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American Horror Story
Network: FX Networks
American Horror Story is a horror-drama television show created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. It is an anthology, with each season taking place in a new setting and featuring a different main theme. The seasons became intersecting with each other, sharing certain characters and locations. In 2021, a spin-off titled American Horror Stories was commissioned expanding the universe and its themes, presenting a new story each episode.

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General Information

Title: American Horror Story
Original Network: FX Networks
Original Run: 2011-10-05 - Present
Episode Length: 60 minutes
Description: American Horror Story is a horror-drama television show created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. It is an anthology, with each season taking place in a new setting.
  1. "Murder House" takes place in a contemporary Los Angeles house filled with ghosts, some of whom are violent.
  2. Murder and mayhem take place primarily in a 1960s Asylum.
  3. A Coven of witches leaves us spellbound in contemporary New Orleans with an all-star cast.
  4. The main attraction takes place in a Freak Show in 1950s Florida.
  5. A wickedly designed Hotel in contemporary Los Angeles currently owned by the carrier of an ancient blood virus.
  6. The lost colony of Roanoke makes for terrifying television when stars collide.
  7. A Cult forces us to embrace our most terrifying fears in a world gone mad.
  8. The Anti-Christ awaits the survivors of Outpost 3 after the Apocalypse.
  9. A hunter terrorizes teens in a classic slasher set in 1984.
  10. A Double Feature, one by the sea and one by the sand.
  11. If you can survive New York City, you can survive the newest American Horror Story on FX!
Main Characters: Varies by season. See character descriptions for each story.
Similar Series: Ryan Murphy Productions: American Horror Stories (spin-off); American Crime Story (companion series); Scream Queens; Ratched; Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Others: Two Sentence Horror Stories; The Fear Street Trilogy; Masters of Horror; Fear Itself; Tales from the Crypt; American Gothic; The Strain; Carnivàle; 666 Park Avenue; Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Availability: Basic Cable (or equivalent) in the US, disc media, streaming services

Content Information

Rating: TV-MA
Content Labels: Suggestive dialogue, Coarse language, Sexual content, Violence
Violence: Graphic and disturbing violence, blood and gore, mass murder, mutilation, and other horror-type imagery.
Language: Very mature language, innuendo, and profanity are regularly featured.
Sexual Themes and Nudity: Strong sexual themes featured regularly, including bondage, masturbation, rape, and other types of sexual violence.
Drugs and Alcohol: Characters (both adult and adolescent) smoke, drink, and use drugs.
Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: Dark humor
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