Hollywood Horror Nerds

About Hollywood Horror Nerds

Your number one source for news, speculation, and discussion about Universal Studio Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights!

Publisher

Hollywood Horror Nerds Podcast

Category

news · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Nov 2023

Latest episode

11 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 Review

   The Nerd are BACK again, still marinating in the sweet sweet fog of a new season of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. But why waste time with a full episode review when a simple sentence will do? Simply put, if you don't know if you should stay home or hit the park: GO. After gushing about what may be the greatest Horror Nights Hollywood has ever seen, Undead Ed and Al, the Master of the Macbre, set their sights on a more challenging task - determining the best and worst of all the houses this year! And with no stinkers this year, and a heavy three one-two-three punch vying for the coveted Best House Crown, you know there's bound to be surprises along the way. Will Sinner's adaptation of the seminal award winner give it the boost it needs? Can Killceneara: Music by Slash ride it's soundtrack to glory, or will the repeated Monstrous characters drag it down? Will the nerds be entranced by the gory sights Hellraiser has to show us? Can Evil Dead Burn live up the legacy of the Necronomicon? Will Art the Clown's Terror Tram be a holiday to remember or is Christmas coming too early? Is Dead, Deader, Deadest Good, Better, or the Best? Can Stranger Things 5 leave us in bittersweat Purple Rain? Can Killer Klownz from Outer Space take the title of Horror Nights GOATs on their third appearance? And, last but not least, will Ozzy Osborne go from the Prince of Darkness to the King of Horror Nights? What are you waiting for - hit play and find out! Music: "One Eyed Maestro" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Want to contact the Horror Nerds? Drop us an email directly at hollywoodhorrornerds@gmail.com, or check our instagram account @hollywoodhorrornerds.

2. 

   11 Aug 2026

   Midsummer Horror Nights 2026 Hollywood Update

   The Horror Nerds are back from Midsummer Scream, barrelling home on the Horror Nights Crazy Train, and they've brought with them a bevy of announcements! To begin, they analyze a quartet of previously announced houses - the tribute to the madman of heavy metal himself with Ozzy Osborne: Prince of Darkness; the twisted world of the necronomicon heating up with Evil Dead Burn; a carnival that's out of this world in Killer Klownz from Outer Space; and a visit to the Deville Family Funeral Home, where guests can apply to join the residents in the original maze Dead, Deader, Deadest. Not content to leave you without the latest updates, Undead Ed drops in to recap the news from the Horror Nights Midsummer Scream panel - the return of Art the Clown as he terrorizes the Terror Tram, this time showcasing his own brutal version of the Chrsitmas season, with Ice Nine Kills supporting with their own brutal twists on classic Christmas Carols. and a new twist on the Latin American horror maze as Horror Nights prepares to help celebrate a KILLceañera, with Slash dropping by to provide the music. If that's not enough, we've got scarezones - El Circo de la Muerte, the Blood Bog, Hackerz, Murder of Crowz, Shriek of the Banshee, the Death Eaters returning to Hogsmeade, Purge: Dangerous Waters taking up its residency in the Waterworld Theater, and even Fortnite dropping in with a new Fortnite-mares Scare Zone! Oh, and if you're at horror nights this year, you might want to keep an eye out not only for the return of a roaming Art the Clown, but for the newest Horror Icon as Nikki from Obsession joins the carnage... It's all here, folks!

3. 

   18 Jul 2026

   Halloween Horror Nights 2026 Hollywood Summer Update

   The sun is shining, the pool is open, the grill is hot... and your loyal Horror Nerds are squarely focused on the most interesting aspect of the summer months: the latest announcements for Halloween Horror Nights 2026, of course! With Undead Ed back at the studio following an injury, and joined by Ceno-Al, newly minted leader of the Cenobites, the Nerds are back and better than ever as they bring you blockbuster after blockbuster. First, Horror Nights dips a toe into prestige cinema with a house based on Ryan Coogler's smash hit Sinners. Unsatisfied with resting on its laurels, Horror Nights followed up with announcements for Stranger Things 5, rounding out a long legacy of Eleven and the Upside Down making appearances at the event, and brought a long sought after 80s property with Hellraiser. How will Murdy and his Horror Nights team translate the unique musical aspects of Sinners to the walk through experience? Will Stranger Things go out with a bang, or with a whimper? And will Hellraiser be able to live up to expectations created by decades of fan demand? The Nerds don't have any answers, but they sure like to yap about it anyways! As if that's not enough horror for your July, we're also covering the arrival of Resident Evil at Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas, construction pointing to a certain group of Killer Klownz from Outer Space returning to the event, and new evidence that Art the Clown of Terrifier fame is taking over and bringing us the Terrifier Tram this year. All the news, discussion, and speculation you could ever want - and then some!

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings