While Stranger Things will be returning to Halloween Horror Nights with new mazes this fall, Universal Orlando Resort announced that attendees can also look forward to immersing themselves in the blood-soaked scares of ancient Rome in the new and original haunted house experience Nightingales: Blood Pit.

Press Release: Today, Universal Orlando Resort revealed Nightingales: Blood Pit as the first original content haunted house coming to Halloween Horror Nights 2019.

From the twisted minds of Universal Orlando’s Entertainment team, guests will enter an all-new horrifying original story featuring nightingales, a grisly race of creatures, in Nightingales: Blood Pit. Guests will be transported to ancient Rome where they must escape the gladiator arena as the bloodthirsty nightingales begin to feed on the dead and dying. But with nothing to protect them, will they make it out alive or become part of history…

For more information about Nightingales: Blood Pit, check out the Universal Orlando Blog.

Halloween Horror Nights 2019 is the world’s premier Halloween event and will run on select nights from September 6 to November 2. Additional details about this year’s event will be revealed soon. Limited time ticket offers and vacation packages for Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights are on sale now – including the “Get a 2nd night free when you buy one event night” ticket offer. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

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