Universal Studios Hollywood kicks off “Halloween Horror Nights” with its annual Eyegore Awards. The eagerly-anticipated event honors individuals within the Hollywood entertainment community for bringing the most indelible and terrifying moments in the field of horror to life.
Special guests will include this year’s new Eyegore Awards host, McKenzie Westmore, host of Syfy’s “Face Off,” Chad Michael Murray (House of Wax and the upcoming film, The Haunting in Georgia), legendary rock-horror icon Alice Cooper, Adelaide Clemens (Silent Hill: Revelation 3d), Angélica María and Angélica Vale (psychological thriller series “Mujeres Asesinas 2”), Diego Boneta (“Rock of Ages”), Wilmer Valderrama, Sid Haig, Bill Mosely. More talent to be announced.
“Halloween Horror Nights” brings together the sickest minds in horror to immerse guests in the living, breathing, three-dimensional world of the most notorious and terrifying creatures. Mazes include: “The Walking Dead: Dead Inside,” based on AMC’s Golden Globe®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning TV series; “Welcome to Silent Hill,” based on the popular video games and film franchise; Am encore performance by shock rocker Alice Cooper in the new, “Alice Cooper Goes to Hell 3D”; “La Llorona: Cazadora de Niños,” based on the chilling Mexican and Latin American legend that has terrified children for centuries; “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Saw is the Law,” based on filmmaker Tobe Hooper’s notoriously unsettling 1974 horror film classic; and “Universal Monsters Remix,” featuring re-imagined classic horror icons and fused with electronica-inspired music. An all-new “Terror Tram: Invaded by The Walking Dead,” also based on the hit AMC TV series, will unleash hordes of flesh-eating “walkers” on Universal’s world-famous backlot.
“Halloween Horror Night” begins Sept. 21 and continues on 19 select nights through October. 31. Event dates: September. 21, 22, 28, 29; Oct. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31. The event will begin nightly at 7:00 p.m.; closing hours vary. Ticket options include Front of Line passes for priority access at each maze, and Killer Deal Nights tickets to save up to $25. Information atwww.UniversalStudiosHollywood.