American Horror Story had a premiere.
American Horror Story is an American anthology horror television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk . The first season , retroactively subtitled Murder House , takes place in Los Angeles , California , during the year 2011 and centers on a family that moves into a house haunted by its deceased former occupants . American Horror Story : Murder House ( originally titled as American Horror Story ) is the first season of the FX television series American Horror Story , aired between October 5 , 2011 , through December 21 , 2011 .