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American Horror Story: Coven


American Horror Story: Coven is the third season of the FX horror anthology television series "American Horror Story", created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. It premiered on October 9, 2013, and concluded on January 29, 2014. The season takes place in 2013, in New Orleans, and follows a coven of witches descended from Salem as they fight for survival. It also features flashbacks to 1692 during the infamous Salem Witch Trials, the 1830s, 1910s, 1960s, 1970s and 1990s. Returning cast members from
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primary setting of the third installment. Similar to the prior seasons, FX published mini teaser trailers for "Coven" on the show's Facebook page. "American Horror Story: Coven" has received positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 83% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.24/10, based on 35 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "A noteworthy ensemble cast combined with creepy storytelling and campy, outrageous thrills make "American Horror Story: Coven" a potently structured fright-fest
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


"" is the third season of the FX horror anthology series "American Horror Story". The season focuses on the oppression of witches, who resides in present-day New Orleans, as they try to combat organized efforts to destroy them posed by shell corporations and a racially charged Voodoo tribe. But while the witches learn to harness their supernatural powers, they learn their biggest threat comes from within the coven in the form of a greedy Supreme Witch, who enlists the help of barbaric serial killers to locate the rising Supreme
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Jordan announced that he had joined the cast as Quentin Fleming, a high-ranking witch. In September 2013, Alexander Dreymon was cast in the role of Luke Ramsey. Described as "the handsome young man who moves in next door to the Academy". Danny Huston, Josh Hamilton, and Lance Reddick all recurred throughout the season as the Axeman, Hank Foxx, and Papa Legba, respectively. Murphy also invited singer Stevie Nicks to be a part of the season. She appeared in two episodes, "The Magical
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season premiere. Later, Ryan Murphy confirmed via Twitter that Taissa Farmiga, Gabourey Sidibe, Lily Rabe, Frances Conroy, and Stevie Nicks would all appear during the season, and that they would all reprise the roles they played in "Coven". In the same month, Angela Bassett, who appeared in four previous seasons, confirmed that she would not appear in the season; however, Bassett appeared in the last episode of the season, playing Marie Laveau, the role she played in "Coven". Later,
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conclusion, appropriately titled "The Seven Wonders", never quite matched the high standard it set for itself throughout the season, "Coven"s reputation will nonetheless remain a solid one." Jeff Jensen of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the season a B rating and said, "I can't deny my experience: Week to week, the excesses of "Coven" were wickedly amusing. Next year, I hope "American Horror Story" can be more than that, and with less." In its third season, the
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series was nominated for 74 awards, 14 of which were won. "Coven"s premiere episode, "Bitchcraft", was watched by 5.54 million viewers, which, at the time, was the highest total viewers of any "American Horror Story" episode. It was surpassed by the fourth season's premiere, "Monsters Among Us", which received 6.13 million viewers during its broadcast. The ratings slipped for the second episode, delivering 4.51 million viewers and a 2.5 rating among adults 18-49 – down 17% from
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we see in flashback that Joan caused the anaphylaxis herself, putting bees into her husband's car and locking him in it. Luke continues to speak through Nan, revealing the knowledge that his father was leaving Joan for his lover Mrs. Marteaux, a woman from Joan's book club, an affair that predicated the murder. Joan accuses Nan of being deceitful and treacherous, forcing the young witch to leave. Fiona gets a dog in order to give the Coven more protection and discovers Kyle in Zoe's bedroom. Fiona tells Kyle
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The Seven Wonders (American Horror Story)


"The Seven Wonders" is the thirteenth and final episode of the of the anthology television series "American Horror Story", which premiered on January 29, 2014, on the cable network FX. The episode was written by Douglas Petrie and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. In the episode, the remaining witches compete to perform the Seven Wonders in order to find out who is the next Supreme. After the new Supreme rises, the Coven goes public with their powers. Stevie Nicks guest stars as herself at the beginning
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Bitchcraft (American Horror Story)


