Guts & Glory, also known as Greg Nicotero's Guts & Glory, is an American reality television series created by special effects makeup artist Greg Nicotero that premiered on October 14, 2025, on Shudder. The contestants compete in horror film and Universal's Halloween Horror Nights-inspired scenarios. Situations heavily utilize Nicotero's work, who described the show as a cross between The Blair Witch Project and Survivor. The last contestant remaining, the winner, will be awarded a 2025 Hyundai Tucson XRT and $15,000.
Episodes Episode 1: "The Deep Dark Woods" Original airdate: October 14, 2025
Ten contestants are taken to an Alabama swamp, where they're divided into two teams and search for totems of cryptids. Team 1 consist of Lucien, Kolbie, Makayla, Julia & Alexis. Team 2 consist of Dujuan, Brian, Josh, Bradi & Juliene. The dark nature of the competition comes into focus when one of the contestants wanders off into the night.
ELIMINATED: Juliene
Episode 2: "Hospital of Horror" Original airdate: October 14, 2025
In a haunted hospital, the contestants must search within the guts of a decaying corpse. Later, they must correctly guess the weight of the guts. Brian was set to be eliminated, but host Greg Nicotero saved him.
WINNER: Josh ELIMINATED: None
Episode 3: "The Hitcher" Original airdate: October 21, 2025
WINNERS: Kolbie, Bradi, Makayla and Dujuan ELIMINATED: Brian, Alexis, and Lucien
Episode 4: "Rest in Pieces" Original airdate: October 28, 2025
ELIMINATED: Dujuan and Bradi
Episode 5: "Back From The Dead" Original airdate: November 4, 2025
WINNER: Kolbie (Wins 2025 Hyundai Tucson XRT and $15,000) RUNNER-UP: Mikayla (Awarded $10,000) ELIMINATED: Josh and Julia
Episode 6: "Demons Among Us" Original airdate: November 4, 2025
A look behind-the-scenes of the show.
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