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(bell tolling)

[Narrator] There is a tale as old as time.

A tale that transcends land borders, oceans,

and the calendars of men.

A tale passed down in hushed whispers.

Every cycle,

when the green land turns to rust,

and the season of the reaping begins.

(suspenseful music)

It is a tale of two witches

who appear near the villages

at the close of summer,

when the sun has set,

and the cool touch of death

comes in with the harvest.

The witches would offer the villagers a dangerous gamble:

partake in a competition at the onset of the equinox,

and, should you triumph,

you will be rewarded with riches

and become a champion among men.

But, should you fail, as all but one would,

your life would be culled with the harvest,

and your soul forever held by the witch queens of Samhain,

cursed to an inescapable eternal darkness.

(suspenseful music)

But for the one champion, you would from then on

have a new life.

Transformed.

(suspenseful music)

Oh, I love that.

It's terrifying.

[Man] I thought they were vampires

or aliens or something.

It doesn't matter.

You have to be one of them with me tonight.

I already got the masks and the outfits and everything.

There's no going back on it now.

I told you I'll do it.

I just need to cut some holes in the mouth

because we can't drink with them on.

(suspenseful music)

(wind whistling) (tense, dramatic music)

Do not touch that.

It is not to wear.

It's gonna be worth money someday.

(tense, dramatic music)

(man sighs)

(tense, dramatic music)

(synth pop music)

(tense, dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

(man screaming)

Are you okay?

(suspenseful music)

(gasps)

(dramatic music)

(uneven breathing) (tense, dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

♪ Drag ♪

♪ Filth ♪

♪ Horror ♪

♪ Glamour ♪

♪ Dragula ♪

♪ Killer ♪

♪ Queen ♪

♪ Dragula ♪

♪ She'll make you ♪

♪ Scream ♪

♪ Drag-Drag-Drag-Drag-Dragula ♪

[Swanthula] The winner of the Boulet Brothers Dragula

will headline the upcoming Dragula World Tour,

receiving a $100,000 grand prize,

courtesy of us and the title

of Dragula, the world's next drag super monster.

♪ Drag-Drag-Drag-Drag-Dragula ♪

(woman screams)

(suspenseful music)

(camera beeping)

(suspenseful music)

(camera beeping)

[Driver] This is it.

Here?

[Driver] Yes.

You need to get out now and go through that door.

Hell no. I don't wanna do this.

[Driver] This is what you signed up for.

You need to go through that door.

I'm Merrie Cherry

and I'm scared as fuck.

(tense, dramatic music)

All I know is I saw haunted

and anything with haunted I'm not down for, okay?

I don't fuck with ghosts.

(tense, dramatic music)

(squeaking)

(dramatic music)

Oh shit! (Screams)

I knew some shit was going to go down.

That's all I knew, okay?

That's all I knew, and I was ready for it, though.

Oh my god, oh my god.

(screams)

You bitch!

Oh my god.

Little creepy shit.

(tense, dramatic music)

I don't really know where I'm at right now,

I just know that I'm trying to win $100,000, bitch.

What is this right now?

I'm Astrud Aurelia.

I'm the drag daughter of Dolly,

and I'm here to kick some ass.

I'm a musician,

I'm a drag queen and I'm here to have a fuckin' good time.

(screaming)

(Astrud yells)

Hi.

-That was crazy. -What the fuck is going on?

I...

I don't know.

I, uh...

I'm freaking out a little bit.

Same.

I have no idea what's going on.

Um, Merrie Cherry is here.

That's cool. (Chuckles)

Hi, my name is La Zavaleta from Mexico city,

but now I live in Brooklyn, New York.

Listen, I am so fucking excited to be here,

so whatever is coming my way, I'm like,

yes, give me more, give me more.

-Oh. -Oh my God.

Okay. Where are we?

Like, just like- - I don't know where we are

but I'm, they got me fucked up, girl.

- I- - Oh, so hi.

-Hi, bitch. -Hello.

-(Astrud laughs) -How are you?

Long time no see you.

I know Astrud so I am very (gasps)

Excited but nervous for her to be here,

'cause I know she's talented.

Hello, I am Koco Caine,

the zombie stripper of Tulsa, Oklahoma,

also known as the Cardi B of drag.

Girl, honestly, I don't know where the hell

I think I am.

It could be really anywhere.

It's not the first time I got in the car

with a stranger, so,

God knows where I'm at now.

-Hello! -Ooh, shit.

(Koco sighs)

-Hi. -Hi, babes.

-Who in the hell? -Oh, the ass, bitch!

I am here.

Hello. Good morning.

Hi, my name is...

-Nice to meet you. -I'm Koco.

-La Zavaleta, thank you. -Nice to meet you.

Thank you?

Zav is interesting.

My first impression of her is who in the hell is this?

I've never really heard of her before, but,

go off, sis.

(tense, dramatic music)

Hi, I'm Bitter Betty,

And I'm not as sweet as I used to be.

I am a transgender drag artist.

I've been doing drag for 20-some odd years

and I'm here to fuck some shit up.

(Bitter Betty gasps)

(tense, dramatic music)

Oh my god.

And who is this?

I'm not going to have to say

some cheesy fuckin' tagline now, am I?

Please don't, please don't.

(suspenseful music)

Hi, I'm Jade Jolie

and you may have seen me on another reality show.

