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Episodes(12)
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Pilot (S01E01)
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Home Invasion (S01E02)
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Murder House (S01E03)
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Halloween: Part 1 (S01E04)
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Halloween: Part 2 (S01E05)
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Piggy Piggy (S01E06)
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Open House (S01E07)
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Rubber Man (S01E08)
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Spooky Little Girl (S01E09)
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Smoldering Children (S01E10)
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Birth (S01E11)
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Afterbirth (S01E12)
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American Horror Story revolves around the Harmons, a family of three who moved from Boston to Los Angeles as a means to reconcile past anguish. The all-star cast features Dylan McDermott as “Ben Harmon,” a psychiatrist; Connie Britton as “Vivien Harmon,” Ben’s wife; Taissa Farmiga as “Violet,” the Harmon’s teenage daughter; Jessica Lange in her first-ever regular series TV role as “Constance,” the Harmon’s neighbor; Evan Peters plays “Tate Langdon,” one of Ben’s patients; and Denis O’Hare as “Larry Harvey.” Guest stars for the series include Frances Conroy as the Harmon’s housekeeper; Alexandra Breckenridge as the Harmon’s housekeeper; and Jamie Brewer as Constance’s daughter. (official distributor synopsis)
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I only went for the second season, because I have a soft spot for sanatoriums and I haven't seen any good horror films from the same setting and I'm really pleasantly surprised. A decent choice of actors, a great bleak atmosphere, sometimes a great gore scene and decent twists all underline it very high. I was only disappointed by the finale and felt that the last three episodes lost their breath compared to the previous ones, but still great satisfaction.
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In my opinion, American Horror Story is undoubtedly a well-made series that incorporates action, romance, mystery and horror, all of which are cleverly and effectively mixed together to form a great combination that I have absolutely no complaints about. Of the cast, I was most drawn to Jessica Lange, who can be both endlessly warm and extremely stone cold. The atmosphere is tense, poignant and perfectly paced. The soundtrack is slight, rather dominated by eerie sounds, and the intros to each episode perfectly capture the nature of the series. Morbid, bizarre, creepy, claustrophobic, but also poignant and (to some extent, e.g. the Harmon couple's line) from life. In short, one of the best series of our time.
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It should be mentioned right from the start that American Horror Story cannot be considered a serious work of horror. On the other hand, the FX guys are well aware that "seriousness" isn't much of a draw these days and that the more eccentric a given work is, the better its chances of success. I don't want to pontificate about the (non-)horror plot – though of course it is present here and there are some good jump scares here and there. Rather, I'd like to point out that the main reward of AHS is not the story, but the narrative style they’ve chosen, which is enhanced by the formal features (it took me a long time to get used to the initially very peculiar editing, only to appreciate it later as an element contributing to the ambivalence and confusion of some of the characters) and the omnipresent sexual tension. What I appreciate most about the first season that the creators managed to wring something very superior out of a subject that has been similarly raped a thousand times. The weirdness of the entire story and the abnormally perverse behavior of the characters are the alpha and omega of success in this case, but objectively there's not much to find fault with, as most of the ensemble cast delivers performances of a lifetime (Jessica Lange is demonically perfect) and the pace of the first series is for the most part truly murderous. For me, AHS represents an appealing deviation and interesting excursion into places I don't normally seek out. AHS probably won't find a place in my top ten TV series, but I can't deny the fact that in many ways it is a very original and intriguing piece of work that deserves its fair share of attention. Season I, Murder House – 85%... I will add ratings for the other seasons when I get to them, seeing as how I’ve got higher priorities in my viewing list at the moment :)))
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Weird, weird, weird! Which was actually the purpose. Some see fear in it, others see the atmosphere of the town of Twin Peaks. One thing is clear, and that is the fact that this series doesn’t care about reality, simply playing with the viewer, and even though the story is based on paranormal phenomena, it seems to me as if it was not about them at all. The touch of the creators of Nip/Tuck is evident here. Some things managed to properly disgust me, but I don’t know if I can stand it until the end. Somehow the characters didn’t dazzle me enough to keep me going. But the idea definitely deserves it and the same goes for some of the characters. Anyway, I have to say that it’s pretty little for a long-running series.
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It’s nice, bizarre, and disturbing. Ryan Murphy. It also has more than just the excellent idea of combining the story of Victor Frankenstein with Lindberg's child. The Black Dahlia is always a pleasure too, and the two faces of Moira is what it's all about. I've missed Alexandra Breckenridge tremendously since the end of Dirt... In the end, who wouldn't want to buy a house in La La Land on the famous murder trail? Jessica Lange is great and so is Connie Britton, and strangely enough, it's all one big romance again. Constance's fawn is proof of that. The ending is also delightfully satisfying and gives us the opportunity to get excited about the sequel and to be satisfied with the loop.
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