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This Week's American Horror Story: Cult Included a Subtle Freak Show Easter Egg

Oct 29 2017 - 1:46pm

Image Source: FX [1]

So much goes down in the eighth episode of American Horror Story: Cult [2] that no one could blame you if you missed Ryan Murphy's latest sneaky Easter egg [3]. In between those wild twists [4] and one seriously disturbing threesome [5], "Winter of Our Discontent" features a very subtle nod to the Freak Show season.

As Kai sneaks into Detective Samuels' home, he walks by a boom box that's blasting metal music. Before the camera follows Kai's creepy journey into the house — where he spies on Samuels having a pretty awful hookup with a woman — here's a quick shot of the side table the speakers are on, which is also holding a few bottles of wine. Coincidentally, it looks like Samuels is (sorry, was) (too soon?) a fan of Cabernet. Specifically? Michael David Winery's Freakshow Cabernet.

Image Source: FX [6]

The red wine, which you can purchase in real life [7], is known for its outlandish packaging. A strong man lifts weights in front of a circus tent and an eclectic cast of characters on the label, which is a scene that could be straight out of American Horror Story [8]'s fourth season.

Image Source: Wine.com [9]

Clearly Twisty the Clown [10] isn't the only tie to Freak Show in Cult!


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