Ariana DeBose dishes on foodie horror ‘House Of Spoils’ & her most embarrassing Halloween costume
The Bear might look like if it were set in a haunted restaurant, has Ariana DeBose got the movie for you…Just in time for the Halloween season, filmmakers Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy (Blow The Man Down) are serving up House Of Spoils, a wickedly delicious meal of a horror movie centered on DeBose’s ambitious young culinary artist referred to only as “Chef.”After leaving her cushy gourmet job in the city, our intrepid chef partners with a restaurateur (Succession‘s Arian Moayed) to create a unique dining experience in a gorgeous old home in remote upstate New York.
Already overwhelmed by the need to devise a new menu and train her inexperienced sous chef (Euphoria‘s Barbie Ferreira), things get worse when food begins rotting rapidly and it becomes increasingly clear there’s something… spiritual… going on in this kitchen.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.DeBose is clearly having a blast sinking her teeth into the juicy part, especially as her chef gives into the witchy supernatural powers at play.
The chameleonic multi-hyphenate has already proven herself in everything from musicals to dramas to Disney family fare, but an out-and-out horror feels like exciting new territory for her.Of course, that might be because Ariana DeBose is no horror buff—though she’s a fan of “spooky vibes,” she’ll be the first to tell you she’s a totally “‘fraidy-cat.” Still, that made the challenge of House Of Spoils all the more exciting for the Oscar-winning star, who was eager to throw on her chef’s coat and get cooking for this freaky new role.With House Of Spoils now streaming on Prime Video, Queerty was thrilled to grab some time to gab with DeBose, learning what compelled her most about playing this no-named chef, and where queer audiences might find themselves in this culinary creep-fest.
