What mazes are at horror nights 2022

Halloween Horror Nights is in full swing at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City. The seasonal event features eight walk-thru mazes, three scare zones and the expanded Terror Tram and runs select evenings through Oct. 31.

Since event producers create attractions based on some of the biggest horror films and television shows — including “Killer Klowns from Outer Space,” “Halloween,” “Nope” and “The Black Phone” this year — HHN tends to attract high-profile horror fans, including several actors from the movies and shows that have inspired mazes throughout the years.

The 2022 haunting season has brought out stars from TV shows like “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Stranger Things,” as well as movies like “It,” “Scream” and “Carrie.” With R&B star The Weeknd having an attraction based on his “After Hours” album at the event this year, several musicians have come out as well, including singer-songwriter Demi Lovato, Swedish DJ Alesso, singer Robin Thicke, Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, The Regrettes’ vocalist Lydia Knight and Wallows singer-guitarist and horror actor Dylan Minnette.

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  Pete Wentz of rock band Fall Out Boy (second from left) and actor Seth Green (third from left) pose with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  Swedish DJ Alesso (right) and model Erin Cummins (left) pose with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  “It” star Jack Dylan Grazer poses with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  “What We Do In the Shadows” star Harvey Guillen poses with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  Singer-songwriter Demi Lovato poses with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  The cast of the Disney Plus show “Ms. Marvel” (from left: Rish Shah, Yasmeen Fletcher, Saagar Shaikh and Aramis Knight) pose with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Andrew Leos, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  Singer Robin Thicke poses with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  “The Strangers: Prey at Night” and “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” actress Bailee Madison poses with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Andrew Leos, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  “Stranger Things” actor Eduardo Franco poses with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  “Zombieland” actress Abigail Breslin (right) and fiancé Ira Kunyansky pose with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” actress Julia Butters poses with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

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  “Don’t Breathe” and “Scream” actor and Wallows vocalist-guitarist Dylan Minnette (left) and The Regrettes singer Lydia Knight (right), pose with some monsters inside Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights in Universal City. The seasonal event is open select evenings through Monday, Oct. 31. (Photo by Hamilton Pytluk, Universal Studios Hollywood)

HHN also features attractions based on original concepts by event producers including Scarecrow: The Reaping, in which crows and scarecrows have taken over a old farm house, and Universal Horror Hotel, set inside a 1920s Hollywood hotel that has become the hunting ground of a notorious serial killer.

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Universal Monsters are back as The Wolf Man, Dracula and The Mummy battle it out in the Legends Collide maze; Michael Myers is still hunting Laurie Strode in the “Halloween” attraction; La Llorona: The Weeping Woman continues to seek young souls within her maze; and The Horrors of Blumhouse returns with a new double feature: “The Black Phone” and “Freaky.”

There’s even a fun mashup of two Jordan Peele films on the Universal backlot, where Peele’s latest thriller, “Nope,” meets his 2019 horror film, “Us.”

Halloween Horror Nights

When: 7 p.m. select evenings through Oct. 31

Where: Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City

Tickets: $72-$102 general admission; $179-$289 Universal Express; $219-$329 Universal Express Unlimited; $112-$154 After 2 p.m. Day/Night Passes; $319-$449 R.I.P. Tour; $199 Frequent Fear Pass; $329 Ultimate Fear Pass. All tickets are now on sale at universalstudioshollywood.com.

Kelli Skye Fadroski lives for entertainment. She came to The Orange County Register in 2006 after freelancing for numerous regional, national and international music magazines and has covered all things music, stand-up comedy, horror and more. She graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2006 with a B.A. in Communications Journalism and minored in Political Science. When she’s not out reviewing a concert or interviewing some random famous person, she’s catching up on episodes of "The Walking Dead," out somewhere sampling craft beer, enjoying Taco Tuesday or semi-reluctantly watching "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette" with her girlfriends. She’s also a diehard Detroit Lions fan and she's freakishly good at carnival games.