The Thing haunted house at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

The first maze announced for this year’s Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights is based on THE THING – the new prequel/remake, of course. The event begins on September 23 and continues on select nights through October 31 at Universal Studios in both Florida and Hollywood.

Producer Eric Newman had this to say: “We want people to live the film and experience the same terror that affects the film’s characters. Our collaboration with Universal’s creative teams brought the vision of the film to life.  We’re excited for Halloween Horror Nights guests to experience ‘The Thing’ in this frighteningly real way.” Here’s a bit more about the experience:

The new haunted house will offer guests an unprecedented first-hand preview of the much-anticipated thriller in advance of its October 14 release. Guests will find themselves in a series of face-to-face encounters with “The Thing,” an alien creature that can transform itself into an exact replica of any living being. “The Thing” maze will recreate the spine-chilling suspense from the film, confronting guests with the paranoia and fear that comes from being trapped inside the film’s Antarctic Thule station. The shape-shifting alien could be anywhere or anything. Will they survive?

Eerily authentic, “The Thing” maze will feature elaborately designed and disturbingly real alien creatures and sets. They will match the film’s terrifying intensity and provoke both a memorable and disturbing experience. Universal’s theme parks have partnered with the film’s producers, Strike Entertainment’s Marc Abraham and Eric Newman to create an experience that is authentic to the film. The sets, audio, musical score, creature and character references are all based on the thriller.

Universal’s THE THING is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. off a script by Ronald D. Moore and Eric Heisserer. It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (below), Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christian Olsen, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs. Catch it in theaters on October 14.