FX released the first teaser for the upcoming American Horror Story: Apocalypse on Monday night, and yes, it is creepy already. The brief clip focuses on some end-0f-the-world imagery, dueling scorpions, and a horrifying baby in an hourglass, so prepare yourself for some nightmare fuel from the get go. While creator Ryan Murphy claims that he is done with “shock value,” this teaser may say otherwise. Nothing like a bloody umbilical cord to make you think about impending doom. Little is known about the plot of the season yet, beyond the news that it will be a crossover between the Murder House and Coven universes. As with past seasons, Murphy is bringing back his regulars for Apocalypse. Sarah Paulson will be playing three characters: Murder House‘s Billie Dean Howard, Coven‘s Cordelia Foxx, and Ms. Wilhelmina Venable, a new character for Apocalypse. Despite claiming that she was done with the series, Jessica Lange will return as Murder House‘s Constance Langdon for one episode, and Emma Roberts will also be playing her Coven character Madison Montegomery again (bet you thought you’d seen the last of her). Other repeat players include Evan Peters, Adina Porter, Billie Lourde, Billy Eichner, and Kathy Bates. AHS: Apocalypse will premiere on September 12, so start clutching your pearls now.<doc-sep>Calling all nightmare collectors and scream queens. It is time to reconvene—American Horror Story: Apocalypse is nearly upon us. If you still have the resounding failure that was AHS: Cult freshly seared into memory, you may be hesitant to check back into Ryan Murphy's hellscape anthology. Luckily, the first teaser for Season 8 features a promising return to the dark and twisty... minus the Cheetos. Per tradition, the teaser doesn't reveal much beyond the established apocalyptic theme. However, the overall atmosphere, graphics, and anachronistic soundtrack are giving strong Murder House vibes. And that makes sense considering the confirmed Murder House and Coven crossover set to unfold this season. With the return of series' favorite Jessica Lange announced late last week, the horror narrative's inaugural foray into a single universe seems primed to dazzle. But AHS fans have been burned before... In the words of the illustrious Constance Langdon, "Don't make me kill you again." American Horror Story: Apocalypse premieres Wednesday, September 12 on FX.<doc-sep>The First Teaser For "AHS: Apocalypse" Just Dropped And It Looks So GOOD By Katie Louise Smith The brand new trailer features an evil baby, a nuclear blast and lots of references to the occult. IT'S HERE! Your first look at American Horror Story: Apocalypse has arrived in the shape of a teaser trailer and it's equal parts terrifying and absolutely stunning at the same time. Set to the creepy AF tones of The Rigs' 2015 song 'Devil's Playground', the trailer for the eighth season (aka the Murder House/Coven crossover season) hits you with everything you'd expect to see in a season of AHS entitled 'Apocalypse'. 'American Horror Story: Apocalypse': Who Is In The Cast? Jessica Lange Is OFFICIALLY Returning For "American Horror Story: Apocalypse" The teaser starts with the image of a foetus in a glass timer attached to a black heart - pretty clear that's the infamous anti-Christ baby, huh? It looks like the nuclear and radioactive rumours are true too - there's a HUGE blast that wipes out an entire city which then cuts to two people lying in a crater, one with a gas mask on and the other one either dead or... turned into a radioactive mutant? ! There's also a ton of references to the Coven thanks to all those Pentagrams and throughout the whole thing, that creepy black claw hand that we've been seeing in the new promo images keeps popping up too. Strong anti-Christ vibes there. Strong. Watch the full teaser below, and try not to lose ya damn minds:<doc-sep>American Horror Story Close this dialog window Streaming Options It’s the end of the world as we know it, but at least we’ll get to see Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts) again. FX has released the first teaser trailer for American Horror Story: Apocalypse, and it looks appropriately bleak, with allusions to both a nuclear bomb and the Antichrist doing some real dastardly stuff. My major thought from the trailer is the hourglass — does that suggest there are two timelines? Is it going to be like Terminator 2, where the future is super-bleak so the AHS: Coven witches go back to stop Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) before he destroys the world? Are those warring scorpions supposed to symbolize the good fighting the bad? What’s the deal with that fruit? Is season 8 secretly about the produce industry? We know that Apocalypse, which involves a crossover between Murder House and Coven, begins with the end of the world and goes from there. Amid all this carnage, Jessica Lange will return as Constance, in an episode directed by Sarah Paulson. So there is some good news along with the end of days. AHS: Apocalypse, premiering Sept. 12, also features Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, Adina Porter, Billy Eichner, Cheyenne Jackson, Billie Lourd, and Leslie Grossman. Watch the new teaser above.<doc-sep>
First American Horror Story: Apocalypse teaser released The Apocalypse is nigh. FX has released the first creepy American Horror Story: Apocalypse teaser, hinting at the upcoming eight season of the horror anthology. Check it out in the player below! Recently, it was confirmed that Jessica Lange will be returning to the show for the first time since the show’s fourth season. Sarah Paulson announced the news that Lange will be reprising her role as Constance Langdon during the TCA Summer Press Tour. Series co-creator Ryan Murphy (Glee, Feud) has already confirmed that the new season will be a crossover between Season 1 (Murder House) and Season 3 (Coven). The two different seasons had dramatically different endings when they concluded, with Murder House ending with the impending arrival of the Antichrist and Coven ending with the witch school happily opening itself up to the public. It remains to be seen how the two will intertwine, or what the narrative will be. It was previously announced most of the returning cast members would come back for the eighth season, including Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Adina Porter, Cheyenne Jackson, Billy Eichner, Leslie Grossman and Billie Lourd, as well as franchise newcomers Joan Collins and Cody Fern. It remains to be seen how actors like Paulson or Peters will factor into the crossover, having played two different characters in both seasons. The Emmy, Golden Globe and AFI Award-winning series from co-creators Murphy and Brad Falchuk aired its seventh season on FX last year. The sixth installment, American Horror Story: Roanoke, recently received four Emmy Award nominations in the hairstyling, makeup and sound editing categories. The American Horror Story franchise has received 28 Emmy nominations and four wins over its previous six seasons. It is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television. American Horror Story was renewed for two more seasons back in January of 2017. American Horror Story: Apocalypse will premiere on September 12 on FX.