Throughout the Halloween Horror Nights event at Orlando, Hollywood and Singapore, numerous event icon characters have been featured. They range from previously known icons, to original ones created by Universal's design team. So far, each event icon has also been given a backstory to go along with the themeing.
Halloween Horror Nights Orlando
Fright Nights (1991)
- Frankenstein's Monster
- Count Dracula
- Bride of Frankenstein
- Wolfman
- Kharis/Mummy
- Gill-Man
Halloween Horror Nights II (1992)
- None
Halloween Horror Nights III (1993)
- None
Halloween Horror Nights IV (1994)
- None
Halloween Horror Nights V (1995)
- The Crypt Keeper
Halloween Horror Nights VI (1996)
- The Crypt Keeper
Halloween Horror Nights VII (1997)
- None
Halloween Horror Nights VIII (1998)
- None
Halloween Horror Nights IX (1999)
- Imhotep/Mummy
Halloween Horror Nights X (2000)
- Jack Schmidt/Jack the Clown
Halloween Horror Nights XI (2001)
- Jack the Clown
- Edgar Sawyer/Eddie Schmidt (featured in early advertisements, yet unused at the event)
Halloween Horror Nights: Islands of Fear (2002)
- Dr. Albert Caine/The Caretaker
Halloween Horror Nights 13 (2003)
- Paulo Ranvinski/The Director
Halloween Horror Nights IXV (2004)
- The Patient/None
Halloween Horror Nights: Tales of Terror (2005)
- Elsa Strict/The Storyteller
- Terra Queen
Halloween Horror Nights: Sweet 16 (2006)
Halloween Horror Nights: Carnival of Carnage (2007)
- Jack the Clown
- Freddy Krueger
- Jason Voorhees
- Thomas Hewitt/Leatherface
Halloween Horror Nights: Reflections of Fear (2008)
- Dr. Mary Agana/Bloody Mary
Halloween Horror Nights: Ripped from the Silver Screen (2009)
- Julian Browning/The Usher
- Charles Lee Ray/Chucky
- Billy
- Wolfman
Halloween Horror Nights XX: Twenty Years of Fear (2010)
Halloween Horror Nights XXI: No One Beats the House (2011)
Halloween Horror Nights XXII: Once You're Inside There Is No Way Out (2012)
- None
Halloween Horror Nights XXIII: Evil Takes Root (2013)
- None
Halloween Horror Nights XXIV: You've Been Warned (2014)
- None
Halloween Horror Nights XXV (2015)
Halloween Horror Nights XXVI: You Won't Stand a Chance (2016)
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood
Halloween Horror Nights VIII (2000)
- None
Halloween Horror Nights 13 (2006)
- Paulo Ravinski/The Director
Halloween Horror Nights: Carnival of Carnage (2007)
- Jack Schmidt/The Ringmaster
- Freddy Krueger
- Jason Voorhees
- Thomas Hewitt/Leatherface
Halloween Horror Nights XV (2008)
- Freddy Krueger
- Jason Voorhees
- Leatherface
- The Strangers
Halloween Horror Nights XVI (2009)
- Billy
- Michael Myers
- Harry Warden
Halloween Horror Nights XVII
- Freddy Kreuger
- Jason
- Jigsaw
- La Llorana
- Dr. Satan
- Norman Bates
Halloween Horror Nights: Scream 4 Your Life
- Ghostface
- The Buisnessman
- The Thing
- The Wolfman
Halloween Horror Nights Singapore
Halloween Horror Nights I (2011)
Halloween Horror Nights 2 (2012)
Halloween Horror Nights III (2013)
- Crone of the Forest
- The Maiden of Opera
- Daughter of the Undead
Halloween Horror Nights 4 (2014)
- Jonah Goodwill/The Minister of Evil
Halloween Horror Nights 5 (2015)
- None