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"American Horror Story" was created by the co-creators of "Glee," but the shows have little in common besides that. The show revolves around the Harmons, a family of three, who move from Boston to Los Angeles in order to reconcile past anguish. What the Harmons don't know is that the house they've moved into is haunted. But it's not haunted by Casperesque friendly ghosts -- it's haunted by demonic creatures. The creatures have a history of not only spooking the house's residents but also devouring them. After living in this house, family patriarch and psychiatrist, Ben, may need a shrink of his own.

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Convoluted yet effective, American Horror Story is strange, gory, and twisted enough to keep viewers hooked.

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American Horror Story: Murder House | Rotten Tomatoes (1) James Donaghy Guardian American Horror Story is just ridiculous. It fails miserably to differentiate between paying homage to horror and throwing every single horror trope into a blender and pouring the results over our heads. Jan 10, 2012 Full Review American Horror Story: Murder House | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Ted Anthony Associated Press Against every single odd, this haunted-Hollywood saga managed to take all the horror cliches in the book and, using those ingredients, spin a thought-provoking stew of compelling originality. Dec 27, 2011 Full Review American Horror Story: Murder House | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Sarah Hughes Guardian Despite the bumps on the way, it's worth beginning the ride. Nov 7, 2011 Full Review American Horror Story: Murder House | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Randy Dankievitch Processed Media There is no inherent value to AHS. Feb 24, 2020 Full Review American Horror Story: Murder House | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Cameron Ferguson Black Girl Nerds For a first season, it wasn't that bad. Jun 26, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Murder House | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Kevin Yeoman Screen Rant To Murphy and Falchuk's credit, the brisk tempo serves the multiple converging plotlines well, allowing weirdness to befall everyone in their own unique way, while producing a myriad of questions for the viewer to ponder. Oct 5, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jinnifer F The first season was quite a spooky season. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Arwen A I found the first series a bit banal after a while. Luckily it kept me hooked enough to watch as the next series improved in the creative vision. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Pietro M The beginning of the AHS era. It changed forever the rule of television settimg a new format for a tv show. Murder house is one of the strongest season of the series and it will shock you since the very beginning. The story is so well written. Creepy and captivating. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/24/24 Full Review Garth M Love horror and came to this late. Felt like it was rich with twists and turns to keep engaged. Last episode felt a little bit of filler, but everything else was great and really creepy Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review Miskin L I loved this season but it was not the best one tbh but yeah I watched this show at least 3 times it's my favorite Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review babarizam D It felt like they mix all the other horror shows and movies into one show. Everything feels so familiar. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Dylan McDermott Ben Harmon Connie Britton Vivien Harmon Taissa Farmiga Violet Harmon Jessica Lange Constance Evan Peters Tate Langdon Denis O'Hare Larry Harvey
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 5, 2011 Pilot A therapist moves his family across the country to escape their troubled past, but quickly discovers their new home comes with its own kind of baggage. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 12, 2011 Home Invasion Vivien and Violet find themselves in a dangerous situation; Ben goes back to Boston to fix a mistake. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 19, 2011 Murder House Vivien learns about the house's first residents; Ben's visitor causes him to further unravel; Constance and Moira's history is revealed. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 26, 2011 Halloween The line between the living and the dead blurs; the house's old residents give the Harmons decorating advice. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 2, 2011 Halloween Tate comes face to face with his past; Ben and Vivien are haunted by one of the house's newest guests. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 9, 2011 Piggy Piggy Constance gets Violet's assistance with Tate; Ben helps a new patient who is terrified by the legend of a man who slaughters those who repeat a specific mantra into a mirror. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 16, 2011 Open House Moira persuades a buyer to make an offer, while Constance and Larry work against her efforts; Violet takes solace in a new revelation. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 23, 2011 Rubber Man The man in the rubber suit makes his presence felt; Hayden conspires with Nora to drive Vivien insane. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 30, 2011 Spooky Little Girl One of history's most famous murder victims visits the house; Constance discovers more of Tate's bad behavior. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 7, 2011 Smoldering Children Violet learns the rules of the house; Larry's condition is explained; Constance is interrogated by the police. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 14, 2011 Birth Vivien gives birth; Violet learns who fathered one of her new siblings; Tate and Violet try to rid the house of some of its ghosts. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 21, 2011 Afterbirth The aftermath of Vivien's difficult labor is revealed; Constance schemes to raise Tate's baby as her own; Ben makes plans to get out of the house. Details

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Executive Producer
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto

Network
FX

Rating
TV-MA

Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date
Oct 5, 2011
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