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American Horror Stories
Descend into disbelief.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kiki Lee
Teacher
1 eps
Belissa Escobedo
Shanti
2 eps
Kevin McHale
Barry
1 eps
Charles Melton
Wyatt
1 eps
Danny Trejo
Santa
1 eps
Billie Lourd
Liv Whitley
1 eps
Chad James Buchanan
1 eps
Ronen Rubinstein
1 eps
Aaron Tveit
Adam
2 eps
Virginia Gardner
Bernadette
1 eps
Rhenzy Feliz
Chad
1 eps
Madison Bailey
Kelley
1 eps
Miss Benny
Dee
1 eps
Naomi Grossman
Rabid Ruth
1 eps
Leonardo Cecchi
Milo
1 eps
Kyle Red Silverstein
Quinn
1 eps
Amy Grabow
Tipper Gore
1 eps
Adrienne Barbeau
Verna
1 eps
John Carroll Lynch
Larry Bitterman
1 eps
Tiffany Dupont
Addy Gantz
1 eps
Blake Shields
Bob Birch
1 eps
Paul Duke
Tall Feral
1 eps
V Nixie
Rafter Feral
1 eps
Ryan Lehfeldt
Shifty-Eyed Feral
1 eps
Baxter Humby
Bone Dagger Feral
1 eps
Sancho Martin
Walker Feral
1 eps
Devyn LaBella
Crawling Feral
1 eps
Nico Greetham
Zinn
2 eps
Troy Castaneda
Dangling Feral
1 eps
Dylan McDermott
Ben Harmon
1 eps
Sierra McCormick
Scarlett Winslow
3 eps
Jamie Brewer
Adelaide Langdon
1 eps
Kaia Gerber
Ruby McDaniel
2 eps
Noah Cyrus
Connie
1 eps
Paris Jackson
Maya
3 eps
Adam Hagenbuch
Dylan
1 eps
Cody Fern
Stan Vogel
2 eps
Mercedes Mason
Michelle
1 eps
Nicolas Bechtel
Rory
1 eps
Tom Lenk
Tim the Agent
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How American Horror Stories actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
American Horror Stories reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Rubber(wo)Man (1)
A teenager and her Dads move into a forsaken home with a grim past. As the family makes renovations, a darkness takes root within them.
S02E01
Dollhouse
A job interview goes horribly wrong.
- Directed by Loni Peristere
- Written by Manny Coto
S03E01
Bestie
After the loss of her mother, a young woman seeks connection in a mysterious online friend.
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Joe Baken
S01E05
BA'AL
A wife does the unthinkable for a chance at a successful pregnancy.
S01E02
Rubber(wo)Man (2)
Scarlett enters a twisted new romance while Michael and Troy confront their rocky relationship.
S02E02
Aura
After moving into a new home, a married couple is terrorized by a cryptic visitor.
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Manny Coto
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E07
X
- Directed by Matt Spicer
- Written by Brad Falchuk, Austin Elliott
S03E09
The Thing Under the Bed
- Directed by Courtney Hoffman
- Written by Manny Coto
S03E05
Backrooms
- Directed by David Gelb
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S03E06
Clone
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Ned Martel, Charlie Carver
S03E08
Leprechaun
- Directed by Alexis Martin Woodall
- Written by Joe Baken
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Brad FalchukExecutive Producer
- Andrew DuplessieProducer
- Ryan MurphyExecutive Producer
Writing
- Brad FalchukWriter
- Austin ElliottWriter
- Crystal LiuWriter
- Yona SpeidelWriter
- Ned MartelWriter
- Manny CotoWriter
Direction
- Liz FriedlanderDirector
- Alexis Martin WoodallDirector
- Matt SpicerDirector
- Elegance BrattonDirector
- SJ Main MuñozDirector
- David GelbDirector
Cinematography
- Jeffrey WaldronDirector of Photography
- Michael BaumanDirector of Photography
- Carolina CostaDirector of Photography
- James KniestDirector of Photography
- Craig Dean DevineDirector of Photography
- Cybel MartinDirector of Photography
Music
- Julia NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Jessica Rose WeissOriginal Music Composer
- Ariel MarxOriginal Music Composer
- Mac QuayleOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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