While we eagerly await speculation, rumors, or even some official announcements for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights, we decided to put together our own HHN Wish Lists! From dream IPs to must-have food items and immersive theming, we’re letting our imaginations run wild. But we’re not doing this alone! This week, we’re joined by our friend and O…

For the final week of "Nick's Picks", we're diving into the 2024 wrestling meets horror mash up Dark Match! Dark Match is a 2024 Canadian slasher film written and directed by Lowell Dean, starring Ayisha Issa, Steven Ogg, Sara Canning, and Chris Jericho. The film is about a small wrestling company that takes a gig in a town where things are not wha…

We finally have OFFICIAL news! Just not for Halloween Horror Nights—yet. Instead, Universal has officially announced the opening date for its newest haunt experience: Horror Unleashed! This four-house horror attraction will be located in Area 51, Las Vegas! Join us as we break down all the details, including ticket info and house reveals! 🎃👻…

This week on Nick's Picks, we're diving into the brand-new body horror thriller, Grafted! 💀🔬 The film follows an awkward yet brilliant Chinese student (Joyena Sun) who earns a scholarship to a prestigious New Zealand university for medical research—but things take a dark and twisted turn. Does Grafted give The Substance a run for its money? Tune in…

For the month of February, we're keeping the "Nick's Picks" train rolling—this time with another Nic... Nic Cage, that is! In Week 2, we're diving into Mandy! This mind-bending, blood-soaked acid trip follows Red Miller (Cage), a vengeful lumberjack on a rampage against cult leader Jeremiah Sand (Roache) and his twisted followers after they take aw…

The latest rumor suggests we might finally see a Fallout house at Halloween Horror Nights! ☢️ But how would it work? Would it be based on the games or the upcoming TV show? What’s the difference? We’re breaking it all down on this week’s episode—mutants, vaults, and all! Tune in and let’s talk wasteland horror!…

This February, Nick is taking the lead with what we’re calling “Nick’s Picks!” To kick things off, we’re heading back into the Hell House LLC franchise with the sequel to the cult favorite—Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel. Eight years after the hotel's infamous grand opening, an investigative journalist is convinced there’s still crucial eviden…

This week, we’re joined by Ryan from For The Love of Theme Parks! The four of us dive into the world of Halloween Horror Nights, pitching which original houses and icons deserve their own movies—plus, our dream casting choices. What HHN originals would you want to see on the big screen? Who would you cast as the Icons? Did we miss any must-haves? L…

This January, we’re taking one last look back at 2024 by spotlighting some of the best horror content from Shudder! For our final movie of January, we’re diving into "Oddity!" "Oddity" is a 2024 Irish horror film written and directed by Damian McCarthy. The story centers on a blind medium and curio shopkeeper who is still grieving the death of her …

This week, we dive into the latest buzz surrounding Halloween Horror Nights 34! The Wyatt Sicks rumor has been floating around for a few weeks, but now it’s time to really sink our teeth into it. Plus, we finally have the official dates for this year’s HHN. There’s a lot to unpack already this early in January!…

This January, we’re taking one last look back at 2024 by spotlighting some of the best horror content from Shudder! For our third movie of January we are sitting down and talking In A Violent Nature! The 2024 Canadian slasher written and directed by Chris Nash. Starring Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, and Lauren-Marie Taylor, this unique horror film h…

Back by popular demand, we’re excited to bring you our Halloween Horror Nights 34 Guess Map! (Just to clarify, this is NOT a Speculation Map.) These IPs and Originals are purely our guesses, but hey—last year, we nailed two of them in January! How many will we get right this year? Only time will tell—see you in August!…

This January, we’re taking one last look back at 2024 by spotlighting some of the best horror content from Shudder! In Week 2, we’re diving into V/H/S/Beyond! This 2024 found footage horror anthology, produced by Bloody Disgusting, is the seventh installment in the V/H/S franchise. Featuring five chilling segments tied together by a sixth frame nar…

We now have 10 codenames for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights event, but what do they mean—and why are they all named after flowers? In previous years, these codenames have sometimes hinted at connections to the properties or themes of the haunted houses. Will that trend continue this year? Only time will tell, but let’s dive in and see if we ca…

Hellooooo horror fans! It has been almost three years since our last recording, so we decided to come back swinging with Pascal Laugier's exceptionally controversial endurance test: Martyrs. We can confidently say we have NEVER been so divided on a movie; so sit back, pour yourself a cold one, and listen to us dissect Martyrs. Follow us on Instagra…

