“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Frankenstein’s Bride” to Raise Hell on Halloween Horror Nights

The iconic slasher movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the latest hellish classic resurrected as part of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios.

Director Tobe Hooper’s infamous 1974 film was made for just $ 140,000, unadjusted for inflation. It has grossed $ 30.9 million to date. Now considered one of the greatest horror films of all time, it actually received a mixed reaction from critics when it hit theaters. The controversial horror film launched a franchise.

Inspired by the original film, the nightmarish ride will take guests through reenactments of classic scenes and locations from the film as they run for their lives pursued by Leatherface, his chainsaw, and his cannibal family. The maze will be shown at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, and at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.

Also appearing in both parks will be Universal Monsters: Frankenstein’s Bride of Lives. Rather than being based on the classic movie Bride of Frankenstein, which landed in theaters in 1935 and grossed $ 2 million, this maze will pick up where the film left off. The bride is now “an unstoppable scientist” determined to bring Frankenstein’s monster back to life with park guests caught in the midst of the chaos.

The programming of the 2021 event is already shaping up to be scary. The bosses of Universal Studios recently announced the event’s first maze, The Haunting of Hill House. It is inspired by the hit Netflix supernatural series of the same name. Universal Orlando Resort will also feature a labyrinth based on 1988 director Tim Burton’s fantasy comedy, beetle juice.

More mazes are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, along with information on when tickets go on sale and what they cost.

Halloween Horror Nights will kick off in Orlando, Florida on Friday, September 3, 2021, and Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Both events will run on select nights through Sunday, October 31, 2021.