Why Leigh Whannell Enjoys ‘Seeing People Get Scared’ at Halloween Horror Nights’ ‘Insidious’ Maze

“These films that only existed in my brain now belong to the fans,” screenwriter Leigh Whannell tells TheWrap of the horror franchises he created with James Wan

Even one of the most talented screenwriters in horror gets scared by his own product sometimes, especially when it is brought to life by the geniuses at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights.

“Insidious” writer and “Saw” franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell (above with wife, actress Corbett Luck) recently walked through the latest maze at the Hollywood theme park’s annual living, breathing, three-dimensional world of terror — and while he lived to tell the tale, he didn’t emerge completely unscathed.

But Whannell was not half as disturbed as the thousands of other screaming guests getting leapt on by the Red-Faced Demon or stalked by the Long Haired Fiend from the franchise he brought to life with director James Wan.

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