“Sinners” announced for Halloween Horror Nights 2026 – prepare for crowds
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood will be home to a “Sinners” haunted experience. Announced on May 21, 2026, fans immediately took to social media to share their excitement and their fears.
Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) is a separately ticketed event at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood featuring haunted houses, scare zones, and live entertainment. This announcement for “Sinners” adds to the growing lineup of experiences coming to Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 35th year.
“Sinners” at HHN details so far
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 on both coasts is beginning to take shape. And now with the announcement of “Sinners” we know this year is going to be huge!
“It’s been incredible to see audiences connect with Sinners in such a powerful way,” said Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, producers of Sinners and founders of Proximity Media, in a joint statement. “Now, partnering with Halloween Horror Nights gives fans the chance to step even deeper into the world of the film — to feel the music, the atmosphere and the tension all around them. Watching it come to life on this scale has been really special for all of us.”
The terrifying Halloween Horror Nights house will transport guests back in time to Club Juke, where the music is lively but danger lurks around every corner. What begins as a night of celebration quickly turns sinister when the red-eyed vampires Remmick, Bert, and Joan emerge with an insatiable hunger.
As guests move through the eerie juke joint and surrounding spaces, they’ll realize nothing is quite as it seems.
While attempting to escape the vampires at every turn, fans will come face-to-face with characters pulled straight from “Sinners,” including Sammie, Mary, Annie, Pearline and Cornbread. Caught in the deadly conflict between twins Smoke and Stack and the bloodthirsty creatures pursuing them, guests must fight to survive the night — because the terror won’t end until the sun finally rises.
Background on “Sinners”
Sinners is a supernatural horror drama directed by Ryan Coogler that follows twin brothers returning to their Mississippi hometown in the 1930s, only to confront a growing evil tied to music, faith, and vampire lore. Starring Michael B. Jordan in dual roles, the film blended Southern Gothic atmosphere, blues-inspired visuals, emotional storytelling, and intense horror sequences, helping it become one of the breakout horror hits of 2025 both critically and commercially.
For Halloween Horror Nights, the property could translate into an atmospheric haunted house filled with smoky juke joints, eerie Delta landscapes, supernatural creatures, live-style blues music, and highly cinematic set pieces. Its mix of prestige filmmaking and visceral horror would fit well alongside recent HHN houses that balance emotional storytelling with memorable scares.
New figures
New collectible acrylic figures arrived to Universal Orlando Resort, bringing this year’s Halloween Horror Nights haunted house characters to life. A matching figurine follows each house reveal.
Jack and Oddfellow debuted May 1 at Universal Orlando Resort and on shopUniversal.com.
Courtesy of Universal Orlando
Immediately after the announcement, merchandise shops at both Universal Orlando theme parks places the “Sinners” figurine onto shelving. Scary quick!
Merchandise and tickets
Select tickets, vacation packages and event upgrades for Halloween Horror Nights 2026 are now on sale, including single-night admission, Express Passes, R.I.P. Tours and the Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour.
Guests can also add Scream Early access starting at 2 p.m. before the event, and purchase tickets for the limited-capacity Premium Scream Night, which returns for two dates this year.
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 merchandise featuring Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow is on sale now at select locations in Universal Studios Florida and online at shopUniversal.com. Prices range from $35 for t-shirts to $75 for a hockey jersey. The collection also includes hoodies ($60) and sherpa blankets (from $43).
For more information, visit UniversalOrlando.com/HHN.
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