketing department getting in the way. Take this year for example. A&D obviously wanted to push the Pumpkin Lord as a new icon, but Marketing would rather go with their generic "scream squad" crap and recycled tag line from last year. Marketing also chooses the IPs.
@@xviper2k i dont mind IPs, i just like having a solid theme to it all. 2018 and 2019 went retro/80s which was fun, and 2021 had the anniversary stuff which brought back the icons for a house. But this year feels so...idk boring i guess. Especially the cringy scream squad stuff. This year would have been a good one for a new icon
@@invaderpez12 It seems like they’re really trying to lean into a classic halloween theme this year for the 31st anniversary! The scream squad theme is embarrassing but the theme is actually pretty cohesive imo!
The thing I’m upset about is that we will never get islands of adventure to celebrate the event. Someone like me who missed out on prime Halloween horror nights will never get to expirence
I look forward to more horror night nights videos. I used to jump out at people as part of the haunted house in my towns Halloween Carnival when I was growing up.
I'll finally be in Florida and able to attend a HHN next year in '23 and I really hope he's out and about during it 😭 he's one of my favourite icons I'd love to see him irl
I might be late to the party here, but the Halloween Horror Nights events in Singapore are really well done and have always fascinated me. Plus they have continued to have icons, which has been great.
Imagine if: Universal had a 4 vs. 4 in a mega movie! The Current Horror 4 vs. the Classic 4 Leather-face, Jason Voorhees, Micheal Myers & Freddie Kruger VS. Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman and The Mummy! 😮😮😯😯😯😲😲😳😳😳 Oh, Directed by Pavel! 😉
i personally will always be fond of the caretaker since the travel channel special his year was what spurred me into loving the event. But I love Lil Boo, too, cause even if i enjoy the darker side of things, my decorating sense for actual decorations is more Lil Boo than horror XD
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Who is your favorite Icon and is it Lil Boo? Halloween Horror Nights 31 is nearly here! Would you like to see an event overview at the start or end of the event?
Jack of course
@@daleknighten1128 Eddie Munster?
Start!!
Caretaker, Storyteller and The Terra Queen, Bloody Mary... oh, and Julian Browning/The Usher (hint hint)!
My favorite Icon would be Cindy because of the crazy obstacles and rewrites the character been through ever since she was scrap as the icon for 2002. Furthermore, I believe that Cindy has a lot of potential, you can make her a co-host to the Caretaker if he ever gets his own year again or expand upon Cindy's fire abilities. There is so many possibilities.
He’s gotta be my favorite. As a child I begged my parents to bring me the first year the director showed up… It was the BEST year being in islands with his horror movie icon house. I was super freaked out of course but it’s what kept me coming for years and years after. Universal please step it up.
Such a good year!
I have really fond memories of the smiling on the inside commercial I also begged my folks but they weren't sold on it I was very young It still plays in my head from time to time sticks with me.
Agreed! It was my first year attending… haven’t missed a year since 2003 (13), I do miss the level of immersion and creativity from the “icon” years… being honest, it’s become a booze fest with lots of dead zones and lack of crowd control over the years.
@@andyvalencia4578 this years event looks to be getting back to its roots it's going to be intense and incredible!
The intro really got me when I saw controversy and Lil Boo together and I'm just like "What did the pumpkin do?!" but the Director is so unnerving and awesome.
For a second I thought that Lil Boo was the center of Controversy which is funny because imagine a little pumpkin being canceled
I think the fact that the director is so grounded is what makes him so horrifying.
It's why characters like Michael Myers and Leatherface are so scary. Because you could see someone like this actually existing.
The Director being hired by Universal, I think that’s on the company.
I mean, you hire this guy who looks, sounds, and probably smells (unconfirmed) like a serial killer, barely do any background checks, and give him complete control of your brand new theme park so he can make whatever the hell he wants?
Just saying, they probably should’ve seen all that murder coming.
Right?!
Maybe that was the idea, having the perfect set up for a horror movie, and have it play out as such.
Honestly he’s not as bad as some directors
@@00080001 probably true lol
Never judge a book by its cover! They gave him a chance!!
He was the only icon at HHN 20 that would give me his autograph, cementing his status as my favorite.
