{"rewrite":{"id":"r_711f3da54c251381461d64fc","clusterId":"c_841ba71c289e36bb2eb5fab1","slug":"resident-evil-licker-becomes-popcorn-bucket-at-usj-halloween-horror-nights","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Resident Evil Licker Becomes Popcorn Bucket at USJ Halloween Horror Nights","summary":"Universal Studios Japan announced on August 5 that a popcorn bucket shaped like the Licker, a predator creature from the Resident Evil series, will go on sale at the park starting September 9. The bucket is part of the park's Halloween Horror Nights event, which runs from September 11 to November 8. The design includes an opening head to access the miso-flavored popcorn, with soft materials used for the claws and teeth. This marks the first Resident Evil-themed popcorn bucket at USJ, created to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise and the 15th anniversary of Halloween Horror Nights. The event will also feature the horror maze \"Resident Evil Requiem: The Dive,\" based on the latest series entry, Resident Evil: Requiem, running from September 11 to December 27. The maze is set in the abandoned Renwood Hotel near Raccoon City, where visitors follow missing FBI analyst Grace, with live-action performances by Leon and Grace. The attraction is rated R-15. Additional merchandise, including Raccoon City Police Department role-play shirts and a 3-way bag, will be sold at the Cinema 4-D Store from September 9.","whyItMatters":"The collaboration ties the 30th anniversary of Resident Evil to the 15th anniversary of Halloween Horror Nights, making the popcorn bucket a dual-anniversary collectible that bridges the game series and the park's horror event.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Licker popcorn bucket is a first for USJ, which has hosted Halloween Horror Nights for 15 years. The bucket\u0026#39;s design reproduces the creature\u0026#39;s elongated tongue and sharp claws, with soft materials for the claws and teeth, and a head that opens to reveal miso-flavored popcorn. It will be sold at the popcorn cart in front of Stage 22 starting September 9.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe horror maze \u0026#34;Resident Evil Requiem: The Dive\u0026#34; is rated R-15 and runs from September 11 to December 27. It is set in the Renwood Hotel, where visitors follow FBI analyst Grace, who has gone missing, into a world of collapsed walls and scattered corpses. Creatures attack from all directions, and live-action performances feature Leon and Grace in action.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalloween Horror Nights itself runs from September 11 to November 8, including \u0026#34;Street Zombies\u0026#34; with a new story and \u0026#34;Zombie de Dance,\u0026#34; where participants dance to King Gnu\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;SO BAD.\u0026#34; The event also debuts the R-18 attraction \u0026#34;Zangei,\u0026#34; which requires a pledge and pursues psychological horror, the first such attraction in the event\u0026#39;s history.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Licker bucket is the first Resident Evil popcorn bucket at USJ, but it arrives with an R-15 maze. The park is betting on adult horror fans, not family crowds, for Halloween Horror Nights.","twitterPost":"USJ's Licker bucket is the first Resident Evil popcorn bucket at the park, but the R-15 maze shows the real target: adult horror fans.","threadsPost":"The Licker popcorn bucket is a first for USJ, but it's paired with an R-15 maze. That's a clear signal: Halloween Horror Nights is courting adult Resident Evil fans, not the family crowd that usually buys character buckets.","newsletterBlurb":"Universal Studios Japan is selling a Licker popcorn bucket for Halloween Horror Nights, with miso-flavored popcorn inside a head that opens. The event also features a Resident Evil maze and an R-18 attraction.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156205\",\"title\":\"Predator 'Licker' Becomes a Popcorn Bucket! 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