‘The Purge: Anarchy’ Inspires a Scarezone at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights

The Purge: Anarchy Maze at Hollywood Horror Nights

The creepy thriller The Purge: Anarchy will be represented at this year’s Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort Halloween Horror Nights, with the Purge coming to life as a new scarezone set up at the annual scarefest. According to Universal Studios’ official announcement, The Purge: Anarchy scarezone will make visitors feel the “turmoil and pandemonium” of the Purge. Guests will have to figure out a way to outsmart the sadistic felons who will try and stop them from escaping the maze.

“‘Halloween Horror Nights’ is about taking guests out of their comfort zones and placing them at the core of unimaginable horror,” said John Murdy, Universal Studios Hollywood’s Creative Director for and Executive Producer of “Halloween Horror Nights.” “Because the premise of The Purge could theoretically happen, our scare-zone elevates that sense of fear and forces you to really watch your back. Imagining how your neighbor, friend or enemy could take revenge on you without retribution because you wronged them takes horror to a whole new level, and we wanted to bring that gut-wrenching terror to every one of our guests.”

The Purge scarezone will invade the streets of ‘Halloween Horror Nights,’ taking up most of our New York back lot. The chaos that reigns in the film will be replicated nightly, but now our guests can actually attempt to survive the night themselves,” said Michael Aiello, Director of Entertainment – Creative Development, Universal Orlando Resort. “The familiar emergency broadcast will be heard announcing the commencement of the annual Purge, and all hell will literally break loose.”

The Purge: Anarchy Plot:

The Purge: Anarchy, the sequel to last summer’s surprise hit, moves from the confines of a suburban neighborhood to the streets as the government begins its annual 12-hour Purge to ensure that the crime rate stays below one percent for the rest of the year. With all emergency services suspended, it’s the one night when society regulates itself without thought of punishment or fear of retribution.

For average people who do not have the means to barricade themselves indoors with a state-of-the-art security system, anarchy rules and no one is safe. In this new story, an unlikely group of five citizens discover how far they will go to protect themselves and, ultimately, each other, as they fight to survive a dangerous night fraught with impossible decisions.