"American Horror Story" (2011) TV series 2011-

Creators:

Ryan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

17 October 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

You're going to die in there!

Plot:

An anthology series that centers on different characters and locations, including a haunted house, an insane asylum and a witch coven.

Plot Keywords:

Asylum | Alien | Nun | Haunted House | Anthology

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 36 nominations

Cast

Evan Peters	...	Kit Walker / ... (26 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jessica Lange	...	Sister Jude Martin / ... (26 episodes, 2011-2013)
Lily Rabe	...	Sister Mary Eunice McKee / ... (21 episodes, 2011-2013)
Dylan McDermott	...	Ben Harmon / ... (18 episodes, 2011-2013)
Zachary Quinto	...	Dr. Oliver Thredson / ... (17 episodes, 2011-2013)
Sarah Paulson	...	Lana Winters / ... (17 episodes, 2011-2013)
Frances Conroy	...	Moira O'Hara / ... (17 episodes, 2011-2013)
Joseph Fiennes	...	Monsignor Timothy Howard (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Lizzie Brocheré	...	Grace Bertrand (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
James Cromwell	...	Dr. Arthur Arden / ... (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Taissa Farmiga	...	Violet Harmon (13 episodes, 2011-2013)
Connie Britton	...	Vivien Harmon (12 episodes, 2011)
Denis O'Hare	...	Larry Harvey (12 episodes, 2011)

Series Directed by
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon		(5 episodes, 2011-2013)
Bradley Buecker		(4 episodes, 2011-2012)
Michael Lehmann		(3 episodes, 2011-2013)
David Semel		(3 episodes, 2011-2012)
Michael Uppendahl		(3 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Writing credits
Brad Falchuk		(26 episodes, 2011-2013)
Ryan Murphy		(26 episodes, 2011-2013)
Tim Minear		(5 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jessica Sharzer		(4 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jennifer Salt		(4 episodes, 2011-2012)
James Wong		(4 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Produced by
Bradley Buecker	....	co-executive producer (26 episodes, 2011-2013)
Brad Falchuk	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2011-2013)
Ryan Murphy	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2011-2013)
Tim Minear	....	executive producer / consulting producer (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jennifer Salt	....	co-executive producer (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
James Wong	....	co-executive producer (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
Dante Di Loreto	....	executive producer (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Alexis Martin Woodall	....	producer (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jessica Sharzer	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Chip Vucelich	....	producer (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Mark Douglas	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 2012-2013)

Series Original Music by
James S. Levine		(18 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Cinematography by
Michael Goi		(18 episodes, 2011-2013)
John B. Aronson		(5 episodes, 2011)

Series Film Editing by
Adam Penn		(8 episodes, 2011-2013)
Fabienne Bouville		(7 episodes, 2011-2013)
Bradley Buecker		(4 episodes, 2011-2012)
Stewart Schill		(4 episodes, 2012-2013)
Robert Komatsu		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Casting by
Eric Dawson		(25 episodes, 2011-2013)
Carol Kritzer		(25 episodes, 2011-2013)
Robert J. Ulrich		(25 episodes, 2011-2013)

Series Production Design by
Mark Worthington		(17 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Art Direction by
Edward L. Rubin		(13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Andrew Murdock		(4 episodes, 2012)

Series Set Decoration by
Ellen Brill		(24 episodes, 2011-2013)

Series Costume Design by
Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko		(11 episodes, 2011)
Lou Eyrich		(7 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Makeup Department
Kim Ayers	....	key makeup artist / key make-up / ... (23 episodes, 2011-2013)
Eryn Krueger Mekash	....	department head make-up / department head makeup / ... (21 episodes, 2011-2012)
Monte Haught	....	department head hair (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Christien Tinsley	....	special makeup effects designer and creator (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist (17 episodes, 2011-2013)
Mike Mekash	....	special makeup effects artist / key prosthetic makeup artist / ... (14 episodes, 2011-2013)
Michelle Ceglia	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 2011-2013)
Robin Myriah Hatcher	....	special makeup effects production coordinator (9 episodes, 2011-2012)
Connie Grayson Criswell	....	contact lens technician (9 episodes, 2011)
Cristina Patterson Ceret	....	contact lens painter (9 episodes, 2011)
D. Garen Tolkin	....	makeup artist: Jessica Lange (9 episodes, 2011)
Cary Ayers	....	special makeup effects artist (8 episodes, 2011)
Natalie Driscoll	....	key hair (5 episodes, 2012)
Bart Mixon	....	special makeup effects artist (3 episodes, 2012-2013)
Myriam Arougheti	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2012)
Melissa Buell	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Chip Vucelich	....	unit production manager (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
James E. Williams	....	production supervisor (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Ashley Contino	....	post-production supervisor (12 episodes, 2011)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Tignini	....	second assistant director (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Sally Edwards	....	dga trainee (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jeremy Reisig	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (11 episodes, 2011-2013)
Michael Amundson	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 2011-2012)
Luke Maxcy	....	dga trainee (7 episodes, 2011)
Jason Melius	....	dga trainee / additional second assistant director (6 episodes, 2011)
Ron Rapiel	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jill Maxcy	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (5 episodes, 2011)
Carol Green	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2012-2013)
Linda Montanti	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2011)
Glen Moorman	....	second second assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
Jacki O'Brien	....	additional second assistant director (2 episodes, 2012-2013)
Angie Read	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Robert Bernard	....	graphic designer (23 episodes, 2011-2013)
Kathy Orlando	....	set decorating buyer / set decorator/buyer (17 episodes, 2011-2013)
Danielle Levesque	....	art department production assistant / art department assistant (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Anthony Lattanzio	....	construction coordinator (14 episodes, 2011-2012)
Bruce G. Smith	....	paint supervisor (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Chris Brewster	....	set dresser (12 episodes, 2011-2012)
Randy Gunter	....	property master (11 episodes, 2011)
Kenneth A. Larson	....	set designer (11 episodes, 2011)
Ted Wilson	....	construction coordinator (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Scott Sener	....	assistant property master (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
Adam Zerkel	....	on-set dresser (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
Krystal Pertsch	....	art department coordinator (7 episodes, 2012)
Peter Beck	....	storyboard artist (6 episodes, 2011-2013)
Scott Bauer	....	property master (6 episodes, 2012)
Phil Dagort	....	set designer (6 episodes, 2012)
Christopher Tandon	....	assistant art director (5 episodes, 2011)
China Fox	....	assistant property master (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Sound Department
Doug Andham	....	re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Joe Earle	....	re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Gary Megregian	....	supervising sound editor (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Sean Rush	....	production sound mixer (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
John Bauman	....	sound mixer / second unit mixer / ... (13 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jason Krane	....	dialogue editor (13 episodes, 2011-2013)
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer (12 episodes, 2011-2013)
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Timothy A. Cleveland	....	sound editor / sound designer (8 episodes, 2011-2012)
Aaron L. King	....	foley mixer (4 episodes, 2011)
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2011)
Christian Buenaventura	....	dialogue editor (4 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jordan Wilby	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2011-2012)
Todd Murakami	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2012)
Evan Daum	....	adr mixer (2 episodes, 2012-2013)

Series Special Effects by
Steve Galich	....	special effects coordinator (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Kayla Jo Holland	....	special effects crew (12 episodes, 2011)

Series Visual Effects by
Josh Miyaji	....	visual effects artist (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jason Piccioni	....	visual effects supervisor (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
Matt Resta	....	visual effects artist (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Chris Faczek	....	visual effects artist (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Pablo Wang	....	visual effects artist (11 episodes, 2011)
Ignacio Garcerón	....	visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2011)
William J. Cox	....	digital compositor: FuseFX (2 episodes, 2012)
Brian D. Williams	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2012)
David Altenau	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Tim A. Davison	....	stunt coordinator (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt double: Jessica Lange (7 episodes, 2011-2013)
Tim Mikulecky	....	stunt double: Dennis O'Hare / stunt double: Mark Engelhardt (7 episodes, 2011-2012)
Anna Mercedes Morris	....	stunt double: Jenna Dewan-Tatum / kid double / ... (6 episodes, 2011-2012)
Bevin Kaye	....	stunt double: Connie Britton / stunt double: Chloe Sevigny (5 episodes, 2011-2012)
Chris Brewster	....	stunt double: Evan Peters / stunts / ... (4 episodes, 2011-2013)
Tim James	....	stunt double: Adam Levine / stunt double: Joseph Fiennes / ... (4 episodes, 2011-2013)
Kara Petersen	....	stunt double / stunt performer / ... (4 episodes, 2012)
Brian Patrick Collins	....	stunt double: Dylan McDermott (3 episodes, 2011)
Adam Hart	....	stunts / stunt double: Rubberman (3 episodes, 2011)
David Hutchison	....	stunt actor / stunt double: William Mapother (3 episodes, 2012)
Malosi Leonard	....	additional stunt coordinator / stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
Scott Workman	....	stunt driver / stunts (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
Ed McDermott II	....	precision driver (2 episodes, 2011)
Josh Wood	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2011)
Casey Adams	....	utility stunts (2 episodes, 2012-2013)
Monica Braunger	....	stunt actor (2 episodes, 2012)
Natalie Padilla	....	stunt double: Gloria Laino (2 episodes, 2012)
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt coordinator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Chrissy Weathersby Ball	....	stunt double: Bianca Lawson (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Theodore Carl Flood	....	electrician (20 episodes, 2011-2013)
John Magallon	....	gaffer / chief lighting technician (18 episodes, 2011-2013)
James Reid	....	camera operator / a camera operator: steadicam operator / ... (18 episodes, 2011-2013)
Brice Reid	....	"a" camera first assistant / first assistant camera (16 episodes, 2011-2013)
Charles Schner	....	camera operator: "b" camera / camera operator / ... (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Houman Forough	....	camera operator: second unit / camera operator: "b" camera / ... (11 episodes, 2011-2013)
Stephen Collins	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 2011)
Greg Hewett	....	key grip (11 episodes, 2011)
Spencer Wilcox	....	dolly grip: "b" camera / dolly grip (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Eric C. Castro	....	rigging electrician (10 episodes, 2011)
Richard Maxey	....	dolly grip (10 episodes, 2011)
W. Ted Mayer	....	best boy grip (10 episodes, 2011)
Travis Panarisi	....	rigging gaffer (10 episodes, 2011)
Eric Sagot	....	rigging electric best boy (10 episodes, 2011)
Polly Morgan	....	additional camera operator (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Richard Stevens	....	second unit camera / camera operator: second unit (9 episodes, 2011)
Jared Jordan	....	camera loader (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
Bill Marti	....	first assistant camera (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
Mark 'Boylee' Boyle	....	first assistant camera (8 episodes, 2011)
Robert McFall	....	grip / second unit: best boy grip / ... (8 episodes, 2011)
Betty Chow	....	second assistant camera / "b" camera (7 episodes, 2011-2012)
Peter Chrimes	....	rigging key grip (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Craig Cockerill	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2011)
Spencer Hutchins	....	second assistant camera (6 episodes, 2011)
Gary Kanner	....	assistant camera (6 episodes, 2011)
Jarred Waldron	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 2011)
Matthew Berger	....	lighting technician (6 episodes, 2012-2013)
Kenny King	....	key grip (6 episodes, 2012)
Jacob Fountain	....	dolly grip (5 episodes, 2011)
Chris Cotterman	....	grip (4 episodes, 2011)
John Christian Patterson	....	lighting technician (3 episodes, 2011)
Ron P. Jaffe	....	still photographer (2 episodes, 2011)
Michael P. May	....	Steadicam operator (2 episodes, 2011)
Chris Updegrave	....	grip (2 episodes, 2011)
Jeremiah Spinney	....	grip (2 episodes, 2012)
Brian Christie	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Glen Holland	....	lighting console programmer (unknown episodes)
Ken Little Jr.	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Cary Sachs	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Ralph Scherer	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Eric Souliere	....	casting associate (25 episodes, 2011-2013)
Morgan Redfield Smith	....	casting assistant (5 episodes, 2011)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Conan Castro Jr.	....	costume supervisor (12 episodes, 2011)
Kelly Porter	....	set costumer (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Erich A. Muller	....	set costumer (11 episodes, 2011)
Joshua Coleman	....	set costumer / costumer (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Julia Gombert	....	head ager/dyer (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Ken Van Duyne	....	assistant costume designer (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Matthew Jerome	....	set costumer (7 episodes, 2012)
Jessica Chesak	....	costumer (5 episodes, 2011)
Tess Inman	....	costumer (4 episodes, 2012-2013)
Leoisick Castro	....	shopper: costumer / costumer/shopper (3 episodes, 2011)
Katherine Dover	....	costumer (2 episodes, 2011)
Rebecca Farmer	....	costume assistant (unknown episodes)
Jimmy Jay	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)
Michelle Sandvig	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Ian Mayberry	....	post-production assistant (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Adam Grabel	....	post-production assistant (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Nathaniel Park	....	editor: main titles (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Gabriel J. Diaz	....	editor - main title (6 episodes, 2011)
Amy McGrath	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Laurie Thomson	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2011-2012)
Misha Tenenbaum	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2011)
John Petaja	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2012-2013)
Sarah C. Reeves	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2012-2013)

Series Music Department
P.J. Bloom	....	music supervisor (26 episodes, 2011-2013)
Charlie Clouser	....	theme song / theme song written by (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Cesar Davila-Irizarry	....	theme song / theme song written by (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
David Klotz	....	music editor (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Heather Guibert	....	music coordinator (10 episodes, 2012-2013)

Series Transportation Department
Thomas A. Gordon	....	transportation coordinator (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Cyril O'Neil	....	picture car consultant (12 episodes, 2011)
Mel Langford	....	transportation co-captain (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Margo Hunt	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Eric Kovtun	....	production coordinator (25 episodes, 2011-2013)
Sara Stelwagen	....	assistant to executive producers / assistant to mr. murphy / ... (25 episodes, 2011-2013)
Matt Woodall	....	assistant production coordinator (22 episodes, 2011-2013)
Scott Cohn	....	production accountant (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jessica Meyer	....	assistant to executive producers (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Eric Petersen	....	key assistant location manager / assistant location manager (17 episodes, 2011-2013)
John Steven Agoglia	....	location manager / production assistant (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Crystal Liu	....	script coordinator (16 episodes, 2011-2012)
Matt Solik	....	assistant (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Alex P. Creasia	....	assistant to executive producers (12 episodes, 2011)
Joanne Small	....	script supervisor (11 episodes, 2011)
Nancy Solomon	....	additional script supervisor (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Fred Fein	....	stand-in (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Kit Conners	....	additional production assistant (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
Gabrielle Glorious	....	first assistant accountant (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
Chris Ruscillo	....	writers production assistant (7 episodes, 2011)
Oren Tuvia	....	additional production assistant / additional set production assistant (6 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jared Scott Mercier	....	additional set production assistant / set production assistant (6 episodes, 2011)
Gabi Endicott	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2012)
Devon Jacobs-Quinn	....	assistant to executive producers (6 episodes, 2012)
Jennifer Wright	....	assistant to line producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Josh Sathre	....	production secretary (5 episodes, 2011)
John Myers	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2012-2013)
Guin Dill	....	animal trainer (4 episodes, 2011)
Adam Keller	....	assistant location manager (4 episodes, 2011)
Johanna Silverman	....	assistant to Mr. Cromwell (4 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jay Cannavo	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2011)
Kevin Collins	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2011)
Brian Kamei	....	production assistant / set production assistant (3 episodes, 2011)
Colin O'Rourke	....	set production assistant (3 episodes, 2011)
Chris Hanson	....	medical technical advisor (2 episodes, 2011)
Paul Scalisi	....	craft service (2 episodes, 2011)
Steve Solomon	....	animal trainer (2 episodes, 2011)
Stephanie Cluff	....	additional set production assistant (2 episodes, 2013)
Carla Meyer	....	dialect coach: Ms. Lange (unknown episodes)
Katie Ross	....	medical technical advisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision
• Ryan Murphy Productions
• 20th Century Fox Television (in association with)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Television (2011-) (worldwide) (TV)
• FX Network (2011-) (USA) (TV)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Belgium) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (season 1)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Belgium) (DVD) (season 1)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (season 1)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Canal Fox (2011-) (Brazil) (TV)
• Canal Fox (2011-) (Mexico) (TV)
• Citytv (2011-) (Canada) (TV)
• Eleven (2011-) (Australia) (TV)
• FX (2011-) (UK) (TV)
• FX (2011-) (Greece) (TV)
• Fox (2011-) (Germany) (TV)
• Fox (2011-) (Spain) (TV)
• Fox (2011-) (Japan) (TV)
• Fox (2011-) (Poland) (TV)
• Fox (2011-) (Portugal) (TV)
• Prime Series (2012-) (Belgium) (TV) (Pay-TV) (limited)
• RTL Entertainment (2013-) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• TV11 (2012-) (Sweden) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (season 1)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
• Viasat 6 (2013) (Hungary) (TV)