I'm probably going into this, you know, Dragula,

everyone's accepted, all drag's valid,

so hopefully I think that I'll get open arms,

but if not, I'm going to prove that I'm a fucking monster

and why I should be here.

-Oh. -Oh, shit.

Are y'all my season four whores?

I'm excited to finally get to meet Jade.

(sighs) (chuckles)

[Merrie] So Miss Jade.

-Yeah? -Question.

What brings you here?

Honestly, this is where I would like to be.

The Dragula girls have inspired me so much,

not only from the creativity,

but the kindness and the funniest thing

that you would ever imagine is that we may all be monsters,

but I will say the kindness and genuineness is amazing.

(suspenseful music)

Annyeong, besties, hi.

My name is Hoso Terra Toma

and I am from Seoul, South Korea.

I always call myself drag yokai,

which means just in general Eastern monsters

that's been shunned from society

and that's totally what my drag is.

(tense, dramatic music)

(Hoso laughs)

-Oh my god. -Oh!

-Hello. -Is that...

[Merrie] What is going on here?

-Hello kitty cat. -Oh my god.

I'm definitely intimidated by Hoso.

I'm a huge fan of hers.

I'm a little intimidated by a couple people, actually.

Hi I'm Sigourney Beaver,

and I'm here to throw my vag in the pag.

I'm from Chicago.

I'm a female impersonator-impersonator,

and I love to do drag.

Oh! (Drag queens exclaim)

-Oh! -Yes, fresh queen!

-Hi. -I love this.

Hello, Chicago.

Ah!

Well bye, bitch. (Laughs)

Okay, well fuck her, too. Sure.

Okay. (Laughs)

Betty was the only person that I knew.

Hi, I'm Sigourney Beaver.

Sigourney Weaver?

Beaver.

-Beaver. -Oh!

-Gotcha, okay. -Just as good.

I'm Merrie Cherry, baby, how are you?

-It's so nice to meet you. -Yes.

-Where are you from? -I'm from Brooklyn.

-Oh? -Yeah, you don't

-have to get to close now. -Oh?

Thank you so much. (Laughing)

I think she doesn't like me.

(tense, dramatic music)

Hi, I'm Formelda Hyde.

I'm from Phoenix, Arizona and I'm 21-years-old.

Formelda Hyde usually always wears a mask

but I do have an artistic skill in makeup.

Oh! (Screams)

What is this?

Formelda Hyde wearing a mask is all right,

like if that's your drag,

but it's just not the tea for Dragula.

And the personality, my god, like,

where's the beef?

Do you always wear the mask?

[Formelda] I do, yes.

-Okay. -Always?

[Formelda] I am the masked queen this season.

-Shit. -And what?

I think masked queens are fucking awesome.

I think what Formelda Hyde is bringing

is completely valid and fucking awesome, yeah. (Chuckles)

(tense, dramatic music)

Hi, I'm Saint,

I'm from the Boulet Brother's Dragula season three

and I'm also the winner

of the Boulet Brother's Dragula Resurrection.

I think the advantage that I have in this competition

isn't something money can buy.

I think after going through

this experience once, twice kind of,

I think I have like the mind frame

that you need for the competition.

-Oh be careful. -Ooh, yes!

Bitch!

-What's up season four? -Hi!

I think this cast is the sickest cast.

Dragula's ever had.

Everybody has their own distinct, like, fire to them.

Everyone has their own reasons why they're here

and yeah, I think everybody's just really strong.

Does anyone know why the fuck we're here?

Uh, I don't know why I'm here.

Like, I'm just freaking out, to be honest.

Someone's about to die.

Yeah.

This seems like the Boulets are up

to some crazy ass stunts again.

I don't know what's about to happen,

but I know they have some bullshit prepared for us.

[Koco] Let's not split up, though.

That's where we fuck up.

No! (Disembodied laughing)

(dramatic music)

Hello, uglies.

We're so thrilled to see you all.

And we're so excited that you've accepted

our invitation to compete in our grand championship

of drag, filth, horror, and glamour.

As you already know,

the stakes are quite high for this year's competition

and starting now you each have a one in 10 chance

of crossing the finish line, snatching the crown

and taking home a massive $100,000 grand prize.

(queens cheer)

Courtesy of us.

I must warn you.

The competition is not going to be easy this season,

and it's going to take a lot more

than just an ugly face and a horrible outfit to win.

You're also going to need to be a down bitch

who's ready to have a little fun,

and you better be willing to break a few nails doing it.

And speaking of fun,

we have a little fun planned for you right now.

-Oh. -Ooh.

I'm sure you're wondering where you are

and why we've brought you here.

So we're going to get right to it.

In order for you to officially join the competition

and receive your first challenge,

you must find your way through our new extreme maze

of terror and survive the challenges within.

Should you fail to make it through the maze,

you will immediately be exterminated

and removed from the competition.

But if you make it through, you'll be officially

welcomed to the cast and given your first

challenge of the season.

Your first fright feat begins right now.

(Boulet Brothers laugh evilly)

Bitch.

(laughing evilly)

It's already starting.

[Merrie] Here we go!

[Sigourney] Yay!

(spraying)

(queens chattering)

[Merrie] Okay, this is it, bitches.

[Hoso] Are y'all ready?

[Merrie] Season four!

I think!

-You go first. -Send the white person first.

They'll survive.

Here, you make a great shield.

