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There are some Halloween traditions that never die. Candy corn, for instance. We’ll always have it. It’ll always be there. (Probably long after our own corpses are rotting away six feet under!) The same goes for carving jack-o-lanterns, decorating candy apples, and trick or treating throughout our respective neighborhoods. These are quality American traditions.

Universal Studios is no stranger to tradition, especially when it comes to the Season of the Witch. Since 1991 — back when it was dubbed Universal Fright Nights (but only in its inaugural year) — Halloween Horror Nights has hosted millions of horror hounds with terrifying haunted houses inspired by iconic features or their own imagination.

For 2022, they went all out, bringing in The Weeknd and Blumhouse to curate their own new houses, in addition to dusting off familiar IP like John Carpenter’s Halloween and Killer Klowns from Outer Space. But they also went ahead and invited your one and only Halloweenies to their Orlando park, and now they’re back with their full report.

Below, join Wolfman Mac Gerber and Mike Vanderbilt as they rank their favorite houses and share what they’d like to see in the future. Later on, they also talk to a few of the masterminds behind the madness. Consider this one last scare for what has been an incredible Halloween season, and be sure to make your way to the park next year.

Stream the episode below or subscribe via iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, and Scream.

You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gremlins, Child’s Play) and one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Saw, 28 Days Later, Manhunter, Near Dark). Each month promises something new and unexpected from the wildest corners of the genre.