10 Things You Didn't Know About Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights

8. Intellectual Properties Have Been Around Since The Very Beginning

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Intellectual properties (IPs) are extremely important to Universal Studios as big name franchises draw in fans who want to experience their favourite films in person.

At the very beginning Universal understood the power of the familiar horror icons to draw in the crowds. Fright Nights was fronted by Universal classic monsters including Dracula and Frankenstein's monster, with also an appearance from Beetlejuice.

The second year of the event was the premiere of a maze based in upon a movie. Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs made its debut and was so popular it made a return the following year.

Some intellectual properties are more elusive than others. When WhatCulture spoke to the Creative Director of Halloween Horror Nights Michael Aiello he described one of Wes Craven's other popular movies "Scream" as a bit of a white whale. Hopefully that will be a franchise we will be seeing soon at Halloween Horror Nights.

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Jen has been a writer and video editor at WhatCulture for over 10 years. She has a BA Hons in History from Newcastle University and in a past life worked at Beamish Open Air Museum and was a corporate trainer (BTC Award in Education and Training). Jen joined WhatCulture to discuss all things Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World, as well as her love of all things movies. She has worked closely with Universal and Disney, giving WhatCulture readers breaking news and exclusives. Her knowledge of Disney parks has lead her to be published by The Sun. If you've ever completed a Disney movies or Friends quiz on WhatCulture it was probably written by Jen. Jen's love of all things Universal's Halloween Horror Nights brought her to WhatCulture's Horror Channel as a video editor. Her video edits can be found across WhatCulture's Film & TV and Horror channels, along with WhatCulture's Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts.