I also applaud their commercial. Pretty clever.
I've been to Universal HHN many times before and it always brings the Halloween mythology and horror refrences in a comedic or seasonal way better than anyone else. And there's so much detail and effort put into every damn thing. But Howl-O-Scream is something I've never done and seems like this year will be a great one. So, I'll be reading every week and hopefully my decision will come to a conclusion. Thanks Domenik for the updates and the best time of the year is about to start!
Congratulations to Universal Hollywood for including a Scare Zone involving La Llorona. She represents a great, classic ghost story passed down through Spanish tradition, and while probably very familiar to the Hispanic communiuty, registers nearly zero in recognition with general American audiences. I did quite a bit of research into the "crying woman" myth a few years ago and wached about six movies retelling some version of the story. It's a rich tradition with serious undertones and messages about the sacred responsibility of motherhood and the dire consequences of failing to live up to those responsibilites. It should make for a really creepy Scare Zone.