{"id":280792,"date":"2026-05-22T13:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280792\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:17:21","slug":"universal-orlando-announces-sinners-house-at-halloween-horror-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280792\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando announces &#8216;Sinners&#8217; house at Halloween Horror Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" data-attachment-id=\"419234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/orlando-theme-parks\/universal-orlando-announces-sinners-house-at-halloween-horror-nights\/attachment\/sinners-at-universal-studios-halloween-horror-nights\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sinners-at-Universal-Studios-Halloween-Horror-Nights.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1779266107&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sinners at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sinners-at-Universal-Studios-Halloween-Horror-Nights.jpg?fit=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sinners-at-Universal-Studios-Halloween-Horror-Nights.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-419234\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Credit: Universal<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans of vampires, blues music and double Michael B. Jordan: Get ready. Sinners is making its debut at Halloween Horror Nights Orlando.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sinners is the first franchise house to be announced so far in 2026, and is one of 10 houses to be introduced for this year\u2019s event. Since its initial release, Sinners has won four Oscars and grossed 370 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing original horror film ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sinners-themed house will be themed around Club Juke, referencing the club created by the main characters of the film, twins Smoke and Stack, and will feature vampire scare actors. Guests will go through the house, trying to evade the vampires and make it to morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe moment Sinners premiered, we knew it was an undeniable fit for Halloween Horror Nights and it\u2019s an honor to bring this story to life,\u201d said Mike Aiello, senior director of entertainment creative development at Universal Orlando. \u201cIt\u2019s rare for a film to fully satisfy hardcore horror fans while also inviting new audiences into the genre \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly what Sinners does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year marks the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/orlando-theme-parks\/halloween-horror-nights-reveals-new-theme-first-haunted-house-of-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">35th anniversary<\/a> of Halloween Horror Nights, and it\u2019s bringing back some beloved original icons, including Jack the Clown, who fits this year\u2019s \u201cInfernal Carnival of Nightmares\u201d theme perfectly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack the Clown will have a house along with his rival, Dr. Oddfellow, called \u201cJack &amp; Oddfellow: Chaos and Control,\u201d which was the first house announced for 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Halloween Horror Nights will be open for 48 nights, starting Aug. 28 and running through Nov. 1. Guests can purchase tickets to the event now, along with access to the Universal Studios park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More house announcements and further details are on the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/orlando\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Orlando Weekly newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TvED6otrDR9OFO33_r61W_g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLQgKIidDQklTRndnTWFoTUtFVzl5YkdGdVpHOTNaV1ZyYkhrdVkyOXRLQUFQAQ?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599445?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OrlandoWeekly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/orlandoweekly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orlandoweekly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/orlandoweekly.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a>\u00a0| Or sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/feed\/?partner-feed=all\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RSS Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/food-drink\/restaurant-review\/primo-presents-gorgeous-plates-of-med-italian-fare-prioritizing-local-ingredients\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779455840_363_JWS_0788.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Primo presents gorgeous plates of Med-Italian fare prioritizing local ingredients\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"419219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/jws_0788\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JWS_0788.jpg?fit=1000%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,810\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"-JWS_0788\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Primo Grande Lakes&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JWS_0788.jpg?fit=780%2C632&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTalented chef de cuisine D.J. 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