For January, we're taking one final look back at 2024 and highlighting some of the best horror offerings from Shudder! To kick things off, we're diving into the supernatural smash hit, Late Night With The Devil! Written, directed, and edited by Colin and Cameron Cairnes, this chilling film stars David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal …

What an incredible way to kick off the new year—new speculations and rumors are already rolling in! After a brief holiday break, we’re back with not just one, but two juicy rumors from HHN Insider Legacy. And that’s not all—Horror Night Nightmares has dropped their first Speculation Map of the season, and two intriguing codenames from building perm…

Nick and Jamie are back for the final Shudder Sundays of December, wrapping up our month-long Holiday Horror Marathon in style! 🎄🔪 To close out the season, we’re diving into the all-time classic Black Christmas (1974). Directed by Bob Clark and written by Roy Moore, this iconic Canadian slasher stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, and J…

🎄🔪 Nick and Jamie dive into the chaos of Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022), a #Shudder original that blends holiday cheer with pure carnage! On Christmas Eve, Tori's plans to party are derailed when a robotic Santa Claus from a nearby toy store malfunctions—turning her quiet town into a deadly battleground. Will she survive the ultimate showdown wi…

Continuing our Holiday Horror trend for the month we are exploring a British Slasher where NO Santa is safe! Don't Open Till Christmas is a 1984 British slasher film directed by Edmund Purdom, and starring Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, and Gerry Sundquist. Written by Derek Ford and Alan Birkinshaw, the film follows a mysterious killer murdering…

This week we welcome on a very special guest! Marc Kleinhenz who is one of the Creators/Writers behind "Horrors Untold" Horrors Untold is a first-of-its-kind book that is part nonfiction, part fiction, and part game. Roughly 40% of the experience is a guide to Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights; another 40% is an original, creepy story; an…

Join us every Sunday as we discuss a movie from our favorite streaming service "Shudder"! You can listen along on your favorite Podcast app or watch along on YouTube! For the month of December we are focussing on Holiday Horror! First up is All the Creatures Were Stirring which is a 2018 American Christmas horror comedy anthology film written and d…

We know, we know. HHN just wrapped, but you have to start some where! The wheels started turning months ago for us and now it is time to drop our thoughts. Let's take a look ahead at some of the movies that come out this year and see if maybe, just maybe we can nail down some guesses again this year.…

We hope you all dressed for the occasion because we are rolling out the red blood soaked carpet for Halloween Horror Nights 33 and handing out a whole bunch of hardware! Who is taking home the ever so coveted Broken Toilet Award? Who could possibly win this year's Swing and a Miss Award? There's only one way to find out and that's by listening to t…

The mega episode you have been waiting for is finally here! We discus the wins and loses of HHN33, why did this year feel off and of course of rankings of Scare Zones and Houses! Strap in this is a long one!Von Fear and Beer

With the final week of HHN33 upon us let's dive into some of the details we learned on this year's 6 House Unmasking the Horror Tour! These tours are filled to the brim with little tidbits of information and we want you to know about just a select few that we learned so you can appreciate these houses a little deeper for your potential last runs!…

We are more then halfway through Halloween Horror Nights 33 so let's take a look back to last year and see where this event stacks up in recent history. As of now does it stack up? Are the Scare Zones of the same caliber? Which had the better IPs? Let's find out!Von Fear and Beer

Now a month into the event what are some things you would change? Are there aspects of the event you think may have dropped the ball? This week we are going to go through all 5 Scare Zones and all 10 Houses and give you some of our thoughts on what could have been done differently to raise the bar that much more!…

We are now 3 weeks into HHN33! We've had house runs, some trips through the zones and more food/drink than we can remember! Let's go back and revisit our Hype Lists and see what has gone up or down now that we've spent enough time in the fog!Von Fear and Beer

We made it! HHN33 Opening Weekend is in the books! We got a lot accomplished and we have a lot to talk about so let's stop wasting time and get right into it!Von Fear and Beer

We made it! Today is the final day of our One Week Until HHN Podathon and that means we will see you in the fog in just a few short hours! But in the meantime let’s get to the most hyped episode of the week and that is of course our Hype List! What house are we most excited about? What about scare zones? We got all of you covered! Thank you so much…

Hungry for another episode? Or are you hungry for all this great food? Let’s dive into the offerings for this year’s event! What is in our Top 5 most anticipated snacks?Von Fear and Beer