Special Effects

• Fuse FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Encore Hollywood  telecine and electronic assembly
• FotoKem  film processing
• Panavision  camera systems
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation  author
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Bender ET  GFCI shock protection provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Filmtools  expendables
• Good Dog Animals  animals provided by
• Khaos Digital  video playback services
• LA Management  talent management
• Movie Movers  hair and makeup trailer
• Prologue Films  titles
• Reel Security  production security (uncredited)
• Sigloch Military / Tactical  swat casting and technical services (uncredited)

Also Known As:

"AhS" - USA (informal short title)
"American Horror Story: Asylum" - USA (second season title)
"American Horror Story: Coven" - USA (third season title)
"American Horror Story: Murder House" - USA (first season title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (with commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Singapore:PG13 (edited TV version) | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:16 (some episodes) | Brazil:18 (most episodes)

Filming Locations:

Hidden Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Company:

Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision

Trivia:

The first season used horror film scores for it's soundtrack, most noticeably the scores from "Bram Stoker's Dracula", "What Lies Beneath", "Psycho" and "Insidious". Also used the whistled "Twisted Nerve" from "Twisted Nerve".

Goofs:

Continuity: Frances Conroy ("Old" Moira O'Hara) is right-eye dominant. Many times you can see that she, as Moira, is focusing on the object she's looking at using her "blind" right eye instead of her left eye.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in L'Amérique et ses Fantômes (2012)

Soundtrack:

Tainted Love

A Scary Movie in a Weekly Show

American Horror Story is an attempt to take the horror movie from the big screen to a weekly to drama. It has the elements of a story akin to The Amityville Horror or A Haunting in Connecticut where a family moves into a new home filled with a sinister past that has a habit of rearing its ugly head. The families ignore the history and give the homes a try anyway only to find themselves wrapped in a terrifying mystery.

American Horror Story focuses on the Harmon family who is moving from Boston to Los Angeles to escape their past. Vivien Harmon (Connie Britton) is still reeling from the miscarriage of her baby boy and the subsequent affair she caught her husband having to "cope" with the loss. Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott) is a psychiatrist who is trying to escape his mistake of sleeping with one of his college students and the rift it has caused in his marriage. Violet (Taissa Farmiga) their daughter is disgusted with her parents and the move but loves the house and its sinister past.

The plot only thickens as the cast grows. Tate Langdon (Evan Peters) is one of Ben's new patients who shows not only an interest in Violet but an unusual amount of knowledge about the house. Constance (Jessica Lange) is the Harmons' next door neighbor and seems to have no problem not only speaking her mind but being pushy and threatening. Last but not least Larry Harvey (Denis O'Hare), a former owner of the Harmons' house, starts to follow Ben and warn him about the house. Larry had murdered his entire family in that house and he warns Ben that if he's not careful that house will change him and may make him do something he wouldn't otherwise do.

This show is a really creative idea. To be honest it's strange to me that no one has ever tried to do something like this before. It has all of the normal concepts and ideas that keep you coming back to a normal drama series, but it has the added element of a horror movie. So you not only get the mystery but the ghosts and the murders. It's nice because you don't only get one type of horror movie. You get ghosts, you get slasher, you get possession type horror like Larry who ended up killing his family. The show appeals to all tastes of horror.

One of the things that could be better is that there are just so many characters that seem to know something about the house and they also seem to know each other. This makes things a little confusing. The writers are probably trying to keep the audience interested but this particular collection of twists is a little confusing. Maybe as the series unfolds it will become clearer.

Someone that really loves horror movies will love this show. It keeps your attention with all of the twists and turns. This show takes an amazing genre of films and allows an audience to have a new weekly addiction. It's a great mystery/horror fix.