American Horror Story is a television series.
American Horror Story . Although reception to individual seasons has varied , American Horror Story has been overall well received by television critics , with the majority of the praise going to the cast , particularly Jessica Lange , who won two Emmy Awards , a Golden Globe Award , and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performances . Evan Peters . He is known for his multiple roles on the FX anthology series American Horror Story , of which he has been a main cast member since its debut in 2011 , and his role as the mutant Quicksilver in the superhero films X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) and X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) . Jessica Lange . Between 2011 and 2014 , she won her first Screen Actors Guild Award , fifth Golden Globe Award , and second and third Emmy Awards for her performances in the first and third seasons of FX 's horror anthology series American Horror Story ( 2011 -- 2015 ) .