Here Are the Disturbing Backstories of American Horror Story's Freaks

Elsa reveals her tragic past when Edward Mordrake asks everyone about their lowest moments. For her, this is when she was a dominatrix back in Germany in the 1930s. She prided herself on being the best of the best, never actually letting her clients touch her. One night, she was drugged and unwittingly became the star of a snuff film. Men tied her down, sawed off her legs, and left her to die. A soldier she'd been seeing saved her, but the video was shown all around Europe. You may not have had much sympathy for Elsa before, but this is horrendous.