You saw Sinners on the screen; pretty soon, you’ll be able to experience Sinners in real life.
Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-winning thrill-ride vampire musical is becoming a thrilling attraction at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights at theme parks in Hollywood and Orlando.
The haunted house will recreate the Smokestack twins’ ill-fated juke joint, where unsuspecting patrons quickly become prey. Here’s how Universal describes it:
The terrifying Halloween Horror Nights house will transport guests back in time to the popular Club Juke where they will quickly realize that nothing is as it seems when nefarious, red-eyed vampires Remmick, Bert and Joan appear with their insatiable hunger. As they attempt to evade the vampires at every turn, fans will encounter some of their favorite characters lifted straight from the film, including Sammie, Mary, Annie, Pearline, and Cornbread. Caught in a deadly struggle between twins Smoke and Stack and the bloodthirsty vampires, guests must survive the night — because the terror will only relent once the sun rises.
Presumably the attraction will be soundtracked by Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar-winning score and songs.
“It’s been incredible to see audiences connect with Sinners in such a powerful way,” Ryan Coogler and co-producers Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian said 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.”
“Just as Ryan Coogler’s Academy Award winning film, Sinners reinvented the vampire movie, we are reinventing the haunted house and creating new ways to scare our guests that we’ve never attempted and are thrilled to bring this amazing story to life in a truly terrifying and fully immersive way,” said John Murdy, the long-time executive producer of Halloween Horror Nights.
Sinners was by all measures a monster success, becoming the all-time highest-grossing original horror film, with more than $370 million worldwide, and setting an Academy Awards record with 16 nominations. It won four Oscars: Best Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Score, and Best Cinematography.
Universal’s Orlando park will unleash Sinners and the yet-to-be-announced other haunted houses on Aug. 28; the Hollywood iteration will open on Sept. 3. Additionally, some new Sinners-inspired merch is available at the parks and on shopUniversal.com.
