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These 5 Forgotten Reality TV Shows Changed Horror Forever (and Then Disappeared)

Sink your teeth into these forgotten frights of the 2000s this Halloween season.

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On the surface it seems unlikely that horror and reality television would mesh well at all. However, it turns out that it’s possible to create some pretty cool trash TV concepts for horror fans to indulge in, you just have to dig to find the real thrills and frights.

We’ve compiled a list of horror-based reality shows that you definitely forgot existed, despite how they turned a whole genre on its head.

Unlike the Emma Roberts led series of the mid 2010s, Scream Queens on VH1 followed a group of girls wanting to make it big in Hollywood. They’re all competing for a chance to appear in the Saw movies. Over the course of eight weeks the girls undergo several weekly challenges that take inspiration from horror tropes. In Season 1, Tanendra wins the title of Scream Queen, appearing in Saw VI. Season 2 contestants competed for a role in Saw 3D which Gabby........

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