The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (season 4)

*The Boulet Brothers' Dragula*
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
Season 4
Hosted by	The Boulet Brothers
Judges	Dracmorda Boulet; Swanthula Boulet;
No. of contestants	11
Winner	Dahli
Runner-up	Hoso Terra Toma; Saint; Sigourney Beaver;
Country of origin	United States
Release
Original network	Shudder (United States)
Original release	19 October –; 21 December 2021
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 3

The fourth season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula aired from October 19, 2021, and concluded on December 21, 2021, broadcast on Shudder across all territories,^[1] featuring 11 contestants competing for the title of World's Next Drag Supermonster and a cash prize of $100,000. Contestants in the season included RuPaul's Drag Race alumni Jade Jolie, season three contestant Saint, who earned a spot in the competition after winning The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Resurrection special, and season two contestant Dahli, also a participant in the Resurrection special.^[2]

Contestants[]

The cast for the fourth season was revealed on September 8, 2021.^[2] Originally, only 10 contestants were announced. However, in Episode 2 it was revealed that season 2 contestant Dahli would be joining the competition.

Contestant	Hometown	Outcome
Dahli	Phoenix, Arizona	Winner
HoSo Terra Toma	Seoul, South Korea	Runner-up
Saint	Harlem, New York
Sigourney Beaver	Chicago, Illinois
La Zavaleta	Brooklyn, New York^[a]	5th Place
Jade Jolie	Louisville, Kentucky	6th Place
Bitter Betty	Los Angeles, California	7th Place
Merrie Cherry	Brooklyn, New York	8th Place
Koco Caine	Tulsa, Oklahoma	9th Place
Astrud Aurelia	Phoenix, Arizona	10th Place
Formelda Hyde	Phoenix, Arizona	11th Place

^ Originally from Mexico City, Mexico

Contestant progress[]

(WIN) Dahli won The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.

(RUNNER-UP) Hoso Terra Toma, Saint, and Sigourney Beaver were runners-up

(ADV) The contestant were told they would advance to the final episode.

(WIN) The contestant won the challenge.

(HIGH) The contestant received positive critiques but was ultimately declared safe.

(SAFE) The contestant was declared safe.

(LOW) The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.

(BTM) The contestant was in the bottom and was up for extermination.

(EXT) The contestant was exterminated.

Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Contestant	1	2	3	4	5^[a]	6	7	8^[b]	9	10
Dahli		HIGH	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	HIGH	BTM3	WIN	ADV	Winner
Hoso Terra Toma	HIGH	HIGH	SAFE	HIGH	BTM3	WIN	WIN	BTM3	ADV	Runner-up
Saint	SAFE	WIN	BTM2	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	SAFE	BTM3	ADV	Runner-up
Sigourney Beaver	HIGH	SAFE	HIGH	BTM4	WIN	BTM2	BTM3	BTM3	ADV	Runner-up
La Zavaleta	BTM2	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	BTM3	LOW	EXT		Guest
Jade Jolie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM4	SAFE	EXT			Guest
Bitter Betty	LOW	BTM2	HIGH	BTM4	EXT			Guest	Guest
Merrie Cherry	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	EXT				Guest	Guest
Koco Caine	HIGH	LOW	EXT					Guest	Guest
Astrud Aurelia	WIN	EXT						Guest	Guest
Formelda Hyde	EXT							Guest	Guest

^ Jade Jolie obtained a key that gave her the choice of granting herself immunity from deliberation or picking a fellow contestant to nominate for extermination. Jolie chose to nominate Bitter Betty for extermination.
^ Although Dahli won the challenge and was through to The Grand Finale, they were still required to participate in the extermination challenge.

Exterminations[]

Episode	Contestants			Challenge	Exterminated
1	Formelda Hyde	vs.	La Zavaleta	Buried alive	Formelda Hyde
2	Astrud Aurelia	vs.	Bitter Betty	Submerge arms into leech infested waters	Astrud Aurelia
3^[α]	Koco Caine	vs.	Saint	Ride a mechanical bull	Koco Caine
4	Bitter Betty vs. Jade Jolie vs. Merrie Cherry vs. Sigourney Beaver			Shock therapy on electric chairs	Merrie Cherry
5	Bitter Betty vs. HoSo Terra Toma vs. La Zavaleta			Photoshoot on a beach	Bitter Betty
6	Jade Jolie	vs.	Sigourney Beaver	Sit in cockroach-infested chambers	Jade Jolie
7	Dahli vs. La Zavaleta vs. Sigourney Beaver			Stay in vacuum-sealed latex for as long as possible	La Zavaleta
8^[β]	HoSo Terra Toma vs. Saint vs. Sigourney Beaver			Compete in a race in different vehicles	None

^ In this episode all contestants had to compete in extermination challenge, but only Koco Caine and Saint were up for extermination.
^ Although Dahli won the challenge and was safe, they were still required to participate in the extermination challenge.

