American Horror Story's eighth season, Apocalypse, is just two months away, and there are still plenty of details that are still unknown. For instance, even though fans know many of the Murder House/Coven crossover season cast members, it's not clear exactly who each of them will be playing. As a refresher, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Billie Lourd, Emma Roberts, Billy Eichner, Leslie Grossman, Adina Porter, and Cheyenne Jackson will all appear in AHS: Apocalypse. We're particularly curious about who Peters will play; the series regular could play any number of twisty characters, but fans have some theories. Peters starred in both Murder House and Coven, but that doesn't mean he'll necessarily play one of his old roles in the new season. In Murder House, Peters played Tate, who carried out a school shooting at his high school before being killed by police. Tate becomes one of the ghosts haunting the aptly named Murder House, eventually raping Vivien, Connie Britton's character. Even though he's a ghost, he's able to inseminate Vivien, who ends up pregnant with one baby from Tate and another from her husband, Ben. By the time Tate's baby, Michael, is 3 years old, he's already murdered his nanny, Flora, in the chilling Murder House finale. Of course, it's possible that Peters could simply return as Tate. After all, he was an integral part of the show's first season. And if Peters does reprise one of his earlier roles, Tate seems a more likely choice than his Coven character, Kyle Spencer. The fraternity member is killed by Madison, only to be revived later by her and Zoe, making for an incredibly uncomfortable love triangle. But Tate seems more integral to the crossover than Kyle does. But there's another, darker theory going around: Peters might play a grown-up Michael. And if the theme of the new season is Apocalypse, Michael might be some kind of antichrist. Peters was reportedly seen on set with blond hair, and Michael is blond as a toddler. Earlier this month, Peters told Newsweek that he'd be playing a hairdresser in the new season. "I play a hairdresser and Joan Collins is my Nana," Peters told the magazine. But a hairdresser could be anyone. And if Cult was any indication, Peters can play way more than one character per season. Still, the fact that Collins is apparently playing Peters's grandma throws a wrench into the grown-up Michael theory. If Peters is playing the demonic tot in adult form, his dad would be Tate, whose mom was Constance, played by Jessica Lange. So the only way for Collins to be baby Michael's grandma is if she's playing Vivien's mom. That could be true, of course, but it's not clear why Vivien's mom would need to be introduced in the series at all. (Unless Collins is also playing Constance, since Lange hasn't been reported to return to the new season — but it's hard to imagine anyone other than Lange in the iconic role.) As more details are revealed about the upcoming season, we'll probably have more questions than answers — Sept. 12 can't come soon enough.<doc-sep>Entertainment It Might Be Time To Say Goodbye To Sutton & Richard’s Relat... When The Bold Type returns for its fifth and final season, the relationship status of Sutton (Meghann Fahy) and Richard (Sam Page) will most definitely be<doc-sep>American Horror Story Close this dialog window Streaming Options Well, this “person” might not be the best parental unit. Early Friday morning, the official American Horror Story social media accounts announced that the highly anticipated eighth season — which involves the crossover between the seasons of Murder House and Coven — has a title: Apocalypse. If that reveal sends shivers down your spine, then the images released will likely haunt your dreams with a blood red baby playing with with a scary albeit well-manicured hand. Now, as core fans remember, AHS: Murder House ended with Vivian (Connie Britton) giving birth to the Antichrist and the baby then being taken by Constance (Jessica Lange). Is this red baby Michael, the child in question? Is the devil baby what unites these two worlds of ghosts and witches? This is definitely the biggest reveal we’ve gotten in a while from the AHS team. This does put to rest the rumors that season 8 would be called AHS: Radioactive, after that title was copyrighted and picked up on fan sites and leaked logos appeared to have a nuclear theme. We do know that this season will be a doozy in terms of plot. Ryan Murphy told EW in May, “It’s a season unlike anything we’ve done because there’s a big hook to it. There’s a huge thing that happens in episode five.” He added, “You will see so many fan favorites return that you’ll feel like it’s The Love Boat. It’s a very high concept.” The announced cast so far for AHS: Apocalypse, which premieres Sept. 12 on FX, includes Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, Billie Lourd, Billy Eichner, Leslie Grossman, Adina Porter, Cheyenne Jackson and newcomer Joan Collins. Nothing brings together people like the end of the world! Warm fuzzies.