An anthology series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an insane asylum, a witch coven, a freak show circus, a haunted hotel, a possessed farmhouse, a cult, the apocalypse, a ...
Episodes
Season 1 - Episodes
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S01E01Pilot
Aired: 5 Oct. 2011
Show details expand_moreTherapist Ben Harmon, his wife, Vivien, and their daughter, Violet, move across the country to Los Angeles to escape their troubled past.
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): Ryan Murphy
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): Ryan Murphy
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
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S01E02Home Invasion
Aired: 12 Oct. 2011
Show details expand_moreSerial killer enthusiasts reenact the brutal murders of two nursing students, while Ben returns to Boston to fix a mistake involving an old flame.
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
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S01E03Murder House
Aired: 19 Oct. 2011
Show details expand_moreAfter putting the house back on the market, Vivien learns about its first residents. Elsewhere, Ben's visitor causes him to further unravel, and Constance and Moira's history is revealed.
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): Bradley Buecker
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Jennifer Salt
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): Bradley Buecker
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Jennifer Salt
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S01E04Halloween: Part 1
Aired: 26 Oct. 2011
Show details expand_moreThe line between the living and the dead blurs on Halloween as two of the house's previous residents give the Harmons decorating advice.
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): David Semel
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, James Wong
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): David Semel
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, James Wong
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S01E05Halloween: Part 2
Aired: 2 Nov. 2011
Show details expand_moreWhile on a date with Violet, Tate is harassed by a group of bloody teens. Ben and Vivien are haunted by one of the house's newest guests.
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): David Semel
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): David Semel
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear
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S01E06Piggy Piggy
Aired: 9 Nov. 2011
Show details expand_moreBen sees a new patient who is terrified by the legend of a man who slaughters those who repeat a specific mantra into a mirror.
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Michael Uppendahl
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Jessica Sharzer
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Michael Uppendahl
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Jessica Sharzer
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S01E07Open House
Aired: 16 Nov. 2011
Show details expand_moreMoira persuades a prospective buyer to make an offer. Constance and Larry work against her efforts.
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): Tim Hunter
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): Tim Hunter
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
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S01E08Rubber Man
Aired: 23 Nov. 2011
Show details expand_moreThe man in the rubber suit is revealed. Vivian's mental health takes a turn.
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Miguel Arteta
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Miguel Arteta
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
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S01E09Spooky Little Girl
Aired: 30 Nov. 2011
Show details expand_moreOne of history's most famous murder victims pays the house a visit. Constance discovers more of Tate's bad behavior.
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): John Scott
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Jennifer Salt
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): John Scott
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Jennifer Salt
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S01E10Smoldering Children
Aired: 7 Dec. 2011
Show details expand_moreIn 1994, Larry gets burned. In the present, Ben begins to understand what happened to cause Vivien's institutionalization. Constance is questioned by the police in Travis' death. Violet learns something about herself that she does...
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Michael Lehmann
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, James Wong
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Michael Lehmann
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, James Wong
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S01E11Birth
Aired: 14 Dec. 2011
Show details expand_moreVivien gives birth. Violet learns who fathered one of her new siblings.
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters
Director(s): Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear
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S01E12Afterbirth
Aired: 21 Dec. 2011
Show details expand_moreThe aftermath of Vivien's difficult labour is revealed and Ben makes plans to get out of the house. Some of the spirits have other plans and the family has to pull together to make it through these very tough changes.
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Bradley Buecker
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Jessica Sharzer
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Evan Peters
Director(s): Bradley Buecker
Writer(s): Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Jessica Sharzer










