[Astrud] Ready?

(tense, dramatic music) (beeping)

[Merrie] I'm not gonna fit in there, bitch!

-Wait a minute. -I'm not gonna fit in there.

(Merrie yells)

(tense, dramatic music)

Hello?

(tense, dramatic music)

[Astrud] Launching?

Did he say launching?

Oh my god.

(tense, dramatic music)

(queen screams)

What the fuck?

Fuck.

(Sigourney yells)

(dramatic music)

(strange electronic music)

-(Betty gasps) -Oh god!

(screaming)

(tense, dramatic music)

(yelling)

[Sigourney] Oh!

[Merrie] Uh-uh, don't be leaving me!

Hold up, y'all be leavin' me!

(tense, dramatic music)

What?

(tense, dramatic music)

Oh no, ma'am.

What the hell?

(car starts up)

Oh shit, what the hell?

(engine revs)

[Hoso] Oh, shit.

(engine revving)

[Jade] What the hell?

(tires squeal)

(horn honks) (tires squeal)

(queens yelling) (chattering)

Oh!

Oh, shit!

[Sigourney] Oh.

Oh.

(disembodied chattering)

(tense, dramatic music)

(car starts up)

-Come on! -What is this?

Uh...

(engine revving)

Try it!

-No! -Give it to me!

(yelling)

(heart beating)

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Are you okay? (tense, dramatic music)

I'm fine, it was fun, but you know,

I just didn't expect that.

(tense, dramatic music)

Oh god!

Fuck, shit, where do we go? (tense, dramatic music)

-Which way now? -I got it, I got it.

I got it, I got it, I got.

I got it, I got it.

I don't got it.

[Merrie] This is it, this is the door right here.

(tense, dramatic music)

-Let's go. -Oh my god.

(clowns yell)

(queens yelling)

(screaming) (yelling)

[Saint] Okay, okay, okay, okay!

(Merrie chuckles)

-Oh my god. -Oh my god.

That was fucking nuts.

Jesus.

When that clown pushed me and I hit the ground,

I literally thought I'd, like, broken a rib

in my corset or that my head had just, like, shattered.

Who knows.

(Merrie exclaims)

(Betty laughs)

Oh my god!

So one could expect season four

to be bigger and better than ever,

but coming into this, I'm like,

I don't know, this might be a little bit too extreme, girl.

They're doing a lot over here this year.

Ooh.

[La Zavaleta] That was it!

Bro, I'm just like, I need to sit down.

-My fucking knees. -Girl, fuck your

old ass knees, do you see these?

These ashy knees right here, baby!

I got one regular knee and I got one new knee

and I don't think either of them are good still.

(tense, dramatic music)

-Yes! -Yes.

(queens exclaiming)

Come through, shots.

(tense, dramatic music)

Welcome to Dragula fuckers!

(queens cheer)

Honestly, I don't know what to expect with season four,

but I'm fully prepared to roll with the punches

and do whatever it takes.

(tense, dramatic music)

Oh. Oh shit.

(tense, dramatic music)

Welcome back darlings and congratulations

on surviving your first fright feat of the season.

As a special reward for making it through our maze,

each of you will receive a deluxe

state-of-the-art special effects makeup kit

from PPI and Skin Illustrator,

the industry's leading special effects makeup wizards.

(queens cheer)

You also have now officially earned your spot

in the competition. (dramatic music)

Now, with all of that out of the way,

it's time to issue you your first challenge of the season.

-Oh. -Yes!

Kicking off the competition

is our horror icon makeover challenge.

-Oh my god. -Yes!

We want you to choose a classic horror icon

and re-imagine their looks from the ground up.

Your icon could be from film, TV, books,

comics, or video games.

But the idea is to remake these beloved icons looks

entirely in a new, fresh and terrifying way.

We do not want cosplay here,

but we do need to be able to recognize

who your chosen icon is, so you're going to have to find

the perfect middle ground for your concept.

The winner of this challenge will receive $1,000

in high heels from FierceQueen.com.

-Oh my god. -Yes!

And the two competitors who score the lowest

will be up for extermination. (dramatic music)

Now gather your things and head outside.

There are a few hearses waiting to take you to the mansion

where you can get settled in and start designing your looks.

We'll see you in a few days

for the first floor show of the season.

Good luck, but remember,

if your horror icon fails to terrify us,

your first floor show will be your last.

(dramatic music)

(tense, dramatic music) (thunder rumbling)

(tense synth music)

Ah. (Chuckles)

-Wow. -Oh shit.

-Ooh. -We're fuckin' here, bitches.

(queens chattering)

The new boudoir is amazing.

This shit is gorgeous.

So let's talk about

that haunted house situation yesterday.

Isn't it fun that y'all made both the tits

lead the group through?

(screams) Fuck!

Of course they put the ladies first.

Oh, god!

Fuck, shit!

Well, we put Betty in the front

because she's been alive longer

and if it took her out first, she had a good run.

My favorite part was the fucking car.

The car just running, like, hit me bitch, hit me!

-But somebody was a pussy. -I know.

-No, oh my god. -Shut the fuck up!

-Shut the fuck up! -Woo, girl.

If you think that PTSD makes me a pussy,

then you can get the fuck outta here.

Sorry, I mean, I have a lot of trauma, too.

No, yeah, sure, sure.

I can't wait to see it exposed on camera.

