Universal Announced First Halloween Horror Nights House for 2026

Oh, we are SO ready to get scared at Universal Orlando! Of course, we’re talking about Halloween Horror Nights.

This year, Halloween Horror Nights runs on select nights from August 28th to November 1st, and this year, the theme is Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, but along with that, we know what the first house will be!

The first house revealed will be new and original, called “Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control.”

This is the 35th anniversary of Halloween Horror Nights, and it’s the first time that Jack the Clown and his legendary rival, Dr. Oddfellow, are teaming up. The guests entering the house will get a look at the long-standing conflict between the two stars as they “journey into the unsettling origins of the two adversaries’ undying rivalry.”

As the two work together to terrorize people, chaos and control will collide. Uh, this sounds AWESOME. For the Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, Universal Studios Florida will be transformed into a “decrepit, fear-fueled carnival featuring a sinister new slate” of haunted houses, scare zones, and more.

This is just one of the houses announced so far, and we expect many more announcements to be on the way. Sometimes they are original houses designed by the Universal team, and others are based on popular movies and franchises like Stranger Things. 

Make sure you keep following AllEars for more Halloween Horror Nights news, and so you can be the first to know when tickets and more details drop.

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