Art the Clown is taking over the Terror Tram at Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights 2026. The final lineup also brings KILLceañera: Music by SLASH, an original haunted house built around a quinceañera that goes very wrong.
Inside Universal reported the reveals from creative director John Murdy's Midsummer Scream panel on August 9. The panel closed the remaining gaps in Hollywood's house, Terror Tram, scare-zone and street-entertainment lineup.
Art takes the studio tour
The Terror Tram will send guests onto the Universal backlot with Art the Clown from the Terrifier films. Ice Nine Kills created new music for the experience, with classic Christmas songs bent toward Art's particular taste in holiday décor. Murdy also said the character may turn up beyond the tram route.
KILLceañera centers on Lola's deadly 15th birthday celebration. SLASH composed music for the house, including a track called “15 Candles.” It joins Sinners, Stranger Things, Hellraiser, Evil Dead Burn, Ozzy Osbourne, Killer Klowns From Outer Space and Dead, Deader, Deadest in the Hollywood house lineup.
Four scare zones and a daytime house tour
The four scare zones are Hackerz, FORTNITEMARES, El Circo de la Muerte and Blood Bog. Other street encounters include Nikki from Obsession, Murder of Crowz, Shriek of the Banshee and Death Eaters. The Purge: Dangerous Waters also returns to the WaterWorld stage.
Hollywood will offer its first Unmasking the Horror Tour Add-On during the day. The guided lights-on tour covers Sinners and KILLceañera, with photos allowed in designated areas. That gives guests a way to study two houses before the monsters clock in for the night.
Halloween Horror Nights runs on select nights from September 3 through November 1. Tickets are available through Universal Studios Hollywood. The CrowdLevels HHN Hollywood guide has the event dates, ticket types and planning details.
Sources: Inside Universal's firsthand report from John Murdy's Midsummer Scream panel, the official Discover Universal lineup, and the Midsummer Scream event site.
Image: Universal Studios Hollywood.