Universal Halloween Horror Nights 2009 details

Universal Orlando is stepping away from the horror myths that have defined the experience at Halloween Horror Nights in the past to introduce a more cinematic sort of terror.

This year, Halloween Horror Nights will highlight three movies that give many of us chills in the night: Chucky, The Wolfman, and Saw. According to the official web site, there will be a whole "host" of other characters and themes taken from other horror films, but none have yet been revealed.

The event overview from the official Halloween Horror Nights website:

"The unforgettable horror movies that made you scream were hours of pulse-pounding fear broken up by moments of sheer heart-stopping terror. Bone-chilling nightmares played out onscreen. Now those terrifying scenes, incredible creatures and blood-curdling moments have now been ripped from the silver screen and brought to life at Halloween Horror Nights.

"On select nights in September and October, Universal Studios Florida® theme park is transformed into a nightmarish labyrinth of haunted houses, outrageous live shows, and electrifying scare zones while an army of mutants, monsters and maniacs roam the darkened studio streets.

"Tony Timpone, Editor of Fangoria Magazine, said, "After visiting scream parks all across the US for the last 20 years, I can easily say that Universal's is the best in the business… Halloween Horror Nights is the ultimate Halloween experience."

"It's the greatest exhibition of pure terror ever unleashed anywhere, and you can experience it all, LIVE, only at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights."

Halloween Horror Nights 2009 is available from Sept. 25 through Oct. 31 on the following dates:

• Sept. 25-26
• Oct. 1-4
• Oct. 8-11
• Oct. 21-25
• Oct. 28-31