With Scream Queens 2 casting underway, the first season’s winner, Tanedra Howard, weighs in above with tips for aspiring horror actresses/reality show contestants. It seems that her experience on the show was more rewarding than you might expect — guess that time in the tent with cockroaches and getting kinky with fruit really paid off!

If you’re interested in becoming a Scream Queen, check this post for audition details.

It’s baaa-aaaack! VH1′s televised search for the next great-slash-hot horror actress, Scream Queens, will soon return for a second season and you can be on it. Details in the release below…

Are you an actress dreaming of a once in a lifetime shot at a career on the big screen? Do you have what it takes to handle intense, one-on-one mentoring with a major film director? Would you like training from one of the most celebrated acting coaches in Hollywood? In short, are you ready to be a star?

VH1, in association with Lionsgate (the studio behind such horror blockbusters as Saw and Hostel) is NOW CASTING beautiful, confident, tenacious, uninhibited actresses who are ready for stardom and will stop at nothing to get it.

Ten lucky women will be chosen to compete in the second season of VH1′s Scream Queens. One will win a breakout role in a theatrically-released Lionsgate horror film.

Whether you are an experienced pro, or new to Hollywood, classically trained, or a born performer, this could be your shot at greatness. If you are 21 or older, and appear to be between the ages of 21 and 30, have a competitive spirit, and are willing to put your talent, and your bigger than life personality on the line for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, then you could be crowned Hollywood’s next SCREAM QUEEN.

The casting team will be holding open calls across the country, but location is not a factor for applying. Anyone unable to make the casting sessions can submit a home audition tape via mail, and may be chosen for a SKYPE interview with the casting director.

Just download the application, home tape instructions, and sides. Follow the directions, and you could be on your way to becoming the next SCREAM QUEEN. Please note that even if you attend one of the open calls, we strongly encourage you to submit a home video and application as well. If you have any additional questions, send an email to ScreamQueensCasting@gmail.com.

Open Casting Calls:

Los Angeles: Saturday, August 29th, 2009 TBD
NYC: Saturday September 12th, 2009 TBD

Scream Queens 2 Casting Application

Scream Queens 2 Home Tape Submission Requirements

Scream Queens 2 Audition Scene

All submissions to be sent to:

Joke Productions, Inc.
Attn: Scream Queens Casting
3330 Cahuenga Blvd West, Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA 90068

She was raw, and she was emotional, but ultimately, she was talented. And that is what won out in the end: Tanedra is VH1′s first Scream Queen! Below, the victorious actress gives us all the dirt she can on her role in Saw IV, talks about the bits of training she was able to sneak in before the show, mulls over defeating the reality-TV stigma and answers accusations of tokenisms that people have thrown at her because of her race. “They auditioned me and they liked me because of my talent not because, hey, let’s get her in here because we need a black…” she tells us. Indeed!

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This week’s Scream Queens was low on the terror side — the exercises were all based on introspection (some of it P.O.V.-cam, Blair Witch-style…minus the snot). As though picking up the slack for the knives of slashers, the girls were, instead, at each other’s throats. Michelle, in particular, did as much as she could to play psychological Jigsaw on the girls, taunting them with her perceived superiority. It had the reverse effect on Lindsay, who used Michelle’s hubris as inspiration to humble her — Lindsay ended up named Leading Lady in the Director’s Challenge, which found the girls acting opposite their evil selves in a mirror. Angela, too, indulged in some beef, tearfully calling out the judges’ decision to award Michelle the Leading Lady designation last episode. But ultimately, the meat hook was turned on her as she was yanked from the show for just not having the chops. That leaves three ladies — Michelle, Lindsay and a vulnerable Tanedra (who stumbled this episode for the first time) — who’ll battle each other in the “Scream Queen gauntlet” in next week’s season finale.

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Scream Queens show page
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Horror Hotties (a photo gallery of fright-flick actresses)

Scream Queens‘ Jessica was tagged with the “crazy” label, and she seems more than happy to let her freak flag fly. Below, she talks about her crazy side, race relations in the Scream Queens house, the sexual tension amongst the girls and why she wasn’t so sad when it came time for her elimination. “On the show I would call the producers my therapists,” she tells us. Well, pull up a couch…

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Oh, Jessica, parting is such sweet…

…corn syrup.

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Seriously…

…they’re freaking everywhere.

Everywhere!

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“In every show there is always someone who you love to hate. I personally don’t want to be that person,” Scream Queens cast-off Lina tells us below. And it’s true: on a show teeming with horror-movie monsters, Lina came off as a real-life villain. She’s been accused of racism and homophobia, and says she’s even received death threats, all of which she finds unfair. Below, she talks about her disenchantment with reality TV, and describes how she feels her sense of humor was distorted to make her seem hateful, when from her point of view, she’s merely sarcastic. Is she really offensive, or are people being too sensitive, perhaps too unsophisticated for her subtle humor? Read her explanation below and you be the judge:

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