I’m not sure who among you is still following the horror anthology series “American Horror Story”, but the show’s fourth season is here with “Freak Show” and the commercials for it look really creepy. Check out the poster, premise and casting down below. You’ll need to check your local listings and see if you have the FX network with your cable provider to enjoy this one.
Plot: The fifth season of American Horror Story focuses on the Downtown Los Angeles Hotel Cortez which has been recently purchased by a New York fashion designer, Will Drake. The 90-year-old hotel is haunted by demons and mysterious ghosts including the founder, James Patrick March; heroin addict Sally; and the strap-on-wielding Addiction Demon. Staff and residents of the hotel include the 111-year-old “vampire”, Elizabeth/The Countess, and her longtime paramour, the former drug-addict Donovan, as well as Donovan’s mother, the manager and front desk clerk Iris; the eccentric transgender bartender Liz Taylor; and the Countess’ vengeance-obsessed ex-lover, Ramona Royale.
Main Cast:
Kathy Bates as Iris
Sarah Paulson as Sally McKenna and Billie Dean Howard
Evan Peters as James Patrick March
Wes Bentley as Det. John Lowe
Matt Bomer as Donovan
Chloë Sevigny as Dr. Alex Lowe
Denis O’Hare as Liz Taylor
Cheyenne Jackson as Will Drake
Angela Bassett as Ramona Royale
Lady Gaga as The Countess / Elizabeth Johnson
Recurring:
Mare Winningham as Hazel Evers
Christine Estabrook as Marcy
Max Greenfield as Gabriel
Lennon Henry as Holden Lowe
Richard T. Jones as Det. Andrew Hahn
Shree Crooks as Scarlett Lowe
Lyric Lennon as Lachlan Drake
Jessica Belkin as Wren
Finn Wittrock as Tristan Duffy and Rudolph Valentino
Mädchen Amick as Mrs. Ellison
Helena Mattsson as Agnetha
Kamilla Alnes as Vendela
Anton Lee Starkman as Max Ellison
Darren Criss as Justin
Guest stars:
Naomi Campbell as Claudia Bankson
Lily Rabe as Aileen Wuornos
Gabourey Sidibe as Queenie
Alexandra Daddario as Natacha Rambova
Roxana Brusso as Dr. Kohan
David Naughton as Mr. Samuels
John Carroll Lynch as John Wayne Gacy
Seth Gabel as Jeffrey Dahmer
Anthony Ruivivar as Richard Ramirez
Nico Evers-Swindell as Craig
Robert Knepper as Lieutenant
Jessica Lu as Bronwyn
Kristen Ariza as Mrs. Pritchard
Mouzam Makkar as Nurse Leena
Matt Ross as Dr. Charles Montgomery
Charles Melton as Mr. Wu
David Barrera as Dr. Kaplan
PiercingMetal Thoughts: So far, AHS has been a bit of an on and off sort of series for me. Sometimes I like it better than I expected and others I just didn’t. I hated the way that “Coven” ended but felt “Asylum” was not too bad and “Freak Show” had its moments but was more sad than anything else. Of course this is a horror series so I guess I should not expect it to be rainbows and unicorns when its all said and done. I will be programming my DVR to capture the series and since I seem to be the only one in my small circle of media folks watching it, I don’t risk any spoilers. What about you? Are you still tuning in to “American Horror Story”? What do you hope to find when you check into their Hotel from Hell. Chime in down below in the comments since its good to learn your thoughts.
Official Series Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Hotel