Watch The First 5 Minutes Of FX’s ‘American Horror Story’
FX’sAmerican Horror Storywon’t debut until next week, but it’s already been getting some intriguing buzz. The premise sounds normal enough:Connie Britton,Dylan McDermott, andTaissa Farmigastar as the Harmon family, who relocate from Boston to a haunted house in Los Angeles;Jessica Langeplays their neighbor. However, early reviews have indicated that it’s outrageously over-the-top and very, very weird in its execution. Which, actually, shouldn’t come as a surprise seeing as it comes from the minds ofGleeandNip/TuckcreatorsRyan MurphyandBrad Falchuck.
After the jump, check out the first five minutes of the show. It looks like pretty standard horror movie stuff here, but Murphy, who directed the pilot, does a fine job of setting up an eerie mood.
The clip, which is set in 1978, doesn’t show any of the main cast. However, it does offer a good long look at the house at the center of the story. In the scene, two bratty young boys decide to explore the abandoned property — but as they begin to notice animal corpses and human heads pickled in jars, they realize they’re getting more than they bargained for. Oh, if only they’d listened to the warnings of the creepy little girl out front!
American Horror Storydoesn’t sound like the kind of thing that’ll appeal to everyone —Monkey Seecalls it “a sex-filled gorefest,” which is the kind of description that either really appeals to you or turns you off completely — but it sounds worth checking out for its uniquely bizarre sensibilities. Say what you will about the later seasons ofGleeandNip/Tuck, but the beginnings of both those shows prove that when Murphy and Falchuck are on, they can create some of most addictively offbeat television out there.American Horror Storykicks offWednesday, October 5at 10 PM. The series also starsFrances Conroy,Denis O’Hare,Evan Peters, andAlexandra Breckenridge.
