Go Behind the Scenes of Fear Factor: The Shocking Kitchen of House of Fear

Prepare your stomachs as you enter the kitchen which Fear Factor: House of Fearthe craziest food challenges possible.

In Us every weekIn the exclusive Reality Club clip, fans of Fox’s hit reality show get a look at how producers create the wild and crazy eating challenges that viewers have grown to love.

“You know all those challenges that make your skin crawl and make you say ‘No! » » Johnny Knoxville actions. “Someone has to do this thing. Meet our gore queen.”

Without further ado, viewers can meet Fear Factor: House of Fear executive co-producer Hannah Ganio. She invites fans into the Fear Kitchen “where we prepare lots of gross food and drink challenges.”

“You have no idea how bad this kitchen smells. But in my opinion, Fear factor would not be Fear factor without our big challenges,” she explains. “We made sure – being the restart of Fear factor – that it’s going to be bigger and more disgusting than ever.

Need proof? Just find out how carefully Ganio and his team treat the rats before taking on a challenge.

“The way we prepare them is we wash them with soap and then blow dry them so they’re ready to be photographed,” she explains. “You have to prove that they are fit for human consumption. You insert the glue stick into the buttocks and pump out a little glue and then let it all harden. You can’t let excrement go into the contestants’ mouths. That’s the glamorous side of TV.”

Viewers of all ages: don’t try this at home.

This season, contestants will have to try wild dishes, like fisheye pie, fermented herring and rotten egg pie.

“If I had to rate the ick factor from 1 to 10, it would be a whopping 10,” Ganio shares in the clip. “It’s incredibly sick.”

Although the challenges leave some participants more than a little sick, Ganio says it’s all part of the game.

“You just have to face your fears head on, because that’s the only way to get through them. Fear factor“, she explains.

Fox launched the 2026 new year by launching a reboot of the beloved reality show, now titled Fear Factor: House of Fear. Joe Rogan hosted the show when it first aired on NBC in June 2021.

Fourteen competitors from across the United States have signed up for the new season in hopes of winning the $200,000 grand prize. In addition to facing some nasty foods, participants will also confront their fears of snakes, heights, the ocean and much more.

“I think audiences are going to love this season,” Knoxville previously said in a statement. trailer for the season. “We’re going to have all your old favorites Fear factor but we changed things. We start with 14 contestants, and they now live together. There are beefs and broken hearts. Now there is only one winner for the entire season.

Fear Factor: House of Fear airs on Fox Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET and is available to stream the next day on Hulu.