Universal Orlando Resort has completed the haunted-house lineup for Halloween Horror Nights 35, adding Evil Dead Burn less than six weeks before the event begins.
The announcement gives horror fans one more recognizable franchise to experience when Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Studios Florida on August 28. It also arrives alongside a less thrilling development for the event’s most frequent visitors: every 2026 multi-night pass costs more than last year, while the option to bundle Express access across eligible nights has disappeared.
In other words, Universal has finished selling the nightmares. Now repeat guests must confront the new math.
Evil Dead Burn Joins Halloween Horror Nights 35
Universal announced the house through the official Halloween Horror Nights account, describing an experience populated by “soul-sucking Deadites hell-bent on bloodshed.”
The company’s Halloween Horror Nights website similarly warns that guests will need to dodge possessed Deadites intent on making them their next victim. Universal has not yet released a detailed walkthrough or identified which moments from the movie will appear inside the house.
Released in theaters July 10, Evil Dead Burn is the latest installment in the horror franchise created by Sam Raimi. The movie follows a grieving woman who visits her late husband’s family, only to become trapped in another gruesome outbreak of demonic possession.
Its selection is hardly subtle. The Evil Dead franchise’s practical carnage, possessed bodies, and confined settings translate naturally into the compressed, sensory assault of an HHN house. It also gives Universal an intellectual property that is still fresh in theaters rather than one returning solely through nostalgia.
The house joins a 10-house event that includes adaptations of Stranger Things 5, Sinners, and the original Hellraiser trilogy. Halloween Horror Nights 35 runs on select nights from August 28 through November 1 as a separately ticketed event at Universal Studios Florida.
Every Multi-Night Pass Costs More in 2026
The completed lineup gives guests more information before committing to a pass. That decision, however, is more expensive at every level.
The Rush of Fear Pass costs $229.99 plus tax and includes admission to the first 18 event nights. That is $30 above its $199.99 starting price in 2025.
The standard Frequent Fear Pass costs $274.99 plus tax and covers 31 nights, excluding most Fridays and Saturdays. Frequent Fear Plus costs $324.99 and provides admission to 41 nights, excluding most Saturdays.
Those passes started at $249.99 and $299.99, respectively, in 2025.
At the top of the ladder, the Ultimate Frequent Fear Pass now costs $449.99 plus tax—another $30 increase from last season. It covers every regular HHN event night and includes complimentary self-parking after 5 p.m. on eligible dates.
The added admission dates slightly improve the value of the middle tiers, but the increases continue a multiyear pattern of higher entry prices. For guests who attend often enough, these passes can still cost dramatically less per visit than purchasing individual tickets. The upfront commitment is nevertheless growing.
Multi-Night Express Is the More Consequential Loss
The price increases are not the only change. In 2025, Universal sold Express versions of its multi-night passes, allowing buyers to receive one-time Express access at participating haunted houses and attractions on every eligible night.
Those bundles are not available for 2026.
Universal continues to sell date-specific Halloween Horror Nights Express Passes, but admission is not included, prices vary by night, and each product applies only to its selected date. A guest planning several Express-assisted visits must therefore purchase the add-on separately for each one.
That distinction matters because queues are not incidental to the HHN experience. Completing all 10 houses in one evening can require careful timing even before food, scare zones, rides, and live entertainment enter the itinerary. Express gives visitors more control over a night whose usable hours are finite.
Removing the season-long version does not prevent frequent visitors from attending. It does make repeated priority access less convenient and potentially far more expensive.
One possible explanation is that Universal wants greater control over how much Express inventory enters the park each night. However, Universal has not said that the decision is intended to manage congestion, reduce repeat attendance, or favor single-night customers. The pricing structure alone cannot establish its motive.
HHN 35’s Biggest Fans Face the Hardest Choice
That unresolved motive does not erase the practical consequence.
Universal is asking its most dedicated HHN customers to pay between $25 and $30 more for multi-night admission while separating Express into a nightly purchase. Fans who previously treated a Frequent Fear pass with Express as their season ticket no longer have a direct equivalent.
The arrival of Evil Dead Burn makes the creative proposition stronger. The new purchasing structure makes the operational proposition harder.
Guests now need to decide how many nights they will realistically attend, whether Express is essential every time, and which dates justify paying for it separately. They should also compare the precise eligible dates before buying, since each pass excludes different portions of the calendar.
HHN 35 may be advertising a full season of fear, but for repeat visitors, the most intimidating reveal may be the final total.
