Inside the Halloween Horror Nights ‘Stranger Things’ House and Epic Effort to Bring the Duffer Brothers’ World to Life
[This story contains spoilers from Halloween Horror Nights 2026’s Stranger Things L.A. house and Orlando lagoon show.]
When Universal Studios Hollywood debuted its Stranger Things house as part of the bicoastal Halloween Horror Nights 2018 event, it was already two years into the show’s pop-culture takeover. Season one had garnered buzz, but the Duffer Brothers -created series would ultimately cement itself — and its ensemble of young stars — into a massive global hit by season two, just in time for its HHN debut.
“All of them were just little kids,” John Murdy, creative director of USH’s event, recalls of Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink and Priah Ferguson’s season-one house walkthrough . “I said, ‘Hey, this is the moment. This thing’s blowing up. Buckle up.’” Related Stories Movies Curry Barker and Universal Bring 'Obsession' to Halloween Horror Nights -- With a Twist for Fans Movies Jacob Tremblay Doesn't Like the World He Sees in Netflix's 'Unabomber' Trailer
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