The Official "American Horror Story" Thread

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Hawg73 said:
You've dated TWO different witches? So, this makes you sort of a witch hunter? Actually, I know a bit about the topic and am a little jealous you got behind the shawl a bit.

I totally agree about voodoo. I'm a big fan of a guy named Michael Gruber who wrote a series of outstanding novels that deal quite a bit with primitive spirtuality, voodoo, santeria, what-have-you and his stuff makes you really wonder if there isn't a lot more to it then is commonly believed here in whitebread America. Those books are Tropic of Night, Valley of Bones and Night of the Jaguar and the author is quite talented and underrated. Valley is probably the best if you ever get the notion.
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Yep, two. It was....interesting.

I picked up The Tropic of Night on your recommendation years ago but have not yet read it (my 'to read' list is ginormous). I might have to fish it out and start reading it.

If you are interested in voodoo, you should also check out hoodoo (slightly different) and Palo Mayombe. I have a non-fiction palo book that is blood bloodcurdlingly creepy.

TBrownslady said:
I saw something on their Facebook page. It wasn't official but it said American Horror Story 'circus' where they will base it on a traveling circus. If this happens then it very well might be the year they make me cry in fear lol
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Oh, now that would be awesome. All kinds of material there! Maybe they could get David Lynch to direct ROFL
 
Annihilus said:
Oh, now that would be awesome. All kinds of material there! Maybe they could get David Lynch to direct ROFL
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Seriously as much as I HATE Clowns this would also make for a fantastic season 4. There is more to circuses than Clowns but you know they will have them and they will be the creepiest of all creepy Clowns.
 
Maybe our own clown could score a role! Woot!

Back to the witchcraft/voodoo/Palo topic, do you all remember the murders in Matamoros? Woof. The book, Caldron of Blood kept me sleepless for a while.
 
I watched the first 3 episodes last night. Love it! You know something is good when you wake in the morning and you can't stop thinking about it.

Impressive acting with so many unanswered questions and WTF moments. Great writing which results in non-traditional horror that really makes one 'think'.

It's real early, but so far it's a fun ride. Oh, and the Fiona character is a hoot and a half. :)
 
Joolz said:
I watched the first 3 episodes last night. Love it! You know something is good when you wake in the morning and you can't stop thinking about it.

Impressive acting with so many unanswered questions and WTF moments. Great writing which results in non-traditional horror that really makes one 'think'.

It's real early, but so far it's a fun ride. Oh, and the Fiona character is a hoot and a half. :)
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Awesome, Joolz! Welcome aboard woohoo

I'm so glad you got hooked, too :dance:
 
Eeesh!

Last night was a particularly gross and gory episode.

Also, Queenie is back with a vengeance, Delphine is reassembled, and Madison is getting on my nerves.

Delphine's fascination with vivisection began when she was an animal-torturing young girl. It wasn't revealed where or when she honed her culinary talents, but she certainly is creative with leftovers.

Spaulding convinced Delphine that Laveau could be weakened by a dose of Benadryl. Kid-tested, mother-approved :D An unsuccessful stabbing only angers Laveau, but Spaulding knocks her out with the porcelain face of a baby doll, and convinces Delphine to bury her alive. Spaulding then takes the real baby for his collection.

Cordelia, who has fewer powers than Esmeralda, blinds herself, hoping her gift of sight returns. Could. Not. Watch.

Myrtle commands Zoe escape with Kyle, and gives her two tickets to Epcot ROFL

Fiona and Marie meet with the board of Delphi to negotiate a truce, and after toying with them a bit, Fiona cues the SAxeman (who is acting as a butler) to begin killing them all, chop-chop. Fiona fells Hank's father with a chop to the jugular. The next day's headline: 'Salem Beats Yale'.

Myrtle continues to amuse me every episode. Her lines are so scatter-shot and funny, from bemoaning witches in crotchless underwear to exalting figs as "Mother Nature's brown diamonds. In the fall, the rotting leaves smell like an Olympian's ejaculate." :bow: :LOL:
 
You could really taste the coconut.....


I'm grossed out just typing that... :puke:
 
Kinda wondering where this season is leading to, and not in a good way.

I was expecting an epic voodoo vs salem battle. Nope.

I was expecting an epic witches vs hunters battle. Nope.

Dead. All of em.

Looks like its a story all about the little witches being, well, little witches to each other. Past and present. All vying for position and cat fighting each other.

Such a disappointment.
 
A voodoo/witch battle is still in play, IMO.

Hank's dad said killing the board members would not stop the witch hunting.


I have no idea where AHS is heading, but to me, that's what makes it so much fun to watch :)
 
That was a humdinger :shoot:

I'm not convinced Fiona is dead. She was much too comfortable turning her back on the SAxeman after he grabbed her hair, and she continued to provoke him by belittling his dreams for a life together.

She was talking about her childhood cat when he struck her with the axe. A cat. A creature with 9 lives.


My money is still on Misty for Supreme, maybe with an assist from Cordelia. When Myrtle asked who among them couldn't be considered a serial killer, I checked down the list, and neither Misty nor Cordelia have killed anyone. Misty's beatdown of Madison, however, was exceptional :)


Spaulding's baby could be a sleeper pick. Or the seven witches together are able to perform the Seven Wonders.

Seven witches, which includes Fiona :shrug_n:
 
Beaglebay said:
That was a humdinger :shoot:

I'm not convinced Fiona is dead. She was much too comfortable turning her back on the SAxeman after he grabbed her hair, and she continued to provoke him by belittling his dreams for a life together.

She was talking about her childhood cat when he struck her with the axe. A cat. A creature with 9 lives.

My money is still on Misty for Supreme, maybe with an assist from Cordelia. When Myrtle asked who among them couldn't be considered a serial killer, I checked down the list, and neither Misty nor Cordelia have killed anyone. Misty's beatdown of Madison, however, was exceptional :)

Spaulding's baby could be a sleeper pick. Or the seven witches together are able to perform the Seven Wonders.

Seven witches, which includes Fiona :shrug_n:
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Misty's beatdown of Madison was the highlight of this episode for me.
 
I'm hoping Legba gets his own spinoff... Love that character...

And the guy who's hell it was to never get to the front of the line... pretty funny...

As for the Supreme, I'm leaning Queenie... Call it a hunch...
 
Myrtle's choice of belladonna for a centerpiece in the house has me wondering if anyone or everyone is hallucinating.


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She also set a vase of peonies behind Fiona as she sat for her portrait. Peonies are named for Paeon, who (according to Wiki) learned about medicine and healing from the Greek god Asclepius, who in time, grew envious of his wise student. Zeus took pity on Paeon, and changed him into the peony flower.
 
For some reason, I'm leaning towards Zoe as the Supreme. It was her story that kicked off the season, and she's the only one that hasn't been killed or maimed.
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I'm looking forward to the finale tonight, though I'm sad it means this installment is over.

Highlights this season for me include another kick-ass performance by Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates creating a character more despicable than Annie Wilkes, Angela Bassett portraying a powerful but tormented voodoo queen, and Frances Conroy, who delivered some of the wackiest lines ever written with such aplomb and camp to make Tallulah Bankhead and Liberace seem dreary in comparison.

AHS may not be the scariest, nor the most sensible show on TV, but it is very entertaining and smart, with each episode like a clue in a scavenger hunt.

My homage to the show, stylized in Myrtle's voice:

"Adieu! Our business is done. The beignet is consumed yet the flavor remains trapped in the memory like a G Major 7 struck by Elton at Vine del Mar. Time to set the flower clock! Adieu!"
 
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