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Freddy Krueger Slashes His Way Back to Halloween Horror Nights as Universal Studios Hollywood Presents 'A Nightmare on Elm Street: Never Sleep Again!' an All-New Horror Experience for 2010
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Freddy Krueger, the
iconic undead dream stalker whose burned, disfigured face, tattered
green and red sweater and four-bladed glove has been the searing central
figure of nine movies, a television series, video games and comics,
will provide a cutting edge for Universal Studios Hollywood's(SM) "A
Nightmare On Elm Street: Never Sleep Again," an all-new horror maze
experience for the 2010 Halloween Horror Nights®" event, where the
legends of Hollywood horror will come to life, beginning September 24.
"A Nightmare on Elm Street: Never Sleep Again," will bring guests
back on a nightmare journey to the town of Springwood, the scene of
Freddy Krueger's unspeakable crimes. They'll wind through the ominously
twisting corridors of the Badham Day Care Center, glimpse ghastly scenes
of carnage among the young people of Springwood and face the ultimate
showdown with Freddy in his infamous boiler room lair.
The new maze is based upon the 2010 motion picture, "A Nightmare on
Elm Street" which opened to number one at the box office earlier this
year. The Blu-Ray and DVD is set to release on October 5.
The 2010 "Halloween Horror Nights" event at Universal Studios
Hollywood will offer spine-chilling new mazes based upon the horror
genre's most compelling characters. Rob Zombie and other top artists are
collaborating with Universal Studios Hollywood in the creation of new
mazes, "scare zones" and backlot experiences.
The theme park's favorite thrill-ride attractions will also remain
open for "Halloween Horror Nights" as well, many with menacing twists.
Favorites include "The Simpsons Ride®," "Revenge of the Mummy(SM) - The
Ride" and "Jurassic Park® In the Dark."
Updates on "Halloween Horror Nights" will be available at
HalloweenHorrorNights.com and also on Twitter and Facebook, as Creative
Director John Murdy reveals a running chronicle of exclusive
information. Fans are invited to follow John Murdy on Twitter at:
Twitter.com/HorrorNights or via Facebook at: "Halloween Horror Nights -
Hollywood (Official)."
Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., is a
unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of Universal Studios, a
part of NBC Universal. NBC Universal is one of the world's leading
media and entertainment companies in the development, production,
marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.
Formed in May of 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal
Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of
news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company,
significant television production operations, a leading television
stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%
owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi.
"A Nightmare On Elm Street" and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © New Line Productions, Inc. (s10).
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Source: Universal Studios Hollywood
CONTACT: Eliot Sekuler, +1-818-622-6896, eliot.sekuler@nbcuni.com; or
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Hollywood
Web Site: http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/
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