Horror Story" episode until the fourth-season premiere "Monsters Among Us". Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% approval rating, based on 15 reviews. The critical consensus reads, ""Bitchcraft" jump-starts "American Horror Story: Coven" with an ambitious setup, lively characters, and stylized action, though the overall narrative may come off shallower than intended." "Entertainment Weekly" awarded the episode with a series high rating of A−, writing, "The season opener, "Bitchcraft", is
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becomes the "guard dog" of the Coven. Kyle chooses Zoe exclusively once he fully regains his mental abilities. Eventually, Kyle becomes the new butler of the academy, taking over Spalding's role. Misty Day (portrayed by Lily Rabe) is a young witch who is not associated with a Coven of her own. She was discovered as a witch after being ostracized and burned alive by her Pentecostal community for exhibiting the extremely rare "gift of resurgence" (the ability to fully resurrect the long dead, as opposed
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reprising her role as Madison Montgomery from "Coven". That same month, Murphy revealed that other witches from "Coven" had all been invited to return, and also stated that he had asked Anjelica Huston to join the cast, while Paulson confirmed that she would reprise her "Coven" role, Cordelia Goode. In July 2018, it was reported that Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Kyle Allen would guest star in the season. Later that month, Murphy revealed via Twitter that "American Crime Story" alum Cody Fern
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", both of which premiered at the 2018 Sundance. She next appeared as the Catholic novitiate Sister Irene in Corin Hardy's horror film "The Nun", the fifth film in The Conjuring Universe, which was released in September 2018. In August 2018, it was confirmed that Farmiga would return to "American Horror Story" for the eighth season of the series, "", portraying both her "Murder House" and "Coven" characters, Violet Harmon and Zoe Benson. Farmiga then played protagonist Merricat Blackwood in
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, and my relationship to Lange is going to be quite different this time. At the beginning of last season, no one knew that Lana would be the hero, so it's possible I could end up the evil one this year. As of right now, there will be some of Lana Winters' qualities in my character, but I don't know for sure." Taissa Farmiga, who played a lead role in the first season, starred as Zoe Benson, a character involved in a prominent romance with Peters
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Nan, a young witch who is clairvoyant. In July and August 2013, Murphy announced through Twitter that first season alums Denis O'Hare and Alexandra Breckenridge had joined the cast in unknown roles, later known as Spalding and Kaylee, respectively. Also in August, Murphy announced that Christine Ebersole would be playing a "Glinda the Good Witch-type of gal", who is Fiona's predecessor. In an interview, Jessica Lange revealed that Mare Winningham had joined the cast as Peters' character's mother, Alicia Spencer. Leslie
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, "Freak Show" and "Hotel". In August 2017, Murphy confirmed the return of Emma Roberts, who appeared in "Coven" and "Freak Show", while "Roanoke" actors Chaz Bono and James Morosini also confirmed their returns. In the seventh episode, "Murder House", "Coven" and "Freak Show" actress alum Jamie Brewer returned to the show. On June 26, 2017, it was confirmed that Lady Gaga would not return for the seventh season due to other projects.
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Coven", Paulson was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Zoe Benson (portrayed by Taissa Farmiga) is a shy, young girl who discovers she is a witch in "Bitchcraft", when she accidentally kills her boyfriend Charlie by causing him to have a severe brain aneurysm and subsequently dying when they have sex for the first time. She is then sent to Miss Robichaux's Academy by her mother, who knew of her family's genetic affliction and is afraid of
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the country where true horror has been." In another interview, Murphy added that the season would be set in the modern day. Executive producer Tim Minear has stated that, while this season's tone might be lighter with more humor, the global themes of it will be "oppression of minorities of all kinds, and within that idea, minority groups going after each other and doing the work of the larger culture." He added, "While there is a strong feminist theme that runs throughout "Coven",
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the 2003 Gold Ogle Award for Best Fantasy/Horror/Mystery Audio Production of the Year presented by the American Society for Science Fiction Audio and the Minnesota Society for Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy. "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Chaz", written and directed by Robert Grady. Chip Gudger, Axt, Matthew Mullin, and Grady play the respective roles in this original comedy detailing why there are four versions of Jesus' life story: no one can get along! Matthew is anal retentive, Mark and Luke
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be the true next Supreme after she saves Coco from choking and confides in Cordelia. The coven then capture Ariel, Baldwin, and Mead, and burn them at the stake for their betrayals. Michael later finds the ashes and is confronted by Cordelia, who informs him that Mead's soul is hidden by a spell. She insists that he has capacity for kindness, but he dismisses her, threatening to kill every last witch. After Michael launches an attack on the academy that only Cordelia, Mallory, Coco, Madison,
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The Dead (American Horror Story)


"The Dead" is the seventh episode of the of the anthology television series "American Horror Story", which premiered on November 20, 2013, on the cable network FX. This episode is rated TV-MA (LSV). In this episode, Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe) questions her place in the Coven; Fiona (Jessica Lange) takes advantage of a love affair with the Axeman (Danny Huston); and Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) makes a fateful decision about her mother. Angela Bassett, Gabourey Sidibe
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a prostitute attending to Mutt. Jeff and Mutt propound their capabilities in serving Michael, who presents them with the task of recreating Mead. With Mead back as an android, Dinah lets Langdon and Mead into the coven by breaking the protecting spell which Cordelia put into the coven. He then murder Bubbles by marking pins and Mead shoots Queenie and Zoe. In return, Langdon asks his father to green-light 13 episodes of Dinah's new talk show. Frustrated that Cordelia has escaped, Langdon complains to Mead, unaware that
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, Myrtle is a traveled gourmand who adores exquisite food, haute couture, jewelry, romance, and associating with fashion designers. Fiercely loyal to the Coven as a whole (though this does not stop her from murdering the remaining members of the Witches' Council after they unjustly order her execution) and to Cordelia, Myrtle wants what is best for their future and believes Misty Day or Zoe to be the strongest candidates for future Supreme. After Cordelia becomes the next Supreme, Myrtle persuades Cordelia to have her executed for her murder
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there are themes of race and themes of oppression, and themes of family – especially mothers and daughters." In October 2016, Murphy stated that a future season of the show will feature a return/continuation of "Coven". He stated that this is not the theme for season 7, but a later season. He also confirmed that Lady Gaga's character from "" is the first Supreme. Later that month, Murphy announced that the season would be a "Coven" and "Murder House" crossover continuation
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and centers on a family that moves into a house haunted by its deceased former occupants. The second season, subtitled "", takes place in Massachusetts during the year 1964, and follows the stories of the patients and staff of an institution for the criminally insane. The third season, subtitled "", 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 fourth season, subtitled "", takes place in
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as executive producers, "American Horror Story", debuted in October 2011, and Gomez-Rejon has directed two episodes from the first season: "Home Invasion" (episode 2, October 12, 2011) and "Birth" (episode 11, December 14, 2011). Rejon later returned for the second and third season. Gomez-Rejon was among the creative contributors named in the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film nomination at the 71st Golden Globe Awards for "American Horror Story: Coven"
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Murphy said the witches from "Coven" and "Apocalypse" will return in a future season. Creators Murphy and Falchuk began working on "American Horror Story" before their Fox series "Glee" began production. Murphy wanted to do the opposite of what he had done previously and thus began his work on the series. He stated: "I went from "Nip/Tuck" to "Glee", so it made sense that I wanted to do something challenging and dark. And I always had loved, as
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[an asylum] myself after two hours of this craziness." The third season, "", received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 83% of 35 critics gave the season a positive review. The site's consensus reads: "A noteworthy ensemble cast combined with creepy storytelling and campy, outrageous thrills make "American Horror Story: Coven" a potently structured fright-fest." It scored 71 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 24 reviews, the highest score for the show to
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campy form with ample gore and a wholly reunited coven." Ron Hogan of "Den of Geek" gave the episode a 3/5, saying, "The stylistic choices—especially the 70's style film segment and the voodoo-themed cold opening—work really well. Lynch has a great eye, and she's adept at the house style of "American Horror Story", particularly the newsreel of John Henry's resurrection. She also has a great handle on the actors involved, and the choice to have Miriam face
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a family that moves into a house haunted by its deceased former occupants. The second season, subtitled "", takes place during 1964 in Massachusetts and follows the stories of the inmates and staff of an institution for the criminally insane. The third season, subtitled "", takes place during 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana and follows a coven of witches who face off against those who wish to destroy them. The fourth season, subtitled "", takes place during 1952 in Jupiter, Florida and focuses on one of
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Jamie Brewer


Featured Actress in a Play for her performance. Soon afterwards, she was cast, as Gina, in the independent drama film "Turnover". During October, Brewer briefly appeared on "American Horror Story" once again, on its eighth season subtitled "", where she reprised the role she played in "Coven". Brewer's return as Nan received positive reviews from hardcore fans. Katie Louise-Smith from "PopBuzz" called Brewer "brilliant" and stated the return was "short but sweet". Ron
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." The season scored 71 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 24 reviews. In contrast, "Coven" was also met with negative reviews from some critics. "The A.V. Club" gave the season a low rating of D+, with critic Emily VanDerWerff remarking, "It lurched drunkenly from idea to idea, never settling on one long enough to build anything of worth." In their post-season reviews, "The Michigan Daily" gave "Coven" a B+, saying, "And while its
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Protect the Coven


"Protect the Coven" is the eleventh episode of the of the anthology television series "American Horror Story", which premiered on January 15, 2014, on the cable network FX. The episode was written by Jennifer Salt and directed by Bradley Buecker. In this episode, Fiona (Jessica Lange) and Marie Laveau (Angela Bassett) face off with The Corporation while Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) makes a desperate sacrifice to protect the coven. Angela Bassett, Gabourey Sidibe, and Danny Huston guest star as Marie Laveau,
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her successor and retain her youth and reign, Fiona pours herself a drink, just as the Axeman hacks her to death with his axe. Back at the Academy, the witches decide he needs to be executed for his crimes against the Coven. Kyle volunteers, but the girls do not allow it and they use their abilities to violently stab and hack him to death, with Zoe screaming "nobody messes with our Coven", re-creating his initial death at the hands of the Academy decades before. The Coven hangs
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of the Witches' Council as a show of authority and to offer the coven a fresh start. Against her request, however, Myrtle is resurrected a second time by Cordelia in "Apocalypse" to provide Cordelia with advice. She later survives Michael Langdon's assault on the academy and takes part in the final battle against Michael. After Mallory alters the timeline by killing Michael before he becomes too powerful, Cordelia does not seek Myrtle's advice and thus does not resurrect her a second time. For her performance in "Coven
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Head (American Horror Story)


to leave and calls for the dog, but in a sideways allusion to "Of Mice and Men", as she leaves the room, she hears Kyle clumsily snap the dog's neck. As Zoe, Nan, and Madison return to the Academy, they find Kyle and Fiona playing gin rummy, with Kyle winning. The girls discover Fiona has "spruced up" Kyle, not simply to have a better card partner, but also to provide the Coven with a "guard dog" that will attack on command.
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. Merging stories, themes and characters. He also stated that he had begun reaching out to actors from both seasons to reprise their respective roles. In 2018, Murphy announced the eight season, "", which would be the crossover season. "Apocalypse" follows the world after a nuclear holocaust, and the events leading up to the end of the world, principally, the witches' fight against Michael Langdon, the antichrist who was born in "Murder House". Series executive producers and co-creators Ryan Murphy
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at the worldwide box office. Paulson returned for the eighth season of "American Horror Story", titled "", which premiered on September 12, 2018. In "Apocalypse", Paulson reprised both the "Murder House" and "Coven" roles of Billie Dean Howard and Cordelia Foxx, respectively, and also starred as the sadistic Miss Wilhemina Venable. In addition to appearing as three characters, Paulson also directed one of the season's episodes, marking her directorial debut. She played Sandra Bullock's character's sister
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Could It Be... Satan?


Be... Satan?" as worlds collide and fan dreams come true." Ron Hogan of "Den of Geek" gave the episode a 4/5, saying, ""Coven" was not my favorite series of "American Horror Story", but it was one of the show's better ones and from the first bitchy comment flying out of Madison Montgomery's mouth, I am reminded why Coven is a fan favorite. The appearance of the witches immediately injects life into the series, and even when the show follows a
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out a letter, which is printed in the news read in Miss Robichaux's Academy. The witches debate whether to play jazz music, which the manifesto claims will spare them from murder. A bold witch, Millie exclaims that they will not be taken. Later, she leads the Axeman from a bar to the Coven. He prowls the house quietly, stopping the recording in a room where the witch reads Tarot. He then proceeds to kill her but she uses teleportation and stabs him. The other witches then emerge from
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Traitor (American Horror Story)


fan of the multiple plot conveniences, like during the dinner scene with the warlocks or how Coco somehow located Mead. However, she enjoyed Collins' new character, calling her "an aging glamazon" and "a useful asset for the coven’s next play". She also praised the development of Dinah' character, but also the characters of Mallory and Behold. "Vulture"s Ziwe Fumudoh gave the episode a 4 out of 5. She particularly enjoyed the final scene of the episode, commenting that it is "when we
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have appeared in multiple seasons. Pepper, played by Naomi Grossman, was the first character to appear in multiple seasons, having appeared "Freak Show" after appearing in "Asylum". In the next three seasons, more characters from previous seasons made appearances. As "Apocalypse" was described as a crossover between "Murder House" and "Coven", several characters from these two seasons reappeared in "Apocalypse". Murphy has stated that as the series progresses, more and more characters will be making a return to
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and gang raped by a group of frat boys who filmed the event, Madison uses her power to flip the frat boys bus in revenge, killing Kyle and almost all members of the group of frat boys. She forges a bond with Zoe, who uses her power to kill a member of the frat boys, who survived. The two witches then revive Kyle amateurishly. Madison craves popularity and fashion and proves herself to be the next Supreme in "The Replacements", after setting the curtains on fire at Joan Ramsey's
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Alien: Covenant


Alien: Covenant is a 2017 science fiction action horror film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by John Logan and Dante Harper, from a story by Michael Green and Jack Paglen. A joint American and British production, the film is a sequel to "Prometheus" (2012) and is the second installment in the "Alien" prequel series and the sixth installment overall in the "Alien" film series, as well as the third directed by Scott. The film features returning star Michael Fassbender and Katherine Waterston,
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Fade Into You (The Vampire Diaries)


in a very good mood and Tyler (Michael Trevino) tries to understand what is wrong. Luke (Chris Brochu) gets to the dinner last bringing a video of him and Liv from their fourth birthday for everyone to see. He plays it and when Jo hears it, she recognizes her voice and reveals that she is Liv and Lukas' sister. Jo tells everyone the story of her family and what her brother Kai (Chris Wood) did eighteen years ago. The leaders of their coven, the Gemini coven,
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that one of her favorite television shows she watched as a child was "Charmed". In the episode "Boy Parts" of "American Horror Story: Coven", a witch named Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe) mentions that she grew up watching "Charmed". Both the show and character Piper were referenced in the episode "Sorry for Your Loss" of "The Tomorrow People", when Piper Nichols (Aeriél Miranda) introduces herself to Russell Kwon (Aaron Yoo), who responds by saying ""Charmed"
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announced via Twitter that Angela Bassett and Patti LuPone had joined the cast. Bassett later confirmed she would be playing voodoo priestess, Marie Laveau. In an interview, LuPone said that her character, Joan Ramsey, would not be a witch but "the personification of the religious right, 'like Piper Laurie in "Carrie".'" Gabourey Sidibe appeared in 12 episodes of the season portraying Queenie, a young witch, whose prominent ability allows her to become a human voodoo doll. First season actress Jamie Brewer recurred as
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, set pictures revealed that Alison Pill was joining the cast of the season, seemingly portraying the partner of Sarah Paulson's character. In July 2017, Murphy revealed via his Twitter account that Lena Dunham was joining the season. She is set to play Valerie Solanas, author of the "SCUM Manifesto" and attempted murder of Andy Warhol, via flashbacks. Murphy also confirmed the returns of Frances Conroy and Mare Winningham. Conroy has appeared in all the seasons except "Hotel", while Winningham has appeared in "Coven"
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found Queenie's ghost in the Hotel Cortez, playing cards with the ghost of the hotel's founder James Patrick March. She was unable to extract Queenie past the doors of the hotel as she realized that the haunted hotel was a demonic portal that she was unable to overcome. Ariel calls her a bigot for ignoring the possibility of an Alpha. While Cordelia and her fellow witches are about to leave and return to New Orleans, they meet Michael, alongside with Madison and Queenie. When she sees the dead witches now alive
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


He has been in unrequited love with Fiona for many years. Spalding is fond of tea parties and has an extensive doll collection that he plays with while dressing in a woman's nightgown. He adds Madison's body to his collection. He later is interrogated by Zoe, Nan and Queenie about Madison's murder, claiming he was responsible, though Zoe is skeptical. Later, Zoe recites an incantation, enchanting Spalding's tongue and returning it to his mouth. He admits that Fiona was responsible for murdering Madison, due to
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Award nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries and five acting nominations for Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy, and Kathy Bates, with Lange and Bates winning their respective acting categories. In addition, "Coven" was nominated for Best Miniseries or TV Film at the Golden Globe Awards. In January 2013, series co-creator Ryan Murphy hinted that a clue about the third season would be hidden in the tenth episode of the . In a later interview discussing that episode, he stated, "I sorta feel
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in hopes that he would rise as the first ever male Supreme. The witches' council of Cordelia Goode (Paulson), Zoe Benson (Taissa Farmiga) and resurrected Myrtle Snow (Frances Conroy) are summoned and quickly discover how dangerous Michael is to their coven when faced with his evident powers, as he resurrects deceased witches Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe) and Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts). The coven, with the aid of the warlocks, attempt to save humanity by discovering new witch Mallory's intense powers, learning more
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


and Chloe Carmela as young Cordelia) is the "disappointing" and infertile daughter of the current Supreme, Fiona Goode, and the practical headmistress of Miss Robichaux's Academy. She is protective of her students, content with her role, and prefers to settle conflict in a peaceful manner, opposing her mother's beliefs. However, Cordelia never backs down from doing what is best for the Coven and her students, even when that means attempting to murder her own mother, or committing self-mutilation. In "Fearful Pranks
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more desperate for being the Supreme. In "The Seven Wonders", Madison refuses to revive a killed Zoe and fails to complete a challenge causing her to storm out, threatening to reveal the Coven's secrets to the rest of the world. While packing to leave the Academy, Madison is choked to death by Kyle for refusing to resurrect Zoe. Madison returns in the eighth season, "Apocalypse", where it is revealed that after her death, she was sent to her own personal hell of processing endless returns and
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The Vampire Armand


The Vampire Armand (1998) is a horror novel by American writer Anne Rice, the sixth in her "The Vampire Chronicles" series. With Lestat still in slumber after his adventures in "Memnoch the Devil", the vampire coven is united around the "brat prince", and the vampire David Talbot takes the opportunity to request that Armand tell David his life story. Armand, who first appeared in "Interview with the Vampire" (1976), agrees to tell his tale. Born somewhere in the Russian state
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the previous seasons of the series include: Sarah Paulson, Taissa Farmiga, Frances Conroy, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Denis O’Hare, Jessica Lange, Jamie Brewer, Alexandra Breckenridge, and Robin Bartlett, along with new cast members Emma Roberts and Kathy Bates. Like its predecessors, "Coven" was met with both positive reviews, and strong ratings, with the premiere episode attracting a series high of 5.54 million viewers, which at the time was the most viewed episode of the series. The season garnered seventeen Primetime Emmy
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


Ensue", an unknown assailant throws sulphuric acid on her face when she is in a restaurant bathroom and Cordelia is blinded. As a result, Cordelia develops the gift of Second Sight, which enables her to receive visions of the past and future. This new power leads her to discover her husband Hank's infidelity, as well as the other dark secrets of Coven members. Growing in confidence from this ability and her mother's ever-weakening state, Cordelia begins to develop other powers and takes a more assertive leadership role
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


Young Men (the future Outpost 3) for an emengercy council test. At the meeting, warlock teacher Ariel Augustus explains that they wish Langdon to challenge Cordelia for Supremacy. While the women scoff at the idea of a male Supreme, Ariel insists that Cordelia administer the Seven Wonders to test Langdon. Cordelia refuses, saying that it would surely condemn the boy to death, as it did to witch Misty Day. Behold Chablis chastises her for abandoning coven member Queenie after her disappearance in Los Angeles, but Cordelia responds that she
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


Zoe's power. Zoe accompanies Madison Montgomery to a college party where she meets and falls in love at first sight with Kyle Spencer, a university student – however, Kyle is murdered by Madison that same night. Obsessed and depressed with Kyle's death, Zoe brings about his eventual resurrection. With Kyle's support, Zoe quickly becomes a more assertive witch and a strong contender for the next Supreme, growing from the nervous, innocent and frightened young witch into a woman willing to kill for her sister witches and the Coven
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


a cage in her torture attic, just out of reach of her daughters, and forced to watch Marie Lavaeu torture her children in front of her without being able to help, albeit against Marie Laveau's will. She later makes an appearance in "Apocalypse", where Marie Laveau is shown continuing to torture her in hell. For her performance in "Coven", Bates was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television and the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film,
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


returned from her personal Hell by Nan and Papa Legba as a favor to Mallory for causing Langdon's death. Madison Montgomery (portrayed by Emma Roberts) is a young Hollywood star who makes $7 million a picture. She finds out that she is a witch after using her unknown Telekinesis to murder her film director who annoyed and mistreated her. She had been in and out of rehab for many years and was the sole support of her parasitic family from a very young age. In "Bitchcraft", after being drugged
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American Horror Story


"Murder House" as well as Leslie Grossman since "Cult". Lourd later returned to the main cast the next month. On June, Roberts announced that she'll reprise her "Coven" character Madison Montgomery in the eighth season. The next month, Australian actor Cody Fern was cast as the adult Michael Langdon, who was last seen at the first series' final episode. The pilot episode was shot on location in a house in Country Club Park, Los Angeles, California, which serves as the haunted house
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List of American Horror Story: Cult characters


feature, since "Coven", Kathy Bates and Angela Bassett in any capacity; Finn Wittrock and Wes Bentley also don't appear in any capacity (they appeared in "Freak Show", "Hotel" and "Roanoke"). This is also the first season since "Hotel" to not include Lady Gaga. Allyson "Ally" Mayfair-Richards (portrayed by Sarah Paulson) is a liberal woman from Michigan who suffers from anxiety as well as several crippling fears, including coulrophobia, hemophobia, and trypophobia,
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Traitor (American Horror Story)


it's rather Mallory than Michael who's responsible for Cordelia's supreme powers decreasing. Bubbles prepares a meal for the warlocks Ariel and Baldwin and is having it together with the men and Myrtle. With the help of her powers she learns about the planned death of fellow warlock John Henry Moore and about the warlocks' urge to kill all the witches. The coven travels to the gas station where Moore was killed by Mead in order for Mallory to bring him back. After uniting their powers to retrieve Moore's ashes, Mallory
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


yearns for eternal life and looks for any way to get it. Fiona, being the Supreme, embodies countless magical abilities. As the Supreme, Fiona has mastered the Seven Wonders, seven magical abilities that signify a witch as the Supreme. Fiona grows terribly ill and develops terminal cancer due to a new Supreme rising within the Coven. She tries at all costs to regain her youth. At first, she attempts to obtain immortality by seeking it from an immortal voodoo priestess Marie Laveau. After failing miserably, she believes the
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A Coven of Vampires


A Coven of Vampires is a collection of horror short stories by English writer Brian Lumley. The stories all concern vampires. It was released in 1998 by Fedogan & Bremer in an edition of 1,100 copies, of which 100 were numbered and signed by the author, and illustrator. Most of the stories originally appeared in a number of different anthologies and collections or in the magazines "Terror Australis", "Fantasy Tales", "Weirdbook", "Fear!", "Fantasy and Science Fiction" and "Kadath"
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Burn, Witch. Burn! (American Horror Story)


read their minds. Zoe tells everyone to shut off the lights and close the drapes. Luke thinks they're overreacting. He goes outside to tell them off, to no avail. In her trance, Marie Laveau orders the zombies to start attacking. Luke is struck in the back with an axe, while Zoe gathers everyone and tells them to head for the attic, though Spalding doesn't want them in his room since it has Madison's body in it. Nan goes outside to get Luke and drags him into a
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American Horror Story: Coven


' character. Lily Rabe and Frances Conroy portrayed series regulars Misty Day and Myrtle Snow, respectively. Kathy Bates co-starred as Delphine LaLaurie, an evil woman from the past who tortures her slaves. Murphy stated that Bates' character would be "five times worse than [her] "Misery" character" and is also inspired by a "true event". It was reported on May 22, 2013 that Emma Roberts would co-star as Madison Montgomery, a difficult Hollywood starlet. In May 2013, Murphy
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to the Seven Wonders' vitalum vitalis, which merely balances life forces between the healthy witch performing it, and the ill/just dead receiver). Her death made the news and Misty was thought to be dead, but she mysteriously revived herself and spends her time alone walking through the swamps. She is a lonely woman who is obsessed with Stevie Nicks, believing her to be a kindred spirit and a white witch. Misty is kind, despises killing, and is desperate to find a place where she'll belong as
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on her personal hell. She also tells Cordelia that, during her resurrection, "the evil within Hell" appeared to speak to Langdon, who apparently negotiated for her release. She describes Langdon as the "perfume of death". After Michael and Ms. Mead had killed the nearly all the witches, Misty went on a trip with Stevie Nicks, but let Cordelia and the surviving witches use her cabin as a safe haven. After the timeline is altered due to Mallory killing Langdon before he comes to power, Misty is
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Head (American Horror Story)


Misty's mud. Myrtle corrects them, saying Misty is an extraordinary witch, who had also been killed by those around her. Cecily raises her glass to toast Myrtle and becomes paralyzed, as does Quentin. Myrtle tells her guests that she gave them melon balls laced with monkshood, which made them into "human statues", revealing that she didn't invite them to chastise them, but to help out the Coven. She subsequently uses the melon baller to scoop out Cecily's left eye, then Quentin's right eye
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Boy Wonder (American Horror Story)


cannibals while the man laughs. Cordelia awakens in the Hawthorne School for Boys and joyfully greets Madison and Queenie. Cordelia details her apocalyptic vision to the other witches and warlocks. She agrees to administer the Seven Wonders for Michael Langdon so that he may rise to Supreme. Returning to New Orleans, Myrtle Snow chides Cordelia for allowing a man to take the position of Supreme, claiming that men make terrible leaders. She suggests that Cordelia select one of her own coven for Supreme, such as Mallory, who, as Myrtle witnessed
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American Horror Story: Coven


like for the third version I want to do something that's a little bit more 'evil glamour.' Just something that's a little bit more...one of the things that I missed this season was I really loved having that "Romeo and Juliet" youth story with Violet and Tate [from the ]. I want something like that again and we're doing something like that in the third season. And we're contemplating shooting the show in a different place. We're contemplating shooting it in a place in
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American Horror Story: Murder House


American Horror Story: Murder House (originally titled as American Horror Story) is the first season of the FX television series "American Horror Story". It aired between October 5, and December 21, 2011. The season was produced by 20th Century Fox Television, and the executive producers were Dante Di Loreto and series creators Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy. It centers on the Harmon family: , and their daughter , who move from Boston to Los Angeles after Vivien has a miscarriage and Ben has an affair. They move
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family, though she is reluctant at first to become the next Supreme everyone assumes she will be. She helps heal Kyle's body after Zoe and Madison revive him with a spell, and also ends up using her healing powers to revive Myrtle Snow after Myrtle is burned at the stake. Her powers seem limited based on the amount of time the body has been dead, as observed in "The Axeman Cometh", when she struggles to revive Madison, who had been dead for weeks. She has also shown minor abilities
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A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song


goes along with Gail's plot. Luke wants to find the girl who sang for him. In the music room, he sees Bev lip-syncing to Katie's voice ("Make You Believe"). Jumping to the obvious-but-wrong conclusion, Luke falls for Bev and invites her to write more songs with him. Much to Bev's horror, he treats her out to a restaurant that evening. Luke is amazed by Bev's musical aptitude, unaware that Katie is texting to her what she should
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and kill her so she may remain in power forever. Veteran cast members include Sarah Paulson, Taissa Farmiga, Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Denis O'Hare, and Frances Conroy, while Emma Roberts and Kathy Bates made their debuts. Special guest stars who made appearances include Gabourey Sidibe, Angela Bassett, Danny Huston, and Patti LuPone. Recurring appearances by veteran cast members were made by Jamie Brewer, Alexandra Breckenridge, and Robin Bartlett. Cordelia Foxx (née Goode) (portrayed by Sarah Paulson as adult Cordelia
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American Horror Story: Murder House


project had been given a series order consisting of 13 episodes. In August 2011, it was announced that Tim Minear, Jennifer Salt, James Wong and Jessica Sharzer had joined the series as writers. On October 30, 2016, Murphy announced that a future crossover season of the series would continue the "Murder House" and "Coven" stories, merging their characters and themes. He did not state which season it would be, but that he had already reached out to actors from both seasons to reprise their respective roles
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Billie Lourd


Billie Catherine Lourd (born July 17, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for starring as Chanel #3 in the Fox horror comedy series "Scream Queens" (2015–2016) and for her roles in the FX horror anthology series "American Horror Story" (2017–present). She also appears as Lieutenant Connix in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy (2015–2019). Lourd is the only child of the late Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" film series. Lourd was
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American Horror Story: Asylum


-span-of-any-gnats-who-might-be-watching approach", writing, "You know a show has a lot going on when the occasional appearance of extraterrestrials is no more surprising than spotting a Prius on "Modern Family". FX's grand experiment "American Horror Story" came howling back for its second terrifying season with less of a story...than a macabre, unforgettable, discordant symphony of images and characters... "American Horror Story: Asylum", set mostly in the 1960s
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Head (American Horror Story)


. Later, Cordelia wakes in her bed with her vision restored – now using Quentin and Cecily's eyes. Later, Cordelia realizes that she has lost the power of Second Sight. Zoe and Madison arrive at the hospital to find Nan sitting outside Luke's room. His mother, Joan, will not let her in to see him. The three enter and Joan chastises them. Nan tells her that Luke says to calm down. She also mentions "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" that Joan used to sing to
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Head (American Horror Story)


it to Hank's ear. Marie tells him the witches die that night or the next needle will put a hole in his heart. Later, Hank arrives to see Cordelia has regained her sight and begs her forgiveness. She tells him that she has spoke to her lawyer and is filing for divorce and that his belongings are in an Academy closet. In Luke's hospital room, Nan tells Joan that Luke says that God is judging his mother for killing his father. Joan maintains that the man died from anaphylaxis, but
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Sarah Reid Vinyard


Sullivan, in "The Miracle Worker", followed later by Golde, in "Fiddler on the Roof". Film credits include "The Starving Games", "American Horror Story: Coven", "Search Party" and "Zipper". Other stage appearances include Nia, in "100", directed by Ben Watt and Eumenides, in the world premier of "Dionysus of the Holocaust", by renowned playwright Femi Euba. Her most recent role was the Genesis House Nurse in the feature film, She Was
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American Horror Story


, subtitled "", takes place in the fictional suburb of Brookfield Heights, Michigan, during the year 2017, and centers on a cult terrorizing the residents in the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The eighth season, subtitled "" features the return of the witches from "Coven" as they battle the Antichrist from "Murder House," and attempt to prevent the apocalypse. The upcoming ninth season, subtitled "1984", is set to premiere on September 18, 2019. The series is broadcast on
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American Horror Story


"Murder House"), a picture of a baby that has been set on fire ("Murder House"), and the goat skulls ("Coven"). The title sequence for all seasons of the show use a variation of the Willow typeface that very closely resembles a style for which Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh was known. As part of the promotion for the series, FX launched a "House Call" campaign, in which viewers at home could sign up and come face-to-face with
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Anthology series


, "American Horror Story" debuted a new type of anthology format in the U.S. Each season, rather than each episode, is a standalone story. Several actors have appeared in the various seasons, but playing different roles—in an echo of the "Four Star Playhouse" format. The success of "American Horror Story" has spawned other season-long anthologies such as "American Crime Story" and "Feud". Anthology film series are rare compared to their TV and radio counterparts. There have been several attempts
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American Horror Story


