While Halloween Horror Nights icon Jack the Clown takes over Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas , he leaves Universal Studios Orlando in the hands of Terrifier slasher Art the Clown for a bloody good time. And essentially, Art feels like this year’s master of scaremonies at the 34th Horror Nights, between having the most extreme house and roaming around his Clown Cafe. But unlike the West Coast version of HHN, which boasts primarily movie/TV franchise frights , Terrifier isn’t the only draw here, as this year’s slate of IP houses is perfectly balanced by original concept horror houses.

io9 recently visited Universal Studios Orlando—tickets for access were provided for review purposes— to see how this year’s HHN and Halloween offerings stack up. One of the key takeaways we

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