What to Know
- Halloween Horror Nights 2026
- Sept. 3-Nov. 1 (select nights)
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- The event will feature a host of haunted houses, including experiences inspired by "Sinners" and Ozzy Osbourne's solo career; look also for the Terror Tram with Art the Clown
- Themed foods and beverages are a haunting hallmark of the seasonal event
Hankerings and horror thrills are a duo as classic as cheese and bread, wine and grapes, or a sumptuous feast filling a long dining room table inside in a drafty old castle.
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WATCH HEREYour favorite scary film probably possesses some sort of frightful food element, and, if it doesn't, you've likely chowed popcorn or sweet snacks while enjoying it.
Halloween Horror Nights gets this cuisine-scream connection, and to appetizingly honor it? There is an imaginative assortment of themed eats and drinks to quaff and consume at the seasonal Universal Studios Hollywood event.
The eerie extravaganza arises Sept. 3, haunting guests on select nights with a Nov. 1 conclusion.
Julia Thrash, the Executive Chef of Universal Studios Hollywood, created the wicked vittles, which include pizza, a chickpea curry burrito, and a host of libations, both spirited and non-alcoholic.
Some of the hearty fare you'll find between shrieks include the "Stranger Things"-themed Hellfire Club Spicy Italian Sandwich, found in the Studio Cafe in the Lower Lot and the Sloppy D'oh, a "Treehouse of Horror" treat, in the Springfield area on the Upper Lot.
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The Hello Kitty Chucky Strawberry Cheesecake Sundae, Beef Birria Tacos in the Día de los Muertos section, and a Bark at the Moon Mule, an Ozzy ode, are other eye-catching entries.
If you're planning on trying a few different dishes and drinks, look into the Halloween Horror Nights Dining Pass, which "... includes two eligible entrée items and four eligible side, snack, dessert or beverage items."
Dining Pass selections will feature a logo at various spots, so keep a look-out.
Universal Studios and NBC-owned TV stations operate under the same parent company NBCUniversal.
Pictured at top: Ultimate Sin-amon and Bark at the Naan; Surfer Boy Pizza and the Hellfire Club Spicy Italian Sandwich
