Five seasons in, American Horror Story still knows how to get the blood pumping, even without Jessica Lange.
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The series returns to its “haunted” roots from season one, but this time the scene is a haunted hotel, where a motley assortment of humans, ghosts and vampires find refuge, incarceration and (just maybe) salvation. AHS’s great power as a show is creating portraits of outsiders with lives (and deaths) so extreme that ever-more-marginalized characters may take center stage. This season includes Kathy Bates embodying the painful invisibility of a woman of a certain age, the exceptional Dennis O’Hare as a woman trapped in a man’s body, and Matt Bomer (pictured) — for whom betrayal is a way of life and death. The cherry on top of creator Ryan Murphy’s bloody sundae is Lady Gaga, displaying considerable acting ability as a queenly vampire, appropriately collecting little monsters. THE WORD: Once you’ve finished your stay in Hotel, AHS’ next season debuts on FX as of September 14. WHERE TO WATCH: Home Video
Now that the shrouded-in-mystery sixth season of American Horror Story has arrived, we want to know which previous season of the spooky series gave you the best shivers?
- The families that slay together in Murder House.
- The secrets hidden behind the walls of Asylum.
- The wicked witches in Coven.
- The twisted outsiders from Freak Show.
- The bloodthirsty immortals of Hotel.
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Last modified: July 28, 2017
