Blumhouse Is Getting Into Bakeoff TV with Horror-Themed ‘Killer Cakes’
Literal “Scream” king Matthew Lillard is joining forces once again with Blumhouse for an unexpectedly terrifying — and potentially delicious — two-part series, Amazon Prime Video’s “Killer Cakes.”
The one-of-a-kind baking competition is hosted by Lillard, who starred in Blumhouse’s “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” For “Killer Cakes,” Lillard, who will also executive produce the miniseries, is joined a pair of judges: “Halloween” actress Danielle Harris and experimental food artist and cookbook author Nikk Alcaraz. The series centers on bakers attempting to win “some of the most frightening challenges ever produced for television,” per the logline. The contestants will work with the best horror special-effects artists in Hollywood to create cakes purposefully disgusting and disturbing.
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Because that’s what everybody wants: disgusting cake.
“Killer Cakes” hails from the “Cake Boss” production team, with Ruth Amsel serving as showrunner. Jason Blum and Gretchen Palek executive produce for Blumhouse Television; Scott Feeley will executive produce for High Noon Entertainment.
The series is produced by Blumhouse Television, ITV America’s High Noon Entertainment, and Amazon MGM Studios. “Killer Cakes” premieres October 8 on Prime Video.
Blumhouse Television and Amazon MGM have more spooky culinary-centric projects in the works — just from the scripted side. The two companies are behind Prime Video film “House of Spoils” which stars Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, “Euphoria” alum Barbie Ferreira, and “Succession” actor Arian Moayed. DeBose stars as a chef who is tormented by an otherworldly force while trying to open a restaurant. The feature will debut at Fantastic Fest 2024.
And Blumhouse founder Jason Blum previously made his own reality-TV debut as a guest Shark investor on “Shark Tank” in 2023.
Blumhouse is next partnering with director Paul Feig for an untitled thriller based on the Netflix true-crime docuseries “Worst Roommate Ever.” The project marks the first time Blumhouse has produced both an unscripted and scripted series based on the same source material.
“Paul is the perfect director for this because his work always manages to strike a balance between the dark and the light,” Blum said in a press statement, “and I’m very excited to see everything he will bring to this story.”
Feig told IndieWire his foray into the horror genre with Blumhouse is a natural step in his comedy career.
“Horror is the new comedy,” Feig said, teasing of the project, “We’re working on fine-tuning the script right now. We’re rewriting it and getting it to where it will be one of my movies but still be true to the genre. I never want my comedy or my take on stuff to overtake the genre. I’m very religious about the genres and respecting the genres. I just want to play within it to make it more fun. […] I want to surprise people with the casting.”
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