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Was down at the Studios today, and snapped a few pictures of some of the lighting going up for HHN XXVI. Wasn't able to get all around the park, as it started to pour during the later part of the visit. I think you get the idea- HHN streets are being worked on. Rumor has it, we may see some actual set pieces go up next week. 

Also some quick shots of Fallon, and Fast & Furious. 

Stay tuned...

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So, I was going to another HHN Chatcast this past Sunday, but decided to hold off. This is why. HHN Orlando decided to dump a bunch of information on us, about the original content. This approach is similar to how they did things back in 2014. The original content for HHN XXIV, was dumped on us, with one huge IP remaining (Halloween). It was in fact, August 12th of that year, so they nearly duplicated the day as well.

This year, has been quite similar in nature to how HHN XXIV reveals went, with one IP remaining. It's also very similar with the leaks as well. Pretty sure most people know what the last remaining IP is...

So, what do we have? 

This is obviously Chance's house. While no confirmation as of I am writing this, Lunatics should be in the new tent, over behind Men In Black. 

This one has obviously gotten a lot of press the last few days, with the leak. We already know this will be located in Sprung Tent 1. This, even without the last IP, is my most anticipated house this year. Hands down, no competition. 

This, is the requel house. Fun fact, Ghost Town was the first piece of information that was given to me back in February. I really liked the original Ghost Town from HHN XIV. The event doesn't do enough Western houses. 

A little bit different from what I initially heard, but still cool nonetheless. My guess is this will be in New York.

My guess is Central Park for this one. Sounds interesting. 

Warf, huh? San Fran fits this bill. I can't wait to see if they build a huge boat for this. 

Greaser vampires? I'm in. Hollywood is in the description. 

Knowing what I know, this is poised to be the most disappointing zone of the year. It's also Chance's Scare Zone. 

In addition to the releases, HHN also gave us some house videos for Ghost Town, and Tomb of the Ancients

And that does it for the original content for HHN XXVI. I personally am not too thrilled with Chance's house. I think they missed a good opportunity to make something special. But, we'll see. I like the Scare Zone concepts very much, and Ghost Town and Ancients both seem like winners.

​Only one more reveal to go! We can do this!

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Well, it appears that some of the dam is starting to burst on HHN XXVI. We know the info on Krampus, was released early after a publications outed it before the official announcement. Now comes the Universal Passholder mailer, which has given us a name for an original house, and the number of Scare Zones. 

The original house, code name Cobweb, will be called Tomb of the Ancients. On top of that, the mailer also revealed the event will have five Scare Zones. I have heard a lot about Cobweb, now named Tomb of the Ancients. Very stoked for this property.

The Scare Zone number is interesting, as I think most people "in the know", were told six Scare Zones. It's entirely possible that one was dropped in light of the recent tragedies here in Orlando. What's interesting still, is the flyer doesn't reveal the exact number of shows. It's interesting to note. 

We had similar leaks, in the not too distant past. Halloween was outed early, and 2014, had an enormous amount of leaks and bungles. From Dusk Til Dawn, was outed early, when someone forgot to make the Youtube video private. As we get down to the wire here, with the full reveal usually coming in late August, this was bound to happen sooner or later. 

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What has become the worst kept secret at HHN XXVI (see their Exorcist fake-out), became even less of a mystery before its official announcement. A publication let slip early, that the film Krampus would be coming to HHN Orlando this year.

Even after the announcement slipped out early, it still took the HHN powers that be, an awful lot of time to officially announce the thing. We have had leaks like this in the past. Similar in nature, the official Halloween movies site, let slip the property would be coming to HHN Orlando, a few weeks before the official announcement. That same year, Publix put out their HHN ticket display revealing that Halloween was part of the line-up. Mike Aiello even posed for a picture with the display.

The Universal blog, had this to say about the house: 

"You’ll not only try and dodge the invading dark elves around every corner, but will also have to keep your holiday spirits up, while sneaking past the looming presence of Krampus himself. Each encounter with Krampus holds its own unique perspective, as he gathers more souls for his sinister workshop."

That's out of the way, time for me to have a little bit of fanboy rage here. This has been the house announcement I have been dreading since I found out it was coming in March. I hate everything about this property. The movie is awful, the film wasn't overly successful, and it seems pandering to people who wanted it last year. 

We are almost a year removed from this film's release. Is there even hype about this, outside of die-hard horror geeks? That I'm not sure. While the film made a good chunk of change, it was all relative to its budget. Which wasn't much. The film made $61 million dollars around the globe. While the production budget was indeed 15 million, that still doesn't justify bringing the property to the event in my book.

Pick and choose any awful Blumhouse movie, and you have the same scenario. Would people be this excited if HHN brought Ouija to the event instead? That film cost $5 million, and made over $100 million around the world. That is a much better profit in terms of budget. So, sure Krampus was a success in terms of its production cost. However, it was not a huge hit with audiences. And it garnered mixed reviews from critics.

I just can't justify this thing's existence at the event. I hate this movie with a passion. Krampus, let me down as a film. People get so excited because the movie used practical effects. So what? If the narrative is terrible, and the characters aren't memorable, it doesn't matter. If we are going to make houses based on things that were popular for a hot minute, Dougherty's own Trick 'r Treat would have been the better option. 

You also now have the task of living up to expectations regarding Krampus himself. The title character was a practical being in the film which again, people go all goo-goo for (which I thought looked awful). Now HHN has to do it. If they fail, you are going to have a problem. And while on the subject, again, what does anybody ever talk about when mentioning Krampus? The practical effects. Nobody mentions characters or story. 

This is the first time in a long time, an IP at HHN makes me physically angry. The last time was the Evil Dead remake. However, that property was at least justifiable in my opinion. Krampus, or Krapus as I call it, ins't. From my hatred for the property, to it's pandering addition to this year's line-up, Krampus gets a lump of coal. 

​That being said, now, HHN must wow me with this house. My expectations are lower than low. Have I mentioned how much I hate this movie?

Announcement video below. 

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Was down at Universal today, and snapped a few pictures. Haven't done a Photopalooza in a while. Got some Toothsome construction, and Hulk stuff for you to enjoy.