Scream Queens is coming for you this week!

If you love Ryan Murphy’s work, you are in for quite a treat with Scream Queens. It’s the perfect blend of classic Ryan Murphy humor/creepiness and murder mystery. Plainly put, Scream Queens is the middle child of Glee and American Horror Story.

Let’s call it American Horror Story: Sorority.

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SYNOPSIS
The girls of Kappa House are dying for new pledges. SCREAM QUEENS is a new killer comedy-horror series from award-winning executive producers Ryan Murphy (“Glee,” “American Horror Story”), Brad Falchuk (“Glee,” “American Horror Story”) and Ian Brennan (“Glee”).

Kappa House, the most sought-after sorority for pledges, is ruled with an iron fist (in a pink glove) by CHANEL OBERLIN (Emma Roberts, “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” “Scream 4”). But when anti-Kappa DEAN CATHY MUNSCH (Jamie Lee Curtis, “Halloween,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “True Lies”) decrees that sorority pledging must be open to all students, and not just the school’s silver-spooned elite, all hell is about to break loose, as a devil-clad killer begins wreaking havoc across the campus.

An over-the-top, biting satire, SCREAM QUEENS is part black comedy, part slasher flick and a modern take on the classic whodunit, in which every character has a motive for murder…or could easily be the next victim.

SCREAM QUEENS has an all-star cast, including Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Lea Michele (“Glee”), Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin (“Little Miss Sunshine,” “Zombieland,” “August: Osage County”), Nasim Pedrad (“Mulaney,” “Saturday Night Live”), Oliver Hudson (“Nashville,” “Rules of Engagement”), Skyler Samuels (“American Horror Story: Coven”), Keke Palmer (“Akeela and the Bee,” “Masters of Sex”), newcomer Billie Lourd, Diego Boneta (“Rock of Ages”), Glen Powell (“The Expendables 3”), Lucien Laviscount (“Episodes”), Niecy Nash (“Getting On,” “The Soul Man”), pop superstar and actor Nick Jonas (“Kingdom”) and Grammy Award nominee and actress Ariana Grande.

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PILOT SUMMARY
The girls of Kappa House are dying for new pledges. Kappa House, the most sought-after sorority for pledges, is ruled with an iron fist (in a pink glove) by Chanel Oberlin (Emma Roberts, “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” “Scream 4”). But when anti-Kappa DEAN CATHY MUNSCH (Jamie Lee Curtis, “Halloween,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “True Lies”) decrees that sorority pledging must be open to all students, and not just the school’s silver-spooned elite, all hell is about to break loose, as a devil-clad killer begins wreaking havoc across the campus.

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The Pilot begins in 1995 with TLC’s “Waterfalls” before jumping to present day as we follow Grace (Skyler Samuels) who is moving into college with plans of joining the sorority her late mother was once in. Can we take a moment to acknowledge Skyler Samuels who I loved on The Gates and really enjoyed in The Nine Lives of Chloe King…her accomplishments continuously rise and it’s so great to see such an incredible talent continue to get amazing, versatile work. She is truly the heart of this show and it’s so wonderful to see.

“I’m sorry, did I ask you to pull down my panties and blow a compliment up my butt?” – Chanel

Then there’s her roommate, played by Keke Palmer. And…let’s just say, Ryan Murphy is never one to shy away from personality and stereotypes and the way he handles shaping these characters with that in mind is so delicate and so honest and either so real and entertaining or so absurd and entertaining, no matter what it usually works. And it works here.

As for the head of the sorority…Emma Roberts kicks butt as mean girl, Chanel. She’s as mean and shallow and selfish and ridiculous as you expect. It pains me not see Roberts in the canceled Delirium series but seeing her in this role is captivating as well. She’s funny and while she’s not the best actress out there, she is doing all she can to own this role and that I can respect. Then there’s Lea Michele’s character which I don’t love but what can you do? What an all star cast the show has got here! Thinking long term, I can’t wait to see who else joins the cast and who else makes cameos! Hopefully classic horror actors will drop by this show like everyone in the music industry dropped by Taylor Swift’s tour this past summer. Only time will tell.

“You’re so confident without being mean. What anti-depressants are you on?” – Chanel

I was however very entertained by a number of other things. Nick Jonas is fantastic. Jamie Lee Curtis gives this show its sanity. I didn’t laugh aloud in the series premiere until Niecy Nash made her grand entrance. She stole every scene she was in. Nasim Pedrad (Saturday Night Live) wasn’t far behind her in the funny department. Now these are comedic actors. This right here is comedy gold. I was also surprised and thrilled to see familiar face, McKaley Miller who I loved on Hart of Dixie.

Story wise, we begin with a tragedy in 1995 that sets the tone for the sorority all of these years later. There are so many secrets within a sorority already, add tragedy and more trickery and murder and who knows what else and you’ve got quite a lot of secrets to uncover! Needless to say, there’s so much here to explore and it never seems overwhelming because the pacing is perfect for what is sure to be a very thrilling first season.

“You guys, what do you think Taylor Swift is doing right now?” – Tiffany

I personally love the mystery element of the show the most as that’s being executed perfectly. The comedy is there but it could be raised a few notches. And the horror element is just a tease at this point. Hopefully the stakes will raise even more here and there will be some truly frightening moments.

So is it worth a watch? I think so. I’m not super crazy about it but I appreciate what’s being set up here and I see the potential it has to become even better. Screams Queen doesn’t take itself seriously. After all, it is a satire. So there are messages to be told through satire but it’s also really just a ball of bubble gum fun that got caught in a horror spiderweb.

Scream Queens is a campy horror thrill ride for people who appreciate fine things such as Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods. So Scream Queens is sure to have a cult following and if you’re on board for all of the above, you might very well be a part of this following. So tune in tomorrow night and decide if you’ll take the pledge to watch this season. I take the pledge!

Watch the TWO HOUR series premiere of Scream Queens Tuesday, September 22, 2015 8/7c on Fox.