American Horror Story is without a doubt one of the most original, iconic, and trendsetting TV series of all time.
Creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck uniquely explore horror, adapting the classic genre into an Anthology Series that explores a new terror every season.
What Makes It Unique?
Nowadays has become pretty popular to developed an Anthology series, but by the time American Horror Story first premiere in 2011, it was rare for a tv series to have stand-alone seasons. Not only every season tells a new story, but it also features the same actors playing different characters.
I know what you are thinking … sounds confusing but I promise you’ll get used to it.
Why Do You Have To Watch?
If you are a horror fan that’s the only reason. But if you are not sure if American Horror Story is for you, let me tell you a few reasons why you can’t miss it.
💀 Do you appreciate all of the cinematic elements on a tv show? You’ll love American Horror Story. The screenplay, photography, lighting, costumes everything is a visual spectacle in every season.
💀 Top of the line cast lead by Emmy Award Winner Sara Paulson in almost every season. AHS has a combination of young actors like Evan Peterson, Emma Roberts, and Billy Lourde, and iconic actors like Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates make AHS cast one the best ensemble on modern television.
💀 Finally, this show change television as you know it. It’s different, original, and for sure it will remain around for many more years if the formula that makes it one of kind is intact.
Many successful spinoffs have been made like American Crime Story and the recently American Horror Stories and American Love Story.
Seasons & Their Stories
1 Murder House 🔪🏠👻
The perfect American family moves to their dream home only to find out that the house comes with a series of uninvited guests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiVqwW512Uk
2 Asylum 👨🏻⚕️🏩👽
Set in 1964 in the Briarcliff Mental Institution for the criminally insane. Briarcliff’s patients are the subject of treatments straight from a nightmare directly imparted by the catholic church.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaWl-eI1XSo
3 Coven 🧙🏽♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️🧙🏽♀️
A Coven of descendants from the original Salem witches., trying to live in the modern world as they struggle to hide their identity while teaching a new generation of witches.
4 Freak Show 🎪🎟
Starring Jessica Lange, decades after the Freak Shows were considered a form of entertainment, Elsa the owner and main performer of a Freak Show doesn’t lose hope of finding fame and Fortune.
5 Hotel 🏨🧛♀️🧛♂️👻🕵️♂️
Lady Gaga’s debut in the franchise, this season is set in the fictional Haunted Hotel Cortez in Los Angeles. Partially inspired by the infamous Cecile Hotel, The Cortez was initially built as a torture chamber to please the violent urges of funder James March.
6 Roanoke 🧙🏽♀️👻🏡🎥🎞🐷
In one of the most clever seasons, Roanoke follows the supernatural events that occur in an old house that was built in the land of the lost colony of Roanoke. The colony mysteriously disappears without a trace in 1580. The best part of this is the people living in the house are part of a reality show.
7 Cult 🤡🔪👩👩👦
The election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States divided the residents of a fictional town in Michigan. This season explores important topics such as conspiracy theories, media bias, minority groups, the right to vote, and fears and phobias cause by traumatic and political events.
8 Apocalypse 👹👶🏻🧙🏻♀️
The end of times is near, Apocalypse shelters are in place but only for the lucky people that can afford refuge during this time. But are these lucky people really safe? Money is really the key to surviving? or among them lives the real danger? AHS: Season 8 is the only season that connects with other ones on the series. Crossovers from two of the most successful seasons Murder House and Coven are part of the story.
9 AHS: 1984 🔪🏃♀️🏃♂️🏕
A love letter to 80’s horror classics, masked mass murderer Mr. Jingles terrorizes teenagers that work on Camp Redwood in the same way Jason Vorhees did in Camp Crystal Lake on Friday The 13th.
10 Double Feature 🧜♀️ 👽 🌊 🌫 🏜
The 10th season of the iconic series premieres on September 7 on FX. As usual, everything is kept a secret until the show airs, what we do know is that for the first time the season will be split into two parts. The first part (6 episodes) titled Red Tide takes place in the sea and the second part (4 episodes) titled Death Valley will take place in the desert.
So far only a trailer for Red Tide has been released. The story centers on a writer and his family moving into a new house in the town of Provincetown looking for a fresh start. But this creepy town has a few surprises in store for him, quickly turning the fresh start into a nightmare. Strange things and creatures unfold terror on the coastal town.
Ryan Murphy previously reveals the monsters of this season will be sirens and aliens. The monsters were picked by the fans through a poll m
As of today, we know nothing about the second half of the series only that it will involve Aliens and historical facts.
Ready To Binge Watch?
The best thing about American Horror Story is that each season tells a different story, except for Apocalypse that you would have to watch Murder House and Coven to fully understand it.
You can pick the season that most appeals to you and start watching in random order.
If you are not sure where to start, my recommendation is to start from the beginning. Murder House is one of the best seasons and one of my favorites following by Coven, Hotel, Roanoke, and Apocalypse.
Avoid Freak Show at all costs unless you are a Jessica Lange fan that is the only way you are going to appreciate it.
If you are into binge-watching you are going to enjoy an AHS marathon. The series’s super easy to watch. After all, every season has between 9 and 13 episodes.
What are you waiting for? Go binge-watch! Seasons 1 to 9 are available on Hulu. American Horror Story: Double Feature will premiere on September 7 on FX and you can watch it on Hulu the next day.