A haunted house based on new film, Evil Dead Burn, is coming to Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights

An infernal force has taken hold of a family home, and it’s hungry for its next victim. Dodge Deadites hell-bent on bloodshed in this haunted house based on the new film, Evil Dead Burn.

The world’s premier halloween event, Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Orlando Resort for its 35th year. Taking place on select nights from August 28 through November 1, 2026, Universal Orlando has announced an all-new haunted house coming to this year's after-hours event.

New Line Cinema’s latest film in the iconic Evil Dead franchise takes shape as the newest Halloween Horror Nights haunted house, at both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood.

First introduced in 1981, Evil Dead has evolved from an independent cult classic to one of today’s most terrifying horror properties. Blending extreme gore with dark humor, the franchise consistently centers on the Book of the Dead, an ancient text that unleashes supernatural parasitic demons who possess and twist their victims into Deadites.

Inspired by the franchise’s latest installment, Evil Dead Burn, the haunted houses will take guests on a terrifying firsthand journey through the film’s most frightening moments that begin at the Price family’s secluded vacation home in the woods. The nightmare grows more and more fierce as guests venture through the haunted house, encountering ferocious Deadites around every turn before succumbing to the evil forces themselves.

Guests can continue to show their fandom for this year’s haunted house lineup with all-new limited-release merchandise inspired by the unstoppable terror of Evil Dead Burn. This collection includes a T-shirt and hat, along with its own acrylic figure designed for the infernal carnival collectible display.

Guests can shop these items beginning Tuesday, July 21 and the next day at 9 am on shopUniversal.com, with additional merchandise emerging later this year.

Now read on for all we know about this year's HHN 35 so far...

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Tickets

At Universal Orlando, guests can experience the terror again and again with the purchase of a Halloween Horror Nights Fear Pass, with this year’s options including the Rush of Fear, Frequent Fear, Frequent Fear Plus and Ultimate Frequent Fear Pass.

Guests can also take advantage of the enhanced Scream Early add-on ticket, which gives guests admission to Universal Studios Florida starting at 2 pm with early access to select haunted houses before the event officially starts.

Annual and Seasonal Passholders can save on select single-night August and September event tickets, and Premier Passholders receive one complimentary Halloween Horror Nights event admission (reservations required; subject to availability).

Click here to learn more and to purchase your tickets to this year's HHN at Universal Orlando Resort.

Halloween Horror Nights 2026 Lineup (so far...)

The event will feature 10 all-new haunted houses, outrageous live entertainment, terrifying scare zones and street experiences – with a few haunting surprises.

Halloween Horror Nights will feature “Infernal Carnival of Nightmares” as the theme for this year’s event, transforming Universal Studios Florida into a decrepit, fear‑fueled carnival featuring a sinister new slate of haunted houses, scare zones and outrageous entertainment inspired by elements from Halloween Horror Nights’ history plus some of the biggest names in horror.

And the ringmasters of this year’s event will be none other than Jack the Clown – arguably the most notorious Halloween Horror Nights icon in history – and his legendary rival, Dr. Oddfellow. Halloween Horror Nights 35 will mark the first time that these nemeses join forces to wreak havoc amongst guests…after all – a fear divided is a fear diluted…

HAUNTED HOUSES

Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control

Every scream has been leading to this. Discover the unsettling origins of Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow’s undying rivalry before stepping through a portal into the wickedly twisted Oddverse. You’ll be caught in the middle as these two icons of terror pit chaos against control — and find that their forces of horror are most fearsome when combined.

Sinners

In 1930s Mississippi, libations flow freely and guitar screams fill the air at the Smokestack Twins’ juke joint. But the blues become red when Remmick’s troop of bloodthirsty vampires crash the party — and test blood’s true bonds — as you brave this terrifying haunted house based on the award-winning original horror film, “Sinners.”

One Last Adventure with Stranger Things

The Upside Down is invading Hawkins. Try to defeat Vecna once and for all in this haunted house based on Stranger Things 5.

Hellraiser

Enter a realm of pure pain in a haunted house based on the original “Hellraiser” trilogy. You’ll journey through the depths of Hell and bear witness to Pinhead and the Cenobites’ nightmarish rituals. Then hope you don’t get trapped in your own.

Evil Dead Burn

The Book of the Dead has been reopened, and now an infernal force consumes a family home. In this haunted house based on the new film, “Evil Dead Burn,” dodge possessed Deadites hell-bent on bloodshed — and encounter not just the root of evil, but the whole family tree.

H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!

On a dark and stormy Halloween night, your favorite maître d’macabre returns to WKNB with a special scare-athon! Tune into a curated selection of H.R. Bloodengutz’ Halloween favorites in this haunted house complete with ghouls, gore and all the frights that keep you coming back for more.

MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals

In this haunted house, you’re among survivors seeking refuge from a dystopian wasteland within a defunct zoo. But you’ll quickly realize that while the animals may be long gone, they’ve been replaced by something far more primal — warring cannibal factions that have taken their animal instincts to the extreme.

Cybergoria

Humanity slipped off into machine-induced cryo-sleep with the promise we’d awaken immortal. Instead, we found that our cybernetic caretakers had stripped away our flesh, transforming us into something beyond human. Brave this haunted house and a cold world of machines driven by one goal: to make you live forever, even if it kills you.

INVASION: Alien Abduction

Make contact with horrors from worlds unknown in this haunted house, where a ship full of Grays have torn apart a remote homestead in search of fresh test subjects.

SCARE ZONES

Infernal Carnival of Nightmares

Jack and Dr. Oddfellow invite you to step right up and see what horrors hide in every shadow at a sinister spectacle decades in the making.

Sideshow of Decay

Cindy’s time has come. With Dr. Oddfellow’s dark sorcery, she opened a portal in the carnival’s junkyard — using it to resurrect decayed nightmares from the past that are back to haunt you.

SHOWS

Nightmare Fuel: Blood Noir

Embark on a dark musical journey and resist temptation as death-defying stunts lure you deeper into a vampire-ridden metropolis.

Stranger Things: Return to Hawkins

The music. The monsters. The memories. In this show, relive five epic seasons of “Stranger Things” through a special WSQK broadcast as some of its most unforgettable moments are projected on the Universal Studios lagoon.

Halloween Horror Nights runs select nights at Universal Orlando Resort, beginning Friday, August 28 through Sunday, November 1. Additional haunted houses and event content will be revealed soon.

For more information and to purchase tickets to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, visit www.UniversalOrlando.com/Halloween.

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