I think the fact that he’s “just a guy with a camera” is what makes him extra terrifying. His horror is not easily explained away with him being a supernatural being or something, but instead an ordinary man with extreme passion for his art. So extreme, that he does become a monster born from the extremes of human emotion. That and universal having a creepy director as a character just fits really well
What I also love about The Director is that he shares a lot of similarities with the character of Mark Lewis from the 1960 film "Peeping Tom" - both are serial killers who enjoy filming their victims in completely raw terror. Pretty awesome film and I highly recommend it if your a Director fan!
Glad to see I'm not the only person to make that connection! Apparently "Peeping Tom" was regarded as being too scary and critics hated it.
I think both characters have a unique and very unsettling trait in common. They are both consumed with a really morbid sense of voyeurism. They want to capture their victims' fear and terror so they can watch it again and again. It's pretty spooky to imagine someone being like that. Brrrr....
I have a 'thing' for The Director, this surprises no-one, but a completely wild fact you alluded to is that Gianni Garofalo was a musician. I did a little searching and one of his bands, One Inch Punch, has a complete banger of a song on the soundtrack of the 90's movie Romeo + Juliet! I've loved that song for decades and to make it even more exciting, his music partner Justin Warfield went on to be in another goth-adjacent music duo SHE WANTS REVENGE.
13 is the one year I was able to go to HHN in Orlando, so the Director has a special place in my heart. My mom got so scared she thought she was having a heart attack and refuses to ever go again 😅
Awwwwww haha
THANK YOU FOR FEEDING MY PAULO RAVINSKI ADDICTION
We Stan Paulo!
@@ExpeditionThemePark ON GOD
Always wanted to see them pair off icons either as collaborators or enemy’s, the director and the usher are just made for each other and I think could really works in a movie themed event one year
As for the others
Jack/Eddie
Chance/Lady Luck
Storyteller/caretaker
Terror queen/fear
Also usher/storyteller because they're always shown together and play off one another
My phone lock screen is a drawing someone on an hhn forum did of director and usher together, and considering they both have a heavy movie theme it wouldn’t be hard to do something like a collab between them
@@nickythehickey who's the artist for that picture, if you don't mind me asking?
@@vincentsinclair7749 I honestly don’t remember, I’m sorry. If you search for hhn wallpapers you’ll probably find it (the forum was horror nights nightmares iirc)
I always saw Paulo and Julian as enemies (due to a theory I have that Paulo was the mysterious “unruly patron” responsible for Julian’s death. Loooong story as to why 😂) so I think a year featuring them would rock!
The Director is easily one of the best icons from HHN's long history. My brother is an enormous cinema buff, so Paulo is easily his favorite of the major icons. While it would be a lot of work, I would love to see videos exploring each of the icons, just because there is so much history to each of them and how each event is tied to them.
Deep dive on The Caretaker please. He was always my favorite, and is still responsible for the biggest scare I ever had at HHN through the years.
I forgot which year it was exactly, but you're exiting the house (like you can see the exit straight ahead, maybe 30ft), it's all dark, but you see him standing on the left lit up perfectly and as you walk out he comes running in on your right and I definitely ran that last 30ft out. I was maybe 12 or 13 at the time, but that still sticks with me to this day. Great times.
My first time at HHN was with The Director and I remember the first time I spotted him in the Terror Tram and it was being covered on the news. He has a very clever and interesting backstory! The advertisements and the actor who portrays him in them really added to the experience. I loved the ad where you see him filming guests from Citywalk. My favorite year!
The best!
Gianni Garaffolo, The directors commercial actor, is the reason I got into playing bass! He's played in bands like She Wants Revenge!
The Director is 100% the best icon! He's always been my favourite and the icon that turned me onto HHN. I remember seeing these promos for HHN on TH-cam for the Director and being really intrigued. Compare to the other icons, the Director is just a man; he needs no supernatural powers to make him scary. That is what is scariest; he could be like any one of us...
Someone should remind that anchor that “movies don’t create psychos, movies make psychos more creative.”
OH MY GOODNESS I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS !!! The director is one of all time favorite icons ever. I’m so ready for this year’s event!!
Also, the intro was simply so good !
Me toooo!
I will always remember my experience at HH (Orlando). I cannot remember what year it was or even what House I was at. My partner and I were in a line and the person behind us started to chat with us. We chatted for about 20 minutes (length of the line)... only for the person to be grabbed as we entered into the house. She was dragged off kicking and screaming. I mean... how many staff did they plant in the line? How often were they going through the line. And just to give us and the people behind her the experience of someone dragging someone out of the line.... Crazy! That was still >10 years and I still vividly remember that part of the experience.
I love when they do that
I worked at HHN Hollywood in 2006. Originally, there -was- no live Director on the Terror Tram or anywhere else in the park. Guests complained about him not being there though, so by the second weekend some of the guys who'd been cast as Norman Bates were pulled and the wood chipper scene was added.
1:56 ...Evil Arrives
3:34 first snippet for an Interview With Pablo Ravinski
6:01 second snippet from an interview With Pablo Ravinski
12:22 Wait for It...
13:42 HHN Hotel and ticket package snippet
14:49 The Projectionist (Pablo's Assistant?)+How Pablo describes film as a weapon
16:28 Now-Now-Now, open your eyes...and watch!
19:11 Graphic is good-Real is what the people want to see...
(I'd love to see a future video on the 90's haunted attraction "Spooky World" in Mason OH in October)
I would absolutely love a history of the Japan halloween horror nights
I find the rat lady endearing my brother had pet rats and they can be super adorable and playful they actually make great pets but they have short lifespans
I love the rat lady! She is really my true favorite Icon
To be honest, after seeing the Rat Lady and having had good experiences with rats, I kind of wouldn’t mind that.
I'd love a pet rat, but the short life span is kind of a turn-off...
I’ve never been lucky enough to attend HHN so I didn’t know about lil boo but now he has my heart 🥺
Haha yessss
I love that you give us such in-depth videos on HHN. Especially since so many of us have never had the chance to visit the parks. Since Universal Studios is so different from Orlando, it would be fascinating to learn more about the events history there. Can’t wait for this years overview!
Love these videos. The lore of HHN is what drew me to the event. It's not just a random collection of scary stuff, it's full of backstory and richly designed characters.
I’d love to see you cover the history of HHN Singapore, it has so much amazing original content and so many original characters.
Agreed! HHN Singapore has some of the most unique ideas for original stuff especially with the opening shows.
I think it’s interesting how the one year hhn wasn’t at studios, the icon was a movie director
Right?!
Pretty ironic.
Love the Director! I went through the Icons: Captured house about 10 times last year and the one time I saw him on the throne at the end, I applauded wildly and he bowed to me.
I didn’t see him on the throne!
@@ExpeditionThemePark it took me several tries 😂
Think maybe 31 this year is connected to 13 and the director in part due to the tribute theatre storyline? It is said that the director lived in an abandoned theatre and 31 is indeed the mirror image of 13.
That would be awesome
I actually want to hear all about Lil Boo though. 🥺
(I can't do much horror stuff due to PTSD, so this is my primary window. That pumpkin looks interesting!)
Honestly, he and The Usher are my favorite icons.
I think they best tie into Universal’s history of making horror films.
As always, incredible work making this.
The footage used for “The Widow’s Eye” is from a Salvador Dali film, “Un Chien Andalou.” The version shown during the tour (unlike here, for obvious reasons) features the infamous close-up of the man with the straight razor slitting the victim’s eye. The effect was achieved by casting a woman who was missing that eye and replacing it with a cow’s eye for the shot.
Was just about to comment this. It was co directed by Luis Bunuel.
To me the general concept of this person sounds like a marketing ploy to increase spooky traffic for universal. i.e. "he made a film killing people and was exiled from his country". I doubt that, he'd be locked up right away IMHO. Am I ignorant and did this really happen or is something not adding up?
@@DomiToonami Of course it's fictional. These characters are created to give each year a specific theme and the stories are designed to create an atmosphere and lore that often carries into the years houses and theming. It's no secret, it's how these events and theme parks craft most of their lands.
@@DomiToonami The Director is not real. Paulo Ravinski or other his other iterations, do not exist as real people.
I shouldn’t be surprised that stuff is already getting spooky, since September (and all those rad yearly haunts) are only three days away, but still, surprised me a bit to see this. Looking forward to seeing what else you got in store for the season!
This doesn’t really have to do with the video itself, but I just like your channel. and Halloween.
Thank you so much! Got a few cool things planned
@@ExpeditionThemePark
I don’t think it’s ever too early to scare the pants off of people, or in The Director’s case, “the cast”…
The Director was the icon for the year I was born and I definetly claim him as one of my favorites my other favorite would be Bloody Mary as my other favorite due to her being the first icon I clearly remember seeing on television as a child
The Director is by far my favorite icon. He has a special place in my heart as he was the icon for my first year in Hollywood 2006.