<doc-sep>Evan Peters is determined to prove that he's not a creep. A regular on Ryan Murphy's FX anthology series American Horror Story, he's played, among other characters on the show, a mentally disturbed ghost, a serial-killing hotelier, a manipulative cult leader, and—oh, yeah—Charles Manson. Unfortunately, he's very good at being creepy. His latest role—on Murphy's Pose, a passion project for the producer and his last for FX, which explores New York City's ballroom scene of the '80s made famous by Madonna's "Vogue" and Paris Is Burning—is a shade lighter, but only barely. Peters plays Stan, an underling in Donald Trump's real estate business who's cheating on his wife with Angel, a transgender prostitute he meets on Christopher Street Pier. White and straight, Peters is still somehow the resident outsider on the defiantly uplifting Pose, which has a cast that is largely queer and trans, many of them people of color. While it's rewarding, he'd like to get back to being Evan again. Out of costume, the 31-year-old actor (he looks much younger) sports the Regular Guy uniform: a black T-shirt and loose-fitting jeans, along with leopard-print Golden Goose sneakers that plead, I know how to have fun. GQ talked to him about the more wearying parts of his job, cock socks, aspiring to romantic comedies, and why his acting idols are Tom Hanks and Robin Williams. Shirt, $960, T-shirt, $575, and pants, $745, by Visvim / Belt, $165, by Camp Hero / Sunglasses, $666, by Mr. Leight GQ: You end up in these incredibly intense roles in Ryan Murphy's shows and the new film American Animals. Yeah, I'm not doing it anymore. I just made a decision. I said to myself, "I can't do it anymore." It's not me. It's not who I am! You seem like a laid-back dude. I'm goofy, I'm silly, I like to have fun. I don't like to yell and scream. I actually hate it. I think it's disgusting and really awful, and it's been a challenge for me. Horror Story sort of demanded that of me. You've played some pretty freaky people. I know, and it's been all a massive stretch for me and really difficult to do. It's hurting my soul and Evan as a person. There's this massive amount of rage that's been called upon from me, and the emotional stuff that's been called on me for Pose has been heartbreaking, and I'm sick. I don't feel good.<doc-sep>
Evan Peters Opens Up About The Emotional Toll "AHS" Has On Him And It's Heartbreaking By Katie Louise Smith Evan spoke about how his heavy work on ''American Horror Story' has affected him mentally. With season 8 of American Horror Story fast approaching, we can't wait to see what Ryan Murphy has up his sleeve for us this year, more specifically... we can't wait to see the role that AHS legend Evan Peters will be playing. Over the years, we've loved every single character Evan has thrown at us, no matter how problematic they may be but in a new interview, Evan just opened up about the heavy toll that some of the characters have taken on him, mentally and emotionally, and it's actually pretty damn sad to read. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Speaking to GQ, Evan detailed just how difficult it is for him to portray some of the roles that Ryan Murphy throws his way. When asked about the intense roles he's had to play over the past few years, Evan said: "I'm goofy, I'm silly, I like to have fun. I don't like to yell and scream. I actually hate it. I think it's disgusting and really awful, and it's been a challenge for me. Horror Story sort of demanded that of me." To be honest, Evan has probably had it the hardest when it comes to American Horror Story. Almost every single one of his roles has been emotionally challenging; he's had to play a school shooter (Tate), an asylum patient (Kit), a boy who was molested by his mother and brought back to life as a zombie (Kyle), a member of the freak show (Jimmy), a serial killer (James March), an actor AND a ghost (Rory/Edward Mott) and of course the absolutely brutal cult leader, Kai Anderson. via GIPHY "It's been all a massive stretch for me and really difficult to do," he says of playing those characters. "It's hurting my soul and Evan as a person. There's this massive amount of rage that's been called upon from me, and the emotional stuff that's been called on me for Pose has been heartbreaking, and I'm sick. I don't feel good." When asked what kind of toll the sinister stuff takes on him, his answer was just as heartbreaking. "It's just exhausting. It's really mentally draining, and you don't want to go to those places ever in your life. And so you have to go there for the scenes, and it ends up integrating it somehow into your life. You're in traffic and you find yourself screaming and you're like, What the hell? This isn't who I am. I fight really hard to combat that and make sure that I'm watching comedies and hanging out with my fiancée [actress Emma Roberts] and chilling with friends and watching movies." That's pretty heavy, right? Evan, babes, take a season off. None of us will be mad. It's what you deserve. By the sounds of things, Evan will be having a much easier season in AHS: Apocalypse than he did in AHS: Cult. Speaking to W magazine, Evan revealed that his character this season "is going to be more of a comedic role," something he's been chomping at the bit to do for years. Read Evan's full GQ interview here.