Queer people and the supernatural have always seemed to go hand in hand. A love for the bizarre, the dangerous, and the unexplainable seems to run through much of our community just as strongly as our collective love for plaids, tattoos, and iced coffee.
And now two new LGBTQ+ icons are coming out with reality shows related to this scary phenomena.
Kesha’s Discovery+ series, Conjuring Kesha, was announced last year, but the teaser trailer for her latest dive into reality TV is finally here. Joined by celebrity guests, the “Die Young” singer will visit a number of allegedly creepy places including a state penitentiary and an old asylum to see if they can find any evidence of hauntings.
Considering Kesha has always included odes to the mystical in her music and aesthetic, and even once claimed to have had sex with a ghost, a reality show about the paranormal is completely in line with her brand, and fans are already clamoring to see what comes of it all.
On the more unexpected side of things, Kristen Stewart announced a casting call for her own “most gayest, most funnest, most titillating queer ghost hunting show ever” via friend and hairstylist CJ Romero on Instagram Monday.
Less is known about KStew’s venture into the supernatural, but the show is casting now and specifically seeking mediums, historians, ghost hunting experts, psychics, and supernatural tour guides within the LGBTQ+ community, seemingly to gear up to investigate some haunted hangouts of their own.
Kristen’s show is currently accepting casting submissions here, Conjuring Kesha premieres on Discovery+ July 8, and in the meantime, you can always pop back over to Demi Lovato’s UFO reality series on Peacock if you need a dose of queer paranormal activity ASAP.
These two new queer ghost hunting shows make perfect sense and perfect viewing because if anyone is going to make contact with the unknown, it's clearly the LGBTQs!