American Horror Story
Seasonal anthology scares
American Horror Story is an American television anthology series featuring horror and supernatural themes, with each season presenting a self-contained storyline.
The show is known for recycling its ensemble cast in different roles across seasons.
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The title sometimes appears in figurative use to describe real situations that seem grotesquely disturbing: This election cycle has been an American horror story.
- FXShorthand for effects
- HuluVideo streaming platform
- EmmyTelevision industry accolade
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
Jessica Lange · Evan Peters · Kathy Bates · Angela Bassett · Emma Roberts · Lady Gaga · premiere · finale
Spirits of the deceased
- demonsMalevolent supernatural beings
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
- possessionState of owning
- hauntingsSupernatural lingering presences
vampires · poltergeist · séance · exorcism · curses · zombies · werewolves · antichrist
Dark, mysterious aesthetic
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- disturbingCausing mental unease
terrifying · nightmarish · ghoulish · grim · morbid · creepy · eerie · sinister
Stretched or strained state
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- twistRotating motion or surprise
cliffhanger · anticipation · unease · anxiety · apprehension · reveal · shock · surprise
Year's four divisions
- self-containedWhole without external parts
- HotelCommercial lodging establishment
- RoanokeVirginia city or vanished colony
- 1984Dystopian surveillance state tale
NYC · installments · standalone · reinvention · ensemble · theme · setting · era
Ryan Murphy
Jessica Lange · Evan Peters · Kathy Bates · Angela Bassett · Emma Roberts · Lady Gaga · ratings · premiere · finale · crossover
ghosts
Spirits of the deceased
- demonsMalevolent supernatural beings
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
- possessionState of owning
hauntings · vampires · poltergeist · séance · exorcism · curses · zombies · werewolves · antichrist · coven
gothic
Dark, mysterious aesthetic
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
disturbing · terrifying · nightmarish · ghoulish · grim · morbid · creepy · eerie · sinister · chilling
tension
Stretched or strained state
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
twist · cliffhanger · anticipation · unease · anxiety · apprehension · reveal · shock · surprise · paranoia
seasons
Year's four divisions
- self-containedWhole without external parts
- HotelCommercial lodging establishment
- RoanokeVirginia city or vanished colony
1984 · NYC · installments · standalone · reinvention · ensemble · theme · setting · era · premise
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American Horror StorySchitt's Creek
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American Horror StoryGame of Thrones
Dragons and intrigue
Breaking Bad · The Sopranos · Lost · The Wire · serialized drama
American, America, Americas, Americanism, Americanize, Americanization, horrify, horrifying, horrors