To match the haunted and gory theme of the FX horror anthology's fifth season, American Horror Story: Hotel, Lady Gaga threw a party for the show's cast which included a blood-red pool. The 29-year-old pop star is set to portray Elizabeth/The Countess, wealthy owner of the impending season's Hotel Cortez.

Gaga took to social media to share a party photo of the bloody pool with the caption: "A bloody pool for the cast, sorry #AHSfans, there's few pictures. At my parties, killer friends have more fun, when no evidence is left behind." The Popart singer began preparing for and shooting her first major TV role on August 10.

The FX show's co-creator and producer, Ryan Murphy, tweeted about a "dream" he had that came to life in the form of Gaga's haunting bash. "Last night I had a dream that the HOTEL cast went to Gaga's house and at midnight swam in her pool that she dyed blood red just for us..." he wrote. "Wait a minute, that was no dream...THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED," Murphy tweeted after.

American Horror Story: Hotel will debut on October 7 with an impressive cast boasting Kathy Bates, Matt Bomer, Angela Bassett, Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Wes Bently, Finn Wittrock, Cheyenne Jackson, Max Greenfield and Chloe Sevigny.

Murphy recently described Gaga's character by saying, "She owns the hotel and she is sort of a very wealthy social doyenne who is consumed with art and fashion and people. She has a nefarious plan that is revealed in the first episode that plays out over the course of the season."

Speaking of nefarious, poor Lady Gaga has gotten mixed up in legal battles (again) -- this time with breast milk ice cream company the Licktators for selling a product called "Royal Baby Gaga." A cease and desist was sent to the company, demanding that they remove the flavor and all mention of it within a 14 day time period.

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