Halloween Horror Nights Concept Art Revealed for Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America

Concept Art Revealed for Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America at Halloween Horror Nights 2025

The Monstruos are back — and they’re hungrier than ever. Universal Studios Hollywood has revealed new details and chilling concept art for Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America, an original haunted house coming to Halloween Horror Nights 2025.

Returning us once more to the haunting grounds of El Cementerio de los Perdidos, this year’s maze introduces a new corner of the cursed graveyard — one where children are buried, and where the gravekeeper himself, Muerte, waits to tell you a ghost story you’ll wish you never heard.

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Meet Muerte… and His Little Friend

Muerte, the skeletal caretaker of the cemetery, is back again to guide guests through these horrifying tales. As creative director John Murdy explains, Muerte is the only original character created for the Monstruos series, and his job is to set the stage for the horrors within.

This year, Muerte has a new companion — his ghostly black cat Oscura (“Darkness”), who slinks through the cemetery alongside him. Between the peeling paint, moldy grave markers, and dead flowers, Oscura may be the only living thing left… if you dare to call it living.

And Muerte’s chilling refrain will echo through the maze: Are you afraid of the dark?

The Ghosts You’ll Meet

Muerte will introduce guests to three terrifying spirits, each plucked from Latin American folklore:

• La Muelona – Known across Colombia and Venezuela as “the woman with big teeth,” La Muelona seduces unfaithful men before revealing her monstrous fangs and devouring them alive. Her many origin stories vary, but her appetite never changes.
• La Siguanaba – A deceptive spirit from Mexico and Central America, La Siguanaba appears as a beautiful woman with long, dark hair — until her victims follow her deep into the forest, where she reveals her rotting horse’s head and drives them to madness or death.
• La Llorona – Perhaps the most infamous of them all, La Llorona’s sorrowful cries of “¡Ay, mis hijos!” haunt those who cross her path. Doomed to wander the earth after drowning her own children in a fit of rage, she now drags others to watery graves.

Why Monstruos Matters

The Monstruos series has become a fan favorite at HHN Hollywood, blending terrifying scares with rich cultural roots. From The Monsters of Latin America in 2023 to The Nightmares of Latin America in 2024, and now The Ghosts of Latin America in 2025, these mazes give legendary folklore a horrifying modern twist.

John Murdy emphasized that the series also brings meaningful representation to Halloween Horror Nights:

“I love that we’re bringing Latin American culture to them. These stories have existed for centuries and we’re bringing them to a modern audience. I think that’s just very cool and unique.”

And just because this is the third installment doesn’t mean you’ll know what’s coming. Murdy promises new twists: “We’ve trained guests on how a Monstruos house is structured. Now we’re going to use that to our advantage and turn the tables.”

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When to Experience It

Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America will haunt guests on select nights during Halloween Horror Nights 2025 at Universal Studios Hollywood, September 4 – November 2.

One wails. One bites. One beguiles. Are you brave enough to meet them all?