Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Studios Hollywood on select nights from Sept. 3 through Nov. 1, 2026. The Hollywood event has its own rhythm: haunted houses, the Terror Tram, scare zones, shows, themed food and drinks, merch, and a late-night park layout built around the movie studio lot.
Sinners, Stranger Things, Hellraiser, Evil Dead Burn, and Dead, Deader, Deadest are confirmed houses. FORTNITEMARES is the first announced scare zone. More houses, scare zones, entertainment, food, and shopping details will arrive as Universal works through its summer reveal cycle.
Dates and tickets
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood opens Thursday, Sept. 3 and continues on select nights through Sunday, Nov. 1. Tickets and packages are on sale now, with online savings on select event nights.
Universal is selling General Admission, Universal Express, After 2 p.m. Day/Night, Early Access, and R.I.P. Tour options. Early Access starts at 5:30 p.m. on select tickets and can matter a lot in Hollywood, where the lower-lot travel time and Terror Tram timing can shape the whole night.
Frequent Fear and Ultimate Fear passes are also available for guests planning several event nights.
Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is not included with Halloween Horror Nights admission. That restriction matters if your group is trying to combine the new coaster with the event in one visit.
Haunted houses and the Terror Tram
Hollywood's 2026 event includes haunted houses, the Terror Tram, scare zones, shows, and themed food and beverages. The Terror Tram is the piece Orlando does not have, and it is usually the biggest reason to plan Hollywood differently instead of copying an Orlando HHN strategy.
Sinners takes guests into Club Juke, the 1930s Mississippi Delta setting from Ryan Coogler's film. Remmick, Bert, Joan, Sammie, Mary, Annie, Pearline, and Cornbread are part of the house setup, with the vampire attack building around the music and the juke joint.
FORTNITEMARES scare zone
FORTNITEMARES places guests in Freaky Fields, a living battleground with the Battle Bus, familiar Fortnitemares characters, and new characters created for Halloween Horror Nights. The zone opens with the Hollywood event on Sept. 3.
Stranger Things
Stranger Things returns with a new house based on the Netflix series' fifth and final season. The house sends guests through Hawkins, Hawkins National Laboratory, the MAC-Z military base, the Upside Down, and the Abyss while Vecna and other creatures close in.
The Stranger Things house is confirmed for both Hollywood and Orlando, but Hollywood guests should still watch for local routing, entrance placement, and early-access rules once Universal starts publishing event maps.
Hellraiser
Hellraiser brings the original film trilogy to Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando. The haunted house centers on Pinhead, the Cenobites, and the puzzle-box nightmare that made the series a horror staple.
Evil Dead Burn
Evil Dead Burn begins at the Price family's secluded vacation home in the woods. Guests enter scenes from the sixth Evil Dead film while Deadites overrun the house.
Dead, Deader, Deadest
Dead, Deader, Deadest is an original Hollywood haunted house set inside the Deville Family Funeral Home. The funeral home uses Ambrotox to restore a dead person's features without embalming. The drug backfires and raises a century's worth of corpses.
Halloween Horror Nights announced the house on July 23. Universal has not released its location, queue rules, or early-access details.
Food and merch
Food, drink, and merchandise details are still rolling out. The first 2026 merchandise includes Stranger Things, Sinners, Evil Dead Burn, and FORTNITEMARES items. The FORTNITEMARES collection has a graphic tee, decal set, and acrylic figure.
Do not treat food as a bonus stop at Hollywood. The park footprint is tighter than Orlando, and popular booths can create their own bottlenecks once the night is moving.
How to plan the night
Start with the ticket. Early Access can help if you want a calmer first hour, while Express makes more sense for peak October nights or groups that want every house, the Terror Tram, and time for food.
Build the Terror Tram into the plan before the night gets away from you. It takes more time than a normal house, and it can be awkward to save it until everyone is tired.
Hollywood HHN rewards a tighter plan than Orlando. Pick the first two houses, choose a Terror Tram window, and leave enough room for scare zones and food instead of chasing every posted wait across the park.
Image credit: Universal Parks media. Sinners image: Discover Universal. Hellraiser image: Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood. Evil Dead Burn and FORTNITEMARES images: Universal Parks media.
Official sources
- Universal Studios Hollywood: Halloween Horror Nights 2026
- Universal Studios Hollywood: Halloween Horror Nights tickets
- Universal Studios Hollywood: haunted houses and Terror Tram
- Discover Universal: Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood lineup
- Universal Parks media: Stranger Things haunted house announcement
- Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood: Hellraiser announcement
- Universal Parks media: Evil Dead Burn haunted house and ticket details
- Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood: Evil Dead Burn announcement
- Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood: Dead, Deader, Deadest announcement
- Universal Parks media: FORTNITEMARES scare zone and merchandise