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« on: April 04, 2007, 08:46:59 PM »

“UNIVERSAL’S HOUSE OF HORRORS” TRANSPORTS GUESTS

THROUGH WORLD OF MOVIE MONSTERS, SLASHERS AND FIENDS AS

NEW HAUNTED CASTLE ATTRACTION OPENS AT

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD, THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF L.A.

 
Universal City, California (April 2, 2007) – Universal Studios Hollywood breathes life into Universal’s most notorious celluloid creatures in “Universal’s House of Horrors,” a new spine-chilling walk-thru attraction opening at “The Entertainment Capital of L.A.” opening today.

Featuring an award-winning line-up of the Studios’ 80-year horror film legacy, “Universal’s House of Horrors” reacquaints guests with such notorious creatures as Count Dracula, Nosferatu, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Phantom of the Opera, “Psycho’s” Mother Bates, and the zombies of “Dawn of the Dead” and “Land of the Dead Zombies.”  Guests will encounter all of these fearsome figures as they navigate the dark passages of a Gothic castle. The multi-sensory attraction will even use olfactory sensation to produce its effects:  the castle has been infused with scents that capture the pungent odors of Egyptian tombs, musty antechambers and decaying life.

The “Universal’s House of Horror” adventure begins at the entrance to the castle ruins in Soundstage 13.  After being shepherded along the castle’s drawbridge, guests will enter a corridor laden with dozens of recognizable authentic movie props and artifacts including such cinematic icons as the original corduroy blazer worn by Anthony Perkins in “Psycho,” the Hannibal Lector mask from “Red Dragon,” the police uniform worn by Roy Scheider in “Jaws,” the books and necklaces from “Skeleton Key,” the original “Chucky” doll and the Billy doll from “Dead Silence.”

Original horror film posters will also adorn the area as a further introduction to over 20 infamous horror characters that now permanently reside within the “House of Horrors.”

Guests will not have long to linger over these genre treasures. Attendants quickly usher them through a dark labyrinth leading into the themed areas that include
Dracula’s Portal, Nosferatu's rat-infested Catacombs, the Burial Crypt of The Bride of Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera’s Lair, The Mummy’s Tomb, “Chucky’s” Good Guy Toy Factory, a “Psycho” Maze of Mirrors, the “Land of the Dead” Morgue, The Wolf Man’s Forest, Dr. Frankenstein’s Lab and the “Dawn of the Dead” Slaughter House.
Universal Studios introduced the horror genre to U.S. audiences in the early years of motion pictures when such great artists as Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney and Bela Lugosi were under contract to the company. In the decades that have followed, many of the world’s greatest movie monsters came “to life” on the studio’s historic back lot.

Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour, the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal Cinemas and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event venue. The theme park features such groundbreaking attractions as “Revenge of the Mummy—The Ride,” “Shrek 4-D,” “Jurassic Park—The Ride” and the world-renowned Studio Tour, which takes guests behind-the-scenes of such landmark TV and movie locations and sets as Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds.”  CityWalk features 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops and dynamic entertainment options. The Universal Cinemas, which includes California’s largest IMAX venue, features the best movie-going experience in Los Angeles.

Universal Studios Hollywood (www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com) is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of Universal Studios, a part of NBC Universal.  NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.  Formed in May of 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world renowned theme parks.  NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi.
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2007, 09:16:36 PM »

Might be worth the trip alone.  They do a pretty good job with those attactions and this would be fun.
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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2007, 07:46:56 AM »

sounds groovy, sucks that they dont give you much time to oogle of over the props and posters though.
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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2007, 09:35:10 AM »

It makes me sad I never got the chance to tour Forrest J Ackerman's "Ackermansion".
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2007, 02:33:10 PM »

It sounds good. I wonder if it is coming to Universal Studios in Florida, as well. They need a new attraction at that park. Something before Harry Potter gets there.

Thus two comments. The silent film Nosferatu and Count Dracula are actually the same character. That is why, when Mrs. Bram Stoker sued the German filmmakers of "Nosferatu," she won her case. As they made the film without getting her permission, and she had the rights to the character.

And which Mrs. Bates are they going to use. The one portrayed by Anthony Perkins in "Psycho." The mummified Mrs. Bates from "Psycho."
Or the Mrs. Bates from "Psycho II."
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