So when the car was rushing towards my head,

it took me back to a time when I was involved

in a really intense car accident

and I had a near death experience.

It kind of pulled out all of those memories

that I thought I had conquered

and I thought I was over and it kind of sent me

into a little bit of a shock and it all came flooding back.

It hit me like a truck.

It was a lot for me.

I mean, I got through it and it was definitely like, fun,

but I also, I just didn't expect

to react that way, I thought I-

-Are you okay now? -Now that I know that,

-I'm sorry. -It's okay.

I want to say I'm sorry, but you came to Drag-

No, hold on.

You came to Dragula come for your fears.

-100%. -So let's just fucking do it.

And if they ask me to do it again, I absolutely would.

For free?

You're welcome. You're welcome.

I felt bad, but also it's like,

you have to (inhales) hold it in and keep breathing, baby,

because life is getting tougher and you're just 24.

What do y'all think about

the first challenge they issued?

-Oh. -So cool.

[Jade] So awesome!

Is anybody feeling, like,

unconfident in their looks or anything?

I don't like to give anything away.

-For free. -For free?

What, is that your quote?

Like your style you're trying to do?

I have a lot going on in here.

I can come up with more than just a catchphrase.

But it's like, it's not everything

for free, for free, for free.

It's like, okay, let's just move on.

Why does she talk so mean?

Even when she's trying to be nice, I don't understand it.

I don't get it.

She's also really bitchy.

I don't think Zavaleta is a bitch.

I think she's just young and immature.

Okay, I can't defend her all the time.

(laughing)

And I don't need you to defend me, babe.

Ooh.

Shots fired.

(laughs)

This is our first time connecting.

I don't need you to defend me.

I can defend myself.

That's totally fine. I don't have to defend you.

I'm strong enough.

-I'm here for a reason. -Okay.

We don't work together over there.

We're going to start working together,

so you're going to get to know me.

Well, we'll see if we work together

because my pay is going to be a little higher,

but yeah. (Queens exclaim)

So the thing about New Yorkers that I'm learning

is that, like, one minute they fighting

and then they're hugging and they get stabbed

and then they're bandaging each other.

I don't get it.

Let's ask.

I would love to hear who you guys think,

just from first meetings, so who's your biggest competition?

I'm afraid of that bitch, she's creepy.

-What's your name? -Hoso, right?

Hoso.

I've been such a big fan of your work for so long.

Like, you are such an amazing artist.

I'm super excited to see Astrud in the cast.

I've been a fan and I had a little crush on her

for a bit now, so this should be interesting.

I have been a big fan of Hoso for a really long time.

Everyone's still talking about Hoso?

-Yeah. -Oh, okay.

-Yeah. -I'm just making sure.

I'm not too familiar with your work.

-All right. -So I don't know

what exactly you're going to be able to bring

and if you're going to be able to-

Well you could follow me back.

(queens exclaim) (laughing)

You perform everywhere in, uh, Phoenix?

I don't perform, actually, in Phoenix.

I'm more of a digital queen, so I do everything online.

I have a huge following on Instagram

- and Twitch and- - Oh, really?

How much is a huge following?

You'll find out.

Let me ask you, though.

You're a mask queen and historically,

historically, a masked queen has not survived here.

Which is going to be sad, because you're such a cutie.

-And that's why I'm here. -What's the tea?

I come the 360.

I can do anything- - What are you gonna

bring more, though?

- Like what- - Oh, full looks.

-Not just from the waist up. -Oh my gosh.

I mean does it matter? You're all going home.

-(laughing) -Shut the fuck up!

I'm not one to be bitchy, so it's very hard

for me to answer this.

Sinorgee, like, I don't know what you're giving.

-You're not feeling it? -I, no.

And I wouldn't let you feel it.

For free.

[Hoso] Astrud, who do you think's going home?

So to me, I'm going to have to say either you, my darling.

-Oh my gosh. -Or Formelda Hyde.

Formelda, it's not because anything to do with your art.

You're amazing.

It's just because you haven't had

the most performance experience

and this is a performance competition, right?

And I don't know- - Okay, let me stop you.

Okay, I'm a performer, baby.

-You've been to my shows. -No, no.

I said that's why Formelda should be in the bottom.

Okay then why I should be on the bottom

if it's a performance competition?

Well you know, I know you from Brooklyn, right?

And I think you're

absolutely amazing- - And I'm a star, baby.

'Cause you fail at Brooklyn, let's not be real.

-How did I fail? -You moved to Brooklyn

-and you had to move back. -Hold up.

[La Zavaleta] Let's be real.

You're fired!

-Hold up. -No!

-No. -It's my turn.

-Uh uh, no, it's not. -Uh, Formelda?

You're going home 'cause you need to start talking, baby,

and the mask is not doing it for me.

And that's on period. (queens chattering)

This is too good, girl, I can't.

Now just because she never has performed yet in real life

does not mean she ain't gonna give.

Girl, just because you wanna fuck her does not mean...

Okay.

Girl, if I wanted to have her,

she would have been had.

You guys can underestimate me now,

but I will be able to show you guys

that I will be able to perform.

I will be able to give the full fantasy.

I mean, you guys are going to sleep on me,

but just you wait, just you wait.

I slept in that conversation.

(laughing)

Merrie, be nice to the little kids.

How about you be nice?

I'm here to prove that I'm a winner.

