The villains come out for spooky season, but this October, only one will reign supreme.
“Do any of you feel like the house is missing something?” hostJoel McHaleasks in the teaser before introducingTiger King’sCarole Baskin.
Though Baskin, 62, doesn’t appear on camera in the teaser, she can be heard saying her signature phrase, “Hey, all you cool cat and kittens!”
‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin in Aug. 2021.Araya Doheny/Getty

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The HillsalumSpencer Prattenters the house as well, but many of theHouse of Villainsstars don’t recognize him.
“Who is this guy?”Love Is Blind’sShake Chatterjeeasks in a confessional interview.

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Lytes, 32, finds additional common ground with her when it comes to serving time behind bars.
“I’ve been to jail!” he tells Miller. “I’ve been a convicted felon.”
Vanderpump RulesstarJax Taylorhas also been to jail — and interacting with Chatterjee, 35, might just put him back there.
‘House of Villains’ stars Jax Taylor (left) and Shake Chatterjee.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty, Aaron Davidson/Getty

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“If I see you out in Hollywood, I will gladly go back to jail for you,” Taylor, 44, tells Chatterjee in the teaser.
In a confessional interview, theWhen Reality Hitspodcast host admits, “I feel like my demons are just coming back.”
Chatterjee can also be seen referring to someone a “brainless little pawn,” whileTiffany “New York” PollardcallsThe ApprenticevetOmarosa Manigault Newmana “f—ing guzzling Republican c—.”
FormerReal Housewives of New JerseystarDanielle StaubandChef Ben RobinsonfromBelow Deckmake brief appearances in the teaser, too.
‘House of Villains’ key art.E!/NBCUniversal

E!/NBCUniversal
Anfisa Arkhipchenko(90 Day Fiancé),Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio(The Challenge),Jonny Fairplay(Survivor),Corinne Olympios(The Bachelor) and Tanisha Thomas (Bad Girls Club) round out theHouse of Villainsseason 1 cast.
The show will see contestants compete in a battle-royale challenge each week to test their physical, mental and emotional strength. The winner of the challenge will be safe from elimination and at the end of the week, one villain will be sent home.
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House of Villainspremieres with a 75-minute supersized episode on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. ET on E!
source: people.com