Monstruos : The Monsters of Latin Americaturned out to be one ofUniversal Studios Hollywood ’s most pop tangle . It was so popular , in fact , that they take back a sequel to the 2024 tangle lineup , titledMonstruos 2 : The incubus of Latin America . guest are able-bodied to further explore the terrifying universe of Latin American horror - folklore in this all - new , original house in which El Muerte will return to manoeuver you through a burial site of mythical lusus naturae .

converge three newfangled monsters you could pass from atHalloween Horror Nights 2024 : the soul - stealing rider , El Charro ; the supernatural , doglike spirit El Cadejo , who range quiet roadstead at night in search of prey ; and the child - eatinghorror moving picture basic , the boogeyman , this time name El Cucuy . Each of them occur with their own chilling backstories taken from real - life folklore and local narrative .

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​​​​​​Screen Rant , along with several other mass medium outlets , recently had the hazard to visit Universal Studios Hollywood and preview two of the terrific haunt houses for 2024 . One of the snarl that Halloween Horror Nights originative director John Murdy leave a tour of was Monstruos 2 : The nightmare of Latin America . During the pass - through , he explain the legend of Monstruos ' three new ogre . Murdy explain that all three of them have something in unwashed -they all feature glow heart .

Meet El Charro

The Rider Who Steals Souls

The legend that Universal Studios Hollywood free-base their variant of El Charro onbegins in a cantina very similar to the one that guests will find toward the beginning of this maze . A man named with Juan or Jose , depending on who you speak with , is a poor minor . One night , instead of going home to his married woman and large phratry , he decides to arrest for a drink with his buddies from the mine . As time passes he drinks more and more , until he is the last one left in the cantina .

At one point , he yells out that it is so unjust he is poor , and that he would do anything to be fertile . In walks a man in a black , dark cause who sit down down with him and explain that he can make his dream come true . The man ends up making a deal with the monster . When he wakes up the next sunup , he find sacks of gold which he frivolously spends on food for thought , pledge , and girlfriends . As he go up the remainder of his life , he make he is going to have to ante up up and take aim off on his horse cavalry .

Eventually , the devil catch up with him , dooming him to eternity as El Charro- along with his horse . Now , he is force to find someone to take his place by assume his sacking of amber . The somebody who agrees will have rich beyond measure , the only price ? Their soul .

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Resist the infernal rider El Charro , or he ’ll take your person .

Meet El Cadejo

The Dogman-Like Spirit

The myth of El Cadejo is that God created a white dog that acts as a spirit creature for multitude and help guide on them on the path to righteousness . This white dog would get them to paradise at the end of their lives . But , as legend has it , the Satan get jealous and made a dog of his own . He sent that dog to Earth to mess with all of that – and that weenie is El Cadejo .

As guests walk through the maze , they encounter El Cadejo ’s den , which is litter with half - eaten organic structure and bones that the dog has left behind . There are several momentswhen El Cadejo pop out unexpectedly as corners are rounded . Because he is a blackguard , this monster is recreated only by puppets , and not by any live scare doer .

Do n’t change by reversal your back on the devil dog El Cadejo , or you ’ll be lost forever .

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Meet El Cucuy

The Child-Stealing Boogeyman

Perhapsthe most terrifying of all three newfangled monsters is El Cucuy . This creature is essentially the Latin American bogeyman . The legend that accompanies this monster is the classic story that parents tell their nipper when they want them to behave . They enjoin them to go to sleep or the teras under your seam will take you away to their cave in the deal and eat you .

" What ’s interesting about El Cucuy is there ’s all these different stories about him , but the myth is that no one has ever seen his look and lived . Yet there ’s all these descriptions of what he supposedly looks like , so we used that as inspiration for our fibre design , " John Murdy explicate .

This story embark on at a sign during Dia de los Muertos , a sentence of year when mass raise altar in their houses to make offerings to the spirits of their loved ones and relatives . The idea that Universal Studios Hollywood list into is : If you ’re welcoming all these spirits into your theater , what if something else get in ?

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The first time guests really see El Cucuy is up on a ceiling with a sack full of the child that he has kidnap . As you make your way through the menage ’s menage , you end up in a child ’s bedroom . He is on his bed crying , and El Cucuy ’s sack is on the layer as well . After this room , Guest head to the monster ’s cave , which is filled with souvenirs he has take from the homes that he has visited . This is where you will also come fount - to - face with El Cucuy himself . If you attend closely , there are nipper in his mouth .

You ’d advantageously behave , or the boogeyman El Cucuy will get you .

About Halloween Horror Nights 2024

You never feel more live than when you ’re frightened to last at Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights , Southern California ’s scary Halloween case . get your friends and you might go . Enhance the horror with an R.I.P. Tour or admission that includes express access . Or , maximise your fearfulness by detain near the sidesplitter with a Hotel & Ticket Package .

Halloween Horror Nights 2024 at Universal Studios Hollywood runs on select nighttime from September 5th to November 3rd .

Tickets can be purchasedhere , as it is ticketed separately from universal admission price to the park .

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