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Inside the Universal Studios Stranger Things haunted house

The Netflix series gets a haunted house setup for Halloween Horror Nights. Ready to go Upside Down?

Aloysius Low
Aloysius Low is a Senior Editor at CNET covering mobile and Asia. Based in Singapore, he loves playing Dota 2 when he can spare the time and is also the owner-minion of two adorable cats.
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Halloween Horror Nights 8 in Singapore

Universal Studios' annual Halloween Horror Nights event will feature Netflix show Stranger Things in haunted house form in Singapore; Hollywood, California; and Orlando, Florida, as well as other scary attractions. 

In Singapore, the spooky event takes place from Sept. 27 to Oct. 31 and also features Asian horror mythology from around the region, such as Chinese demons, Hong Kong vampires, a Japanese ghost and Malaysia's most famous ghost, the Pontianak. 

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The Stranger Things logo is the first thing you'll see when you visit the haunted house, but it's obscured for no good reason. 

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Yep. You-know-who makes plenty of appearances.

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If you're a Stranger Things fan, this will look familiar. 

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Here's a familiar character for fans of the show.

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Halloween Horror Nights 8 in Singapore

Gideon Grim is a motivational speaker who helps you get your murder vibe grooving again.

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The Pontianak is a vengeful female ghost from Malay folklore. Trust me, you don't want to see her from the front.

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The Japanese-inspired Haunting of Oiwa features an authentic-looking set.

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This candle bearer's costume at Oiwa is amazing. She's also very scary in the dark.

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The forbidding entrance of the Pagoda of Peril is scary enough. 

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A haunted ghost bride is the first thing you'll see in the Pagoda of Peril, and she's probably the least gory thing in the haunted house.

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The Universal Studios staff gets creepy makeup in the spirit of Halloween Horror Nights.

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Zombie Laser tag is pitch dark, so you'll have to rely on these infrared cameras to catch the action from outside. 

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Once you're done with the laser tag, a score tells you how well you did.

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Costumes for the Cannibal Scare Zone have lots of details. 

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The Hong Kong-ish appearance of the Killuminati haunted house looks pretty real.

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A bouncer separates the crowd onto two different paths in the Killuminati haunted house.  

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