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Universal Orlando sends a “heads-up” media invitation gift as Halloween Horror Nights 2013 opening night draws near

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A Halloween Horror Nights USB drive, featuring Universal’s iconic branding, is embedded in a gruesome red textured prop—an immersive and mysterious media invite setting the stage for Universal Orlando’s legendary haunt event.

To make sure we’re ahead of the game, Universal Orlando dropped a gruesome gift on our doorstep this afternoon, officially offering an invitation to this Friday’s opening night of Halloween Horror Nights 2013.

This year’s media gift is no exception to the annual tradition of sending particularly preposterous packages to build hype for Halloween Horror Nights. When the large heavy brown box showed up, I could only imagine what I’d find inside.

Video: Halloween Horror Nights 2013 media gift from Universal Orlando

Below is an unboxing of Universal’s “present” to us, followed by a sampling of the haunted house images found on the USB drive included inside the box. What evil has taken root? See for yourself…

Halloween Horror Nights 2013 media gift from Universal Orlando

Halloween Horror Nights 2013 media gift from Universal Orlando

Halloween Horror Nights 2013 media gift from Universal Orlando

Halloween Horror Nights 2013 media gift from Universal Orlando

Halloween Horror Nights 2013 media gift from Universal Orlando

Halloween Horror Nights 2013 media gift from Universal Orlando

Halloween Horror Nights 2013 media gift from Universal Orlando

Halloween Horror Nights 2013 media gift from Universal Orlando

The “brain surgery” message on the included note is a reference to last year’s gift, which required even more hands-on attention to get to the media kit buried within a rotten skull. This year’s head seems to be a bit more fresh, still squishy and covered in bloody flesh. Despite featuring a few marks atop its head, there is nothing inside this time.

Here’s a sneak peek into some of the new mazes this year:

Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights map featuring highlighted haunted houses, signature attractions, and live shows, designed for fans planning their fright-filled visit.

A shadowy wooden cabin glowing at night, its windows casting eerie light onto the trees outside—capturing the thrilling anticipation and spooky excitement of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights media event.

A shiny metallic globe on a stand, styled like Universal Orlando’s signature icon, stands in the foreground with a vibrant, blurred horse statue illuminated in moody light behind it, evoking the mysterious atmosphere of Halloween Horror Nights media previews.

A dimly lit hallway inside a deserted prison, with open cell doors, tattered cloths dangling and dust swirling in the air, looks like it's straight out of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights.

A fog-shrouded cabin and an overturned truck glow in ominous red light among the trees at night, creating the signature chilling vibe of Halloween Horror Nights 2013 at Universal Orlando.

A moody room inside Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights, featuring a stone fireplace, cozy armchair, window, and a chained trap on the wooden floor—all capturing the event’s spine-tingling ambiance.

A dimly lit corridor at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights, pulsing with neon heartbeat lights and suspended human figures overhead, immerses guests in spine-chilling sights as they make their way toward a glowing exit.

R.P.D. Raccoon Police sign illuminated among columns, barriers, and construction equipment under the night sky, recreating the thrilling ambiance of Universal Orlando’s 2013 Halloween Horror Nights media event.

Halloween Horror Nights 2013 begins at Universal Orlando this Friday, September 20. Check back here to Inside the Magic for complete coverage of the event, including a preview… tonight!

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