The Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood is an annual event that serves as a playground for horror movie fanatics and newcomers to witness a world of trepidation, fear and horrific beauty right in CSUN’s backyards. Opening Friday, the event will take place every night until Oct. 31, giving fans an opportunity to check out a number of terrifying attractions, including five all-new mazes, live entertainment, a terror tram and six official “scare zones.” Organizing an event like the… Read more

The smoking wreckage of a tram car marked the end of a New York City street and the beginning of tropical overgrowth and rocky formations.  A bellow emerged from a dark tunnel. Two years after a fire destroyed the original “King Kong Encounter,” Universal Studios Hollywood announced the new “King Kong 360 3-D” attraction at a premiere event.  Celebrities like Mark Moses (“Mad Men”) and Mark Pellegrino (“Lost”) shared the red carpet with a tiger and an albino python courtesy… Read more

Universal Studios unveiled their frightening Halloween Horror Night and red carpet awards show Friday evening on October 2. Celebrities such as Tobin Bell, Corey Feldman, Rob Zombie and Rick Baker lined the red carpet to accept their awards at the Chiller-Eyegore Awards. Baker, a six-time Academy Award-winning special makeup effects artist who received the Jack Pierce lifetime achievement award said, “this place (Universal Studios) made me do what I wanted to do. This place made Frankenstein and Dracula.” Baker expressed… Read more