Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights turns coming-of-age ritual into a vendetta
A 15-year-old girl seeking revenge against everyone who has ever wronged her will settle the vendetta during her deadly coming-of-age quinceanera in a new Halloween Horror Nights haunted maze at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Killceanera: Music by Slash joins the lineup of haunted houses during Halloween Horror Nights 2026 that runs on 42 select nights at Universal Studios Hollywood from Sept. 3 through Nov. 1.
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The backstory for Killceanera will follow 15-year-old Lola as she turns her rite of passage ceremony into a festival of revenge and death in the latest Horror Nights maze showcasing Latin American traditions, myths and legends.
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash will compose an original score for the Killceanera haunted house along with the exclusive song “15 Candles” featuring Spanish guitar.
The Bride of Frankenstein threatens Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash with a re-animating shot at the Halloween Horror Nights opening at Universal Studios Hollywood Thursday, September 9, 2021. Slash wrote the music for this year’s event. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
For more than a decade, Slash has been contributing soundtracks for Horror Nights mazes — including Clowns 3D, Universal Monsters, Bride of Frankenstein and Scarecrow.
Past Latin American-themed mazes during Horror Nights have included La Llorona, El Cucuy and Monstruos.
Concept art for the new Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness haunted house during Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. (Courtesy of Universal)
Concept art for the Fortnitemares scare zone during Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. (Courtesy of Universal)
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 will feature six scare zones:
Fortnitemares based on the Halloween seasonal event in the video game
Hackerz overrun by a troop of chainsaw killers
El Circo de la Muerte circus sideshow traveling across Mexico
Blood Bog filled with moss monsters roaming the Louisiana bayous
Shriek of the Banshee featuring a carnival barker and his talking skeleton
Murder of Crowz with a nesting family of murderous crows
Art the Clown from the Terrifier horror film franchise will star in the Terror Tram backlot tour with a holiday soundtrack by heavy metal band Ice Nine Kills.
Art the Clown from “Terrifier” will prowl Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. (Courtesy of Universal)
“The Purge: Dangerous Waters” will return to the WaterWorld theater for another fiery stunt show.
“Obsession” character Freaky Nikki from writer-director Curry Barker’s breakout horror blockbuster film will roam the darkened streets suffering from a terrifying curse during Halloween Horror Nights.
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