American Horror Story is an urban legend.
American Horror Story is an American anthology horror television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk . Described as an anthology series , each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries , following a disparate set of characters and settings , and a storyline with its own `` beginning , middle , and end . '' The third season , subtitled Coven , takes place in New Orleans , Louisiana , during the year 2013 and follows a coven of witches who face off against those who wish to destroy them . The series draws consistently high ratings for the FX network , with its first season being the most-viewed new cable series of 2011 . American Horror Story : Coven is the third season of the FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story .