The upcoming horror trivia game show Better Luck than Chuck aims to test your insight into fright, and the team behind the unique project has unleashed a first look sneak peek today.
The series is produced by Screambox Director of Programming & Original Productions Tony Wash (“Bloody Bites”), Meredith Tummillo, Sarah Sharp, and Robert Patrick Stern.
The team previews, “Imagine hanging out with Elvira and The Cryptkeeper all while having the chance to win killer prizes for being the smartest horror fan in the room! Sounds like a nightmarish dream come true, doesn’t it?! Meet The Widow, “The Wittiest Witch of the Midwest,” and her corpse of a husband Charlie, the sarcastic, hysterical hosts of Better Luck than Chuck, who have cordially invited horror fans into their basement to compete in a ghoulish game show that tests their insight into fright!
“A spooky, kooky mix of MTV’s Remote Control, Comedy Central’s Win Ben Stein’s Money, and Nickelodeon’s Finders Keepers, Better Luck than Chuck incorporates numerous topics chosen by its contestants that quiz their horror knowledge – with each cate-GORY taking an entertaining and unique angle on the question/answer process.
“Many years ago, The Widow poisoned her husband Charlie and has kept his slowly decomposing body in their basement ever since. Norman Bates would be so proud! Using a touch of her witchy magic, The Widow brought him back to life, but poor Charlie is only conscious – unable to physically move from the couch where he sits day after day, forced to indulge in his wife’s favorite hobby: watching horror movies!
“Charlie isn’t as excited to have defeated death as one may think, and has a bone to pick with his wife. As a result, the two bicker like, well… an old married couple as a litany of horror geniuses battle for prizes, fame, and the series’ epic grand prize. Witty, colorful, and endlessly entertaining, Better Luck than Chuck is the terrifying trivia game show for the die-hard horror fan in all of us!”
Better Luck than Chuck stars Alexis Allotta as The Widow and Adam Michaels as Charlie alongside rotating trios of horror experts from all walks of life.
The series is seeking distribution for the already-shot six-episode debut season.