This videos are amazing! Being a fan of HHN outside the US, I appreciate every bit of information and footage of the event, specially of what I personally consider to be the golden years of the event. My favorite is Jack, for sure.
best expedition yet!! the editing on this one is amazing!!! love it :D
Thank you so much!
I love how Disney no longer creates attractions with original characters and says they don’t work. When universal has created both earl the square and lil boo in recent years to a massive success. That squirrel now has his own merchandise and food line as well as a customed character
Right?!
Please do a history of HHN Hollywood, I love this series!
And overview at the beginning please@
Okay!
Your HHN history vids are gems, I secretly rewatch them all before each HHN season!!!
We need original Icons back! This year feels like it’s going to be old school HHN without an icon! Less IPs more original content!!
The Asian events look INSANE! Please show more!
I have to say I'm rather curious now about what the other Universal parks do with Horror Nights. I was always under the impression that it's true spirit was rather unique to Orlando but then for many years it was the only real stand alone park.
Some cool stuff for sure!
this is my favourite icon in the history of HHN
I'm not someone who particularly enjoys haunt experiences, but I am such a huge fan of HHN from afar. I would legit compromise my 'no haunts' policy for the Director and Psycho-scarapy together though.
Love this video. Well done. I don't have a real favorite since well I only went to one year. But overall I did love The Director from what I saw. I would love to see him as a lead. Hope you do more haunt videos!
One of your best videos yet. The editing and sound 👌
I would absolutely love to see you talk about Singapore's HHN!
Okay good to know!
OMG I LOVE THE OPENING!!!! Well done!!!!
Thank youuuu!
Sam, the intro for this video is so amazing! Great work! Ship of Screams is still one of my fav houses and the Director is my fav icon. HHN 17 still had the best collection of houses, to me.
I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS EARLY FOR AN EXPEDITION THEME PARK VIDEO EVER IN MY LIFE!!!
Yessssss
I love this!! The history of universal horror icons are everything!!!🖤
ITS FINALLY TIME FOR EXPEDITION THEME PARK HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS CONTENT YAAAAHOOOOO!!!! I rewatch all of ur HHN videos every year to help get me in the spirit and get hype!!!
I would love to see one of these about the usher!
YES YES YES! Your HHN videos years ago got me obsessed with the event and I'm so happy to see you spotlight my favorite icon!!
these videos are the best! you rock for this man 🔥
Thank you!
Throughout the video, I kept thinking of the John Waters film Cecil B. Demented (2000). I'm sure it's just parallel thinking, because, even though I've watched that movie hundreds of times, I think I am the only one. Great video, great start to spooky season 🎃
This is amazing! So well done!! Thank you!🎃
Absolutely phenomenal editing!!
I thought this was an out of season April fools joke but that’s a nice opening
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Ahhhhh yes, that Carnage warehouse Extreme House! Can you imagine if that actually happened?! What a different time. Ohhhh no, not the foam. I remember that all too well! This is bringing back so much nostalgia for the old days of HHN. I miss all the original promo content and mini-shows!
Yeah, I really wish they'd bring back the street shows, like Carnival of Carnage, but I guess it would cause too much of a traffic jam given how insanely populated the event is now. Still, they do have the stage near Rip Ride Rocket that barely gets used, so I think something could be done there.
Another fantastic interesting and plenty of content too . Just love your videos
>Be universal
>Weird guy that's known for making snuff films in his home country asks for you to hire him
>Hire the guy no questions asked
>Be supprised when he uses your park as a snuff film factory
I would 1000% like to see a history video !
Nice one! Thank you! 🎃
In Barcelona (Spain) We have Horrorland, started in a real empty Nuclear plant years ago and now in a closed Water park, the hounted houses are a bit less detailed but they do an amazing job with the scares, in all the 7 rides you can be touched or pushed for real not only walking and looking like in american rides. Some rides has small parts as a scape rooms and others are big arenas with 30 people running away from 5 monsters to not be killed.
They do a Xtreme house too where you need to agree and sign a small contract before enter.. it is so crazy!!
Very intense , fun, interactive and the actors give a lot of passion! It is 18+ only. I hope all Halloween fans can enjoy it sometime.
It's always a good day when we get a new video from Sam
Keep up the quality work
Thank you!
