{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8c9dfd229d263b2f2b5945c7","clusterId":"c_b81cea1bd7a3b6a7aff105f3","slug":"usj-halloween-horror-nights-marks-15th-year-with-zombie-bar-chainsaw-man-food","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"USJ Halloween Horror Nights Marks 15th Year With Zombie Bar, Chainsaw Man Food","summary":"Universal Studios Japan announced on August 27 that its autumn event \"Halloween Horror Nights\" will run from September 11 to November 8, marking the event's 15th anniversary. For the first time in park history, a nighttime-only \"Zombie Bar\" will transform the San Francisco area's Wharf Cafe after 6 p.m., where zombified crew members serve cocktails inspired by past event zombies, including non-alcoholic options. The event also introduces school festival stall food at Universal Market, themed to high school zombies from the special show \"Halloween Horror Nights Academy: 15 Years of Despair.\" Collaboration items with the anime \"Chainsaw Man\" include a keema curry-flavored bun modeled after Denji's transformed state and a Pochita frozen parfait, along with T-shirts and keychains sold at the Cinema 4-D Store. Food tied to the \"Biohazard Requiem\" maze features a Green Herb Recovery Croissant Dog and Leon S. Kennedy's Bitter Chocolate Churritos. Select menus come with collectible 15th-anniversary coasters.","whyItMatters":"The expansion of collaboration food and merchandise, particularly the \"Chainsaw Man\" and \"Biohazard\" items, shows USJ leveraging popular IP to draw guests into its seasonal horror event, with sales beginning September 9 ahead of the event's September 11 opening.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eUniversal Studios Japan\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Halloween Horror Nights\u0026#34; celebrates its 15th iteration this year, and the park is marking the occasion with a slate of new food and merchandise. The \u0026#34;Zombie Bar\u0026#34; at Wharf Cafe in the San Francisco area is a first for the park, opening only after 6 p.m. with zombie crew members serving drinks like \u0026#34;Chainsaw Zombie\u0026#39;s Rampage ~Blood Orange \u0026amp; Lemon Sour~.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool festival stall food appears for the first time at Universal Market, with items like \u0026#34;#Deco Victory Zombie Cheerleading Club\u0026#39;s Cassis Waffle\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Zombie Science Club\u0026#39;s Experimental Takoyaki.\u0026#34; The \u0026#34;Chainsaw Man\u0026#34; collaboration includes a keema curry bun and a Pochita parfait, while the \u0026#34;Biohazard Requiem\u0026#34; tie-in offers a croissant dog and churritos. Menus with 15th-anniversary coasters are available at Mel\u0026#39;s Drive-In and Louie\u0026#39;s N.Y. Pizza Parlor.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSales for most items begin September 9, with some Zombie Bar and ice cream items starting September 11. The event runs through November 8.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"USJ's Halloween Horror Nights turns 15 with a first: the Zombie Bar, where zombified crew serve cocktails after 6 PM at Wharf Cafe. Non-alcoholic options included, because horror doesn't require a hangover.","twitterPost":"Chainsaw Man fans at USJ can grab a keema curry bun shaped like Denji's transformation and a Pochita parfait, plus mummy-costume keychains. On sale from September 9 at Cinema 4-D.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Universal Studios Japan revealed new food and merchandise for its 15th Halloween Horror Nights, including a nighttime Zombie Bar, school festival stall food, and collaborations with Chainsaw Man and Biohazard. 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Kennedy's Bitter Chocolate Churritos,\" available from September 9."]}