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American Horror Story: Murder House

  • Plot: When American Horror Story premiered in 2011, it was revolutionary. It was one of the first major anthology series in the modern TV era, and it changed the game forever. There's a delightful focus and simplicity to it: everything comes down to this one seriously haunted house. Tate and Violet give us an incredible love story. There are epic and devastating twists. There's the mystery of the Rubber Man and the birth of the Anti-Christ! The first season, though it may have had its flaws, is brilliance, pure and simple.
  • Ending: Murder House has a pretty solid ending, even though it leaves most fans wanting more. It's interesting to see how the Murder House just ingests souls, leading to a more and more crowded home on the spiritual plane. It makes sense that Constance is the sole survivor of all the carnage, time and time again. Everything lines up.
  • Scariness: OK, season one of a horror TV show obviously has to kick off with a bang, and so it does. Murder House is terrifying. The Rubber Man and the demon baby alone are enough to give you nightmares, but there's a lot of other fun with the Piggy Man, the Black Dahlia, the dead nurses, and the other various malevolent spirits that haunt the house. Color me terrified.
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