Halloween Horror Nights started small. In 1991, Universal Studios Florida ran three nights of “Fright Nights,” with one haunted house built in the queue of the closed Jaws ride. Since then it has grown into a major annual event, with its own icons, legends and decades of houses and scare zones.
The Catacombs of Halloween Horror Nights has been documenting that history since 2015. These pages collect nearly 200 episodes, organized by year:
- 1991–2014: episode-by-episode looks back at each year’s houses, scare zones, shows and icons.
- 2015 to today: live coverage of each new season, from the first announcements to opening night and the final wrap-up.
New here? Start with 1991 Fright Nights, where the history begins, or The Icons for the characters behind the event. Full write-ups for every year are on the way; until then, each year below links straight to its episodes.
1991–2014: looking back
- 1991: Fright Nights: read the 1991 history · listen: 1991 Fright Nights
- 1992: Halloween Horror Nights: 1992
- 1993: The Third Annual Halloween Horror Nights: 1993
- 1994: The Fourth Annual Halloween Horror Nights: 1994
- 1995: HHN V: The Curse of the Crypt Keeper: 1995
- 1996: HHN VI: Journey into Fear: 1996
- 1997: HHN VII: Frightmares: 1997
- 1998: HHN VIII: Primal Scream: 1998
- 1999: HHN IX: Last Gasp: 1999
- 2000: HHN X: 2000, Jack the Clown
- 2001: HHN XI: 2001
- 2002: HHN 12: Islands of Fear: 2002
- 2003: HHN 13: 2003, Severe Fear: The Lost Maze
- 2004: HHN 14: What’s Your Breaking Point?: 2004
- 2005: HHN 15: Tales of Terror: 2005
- 2006: HHN 16: Sweet 16: Part 1, Part 2
- 2007: HHN 17: Carnival of Carnage: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- 2008: HHN 18: Reflections of Fear: Part 1, Part 2
- 2009: HHN 19: Ripped from the Silver Screen: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- 2010: HHN 20: 20 Years of Fear: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- 2011: HHN 21: Scarezones and Shows, Houses, Lady Luck
- 2012: HHN 22: Legions of Horror and Shows, Houses
- 2013: HHN 23: Houses, Scarezones and Shows
- 2014: HHN 24: Scarezones and Shows, Houses
2015 to today: live coverage
- 2015: HHN 25: Opening Night, Full Review, Retrospective Part 1, Retrospective Part 2
- 2016: HHN 26: Opening Night, Full Review
- 2017: HHN 27: Opening Night, Black Friday Wrap Up
- 2018: HHN 28: Opening Night, Wrap Up
- 2019: HHN 29: Hype Episode, Wrap Up
- 2020: HHN 30 postponed: HHN30 Postponed, Halloween Experience review
- 2021: HHN 30: Opening Night, Wrap Up
- 2022: HHN 31: Opening Night, Wrap Up
- 2023: HHN 32: Early Season Review, Wrap Up
- 2024: HHN 33: Opening Night, Wrap Up
- 2025: HHN 34: no episodes yet
- 2026: HHN 35: Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness
Listen to every episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or subscribe to the Catacombs feed.