The contestant was exterminated after their first participation in the challenge.

The contestant was exterminated after their second participation in the challenge.

The contestant was exterminated after their third participation in the challenge.

The contestant was exterminated after their participation in the final challenge of the season.

Guest judges[]


Episode	Guest Judges
1	Tananarive Due, author and educator Darren Stein, film director, screenwriter and producer
2	Vanessa Hudgens, actress and singer GG Magree, music producer, DJ and singer
3	Trixie Mattel, drag queen, reality television personality, comedian, and singer/songwriter Orville Peck, country musician
4	Poppy, singer/songwriter and YouTuber Rachel True, actress
5	Kristian Nairn, actor and DJ Phil Nobile Jr., writer, producer, director, and editor-in-chief of Fangoria magazine
6	Bonnie Aarons, actress and writer Landon Cider, drag king and winner of season 3
7	Ray Santiago, actor Misha Osherovich, actor, filmmaker, and activist known for their role in the film Freaky
8	Bob the Drag Queen, drag queen, comedian, activist Harvey Guillen, actor, known for his role on What We Do in the Shadows

Episode summary[]


Episode	Title	Original air date	Episode summary
1	Horror Icons Reimagined	October 19, 2021	Fright Feat Challenge (Maze of Terror): Make it to the end of a maze-like haunted house; failure to finish will result in instant extermination from the competition. Fright Feat Prize: A deluxe, state-of-the-art special effects make-up kit from PPI and Skin Illustrator Fright Feat Winners: All 10 contestants Floor Show Challenge (Horror Icon Make-up Challenge): Choose a classic horror icon and re-imagine their looks from the ground up in an entirely new, fresh and terrifying way. The icon can be from film, television, books, comic books, or video games. Astrud Aurelia chose the Xenomorph from the Alien film series Bitter Betty chose Elvira from the film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Formelda Hyde chose Billy the Puppet from the Saw film series HoSo Terra Toma chose The Beldam (AKA Other Mother) from the novella Coraline and film of the same name Jade Jolie chose Sarah Sanderson from Hocus Pocus Koco Caine chose Morticia Addams from The Addams Family La Zavaleta chose the Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth Merrie Cherry chose the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from the Ghostbusters film series Saint chose Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series Sigourney Beaver chose the Bride of Frankenstein. Floor Show Prize: $1,000 in high heels, shoes, or boots from FierceQueen.com Floor Show Winner: Astrud Aurelia Extermination Challenge: The contestants must be buried alive in a coffin and remain inside as bugs, water and dirt are dropped onto their faces. Originally seen on Season 1. Participants: Formelda Hyde and La Zavaleta Exterminated: Formelda Hyde
2	Nosferatu Beach Party	October 26, 2021	Fright Feat Challenge: Eat an entire head of garlic and drink a glass of pig's blood. Fright Feat Prize: Assign the roles and choose the teams for the lip-sync Floor Show performance Fright Feat Winner: La Zavaleta Floor Show Challenge: Design and create an original look for a midnight beach party for vampires only. Afterwards, model the design in a music video style lip-sync at the Floor Show. The lip-sync was performed in 5 teams of 2, assigned by the winner of the Fright Feat, La Zavaleta. The pairs are: La Zavaleta & Saint Koco Caine & Merrie Cherry Astrud Aurelia & Sigourney Beaver HoSo Terra Toma & Dahli (making their return to the competition at the start of the episode) Bitter Betty & Jade Jolie Floor Show Winner: Saint Extermination Challenge The contestants must submerge their arms into an aquarium filled with leeches and allow them to feed off their blood. Participants: Astrud Aurelia and Bitter Betty Exterminated: Astrud Aurelia
3	Weird, Wild, West	November 2, 2021	Floor Show Challenge Conceptualize and create an original look based on the comic book inspired Weird Wild West theme. The look must contain both western themed influences as well as horror and science fiction tones. Afterward, the contestants must bring their characters to life on the main stage. Floor Show Prize: $1,000 shopping spree to Fright-Rags Floor Show Winner: La Zavaleta Extermination Challenge The contestants must ride a mechanical bull for as long as they can. Participants: The whole cast, but only Koco Caine and Saint were up for extermination. Exterminated: Koco Caine
