There’s always something to get excited about when it comes to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights. But over the weekend, my favorite horror movie of 2026 was added to the festivities. It was announced that Nikki from Obsession is going to be roaming around Universal Studios Hollywood this spooky season. What’s even more exciting to me is the way Inde Navarrette wants to get involved.
What Inde Navarrette Has Said About Being Part Of HHN
Obsession’s part in HHN was revealed during the horror convention Midsummer Scream on Sunday evening in Long Beach, California. But a couple of months ago, Inde Navarrette actually spoke about her love of the theme park seasonal event. In an interview with Cosmopolitan, the breakout actress said it was her “dream” to see Obsession be part of Halloween Horror Nights. She also said this:
Next year, if they do a HHN, I want to do a couple days where I’m Nikki. Like at Disneyland with Johnny Depp being Jack Sparrow. That would be so much fun!
Now, this year Obsession isn’t getting a full-blown house. The movie only came out a few months ago, and it takes longer than that to craft its haunted houses – though I imagine it could happen someday. But I love the idea of Navarrette making an appearance at Universal as Nikki to fill in for the scare actors for a shift.
Navarrette mentioned that time when Johnny Depp surprised fans by appearing as Jack Sparrow on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride back in 2017. But this also makes me think of when Lupita Nyong’o reprised her Us role for the Jordan Peele movie’s house back in 2019. And it was awesome. Take a look at the HHN YouTube to see that appearance.
Anyways, Navarrette also said at the time that she goes to Hollywood Horror Nights “every year”. She shared that she gets through it by imagining herself “as the biggest man ever” and telling herself, “I’m a thug! I’m the scariest person in here!” Funny enough, the character she helped craft is surely going to lead to a lot of screams. Wild, right?
How Nikki From Obsession Is Going To Haunt HHN
If you’re curious about how Nikki is going to show up at HHN, the creative director and executive producer of the event did talk about it at Midsummer Scream. In John Murdy’s words:
Nikki is out there somewhere, you need to get into a Where’s Waldo?-type mentality... She might be looking for her next obsession, and I’ll leave it at that.
This is genius. I’m just going to be on edge the whole night over whether Nikki is going to show up out of nowhere. If you’re curious about how you might recognize her, Murdy also said this (per Inside Universal):
It's a specific choice of which version of her we wanted to really focus on, and it's the version at the very end of the film where she's all bloody, she's taken her friend's dress, and she's drawn the tattoos all over her body.
Yep, that’s perfect, and I want to meet her while at HHN now, even though I’ll probably freak out. Obsession is just one of many exciting properties coming to Hollywood this year. There’s also going to be a Sinners house, one based on Hellraiser, Stranger Things 5 and the latest Evil Dead movie. Plus, this year’s Terror Tram will be hosted by Terrifier. Halloween Horror Nights is at Universal Studios Hollywood from September 3 to November 1.
