Halloween Horror Nights 7 – Before Dark 5

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - HEX haunted house entrance

See the finishing touches for Universal Studios Singapore’s Halloween Horror Nights 7 setup.

Pilgrimage of Sin

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin entrance

The Pilgrimage of Sin is looking quite dire, with a deluge of ominous props. Let’s take a walk.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin overview

In this zone, there will be 7 altars for each of the deadlier sins.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin corpses exposed

Some things are hard to keep in – avert your eyes!

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin banner

Banners of the 7 Deadlier Sins, proudly hanging off the lampposts of New York.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin scare zone overview ceiling

Torn nets hanging above, across the street.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin Circular display panel surrounded with boulders

At the back end: The digital display panel is encircled by boulders, and there is a veil drifting above it.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin floating veil

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin scare zone overview from the stage

From the top of the New York Library, you can see that the larger boulders are actually platforms for performers.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin scare zone fire machines

Those huge metal bars running along the New York zone, hanging above the street? Turns out there’s a lot of fire machines (and extinguishers!) installed on all of them.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin scare zone fire machines along both sides of the street

It’ll be a fiery path to salvation.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Pilgrimage of Sin Fire Torch effect

The flames above the tall boulders, and torches at the zone’s marquee, will use the more eco-friendly flapping cloth flame effect.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Mel's Die-In decorated windows

The evil within the Pilgrimage of Sin has leaked out to Mel’s Die-In. Check out these window decals.

The 7SINisters

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - 7SINisters Stage

The stage is all set for the Gala Premiere of 7SINisters. Be at the park early during HHN7 event nights to meet the cast and crew of this new horror flick – screening exclusively at Universal Studios Singapore.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - 7SINisters Stage Aerial System

Did you notice that there’s an additional platform above all the frames? And then the middle part of the stage isn’t just black fabric, but padded boards? I suppose there will be a stunt here where a performer will be pulled back, slammed against the wall or something. Or in reverse: jumping off the top or rappelling, then landing in the middle. Something like that – who knows.

Zombie Laser Tag

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Zombie Laser Tag entrance

With the boulders from Pilgrimage of Sin moved to other areas, we can now enjoy an unobstructed view of the Zombie Laser Tag (ZLT) marquee.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Zombie Laser Tag red lights inside Lights, Camera, Action

Inside Lights, Camera, Action‘s queue building, the overhead lights now carry an eerie red glow. Probably the queue for ZLT here.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Zombie Laser Tag street overview

The park is conducting technical rehearsals at night, so the setup is probably near-final.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Zombie Laser Tag, covered weird prop

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Zombie Laser Tag experience street lights

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Zombie Laser Tag stacked boxes, steps and aerial system

There’s a couple of new things spotted in ZLT, and the most interesting one is this area, there there are bars, steps, padded boxes and even a fixed point aerial effect. Maybe a jumper/ flying zombie will be here. Wow.

Happy Horror Days

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Happy Horror Days scare zone entrance

Looks like the Happy Horror Days zone is done. We have a lot more photos of this zone in Before Dark 4.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Happy Horror Days scare zone gears set

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Happy Horror Days scare zone - Valentine's Sign

Remember those directional signs pointing to the sub areas in this zone? They’re now placed next to each holiday’s set.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Happy Horror Days scare zone - Chinese New Year

So this is officially Chinese New Year, although it did look more like Hungry Ghosts Festival.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Happy Horror Days scare zone - April Fools' Day sign

And they fixed April‘s Fool!

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Happy Horror Days scare zone St. Patrick's Day zone

As the park conducted rehearsals in the last week, sometimes things are not placed back the same way as before. So we might be able to see a bit more..

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Happy Horror Days scare zone Christmas Cabin

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Happy Horror Days scare zone Christmas Cabin inside open window

Like this frozen person inside the log cabin in the Christmas area.

