Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s American Horror Story isn’t above a bit of musical stunt casting courtesy of their rights-wrangling backgrounds in Glee.
American Horror Story: Asylum had Maroon 5’s Adam Levine, Coven had Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and now Season 5, Hotel, has confirmed a star as big, brash and downright unpredictable as the show itself.
According to Deadline, Lady Gaga is the first confirmed cast member for American Horror Story: Hotel, which we can probably expect to reference the likes of The Shining, Psycho and, er, Motel Hell?
Gaga announced it in suitably viral style, baiting the Little Monsters (or whatever it is she calls her fanbase) with a suitably creepy teaser on Twitter:
Make your reservation now. #GagaAHSHotel https://t.co/o9ixi5TaFy
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 25, 2015
You can buy American Horror Story Seasons 1-3 on DVD for £30 from Amazon.co.uk. Get all the latest horror news with every new issue of SciFiNow.