Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash will team up with Universal for an eighth time on a Horror Nights haunted house where visitors will come face-to-face with a horde of vengeance-seeking scarecrows.
The Scarecrow: Music by Slash haunted house and a Slash-themed bar will be part of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood on select nights Sept. 4 to Nov. 2.
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The original maze with a soundtrack composed by the Grammy-winning guitarist will drop visitors onto a rural farm where scarecrows seek vengeance on homesteaders for their past sins against Mother Nature.
Slash scored the soundtrack for the Clowns 3D maze in 2014 and has done the soundtracks for all six Universal Monsters mazes since 2018.
“You want to create a mood. That’s the most important thing,” Slash said during last year’s event. “But you’re doing it with music and with guitar. You want to have a melody and a rhythm and something sort of catchy.”
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A Slash-themed bar above the entrance to Jurassic World — The Ride will offer cocktails inspired by the musician’s songs and a menu of his favorite foods.
The bar will feature Danse of the Dead, Beautiful Dangerous and Slash’s Snakepit cocktails and mocktails. Menu items will include Chicken Satay Tacos, Thai Curry Tacos and a Top Hat Cake.
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A stilt-walking Slash scareactor wearing the guitarist’s signature top hat will taunt and torment bar patrons.
“The chance to become one of the event’s marquee experiences is truly humbling and I can’t wait for the guests to join me when they step into the terror,” Slash said in a statement released by Universal.
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A second volume of original music created by Slash for past Horror Nights mazes will be released on vinyl and available to buy at Universal Studios Hollywood during the seasonal event.
The “Sweet Child O’ Mine” guitarist has a job every year at Horror Nights if he wants it, according to Halloween Horror Nights creative director John Murdy.
“As long as he’s willing to do it, I will always want to work with him,” Murdy said during last year’s event. “He’s one of my absolute favorite people to work with because he’s so cool and he gets what we do and understands it.”
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Universal Studios Hollywood has already announced Horror Nights 2025 will include the Fallout, Jason Universe, Terrifier and Monstruos haunted houses and a Five Nights at Freddy’s experience.
Here are the dates for Halloween Horror Nights 2025 at Universal Studios Hollywood:
- Sept. 4-7
- Sept. 11-14
- Sept. 18-21
- Sept. 25-28
- Oct. 2-5
- Oct. 8-12
- Oct. 15-19
- Oct. 22-26
- Oct. 29-31
- Nov. 1-2
Halloween Horror Nights tickets are on sale for the separate admission after-hours event.
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Single-night tickets for Halloween Horror Nights 2025 at Universal Studios Hollywood run from $77 to $107 for general admission. Horror Nights Fear passes good for return visits throughout the event cost $199 to $299.
Universal Express line-cutting perks, early access tickets and VIP tours are also available for an additional fee.