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| Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines (Hollywood) | |
| Attraction type | Haunted House |
| Event | Halloween Horror Nights 2024 (Hollywood) |
| Park | Universal Studios Hollywood |
| Area | Lower Lot |
| Year | 2024 |
| Housed in | Stage 12 |
| Based on | Universal Classic Monsters |
| Preceded By. | Universal Monsters: Unmasked (Hollywood) (2023) |
Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines (Hollywood) was one of the haunted houses that was featured during Halloween Horror Nights 2024 (Hollywood). It was located in Stage 12.
History and Location[]
On July 25th, 2024 Universal announced Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines haunted house based on Universal Classic Monsters featuring Saskia Van Helsing the daughter of famous and infamous Van Helsing, The Bride of Frankenstein, She-Wolf of London and Anck-Su-Namun in the house and it would be featured at Halloween Horror Nights 2024 (Hollywood) that year.
The haunted house would take place after the events of Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives (Hollywood) from Halloween Horror Nights 2021 (Hollywood).
The Legendary Gun N' Roses guitarist Musician Slash would also return to accompany music to the soundtrack of the haunted house.
The house would be located in Stage 12. The filming location where the 1931 Original Dracula and Frankenstein Classic movies were filmed in.
Description[]
They Put the “Her” in Monster
Join Saskia Van Helsing and the Bride of Frankenstein as they face off against the monstrous alliance Dracula’s daughter created with the equally vicious She-Wolf and Anck-su-namun.
All Female. All Fearless. All Fatal.
Join Saskia Van Helsing and the Bride of Frankenstein as they face off against Dracula’s daughter and her monstrous alliance. Featuring music by Slash.
Backstory[]
An ultimate battle between unexpected alliances of classic female Universal Monsters. Saskia Van Helsing, a new fearless huntress and daughter of Abraham Van Helsing who killed Count Dracula by driving a stake through his heart and destroying his reign of terror, only for all of his descendants who were all male had died at the hands of Dracula's Daughter avenging the death of her father. Saskia grieving and paying respects to her recently deceased brother at their family crypt as she mourns meanwhile one of The Brides of Dracula was sent to assassinate Saskia while The Bride of Frankenstein was hiding waiting to strike Dracula's bride and saving Saskia. Saskia and The Bride of Frankenstein team to hunt down Dracula's daughter, Countess Marya, who still seeks revenge for her father and destroy the Van Helsing bloodline. With a mission to kill Saskia, Dracula's daughter forms a deadly alliance as she calls The Unholy Alliance as she is the most powerful one of the three as the She-Wolf of London and Anck-Su-Namun are controlled by her to wipe Saskia only to be intercepted by Saskia and unlikely ally, The Bride of Frankenstein who go off in their directions to battle Dracula's daughter and her alliance in Castle Dracula in a life and death battle with only one bloodline left to survive.
Settings[]
- Van Helsing Crypt
- The Borgo Pass
- Castle Dracula
Experience[]
Queue and Facade[]
The entrance of the house features the entrance to the Van Helsing Crypt, where Saskia Van Helsing, the last of the Van Helsing bloodline is seen in front of her brother's tombstone telling the audience she vows to avenge his death at the hands of Dracula's daughter, Marya. As she tells her story, Marya's laughs can be heard echoing in the background.
Haunted House[]
Upon entering, guests are greeted with an illustration titled, "An Unwelcome Guest." The illustration, which takes place in Amsterdam, depicts Saskia coddling her brother's casket, mourning his death. Behind them are three cloaked, mysterious figures, one of which is one of Dracula's brides. To their left, the Bride of Frankenstein, also wearing a cloak, is seen hiding behind a tombstone at the cemetery preparing to strike at Dracula's bride.
Guests then enter the Van Helsing crypt, which features Hans' casket in the center of the room. As they turn the corner, they are suddenly attacked by Dracula's bride. In the next room, which features Dracula's corpse as the centerpiece, as Saskia gazes over her father's weapons, she is suddenly attacked by Dracula's bride, but is rescued by the Bride of Frankenstein, who shoots her crossbow at the vampire. Agreeing to partner with her, Saskia vows to destroy the "unholy alliance."
Guests then come across a new illustration titled, "A Fateful Journey", which depicts Saskia and the Bride journeying to Dracula's Castle in Transylvania. They exit the caravan as they approach the courtyard, which features dozens of skeletons impaled on spikes. After the illustration, guests walk through a forest of the Borgo Pass, where they are attacked by the She-Wolf of London before she is suddenly shot by Saskia and retreats. Marya can be seen laughing and taunting Saskia in front of a blood red moon on a display.
The next illustration appears, which depict Saskia and the Bride infiltrating Dracula's Castle preparing to attack as Mayra can be seen watching from her casket. The two split up, with Saskia going after Mayra while the Bride goes after Anck-Su-Namun and the She-Wolf. Guests pass by a music box playing before coming across three open caskets. Two feature impaled vampires while the middle is revealed to be Mayra, who attacks them as she witnesses Saskia driving a stake into another vampire. As they turn the corner, they come across Mayra once again on a screen projection surrounded by bats. She disappears before suddenly attacking in person in her bat-like form. They pass by three bats on the ceiling with glowing red eyes.
