The Hunt for Pontianak – Halloween Horror Nights 10

By Dejiki on October 17, 2022 in Halloween Horror Nights, Theme Parks

Explore this dangerous jungle at your own risk, where you will meet the dangerous Pontianak at Universal Studios Singapore’s Halloween Horror Nights 10.

WARNING

Photos of The Hunt for Pontianak, a scare zone attraction at USS Halloween Horror Nights 10, are featured here to showcase its design and atmosphere. This article contains spoilers.

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Overview and Thoughts

The Pontianak has made several appearances at Singapore’s Halloween Horror Nights, with her origins explored in the eponymous haunted house back in 2018. Now she haunts in a modern tale – targeting the behaviour of influencers (and wannabes) and the quick shot to fame via viral videos, with deadly results.

The story of a group of influencers doing “the hunt” is told through some smartphones left behind in the forest. If you can find them, the “found footage” will reveal their misadventures in the jungle. But it doesn’t take much to know that it was a bad idea from the start.

Reactions to this zone has been mixed from what guests have shared with me. Some found it a lot less scary, as it’s a one-way route ensuring that you won’t be truly lost. Others felt that that there’s unseen forces hiding among the trees adding onto the suspense. Ultimately, whether this zone is scary or not really depends on crowd conditions, which with higher attendance due to the event’s popularity. There are some bottlenecks (the hut being the main one) which the park may address when needed.

Fans of the Singapore HHN events may find some parts of this zone familiar, as if it’s a combination of the 2013 Forbidden Forest and Suicide Forest (2016). The experience is akin to an outdoor haunted house, as it is designed as a single route walkthrough, leading those who survive the ordeal to the exit facing Waterworld.

The Hunt for Pontianak – Scare Zone Photo Tour

You step inside Jurassic Park, facing the scare zone’s marquee. A video of proud livestreamers introduces you to the premise of this zone: Influencers on the hunt for the region’s most dangerous spirit, all for clout, all for the likes.

Heavy fog creeps in, and you are transported into a jungle where the influencers have wandered in.

The Hunt begins.

You are lost – with no way back. The bus stop is abandoned, disused. But at least you know that you are in a jungle in Selangor, Malaysia.

An injured backpacker warns you to leave the jungle immediately.

You make your way deeper into the jungle, finding a spot where some people have set up camp.

The campers warn you to leave – as the Pontianak has been sighted. It’s no longer safe.

Just as another man runs towards you, “She’s here! HELP!”

You see a long-haired figure in white gown forcefully dragging him back into the mist.

You hear another voice. It’s an old man, standing on the other side of the clearing. He warns: The Pontianak is everywhere. It’s not safe, and it’s too late to turn back.

The nearby hut seems like a safe place to rest and think of where to go next. Until you step inside.

Among the shelves of occult items – you know that someone is watching you.

You run out of the hut quickly – barely avoiding the invisible force that floated past you.

The only way forward is filled with nets that are woven with red thread – there you meet some other campers. Finally! Some help to get you out of this jungle.