Haven’t been able to make it a live trivia event? Well let us bring it to you! We have so many amazing voices in this episode helping us out! Each guest will present a category and 5 questions. To play along grab a piece of paper and pen. After each question, simply hit pause, answer and resume the episode! Each question is worth 1 point! Let us kn…

Before we walk into The Further let’s take a look back at the franchise as a whole. Does the first installment grab the number one spot? We were lucky enough to be joined by @prettykillerpodcast as we tip toed through this franchise! #hhn #hhn33 #halloweenhorrornights #halloweenhorrornightsorlando #halloweenhorrornights33…

Hot takes is back! Who are we going to upset this go around? What houses are on the hot seat? Grab a cold one because you are going to need it for sure!Von Fear and Beer

Welcome to this year’s HHN Fantasy Draft! This year we are joined by: Johnny Bronto from @HauntScene Adrian from @LoshTV Michael from @HallowedThrills We will be drafting 10 houses and 5 Scare Zones to create the best event we can! Houses 1 - IP (never been at HHN) 2 - IP (any) 3 - Blumhouse Property 4 - Universal Monster (solo or mash up) 5 - Holi…

Have any questions about how to attack Halloween Horror Nights? Want to hear us guess the over/under on wait times? Which houses will under perform or over achieve? This is the episode for you!Von Fear and Beer

To kick start our week long podathon we are going to take a stab at some of the stuff we may see in each house. What's on our wish list for each house? Characters or settings we want to see? Tune in to find out!Von Fear and Beer

This we decided to field any last minute questions you had for us before the event gets going! We talk about so many things on this from how to fix the San Francisco Scare Zone all the way to our favorite "Tater Flavor" 2 more week and we will see you all in the fog!Von Fear and Beer

That's a wrap on HHN33 announcements! We have all 10 Houses, 5 Scare Zones and our show locked in! Let's grab a beer and go over some of the recent additions into scare zones, the Hollywood announcements before we get ready to dive into our One Week Until HHN Podathon!Von Fear and Beer

This week we have a lot to catch up on! Blumhouse getting announced? Sort of. This years Universal Monsters house announced! More news from last weeks UK Press Event. Hollywood gets zones and house! Let's dive in!Von Fear and Beer

This week we are diving into the latest Scare Zones officially announced for Halloween Horror Nights 33. We also talk about the images that came out of the UK Press Event that gave us a more in-depth look at some of the previously announced houses and zones!Von Fear and Beer

This week we thought we were going to have ALL the Scare Zones to talk about, but just as Horror Nights does they only gave us a taste. One announcement Monday followed by another on Tuesday. Maybe next week we will get more, but until then let's dive into these two. As promised from a few weeks ago we have finally listed out our Top 5 HHN Houses w…

Time to tip toe through the tulips one more time! Insidious: The Further is official for this year's Halloween Horror Nights event. On top of that we have multi night tickets available for purchase as well as code names for houses being used to determine where each house this year will be located! Grab a cold one and let's dive in!…

This week Nick and Jamie are going over the recently announced Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire House for Halloween Horror Nights 33 and catching up the most recent Speculation Map from Horror Night Nightmares. We have Scare Zones to talk about finally! Let's dive in!Von Fear and Beer

With minimal Halloween Horror Nights news this week we decided to do something we haven't done in a long time; our Top 10 Favorite Horror Movies! We haven't done this since our 7th episode and now we have Jamie here to give us her list as well!Von Fear and Beer

We have a lot to talk about! We have our first IP to discuss, the premium scream event tickets are now on sale AND Horror Night Nightmares dropped the third version of their Speculation Map!Von Fear and Beer

This week we are going to hear Jamie's thoughts on the 4 Original Houses we didn't get to talk about a few weeks. We will also hit on the brand new "Premium Scream Night" where you can attend HHN33 a night BEFORE everyone with a limited capacity and house pulsing!Von Fear and Beer

We have been blessed by the gods, or should I say demons? Halloween Horror Nights did the unprecedented by announcing not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not even 5 BUT 6 HOUSES THIS WEEK! Starting with the announcement of Slaughter Sinema 2 at Spooky Empire they proceeded to hit us with a new house every day Monday through Friday. We now have the followin…

We have not one, but TWO announced houses for this year's Halloween Horror Nights 33 ! What are some ideas we have for crazy Slaughter Sinema 2 "movie" ideas? Is Goblin's this years "Dwagons" TRIVIA IS THIS WEEK! Don't miss out on this weeks episode!Von Fear and Beer