I might have a crush on The Director
Favorite time of year. Lets goo!
Give us that world wide HHN History!
Loved this! Bring on the HHN series!!!!
I 100% want to see more episodes about haunt events outside the US or even Orlando. As much as I love watching HHN, one of the things that keeps me coming back to this particular channel is the willingness to cover parks and attractions I (as an American that doesn't get to travel) will never get to see. I know a lot of the Asian houses are a lot different (and in many cases more intense) than US haunts tend to be, and I'd adore more coverage of them. I know there's a few permanent walkthroughs in Japan although I can't remember specific details without a bunch of research. But the Universal Singapore houses are always -extremely- different than the US ones and I think very much deserve their own coverage, if nothing else.
I would absolutely love to see an icon series!
you really make professional videos ... good work sam
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LOVE the special intro Sam; nicely done 👍
Would love to see a HHN series about the other parks and worldwide events Sam, I really love your Orlando videos.
yes please for going over the other horror icons around the world
But but I really wanted to hear about Lil Boo!!
My brother is going with his girlfriend to HHN in Orlando this year. She's never been in a haunted house attraction despite loving horror games. My brother's been in (supposedly) a relatively tame haunted house attraction at the State Fair and a much scarier one with a church youth group. They're gonna be crapping their pants 🤣
History series would be great to watch!
Great video Sam. Thanks.
Yess I’ve been looking forward to another HHN video!
Enjoy!
I’ll never forget going universal when I was a kid and the ads on the telly was for this guy didn’t sleep for days
Ahhh, the good old days, when Universal Creative actually spent the time and energy to make a story for the event and houses, instead of just smearing a superficial layer of licensed IPs over everything.
Ah yes, the recent years where Universal puts licensed ISPs everywhere. Not sure if the At&T or Verizon houses were good, but the Google Fiber house sure was fast!
@@invaderpez12 lol. autocorrect got me. thanks for the catch.
FYI, HHN's creative team would still be doing those things if it weren't for the Marketing department getting in the way. Take this year for example. A&D obviously wanted to push the Pumpkin Lord as a new icon, but Marketing would rather go with their generic "scream squad" crap and recycled tag line from last year. Marketing also chooses the IPs.
@@xviper2k i dont mind IPs, i just like having a solid theme to it all. 2018 and 2019 went retro/80s which was fun, and 2021 had the anniversary stuff which brought back the icons for a house. But this year feels so...idk boring i guess. Especially the cringy scream squad stuff. This year would have been a good one for a new icon
@@invaderpez12 It seems like they’re really trying to lean into a classic halloween theme this year for the 31st anniversary! The scream squad theme is embarrassing but the theme is actually pretty cohesive imo!
The thing I’m upset about is that we will never get islands of adventure to celebrate the event. Someone like me who missed out on prime Halloween horror nights will never get to expirence
Actually, yes! I would love to see a History-series on 'HHN'! But I'm afraid I MUST get this out; it's actually "had GONE", not "had went". =)
I look forward to more horror night nights videos. I used to jump out at people as part of the haunted house in my towns Halloween Carnival when I was growing up.
ITS OFFICIALLY SPOOKY SEASON!!!!!!
I'll finally be in Florida and able to attend a HHN next year in '23 and I really hope he's out and about during it 😭 he's one of my favourite icons I'd love to see him irl
13 was my first year and Director is still one of my favorite icons. I wish they would bring back doing original icons.
I might be late to the party here, but the Halloween Horror Nights events in Singapore are really well done and have always fascinated me. Plus they have continued to have icons, which has been great.
Imagine if:
Universal had a 4 vs. 4 in a mega movie!
The Current Horror 4 vs. the Classic 4
Leather-face, Jason Voorhees, Micheal Myers & Freddie Kruger VS. Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman and The Mummy! 😮😮😯😯😯😲😲😳😳😳 Oh, Directed by Pavel! 😉
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A HISTORY SERIES OF ALL THE HORROR NIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!
i personally will always be fond of the caretaker since the travel channel special his year was what spurred me into loving the event. But I love Lil Boo, too, cause even if i enjoy the darker side of things, my decorating sense for actual decorations is more Lil Boo than horror XD
Lol I did the makeup for that . Dean Karr was the Director
That’s awesome!
yeah, a series on halloween events would be nice
Okay!
Please make a video on the Blumhouse haunted houses!!! Love your videos!