Haunted houses

The entrances for more haunted houses are up.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - HEX haunted house entrance completed overview

These creepy trees, adorned with ripped feathers, tattered cloths, skulls, candles and more… carve the cursed path to the HEX haunted house.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - HEX haunted house express lane entrance

You can break free from the curse of hours-long waiting times… for the price of an HHN7 Express Pass.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - HEX haunted house entrance MANIPULATION Sin Mark

Marks of the Deadlier Sins can be found in scare zones and haunted houses. Keep your eyes open!

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Inside The Mind entrance overview

Fences are up to mark the way into the Secure Psychiatric Unit in the Department of Corrections, also known as the Inside The Mind haunted house. The only thing missing is the large panel bearing the house’s name.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Inside The Mind entrance signage closeup

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Inside The Mind entrance high voltage warning

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Make The Cut haunted house entrance nearly complete

As predicted previously, the swivelling panel for the Make The Cut billboard installation will indeed be used to display the queue entrances.


USS Halloween Merchandise

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Survival Guide - HHN7 T-Shirt

The ‘HHN7 I Survived!’ T-Shirt (S$30) is now available at the Universal Studios Store (Hollywood zone).

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Halloween Merchandise / Minion Monsters Store Window

The store’s main window is updated to showcase this new line of Minion Monsters merchandise.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Halloween Merchandise / Minion Monsters Collection close-up

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Halloween Merchandise / Minion Monsters retail display

There’s even an extensive display area inside the Universal Studios Store, and even at the Minion Mart.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 Construction Preview - Halloween Merchandise / Minion Monsters at Minion Mart

Price List for USS Halloween Merchandise

Minion Monster – FrankenBOB Plush Toy (Suited Minion): $35
Minion Monster – Zombie Tim Plush Toy (Teddy Bear): $35
Mini Keychain Plush (Mummy, Minion, Teddy): $15
Minion Monster Notebook: $15
String Backpack: $23
Minion Mummy T-Shirt: $35
Minion Embroidery Patch T-Shirt: $15

Meet the Scareactors

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Empress and Lord Obsession

The TERROR-cotta Empress, Lord Obsession and Doctor White were spotted at Tampines Mall.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Empress and Lord Obsession

This is truly, the upper-class of Evil.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Lord Obsession

Lord Obsession is out to corrupt the minds of mortals.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Lord Obsession captures a mind

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - TERROR-Cotta Empress

While Empress Qing dishes out cruel glares to young children.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Empress gazes at a young child

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Empress giving away leaflets

It’s not easy being an icon – you have to publicise so that people will visit your haunted houses.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Lord Obsession offers special discount

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Lord Obsession sitting down

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Doctor White

Doctor White was being cautious when meeting people on the streets.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Doctor White 4

Halloween Horror Nights 7 Before Dark 5 - Scare Actor Meet and Greet HHN7 Icons at Tampines Mall - Doctor White 5

Beware, you will soon meet them at Halloween Horror Nights 7.

Your time will come… soon.

Halloween Horror Nights 7 will open on 29 September. Stay tuned for my Full Event Review, Survival Guide and many more – coming very soon…

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One Response to Halloween Horror Nights 7 – Before Dark 5

  1. Hakim Aziz September 23, 2017 at 4:20 pm #

    I didn’t expect much from Pilgrimage of Sins since I thought it would be another scarezone like ‘Demoncracy’ and ‘Post Apocalyptic rage’. BUT NO. THEY’VE REALLY STEPPED UP THEIR GAME SO WELL. I MEAN FIRE EFFECTS? MOST PROBABLY HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY? LED SCREEN DISPLAY? BODIES OF CORRECT PROPORTIONS AND VERY DETAILED SETTING? WOW. I AM MIND BLOWN. I AM SO HAPPY FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SINGAPORE. <3 <3 <3 Also the entrance for Hex is REALLY CREATIVE. I honestly can't imagine how good they'd be in the future years.

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