This head needs a crown, bitches.

Are they doing multiple crowns this time?

Oh, your teeth, babe.

(laughing) (queens exclaims)

I don't care who goes home, but I got shit to do.

-Yes! -Yes!

[La Zavaleta] I claim this as my table.

(soft, mysterious music)

So I'm taking the Xenomorph from my favorite horror film,

Alien, and I'm making it all out of EVA foam.

I also am using motocross armor.

A lot of weird mixture of materials to create something

that looks really original and unique.

I used a lot of airbrushing to get the color all correct

and now I'm just adding a little bit of stones to it

because I want it to shine

a little bit in the light, you know?

Nothing crazy, though.

So my inspiration for my horror icon

is Billy the Puppet from Saw.

I am creating this vintage nurse

that has a whole bunch of syringes sticking out of her.

It's going to be filthy,

but it's also going to have a glamour to it.

I'm not worried about the competitors

calling me out at all, no.

I think it's something that's not common

within the drag scene, so I'm really excited

to show everybody the amount of work I do

put into my looks and my performances.

I'm mostly just worried about myself right now.

So my horror icons look is inspired by Morticia Addams.

I've always wanted to take classic horror icons

and give them a very urban twist,

but also a modern twist as well.

Basically a black representation of what

the Addams Family would be if we had our own TV show.

I decided to do the queen of horror, Elvira,

and I'm going to make her a little bit more horrific.

Of course my hair is going to be gigantic,

but I really am going to elevate this look

with her makeup and her face.

I really want her to look like a demon,

like Elvira in her true form.

For horror, because I'm inspired by the Pale Man

by Guillermo Del Toro in El Laberinto Del Fauno.

So this is some gloves.

I started with liquid latex

and then airbrush a layer of blood.

Now I'm adding the eyes with some liquid latex and paper.

The eyes are going to be looking to the left

and then to the right, just like Merrie's eyes.

Actually I think I speak for my entire generation

when I say that one of our first horror icons

that we encountered in the cinemas,

like definitely Other Mother from Coraline.

After her transformation, she was this insect-like being

that was just trying to sew buttons into everyone's eyes.

I'm kind of amplifying the insect-like features

in all of her things, so I'm gluing these, like,

insect legs that I made out of foam

and I used a fuck-ton of buttons.

I'm the only animated horror icon here, it seems like,

so I think I'm going to stand out.

I think I create drag in a way that no one has seen before,

so I'm pretty excited to show my stuff.

Yeah.

All right, bitches.

I don't know about y'all but I'm ready

to wrap this shit up and have a fucking amazing floor show.

Y'all ready to get out of here?

-All right! -Yes!

[Saint] Let's go!

(dramatic synth music)

[Hoso] Oh, wait for me.

You better hurry, girl.

(dramatic synth music)

(tense, dramatic music)

(queens chattering) (tense, dramatic music)

Let's do it, y'all. (Chuckles)

-Ugh. -Oh god.

I's a new day.

It's time to deliver our horror icons

and a bitch is ready.

I got my fan!

Yeah, and it's the only fan you're gonna have this year.

Oh, so clever.

I have three different fans for the show

because a bitch gets wet and sweaty.

Shh.

See, you can't even hear it.

(upbeat synth pop music)

[Astrud] How's everybody feelin'?

I'm excited to show you guys all what I have planned

for this floor show.

I can't wait to scare y'all.

I know you guys kind of underestimated me at first,

but I definitely think this floor show

is going to have you guys thinking something else about me.

-Same Formelda Hyde. -I'm excited, babe.

(intense synth pop music)

So how do you feel about being a lady

doing drag these days?

I mean, it's a lot easier now

than it was when I first started out five years ago.

-Uh huh. -I was told that

I wasn't allowed to do drag and that it was, like,

in bad taste and it would be disrespectful and-

You know, that's bullshit, girl.

Cis women have been doing drag as long as I have.

My first drag mother was a cis woman.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

-She was, she was a woman. -What the fuck?

-Yeah. -That's crazy.

-Isn't that wild? -I literally had no idea.

So, yeah, y'all have been here as long as we have.

Hard, and I've had to like, crawl through glass

to get to where I am.

You know, they make us work twice as hard.

-Exactly. -I know you have to work

-extra hard, too. -For twice as little.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

It didn't use to be that way for us, us dolls,

but yeah, here lately, it's- - Yeah?

Yeah, it's gotten the same. Yeah.

What are you gonna do?

-Kick their ass. -Yes.

One tit at a time.

I feel like there's a little bit of a difference

in being a trans woman in a drag competition

and being a cis woman in a drag competition,

but we do share some similar obstacles.

A lot of people think that we don't belong here

and I'm not sure why.

We've always been here.

-You're fabulous, bitch. -Mm.

I'm so glad to have a sister here.

-Yes. -Yes.

-I got your back, bitch. -Mm, break a lash.

(intense synth pop music)

I've been obsessed with this show

since the moment it's came out

and I just kinda feel like this is where I belong.

I am kind of a partier. I'm a little wild.

My mouth is fire. (Laughs)

Here I can kind of be myself.

You guys have been so awesome

and everyone's been accepting me,

which was kind of a little bit of a worry.

I didn't know how I would be perceived,

but, I'm like really excited.

I think that people are going to see a side of me

that they've never seen and I think that I'm just

going to find my place here.