4	Monsters of Rock	November 9, 2021	Floor Show Challenge Create monsters of rock performance. Floor Show Prize: Be featured in an upcoming issue of Heavy Metal Magazine Floor Show Winner: Dahli Extermination Challenge The contestants must choose which of their group member(s) to undergo shock therapy while strapped in to electric chairs. Participants: Bitter Betty, Jade Jolie, Merrie Cherry and Sigourney Beaver Exterminated: Merrie Cherry
5	Ghostship Glamour	November 16, 2021	Fright Feat Challenge: Find a key hidden in the Boudoir Fright Feat Prize: The ability to either save themselves from extermination or put another competitor up for extermination; Jade chose Bitter Betty Fright Feat Winner: Jade Jolie Floor Show Challenge: Show off a glamourous sea-side spirit look and perform a lip-sync to the Boulet Brothers' new song "Wicked Love" Floor Show Prize: Not a damn thing. Floor Show Winner: Sigourney Beaver Extermination Challenge Model on the shore next to the stormy ocean. Participants: Bitter Betty, HoSo Terra Toma, and La Zavaleta Exterminated: Bitter Betty
6	Hairy Monsters!	November 23, 2021	Floor Show Challenge: Create a look inspired by hairy creatures Floor Show Prize: $1,000 Arda Wigs shopping spree Floor Show Winner: Hoso Terra Toma Extermination Challenge Stand in the Laboratory and get covered in cockroaches. Participants: Jade Jolie and Sigourney Beaver Exterminated: Jade Jolie
7	Exorsisters	November 30, 2021	Fright Feat Challenge Recreate Peaches Christ's eyebrows. Fright Feat Prize: Assign the roles for the acting performance Fright Feat Winner: La Zavaleta Floor Show Challenge: Star in their own horror film Floor Show Prize: Featured in movie produced by Dread Floor Show Winner: Hoso Terra Toma Extermination Challenge Be vacuum sealed head to toe in latex chamber Participants: Dahli, La Zavaleta and Sigourney Beaver Exterminated: La Zavaleta
8	Killer Clowns	December 7, 2021	Fright Feat Challenge Dunk Tank your competitors. Fright Feat Prize: Assign the car keys for extermination. Fright Feat Winner: Dahli Floor Show Challenge: Create a look inspired by killer clowns Floor Show Prize: Star in The Boulet Brothers' Dragula World Tour Floor Show Winner: Dahli Extermination Challenge Obstacle course with clowns Participants: Dahli, Hoso Terra Toma, Saint and Sigourney Beaver Exterminated: None
9	Last Supper	December 14, 2021	A reunion episode, where it was revealed that Dahli, Sigourney Beaver, Saint, and Hoso Terra Toma advanced it to the finale.
10	Finale	December 21, 2021	Floor Show Challenge: Create one look each for glamour, horror, and filth, with the glamour look being a lip sync to "Change the Paradigm" by Austra. Floor Show Prize: $100,000 and the title of Drag Supermonster. Winner: Dahli

References[]

^ Petski, Denise (2021-04-07). "Shudder Acquires 'The Boulet Brothers' Dragula' For Season 4". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 4 cast revealed: Meet the killer contestants".

[3] Originally from Mexico City, Mexico

[4] Jade Jolie obtained a key that gave her the choice of granting herself immunity from deliberation or picking a fellow contestant to nominate for extermination. Jolie chose to nominate Bitter Betty for extermination.

[5] Although Dahli won the challenge and was through to The Grand Finale, they were still required to participate in the extermination challenge.

[6] In this episode all contestants had to compete in extermination challenge, but only Koco Caine and Saint were up for extermination.

[7] Although Dahli won the challenge and was safe, they were still required to participate in the extermination challenge.

[1] Petski, Denise (2021-04-07). "Shudder Acquires 'The Boulet Brothers' Dragula' For Season 4". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[S4cast-2] "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 4 cast revealed: Meet the killer contestants".

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