Universal Orlando Resort unveiled the theme and unleashed a few terrifying details about HHN 35 on Saturday. Warning! If you have coulrophobia (fear of clowns), this year’s Halloween Horror Nights line-up may be triggering. “Infernal Carnival of Nightmares” will transform Universal Studios Florida into a “fear-fueled carnival” featuring new haunted houses, sinister scare zones and outrageous entertainment.Two creepy icons will be the ringleaders of the 35th anniversary of the Halloween-themed event in Orlando. Jack the Clown and his rival, Dr. Oddfellow, return as the ringmasters of your worst nightmares. Universal also released one of the original HHN 35 haunted houses. “Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control.” Guests journey into the unsettling origins of the two adversaries’ undying rivalry as chaos and control collide.Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow battle for dominance until they discover the only way to obtain the power they seek is to join forces instead of fighting each other.Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Orlando returns on select nights starting on Aug. 28 through Nov. 1.More information about the slate of sinister experiences that awaits guests will be shared in the months ahead.For more information about Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, visit UniversalOrlando.com/HHN.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Universal Orlando Resort unveiled the theme and unleashed a few terrifying details about HHN 35 on Saturday.
Warning! If you have coulrophobia (fear of clowns), this year’s Halloween Horror Nights line-up may be triggering.
“Infernal Carnival of Nightmares” will transform Universal Studios Florida into a “fear-fueled carnival” featuring new haunted houses, sinister scare zones and outrageous entertainment.
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Two creepy icons will be the ringleaders of the 35th anniversary of the Halloween-themed event in Orlando. Jack the Clown and his rival, Dr. Oddfellow, return as the ringmasters of your worst nightmares.
Universal also released one of the original HHN 35 haunted houses. “Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control.”
Guests journey into the unsettling origins of the two adversaries’ undying rivalry as chaos and control collide.
Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow battle for dominance until they discover the only way to obtain the power they seek is to join forces instead of fighting each other.
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Orlando returns on select nights starting on Aug. 28 through Nov. 1.
More information about the slate of sinister experiences that awaits guests will be shared in the months ahead.
For more information about Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, visit UniversalOrlando.com/HHN.