And you don't have to stay in one place the whole time.

Try it all. I get bored with myself.

Like I was so fucking bored.

(intense synth pop music)

(dramatic music) (Merrie gasps)

-Shut the fuck up, y'all. -Oh my god.

-[Announcer] -Attention competitors.

-Attention competitors. -I'm so not ready!

-This is crazy. -The floor show

is about to begin.

- Okay, well- - The floor show

-is about to begin. -I don't even know

where to begin, because I haven't even started yet!

[Announcer] Competitors, please make your way

to the main stage.

(dramatic music)

(intense synth music)

(intense synth pop music)

Welcome misfits, mutants and miscreants

to the first Dragula floor show of the season.

This week we've challenged our competitors

to completely reinvent looks inspired

by some of our favorite classic horror icons

and model their new creations on the runway.

Here to help us judge our first show of the season

is celebrated author, educator

and horror film historian Tananarive Due.

We are so thrilled to have you here.

Thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you. I'm super excited to be here.

And our next judge knows everything

there is to know about horror

from every corner of the genre.

He's the director of cult classic Jaw Breaker

and three time Boulet Brothers Dragula judge,

the one and only Darren Stein.

It's so awful to see you again, darling.

Thank you so much for coming.

It's really great to be here again.

Thank you for having me.

Now, let's dim the lights...

Start the music...

And let the floor show begin.

(dramatic music)

(tense, dramatic music) (screaming)

(tense, dramatic music) (disembodied chattering)

(intense synth music)

(intense synth music)

(intense synth music)

(upbeat, intense synth music)

(upbeat, intense synth music)

(intense synth music)

(intense synth music)

(intense synth music)

(upbeat, intense synth music)

(upbeat, intense synth music)

(screaming)

(tense, dramatic music)

Welcome home uglies.

-Hi. -Hi.

We want to officially welcome you all

to the Boulet Brothers Dragula family.

We're just so excited that you have chosen to come here,

sign your soul away to us

and compete in this grand championship

of drag, filth, horror, and glamour,

and we hope you're all prepared

to have the time of your lives.

Before we begin, I want to remind you

that we are not here to judge your drag.

Drag is art and art is subjective.

What we are judging you on is your drag

as it relates to this competition

and the challenges that we've put before you.

Now, let's get down to it.

Merrie Cherry,

Jade Jolie

and Saint.

Please step forward.

You three are safe and will live to fight another day.

You can all leave the stage.

Woo!

Yes, I deserve to be safe,

but I should have been on the top

because of my campy approach.

I think Merrie should have been on the bottom

because her Marshmallow Man

was exactly like the Marshmallow Man.

I'm excited to be safe.

It's a little bit bittersweet,

but I'm striving to hopefully

get that acknowledgement from the Boulets next time.

Hoso Terra Toma,

Astrud Aurelia,

Koco Caine,

and Sigourney Beaver.

Please step forward.

You four performed the best tonight.

(dramatic music)

Let's talk about Astrud.

Oh my gosh.

From the opening silhouette, I was all over it.

Love the look, the walk, the character.

I always scared and at the same time,

I wanted you to spit acid on me.

(Astrud laughs)

Thank you. I want to spit acid on you.

And I mean that with so much love. (Chuckles)

Well, Alien is my favorite movie

so as soon as I saw your silhouette

and that huge, lethal tail, I was totally gagged.

What can I say?

H.R. Giger would be super proud of.

I knew exactly what you were doing.

It was the Xenomorph of my weirdest, wildest

and like wettest dreams.

It was very sexual.

Your energy was wild

and I love seeing that in a performance.

The way you did your makeup and hair was very punk,

which I thought was a really fresh take on the concept.

Job well done.

-(Astrud laughs) -Thank you so much.

So let's move on to Koco.

The first thing I noticed, Koco, is the hair.

So majestic.

I thought that look was like the iconic

movie monster villain we never got to see.

You really did interpret this as your own.

Never send a rose unless dyed black as a warning

and Koco, you are that warning.

It was so sexually charged and dark.

You kinda had me captivated.

I thought it was brilliant.

I was sold the minute I saw your silhouette.

I didn't associate the blood necessarily with Morticia,

but it was a minor detail, and I think you did fantastic.

Let's talk about Sigourney.

(Swanthula laughs)

Your girls are out in front and they're at salute.

-Just trying to say hi. -(laughing)

You are a performer.

You know you're on stage, you're a showman.

It was kind of glorious and your reveal was flawless

and the interpretation was like electric and metallic

and those little bolt titty tassels are everything for me,

so it was just really, really fun.

Also it was giving me like Madonna Gaultier

but who needs a cone bra

when you've got tassels with bolts?

I really liked the way that you played with silhouettes.

The coat was so sharp and angular

and you were posing in a way

that you were very aware of your shapes,

which I really appreciate.

Yeah, I was not at first wild about the coat

and I was a little worried,

but it actually just amped me up more for the revelation

when the coat came off, because it was like, wow,

everything's popping, and you really did take

this interpretation of Bride

and make it completely your own.

Let's talk about Hoso.

So I recognized you as the Other Mother immediately.

For many children and for many young people,

the Other Mother will be like the gateway character

into the world of horror.

So all the iconic things that make up the Other Mother,

you just scrambled it up and made it really imaginative

and unexpected and it was exciting to watch you perform.

