Halloween HORROR NightS
Universal StudioS Singapore 2011
Performance Date: 21-23, 27-30th October 2011
Time: 8pm ~ 12 midnight
This October, come face to face with terror at the first ever Halloween Horror Nights® in Universal Studios Singapore®, Resorts World™ Sentosa. Wander around six scare-zones but beware of the Director who’s filming his latest gruesome movie – you could be his next victim!
Feel what it’s like to be trapped in a horror film as you run for your life in a Carn-EVIL of crazed clowns. Step into the haunted Peranakan house where you face the Vengeance of the Matriarch as the demented Nyonya stirs her bubbling brew of black magic. Mutated zombies roam around in a Post-Apocalyptic Rage, ravenous and starving for human flesh and blood. An awful curse has befallen tormented inhabitants who are now infected by a foul toxic plague in Pestilence. Can you escape the insane clutches of the Mad Scientist as he stalks unsuspecting victims in The Void to dismember them and fasten on hideous artificial limbs? Shrivel in fear when you flee to The Edge of Darkness from hordes of rampaging mummies and mindless demons seeking fresh souls!
Face your worst fears at the first ever Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Singapore.
❮ Vengeance of the Matriarch ❯
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This is the only “Haunted House” attraction and it is massive, taking up most of the space in the Stage 28 building. The queue starts from Hollywood and goes backstage!
As victims step into the soundstage, they will be transported to the front yard of a dilapidated 19th-century Peranakan Mansion. The Mansion façade looks amazing – with a lot of texture and detail (not forgetting corpses scattered about) and sadly most people would just walk right in and not notice the props outside. But the rooms inside the mansion are just as detailed – down to things like tiled flooring commonly seen in actual Peranakan houses and the traditional family portraits. There is an astounding abundance of props and certainly a great amount of thought went into the scene design.
The first rooms are relatively “normal”, from a foyer/waiting room (with an altar) to a portrait room, a music room and then a library. Things seem normal until you reach the dining room…
Be alert because there are no “static” (aka fake) actors at all. And the larger rooms have as many as 6 scare actors. As you travel deep into the mansion, you would discover the more grotesque rooms – a balcony with hanging corpses (and one of which is actually a very talented scare actor – who would JUMP OFF the walls and right onto the ledge. It was unbelievable – I almost lost my balance here) and of course, the park did not leave out the chamber where you have to push through dangling bodies to escape…
There are also very strange rooms with occult artifacts and well, a “walk-in wardrobe” that puts you right in the most vulnerable position for scares – this Peranakan family definitely has skeletons (and several angry spirits) in their closet. There are several scenes that do not quite fit with the Peranakan theme, but they are staple rooms in typical Halloween Horror Nights scare houses in the US.
Also in the mix are rooms with unstable and squishy flooring, as well as several spots with very well-positioned motion-trigger props and sound effects. When I say very, my group activated the sound effect at the same spot (a falling grandfather clock) and we all just jumped and shouted at the SAME place. It just works. You can’t get anything better than that.
While it is not particularly dark, the scenes are lit with black lighting (purple UV lamps), casting a subtle, but eerie green glow, and it’s barely bright enough to navigate the cramped scenes. There are also a lot of overhead strobe lighting going on, as well as blinding lights to disorient you, and conceal scare actors! You definitely don’t want to step into the Mansion alone.
This scare house can get packed especially in the second half, which can ruin surprise scares – BUT this also means that you can be trapped in some scenes for some time and get repeatedly spooked by the actors. I would recommend hitting this scare zone as early as possible so that you can visit it again later. It can take from 7 to 15 minutes (if there are too many people inside) to walk through this scare house.
BEHIND THE SCREEN
From left, Salute to the Performer (71yrs old)!
Jason (Director) and Aangel Tracy (Head of Table in Dining Room)
The Map of Peranakan house
My First look during the 1st full dress rehearsal. A blond ghost!
The makeup session - Bloody appearance
Can you imagine the "Blood" use? Its counted by Litres!!!!
My Cast B (Fi Fi), doing styling for my partner (the brain-eater)
The old maid
My Makeup artist, Suzy
The Scary performers APPEARED!
Michael Kwak - Role, A victim
Dining Room
My Partner (Jonathen) and Aangel Tracy (Head on Table)
As a scare actor, my role was head of table. We were divided into two casts (Cast A & B). Each with rotating shifts of performance at 45min, 30mins, 45mins, 30mins (total: 4 sets). For our roles, we have to crawl (good exercise as I slim down alot during performances) to enter thru a mystery hole (a linkage hole under the table). For myself, I was doing more of pain expression, screaming, yelling, and asking public to save me / help me / rescue me etc, and both casts have scared people by moving the chair! HAHA.. Its so Fun!!
Second Cast - Cast B during the performance
There was two Cast (A & B) with total 4 sets of rotating shifts (45mins, 30mins, 45mins, 30mins)
The bloody chopped hands beside me
Our True selves (Cast A) after performances
More photos during the break
Lastly, the Ghosty Group photos!!
Have enough Scare during the Show?? keke.... (Evil laughters)
The Colonel's Legacy
Aangel Tracy, setting her dreams and direction firmly in her heart...
A Warrior for her Dreams...
Lastly, Aangel Tracy's Message to all...
