Universal Studios Hollywood celebrated the highly-anticipated opening of “Halloween Horror Nights” last Friday with the annual presentation of the Eyegore Awards, honoring horror genre’s top stars and filmmakers. “Halloween Horror Nights” runs on select nights through October 31.

This year’s Eyegore Award honorees included Oscar^®-nominated Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, Chad Michael Murray was recognized for his role in “House of Wax” and his upcoming horror film, “The Haunting in Georgia.”  “Grimm” stars Silas Weir Mitchell and Bitsie Tulloch represented NBC’s hit series and accepted an award on behalf of the cult favorite TV show. The mother-daughter duo of Angélica María and Angélica Vale accepted the Eyegore Award for their role in the psychological thriller series "Mujeres Asesinas 2" (“Female Assassins 2”). McKenzie Westmore, host of Syfy’s “FaceOff” helmed the event as this year’s Eyegore Awards host.

Joining in the celebration was last year’s Eyegore Award recipient, Alice Cooper.  Other stars included Adelaide Clemens; Kate del Castillo; Katie Featherston; and "Rock of Ages” star Diego Boneta.  Other guests included Wilmer Valderrama, Bella Thorne, Sid Haig, Bill Mosely, Olympic Gold Medalist in Swimming, Conor Dwyer, LA Clipper’s Caron Butler and Ryan Hollins, and “Halloween Horror Nights” Creative Director, John Murdy.

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