I wasn't even as familiar with the source material,

I was reading more sort of Tim Burton-esque, you know,

but I was really, really super impressed by the look

and also the movement which felt

so authentic to this character.

And I thought it was a really interesting choice.

I liked that you thought outside of the box.

I am aware of your drag,

but I'm not aware of your performance skills,

so I was curious of what you would do here tonight

on the stage and you impressed me.

You sold it with a lot of character,

a lot of movement, so job well done.

Oh yeah, I'm batshit insane. (Laughs)

You are fashion, you're couture, you're terrifying.

Like you're everything that Dragula stands for.

I was here for it.

You all performed very well,

but there can only be one winner,

and the winner of the horror icons makeover challenge is...

Astrud Aurelia.

Oh my fucking god, are you kidding me? (Laughs)

Congratulations, Astrud.

You are the winner of this challenge.

You have also won a $1,000 shopping spree

in shoes, heels, and boots to FierceQueen.com.

Oh my fucking god.

I, I can't, I can't believe it.

I'm so over the moon and over the solar system.

So thank you. (Chuckles)

You're welcome.

The four of you can leave the stage.

Sweet! (Chuckles)

So I have been wanting to be here for years.

I was excited about this.

I'm so passionate about this competition,

and to get that affirmation

from the Boulet Brothers is just everything.

That leaves the La Zavaleta,

Bitter Betty, and Formelda Hyde.

The judges ranked your monster makeovers

as the lowest scoring tonight.

Let's talk about why.

Zavaleta, I think your prop fucked you over tonight.

The problem was when you got out the blood

and started pumping and we waited...

And waited...

And waited...

Keep going, Zavaleta.

Yeah, I completely understand.

You always, always, always want to test out your props

and gags before you get on stage.

The pump, I think, got destroyed on the way here.

Not an excuse, but shit happens.

If the pump isn't broken,

it should be after this performance.

(Swanthula laughs)

I just wanted to see also

a little bit more your personality come out

beyond what you're wearing.

I will definitely have a lot of that.

Yes, Zavaleta, you have an incredible personality.

This character kind of swallowed your character up.

I mean, I could see you in a horror movie tomorrow.

It looks real, it's terrifying, it's gruesome.

My issue, though, was that, is she the Mummy?

Were you bathed in acid?

I wasn't sure what your icon,

what your creature was exactly.

Let's talk about Bitter Betty.

Betty, I do not think you should

necessarily be here tonight.

I think that your detail with your outfit

comes through in spades.

Your drag is flawless.

The problem was the judges felt

that it was too similar to your inspiration.

That was your downfall.

I mean, honestly, there's a lot of details.

I personally want those fuckin' earrings.

The icon came across fully,

but you didn't take it and make it something new.

The problem for me is we can see a variation of this

at any gay bar in the world on Halloween,

So it just needed a bit more imagination.

Okay.

Yeah. Great hair, great boobs.

Just want to see more Bitter Betty.

Thank you.

Let's talk about Formelda Hyde.

For me, I totally didn't completely get the reference.

I thought the hypodermic needles on your fingers

were a reference to Elm Street 3, which I'm here for it.

-Bring it. -Me, too.

-Yeah. -Honestly.

On a positive side, you're terrifying.

Yeah, I have to admit, I did not get the reference.

I should have.

I've seen probably every Saw movie,

so I taught you a more like sort of an evil nurse,

sort of the abstract face of addiction,

which I thought was super creative and very, very scary.

I think the performance could have been improved a bit

in terms of the movement and really giving yourself over

to the character, but you look fantastic.

Yeah, the mask is effective.

It's magnetic, even from it from a great distance,

but the scale is rather small.

As a drag performer, we have to think about

things like scale and our impact on the stage

because sometimes you'll be performing in huge auditoriums

and you want people to understand

what you're trying to convey

without having to be right up on top of you.

I think it was a little small, honestly.

I don't think it was terrible by any means.

Just a little small in comparison

to the people you're competing with,

but I do feel like from the waist down,

I just have to say this,

it is really brave of you to wear club kid boots

on episode one of Dragula.

I'm shocked to see that,

but maybe you're a sadist.

I'm not sure. (Laughs)

So Bitter Betty...

You have survived this week's challenge

and you will live to fight another day.

Oh my god.

Thank you.

You're welcome. You can leave the stage.

It feels horrible being on the bottom

in the first challenge.

I'm completely heartbroken.

That means Zavaleta and Formelda Hyde,

you are both up for extermination tonight.

(dramatic music)

Both of you have failed to impress the judges panel

with your monster icon makeovers.

To prove that you have what it takes to face your fears

and remain in the competition,

you'll be participating in a makeover

of one of our most iconic extermination challenges.

You'll be taken to an abandoned cemetery

and buried alive six feet underground.

You'll be snug as a bug in your custom coffin,

but don't worry, you won't be in there alone.

You see the longer you stay underground,

the more various vermin will find their way

into your coffin, and trust me,

these creatures love to snuggle.

The more visitors you can tolerate,

the better you'll score in the extermination.

After your burial, we'll consider your performance

in the extermination along with your floor show scores,

and we'll then decide which one of you

will live and which one of will die.

Good luck, uglies,

and may the best monster win. (dramatic music)

(tense, dramatic music)

[Astrud] Hey, how are you feeling, babe?

How I'm feeling?

