Horror offers ‘escape’ from pandemic year at Universal theme park
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Universal City (United States) (AFP) - Universal Studios Hollywood is notorious for its spooky annual Halloween transformation, when a series of ghoulish interactive “mazes” inspired by classic horror films pop up around the California theme park. While last year’s “Halloween Horror Nights” were canceled due to the real-life terror of Covid-19, organizers are betting that customers in 2021 will be more in the mood for an evening of frights than ever before. “Horror always does extremely well in the most challenging of times,” creative director John Murdy told AFP on a recent behind-the-scenes…
