All of American Horror Story: Cult's Sneaky Little Easter Eggs

The very first episode of Cult gives us a heavy dose of Twisty the Clown. Ally and Ivy's son, Oz, seems to enjoy reading a comic-book series based on the Twisty events we witness in Freak Show, and Winter even gives Oz a Twisty action figure! Later on, Oz has a nightmare in which Twisty the Clown appears in the flesh and chases him down. Sadly, we haven't seen any signs of him since other than Oz's comics.

Back before Cult was even announced, Ryan Murphy gave us a subtle tease that we were heading into that territory. In Roanoke, the season that precedes Cult, Dr. Elias Cunningham (Denis O'Hare) says he's been reading a true-crime novel that's "in the vein of Helter Skelter." The title belongs to a book that chronicles the Manson murders of 1969. And, as you now well know, Evan Peters channels Charles Manson at some point in Cult.

Once we're deep into the show's seventh season, we witness a horrific mass shooting, pulled off by Meadow, while Kai is speaking at a political rally. Gunfire aside, we couldn't help but notice a totally different, very distracting aspect of the scene. Kai's campaign poster features a picture that looks nothing like Kai. Instead, it looks much more like Tate Langdon, whom Evan Peters portrays in the show's first season. The resemblance is unmistakable.

One episode of the season gives us a bit of backstory on Detective Samuels, played by Colton Haynes. In one particularly telling scene, Kai goes to the policeman's apartment to make a delivery. A few bottles of wine sit near a stereo, and among them is Michael David Winery's Freakshow Cabernet. Clearly, this was meant to be another (very subtle) nod to the show's fourth season.

One of the season's final episodes gives us another glimpse at the Twisty the Clown Chronicles comic books. This issue features three familiar faces: Pepper, Jimmy Darling, and Meep! Just toss in Elsa Mars and Bette and Dot, and then we'll have a real party.

Here's hoping we get a few extra winks before the season completely wraps!