American Horror Story fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and direction
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Nerve-racking and scary
Fast from start to finish.
American Horror Story is nerve-racking, scary, and violent.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
The mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and direction
The performances and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and sound design stand out.
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American Horror Story is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and fuboTV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 65). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, drug use, suicide themes, and disturbing imagery.
13 seasons
It has 13 seasons with 145 episodes and is still in production.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 71 and audiences 73 out of 100, so both groups see American Horror Story much the same way.
It started in 2011 and is still in production.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+64GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for American Horror Story in 78 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 92 storytelling tropes for American Horror Story, including Historical Domain Character, Foreshadowing, Black-and-Gray Morality.
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