Really? Is that a fucking question right now?

I'm feeling devastated because I'm going to be

in front of my fears for the first time ever.

My biggest fear is loneliness,

darkness and being buried alive.

Like the last time I was in a fucking cemetery

was when I buried my sister.

Oh, no!

This adrenaline that I'm going, like,

I'm feeling, I'm just gonna,

put me the coffin, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah,

and fold me, like let's fuckin' do it,

'cause I'm not going home bitch.

[Merrie] Now we've heard a lot from Zavaleta.

What are you feeling?

Well, she doesn't talk.

-Girl, you got, (chuckles) -you better stop being mean.

I personally feel good

about what I presented on the stage.

If you could change even like one thing, what would it be?

More needles sticking out, I think.

But you wouldn't change the shoes?

'Cause they read you for the shoes.

-Stop being mean right now. -I'm not being mean.

I am in the bottom,

but they loved everything that I had on.

They hate everything that you had on.

-They didn't hate everything. -So let's not start there.

-Let's not start there. -They hated the shoes.

I'm on the bottom because of my gag,

you are in the bottom because of your look, so,

fix your fucking mask, show emotions, and that's on period.

Um, I don't think that Formelda's mask was her problem.

(laughs)

But they did like what I had

and I have what it takes to be a monster.

I don't have to prove that I'm a star.

- I shine- - You actually do

have to prove because you're in the extermination.

Okay, shut up Merrie.

-Okay, fuck off. -You're getting,

-you're getting mad. -I wanna stay

and I'm gonna prove it that I'm gonna fucking stay.

-We'll see. -I have a-

No, not we'll see, baby.

I think Zavaleta should use all this anger

and rage she has in the extermination

instead of throwing it out on us in the Cauldron.

(Zavaleta sobbing)

Knowing that the last time Zava was in a cemetery

was to bury her sister,

and knowing that she's going to go through with that

shows how badly she wants to be here.

(Zavaleta sobbing)

I'm pissed.

I want to stay here.

Like I came here to prove myself

that I'm a fucking star and I didn't expect this.

I'm just fucking pissed.

I'm just done with them calling me a fucking bitch,

calling that I'm a mean girl.

I'm a bitch for a fucking reason.

Life made me this bitch.

As someone that just lost someone,

I personally could not go to a cemetery right now.

Oh, in life, you have to accept the fact

that all time on this planet is temporary.

You never know when you're gonna go.

That's very true, but everyone has

their own way of healing, you know what I mean?

But in the heat of the moment like this?

It's now or never.

I am going there to fucking conquer my fear

and fucking come back tomorrow

and just fucking kill it from now on, like,

yeah, call me a bitch, yeah, call me mean.

Life made me this bitch.

You don't know where I come from.

You don't know where I've been through.

Like, I'm a fucking bitch for a reason.

And if I hurt your feelings, well,

I'm sorry that your feelings are hurt,

but like, those are your feelings.

I'm gonna take this fucking anger, this fucking fire.

I'm going to take all of these fucking emotions

and fucking push through it 'cause I am,

I'm not going home first.

(tense, dramatic music)

(tense, dramatic music)

(tense, dramatic music)

(digging)

(dirt scatters)

(uneven breathing)

Oh fuck, you can do this.

You can do this, you can do this.

(dirt thudding)

-(drill whirring) -Oh fuck.

(drill whirring)

Oh my god.

This is what fears are like, huh?

(thuds) Oh, fuck!

Jesus Crisis!

And I don't be-

Oh my god.

(banging)

(sighs)

Oh my god.

(dirt thudding)

Ah! Shit.

(tense, dramatic music)

Oh my god.

(speaking in foreign language)

-(dirt thuds) -Ah!

Fuck.

Oh my god.

Oh my god.

Oh fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.

(dirt thudding) (tense, dramatic music)

Oh my fucking god! Ah!

Oh my fucking god!

(Formelda yells)

Fuck! Oh fuck!

(screams)

Fuck!

Fuck! Oh fuck.

Oh my fucking god!

Okay.

Okay.

Fuck!

(liquid trickling)

Oh wow.

Oh-

Whoa oh!

Are you fucking kidding me? Oh!

(liquid tricking) (Zavaleta gasping)

Oh my...

(tense, dramatic music)

Oh my god.

Oh.

(liquid trickling) (tense, dramatic music)

Oh my god, I just...

Oh.

I feel fucking gross.

(heavy breathing) (spitting)

(sobbing) (tense music)

Fuck.

I fucking did it, bitch!

Yes!

Come on!

I'm here! I'm fucking here!

I'm ready, come on!

Let's fucking do this!

(bugs crawling)

(uneven breathing) (tense music)

(dramatic organ music)

(dark synth pop music)

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ It's your time to die ♪

♪ Without you we'll be better ♪

♪ Without you we'll be better ♪

♪ We could watch you burn forever ♪

♪ Die, die, die, die ♪

(tense, dramatic music)

♪ Close your eyes and count to 10 ♪

♪ And let it all begin again ♪

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ Time to die ♪

♪ It's your time to die ♪

♪ You don't care about God ♪

♪ You just care about money ♪

♪ You don't care about life ♪

♪ You just care about money ♪

♪ You don't care, you don't care, you don't care ♪

♪ You don't care, you don't care, you don't care ♪

♪ Die, die, die, die ♪

(insects buzzing)