In the next room, the Bride can be seen in the center of the room coming across a beating heart in a box and burns nearby drapery to scare off her opponents. As she is occupied, the guests are attacked by both the She-Wolf and the mummy. Guests then arrive near the top of the castle and witness the conclusion of Saskia and Marya's battle, which ends with Dracula's daughter tearing off her opponent's head and ending the Van Helsing bloodline as the Bride watches in despair.
The final illustration, titled "Homecoming" depicts the bride bringing Saskia's headless corpse back to the Van Helsing crypt as the shadow of Dracula's daughter looms over them. Guests then enter the crypt, where the Bride has laid Saskia's corpse out on a table and is seen mourning for her friend. Marya then attacks, but the Bride holds her off using a crucifix. The house ends with the guests attacked by Frankenstein's Monster, the She-Wolf, and Anck-Su-Namun.
Scareactors[]
- Saskia Van Helsing
- The Bride of Frankenstein
- Dracula’s Daughter
- She-Wolf of London
- Anck-Su-Namun
- Dracula's Bride
- Frankenstein's Monster
Quotes[]
- "Blood is life, but it is also death. My name is Saskia. Last descendant from Abraham Van Helsing. Slayer of Dracula, destroyer of monsters. Valor runs strong in my family's bloodline, just as evil courses through the House of Dracula. I was given this name by my father. It means 'protector of mankind, valley of light.' But with my brother's death at the hands of Dracula's daughter, darkness has fallen, and our bloodline is dying out. But as God is my witness, I will take my revenge and destroy Dracula's vile progeny, and all the monsters she controls. I will avenge your death my brother, or I will die trying..." - Saskia Van Helsing
- "My pursuit of Dracula's bride has brought me to this place..." - The Bride of Frankenstein
- "Blessed are the Van Helsings!" - Saskia Van Helsing
- "I will destroy this unholy alliance!" - Saskia Van Helsing
- "Monster and monster hunter. Together we embarked on a fateful journey..." - The Bride of Frankenstein
- "Hahahaha. Your bloodline is dying..." - Dracula's Daughter
- "My blood has influenced many hearts..." - Dracula's Daughter
- "To sever the bloodline, aim for the heart!" - The Bride of Frankenstein
- "Come to me, last of the Van Helsing's Bloodline!" - Dracula's Daughter
- "Buurn!" - The Bride of Frankenstein
- "NOOOOO!" - The Bride of Frankenstein
- "I brought her home, but evil always follows." - The Bride of Frankenstein
- "Friend..." - The Bride of Frankenstein
Pictures[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- This is Slash's 7th soundtrack contribution with Universal for scoring some of the haunted houses but this would be his 6th contributing to the Universal Monsters haunted houses.
- This is an original story Hollywood co-developed with their colleagues in Universal Orlando.
- Crash McCreery designed the character concept art for the haunted house.
- The first time they've ever had a take on the female monsters.
- Anck-Su-Namun will be wearing the Amulet of Rha as it was worn before by The Mummy as a nod to him and the Universal Monsters: Legends Collide haunted house during Halloween Horror Nights 2022 (Hollywood).
- The Borgo Pass is revisited from the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker and seen in the Universal Classic Monster Dracula (1931) with a twisted Vlad The Impaler look to the setting.
- The ballerina music box in the vampire crypt scene was an homage to two things. It was playing the melody of “Swan Lake” (the music used in the opening of 1931’s Dracula) and the ballerina was an homage to our recent film “Abigail".
- The medallion worn by Dracula’s Daughter was the same one worn by Bela Lugosi in Dracula. The amulet worn by Anck-Su-Namun was from 2022’s “Legends Collide” and the symbol for the She-Wolf was the same image on The Wolf Man’s cane.
| Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2024 |
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| Characters: Death Angels • Zombies • Muerte • El Cucuy • El Cadejo • El Charro Negro • Garraka • Slimer • Lipstick Face Demon • The Bride of Frankenstein • Saskia Van Helsing • Dracula’s Daughter • Anck-Su-Namun • She-Wolf of London • Leatherface |
| Haunted Houses: A Quiet Place (Hollywood 2024) • Dead Exposure: Death Valley • Monstruos 2: The Nightmares of Latin America • Ghostbusters Frozen Empire (Hollywood) • Insidious: The Further (Hollywood) • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface • The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy • Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines (Hollywood) |
| Terror Tram: Terror Tram: Enter the Blumhouse |
| Scarezones: Luchadores Monstruosos • Murder of Crowz (Scarezone) • Chainsaw Punkz • Skull Lordz |
| Shows: The Purge: Dangerous Waters • Late Night with Chucky |