Well, it SOUNDS interesting in a completely deranged sort of enhanced phony reality show sort of way…it’s LIVING FOR THE DEAD, an 8 episode new series debuting as part of Hulu’s “Huluween” month of programming on Wednesday, October 18th. It’s from the creators of “Queer Eye” and out queer actress Kristen Stewart who co-created and co-produces the series.
In a nutshell, “Living for the Dead” features five “fabulous, queer ghost hunters” who tour the country investigating reported hauntings with an LGBTQ+ theme.
“It’s so cool and enlivening that me and my best friend CJ Romero had this funny idea and now it’s a show. It started as a bit of a hypothetical silly pipe dream and now I am so proud to have shepherded something that is as moving and meaningful as it is truly a gay old time. Our cast makes me laugh and cry and they had the courage and heart to take us places I wouldn’t go by myself. And it’s a super cool maiden voyage for the company I’ve started with my partners Dylan Meyer and Maggie McLean. This is just the beginning for us and for ‘Living for the Dead.’ We wanna one day have traipsed across the entire spooky ass country. Maybe the world!”
– Kristen Stewart
It all sounds a bit silly boots but…why the hell not? Why shouldn’t LGBTQ+ audiences have silly shows to enjoy? Also: the cast is hella cute.
“Living for the Dead,” a Huluween original docuseries,
premieres on Hulu Wednesday, October 18.
TRAILER: HERE
CAST: Alex Le May, Juju Bae, Ken Boggle, Logan Taylor, Roz Hernandez
NARRATOR: Kristen Stewart
CREDITS: Produced by David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, Renata Lombardo, Kristen Stewart, CJ Romero, Elaine White.
EPISODES:
Episode 101: “Rainbows and Clowns”
Logline: The Ghost Hunties road trip to a haunted clown motel to help a family-run business pummeled by aggressive ghostly activity. As the investiGAYtion ensues, one Ghost Huntie is put to the ultimate test forcing him to face his greatest fear – clowns!
Episode 102: “A Spookiki with the Dead”
Logline: The Ghost Hunties check into the Copper Queen for a spookiki with the dead. The hotel is riddled with mysterious deaths– and now, an unseen force threatens the hotel and its staff. A dark discovery forces the team and staff to face past traumas.
Episode 103: “A Haunted Gaycation”
Logline: Our Ghost Hunties head out for a gaycation in the desert, where a paranormal activity forces a woman out of her dream home. As their investiGAYtion unfold, they make an unexpected discovery that will change lives.
Episode 104: “Dying for Hallow-Kween”
Logline: Visitors leave Waverly Hills’ haunted house with the most terrifying souvenir of all: spiritual attachment. Now a ghostly parasite threatens a couple in love– but why? The Ghost Hunties hosts a Hallow-kween ball fin search of answers.
Episode 105: “The Werking Dead”
Logline: Our Ghost Hunties heads to the iconic Palace theater, haunted by its past in more ways than one. As the investi-gay-tion ensues, our boos uncovers revealing messages from the great beyond and a new Kween takes the stage.
Episode 106: “Keep Your Disembodied Hands to Yourself!”
Logline: At Vegas’ oldest gentlemens club, the ghosts are getting handsy! Our Ghost Hunties are called in with hopes that they can 86 whatever spirit is tourmenting the ladies of the Palomino to get the party back on the pole.
Episode 107: “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Slay”
Logline: When the walls CAN talk… we must stop and listen! This next stop on the road trip from hell has a sordid past with ghostly receipts to prove it. The Ghost Hunties face their most frightening challenge yet to help a community in need.
Episode 108: “A Lemp Slayance”
Logline: Our Ghost Hunties take on the notorious Lemp Mansion, where there are more than just skeletons in the closet. A 100-year-old curse plagues families alive and dead – and the owners are desperate for help. Will a slayance with Lemps do the trick.