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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. Season 1 ("Murder House") takes place in a contemporary Los Angeles house filled with ghosts, some of whom are violent. Season 2 ("Asylum") takes place primarily in the 1960s in a mental health asylum. Season 3 ("Coven") takes place primarily in contemporary New Orleans school for young witches. Season 4 ("Freak Show") takes place in the 1950s at a Florida carnival freak show. Season 5 ("Hotel") takes place in contemporary Los Angeles in a wickedly designed hotel. Season 6 ("Roanoke") takes place primarily in North Carolina in a farmhouse with a dark past. The series has violence, gore, dark humor, and sexual and mature themes.

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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. Season 1 ("Murder House") takes place in a contemporary Los Angeles house filled with ghosts, some of whom are violent. Season 2 ("Asylum") takes place primarily in the 1960s in a mental health asylum. Season 3 ("Coven") takes place primarily in contemporary New Orleans school for young witches. Season 4 ("Freak Show") takes place in the 1950s at a Florida carnival freak show. Season 5 ("Hotel") takes place in contemporary Los Angeles in a wickedly designed hotel. Season 6 ("Roanoke") includes multiple storylines including a farmhouse with a disturbing past in a remote area of North Carolina.
Main Characters:	Varies by season. See character descriptions for each story. (Murder House, Asylum, Coven, Freak Show, Hotel, Roanoke)
Similar Series:	Format: Masters of Horror, Fear Itself, The Outer Limits, Tales from the Crypt Murder House: American Gothic, Dark Shadows, The Gates, Supernatural Asylum: Kingdom Hospital, Hannibal, 666 Park Avenue, Dark Shadows Coven: Hex, The Worst Witch, The Secret Circle Freak Show: Carnivàle, Heroes, the films Freaks and The Elephant Man Hotel: 666 Park Avenue, Bates Motel, The Strain, From Dusk till Dawn, the films Hostel and Thirteen Ghosts, the films (and books) Psycho and The Shining Roanoke: Nightmare Next Door, Deliverance, The Witch, Jug Face, Helter Skelter, Motel Hell, American Gothic (2016), the films Blair Witch Project and the [REC] Series
Availability:	Basic Cable (or equivalent) in the US, disc media, streaming services
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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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