Get Ready Everyone, Ryan Murphy Says He's Going To Invent The Comedy-Horror Genre
Ryan Murphy — the man behind "Glee" and "American Horror Story" — has already accomplished a lot in his career. His TV shows have brought in boatloads of acclaim and awards, and his HBO film "The Normal Heart" earned no shortage of plaudits this year. But not one to rest on his laurels, the writer/producer/director is doing something no one has thought of before: mixing horror and comedy.
This bit of news come in the midst of a press release of Murphy's forthcoming show "Scream Queens," his anthology horror series for Fox. Viewers who tune in might be totally baffled by what they're seeing because for the first time ever, Murphy is blending scares and laughter. Here's an excerpt of what you need to know (via io9):
"I knew I wanted to work with Brad and Ian again on something comedic, and we are having a blast writing SCREAM QUEENS," commented [Ryan] Murphy. "We hope to create a whole new genre – comedy-horror – and the idea is...