Yes, really: Paris Hilton’s a killer doll in a new horror-comedy TV show

Well, here’s one for the books: Paris Hilton is about to lend her voice – and a bit of that signature camp – to a brand new horror comedy series. If you ever wondered what would happen if Paris herself became a demented toy, you no longer have to use your imagination.

‘Unboxing the Killer Doll’ premieres on 22 October 2026, as part of Twist’s Halloween-heavy microdrama lineup.

The show, called Unboxing the Killer Doll, is landing on the streaming platform Twist this October. It’s locked in as one of the flagship series for their ‘To Die For’ collection, and yes, Paris Hilton isn’t just providing the voice of the murderous doll – she’s taking up a producer credit on the project as well. She’ll be 45 by the time the whole thing airs, not that age matters when you’re playing a murder-prone collectible.

The Plot Unboxed

If you like a bit of madcap with your mayhem, here’s the basic setup: the story follows a homeschooled geek named Sissy, who goes to fairly desperate lengths to fit in with the ‘in’ crowd. She tries her hand at being an ‘unboxer’ – which, if you’ve missed that trend, is basically opening and reviewing products online in the hope of gaining followers. The ‘mean girls’ at school decide to mess with her, sending her a dodgy-looking doll (Hilton’s doing the voice work), thinking it’ll all be a laugh at her expense. Not surprisingly, things go about as sideways as you’d hope in a horror comedy: Sissy loves the doll, becomes even more of a target for bullying, and then the actual killing starts – courtesy of the doll itself. Once Sissy clocks that something’s up, she takes centre stage in a fight to stop her new ‘friend’ before the body count ticks any higher.

Paris Hilton’s Horror Track Record

If Paris Hilton as a psychotic bit of plastic seems out of nowhere, it’s perhaps less of a leap than you think. She’s been in the acting game, off and on, for quite some time. Her first taste of the big screen came as an uncredited walk-on in the 1992 film Wishman, appearing with her sister Nicky in the background. Fast forward to 2001 and she was popping up in Zoolander. Her real breakthrough (depending on your definition) came in 2005 as Paige Edwards in the gloriously over-the-top remake of House of Wax – for those who recall, she played best mate to Elisha Cuthbert’s character, and, let’s be honest, probably got the film’s most memorable send-off.

More big(ish) screen titles followed: The Hottie and the Nottie (which critics did not love), Repo! The Genetic Opera where she took a musical swing as Amber Sweet, and a comic turn as Victoria English in National Lampoon’s Pledge This!. TV, however, is where Paris really became Paris: The Simple Life (2003-2007) put her on the reality show map alongside Nicole Richie, fish-out-of-water style. That led to Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, where people genuinely competed for a chance to be her best mate, and in 2020 she fronted her own doc, This is Paris, aiming to show the world a bit more depth than standard tabloid headlines.

• Uncredited extra in Wishman (1992)
• Cameo in Zoolander (2001)
• Breakout as Paige in House of Wax (2005)
• The Hottie and the Nottie, Repo! The Genetic Opera, National Lampoon’s Pledge This!
• Reality TV in The Simple Life and Paris Hilton’s My New BFF
• Took centre stage in 2020’s This is Paris documentary

If you’re the sort who enjoys your horror just this side of ridiculous – and come on, who doesn’t occasionally? – this one’s probably worth circling a date on the calendar for: 22 October 2026, to be exact.