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American Horror Story

2011 ★ IMDb 7.9 · 367,810 ratings

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Physical and psychological horrors affect a decomposing family, workers and residents of an insane asylum, a coven of witches, a cast of circus freaks, the employees and guests at a struggling hotel, a family who moved into a mysterious farmhouse, the members of a small suburb in Michigan, the surviving members of the Apocalypse and the counselors of a creepy summer camp in this haunting anthology series, focusing on the themes of infidelity, sanity, oppression, discrimination, addiction and exploitation.

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American Horror Story (2011) — Series. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Cast

Sarah Paulson

Cordelia Goode / Sally McKenna / Ms. Wilhemina Venable / Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower

Evan Peters

Tate Langdon / James Patrick March / Kai Anderson

Angela Bassett

Marie Laveau

Emma Roberts

Madison Montgomery

Billie Lourd

Mallory / Winter Anderson

GS
Gabourey Sidibe

Queenie

LG
Leslie Grossman

Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt

JP
Joey Pollari

Ben DeSoto

Jessica Lange

Constance Langdon / Sister Jude Martin / Fiona Goode / Elsa Mars

Details

Created by
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Halley Feiffer
Type
Series
Released
2011
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 367,810 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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