, "Coven", and "Roanoke", and Universal Studios Hollywood basing their attraction solely on "Roanoke". The series premiered on October 5, 2011, and is broadcast on the cable television channel FX in the United States. In November 2011, it premiered internationally on the respective countries' Fox Networks Group. The first season premiered on October 5, 2011, and concluded on December 21, 2011. The second season premiered on October 17, 2012, and concluded on January 23, 2013. The third
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Boy Wonder (American Horror Story)


characters returning, along with a peek back at "Murder House" and a "Roanoke" Easter egg, make "Boy Wonder" an episode of heightened returns—not to mention fantastical gore and camp." Ron Hogan of "Den of Geek" gave the episode a positive review, saying, "One of the best aspects about the addition of "Coven" to the "Apocalypse" grouping is the politics involved in the witch world. There are wheels within wheels, and plots within plots." He added
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Apocalypse Then


that lives up to its namesake." Ron Hogan of "Den of Geek" gave the episode a 4/5, saying, "The finale of "American Horror Story"'s most ambitious season manages to mash together two different series, marry separate mythologies, and somehow form a coherent season out of the chocolate and peanut butter of "Murder House" and "Coven"." He added, "Writers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk aren't reinventing the wheel, but time travel does give the two an opportunity to bring
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Alfonso Gomez-Rejon


American Horror Story: Coven" episode "Bitchcraft". He is also credited with a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries since he served as Co-Executive Producer of the series. "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl", which he directed, was a selection for the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It won the award as well as the US drama audience prize. Gomez-Rejon was attached to direct Will Smith in the New York-set indie drama "Collateral Beauty"
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American Horror Story


and murdered her slaves in the 1830s. In addition to this, the coven is also being targeted by an organization of witch hunters. Set in the year 1952, the season follows a struggling freak show led by Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange) in the quiet town of Jupiter, Florida. Decades have passed since the public has looked upon freak shows as a form of entertainment, but Elsa dreams of finding a home for her "monsters," as well as for her own fame and fortune. Other members of her
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Go to Hell (American Horror Story)


" was a more focused episode, with a lot of driving action. It sounded off a few sour notes here and there, but in the end parts of it felt like a season finale." Emily VanDerWerff of "The A.V. Club" rated the episode a D+, stating, ""Go to Hell" kills off "Coven" older generation in its entirety, turning things over to the next generation, and I could not give two shits about it." He added, "By far the worst thing
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Fearful Pranks Ensue


"Fearful Pranks Ensue" is the fourth episode of the of the anthology television series "American Horror Story", which premiered on October 30, 2013, on the cable network FX. This episode is rated TV-MA (LSV). In this episode, the coven is visited by the Council of Witchcraft after they are notified of Madison (Emma Roberts)'s disappearance. Angela Bassett and Gabourey Sidibe guest star as Marie Laveau and Queenie, respectively. This episode was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound
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American Horror Story: Hotel


, titled "Towhead", "Sleepwalk", and "Jeepers Peepers", all set to "Heartbreak Hotel". Jef Rouner from "Houston Press" complimented the teasers, describing them as "things of fleeting, awful beauty. So far I've seen six for this season and at least one of them is creepier than every episode of "Coven" combined... Each one of these is usually less than 15 seconds long and they are murderously effective. I find myself wanting to watch the show again."
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American Horror Story: Roanoke


for her in the season. Despite this, Roberts did not appear in the season. "Murder House" and "Coven" alum Taissa Farmiga was heavily rumored to be involved with the season in some form. Murphy later confirmed that Farmiga would appear late in the season. In February 2016, Angela Bassett confirmed her return to the series during an interview on "Larry King Now", being the first cast member added to the season 6 roster. She portrays Monet Tumusiime, a re-enactor of the documentary's
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Boy Parts


Parts", stating that the episode was "all good fun". Matt Fowler from IGN gave the episode a 7.9/10 rating, calling it a good episode, though stating, "I'm still waiting for something truly great to pop out at me in "American Horror Story: Coven"." At Vulture, Rakesh Satyal gave the episode 3 of 5 stars, calling it "a slower episode after the premiere" and criticizing it for "long swaths of exposition." However, Satyal praised Lange, Bates,
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American Horror Story: Murder House


. Murphy later confirmed one of the "Murder House" characters will be moved in the season finale of "Coven". However, on January 5, 2018, it was initially announced that the crossover season will be taking place in the ninth season, but on June 14, 2018, the crossover was moved to the eight season, titled "". Casting announcements began in March 2011, with Connie Britton first to be cast, portraying female lead Vivien Harmon. Britton stated that she took a risk in taking the
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American Horror Story: Apocalypse


2018. In October 2016, series co-creator Ryan Murphy announced a "crossover" season between previous cycles "" and "". In January 2018, he stated that the ninth season would most likely feature the crossover; however, in June 2018, he announced that the eighth season was chosen instead. Murphy has also stated that the eighth season would be set 18 months in the future and would feature an "" and "Coven" tone. In July 2018, it was announced at the San Diego Comic
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List of American Horror Story: Coven characters


his tongue being enchanted to tell the truth, and Zoe stabs Spalding in the chest, killing him. After his death, he remains in the Academy as a ghost, and, along with LaLaurie, is responsible for the death of Marie Laveau. He then acts as a mentor to Kyle as the new butler, saying that they are "the help". Delphine LaLaurie (portrayed by Kathy Bates) is based on the true-life New Orleans socialite from the 1830s, infamous for killing and torturing her slaves.
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Truth or Dare (2017 film)


Truth or Dare is a 2017 American supernatural horror television film co-written by Thommy Hutson and Ethan Lawrence and directed by Nick Simon. The film stars Cassandra Scerbo, Brytni Sarpy, Mason Dye, Harvey Guillén, Alexxis Lemire, Luke Baines, Ricardo Hoyos, Christina Masterson, and Heather Langenkamp. The plot focuses on a group of eight college students who rent a house haunted by a vengeful spirit who lost a game of truth or dare several years earlier. The group decide to play the game and are forced to follow
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