PREVIEW: American Horror Story, Season 7
If there is a show that could last forever and still always be interesting, that is American Horror Story. After almost a year break (it feels much longer though), this famous creepy show is back next Tuesday. I am very excited to start watching it because this new season looks great, and this show needs that because Seasons 4 and 5 weren’t, in my opinion, very good. Season 6 felt like a rise, but still far from the show’s peak.
With a new season, comes a new theme and this year the show will focus on Cult. The season will be the aftermath of the newest USA election results, and will have Sarah Paulson as the main character, which makes the audience (or at least me) more and more eager to watch this season, since she is an amazing actress. She will play Ally Mayfair-Richards, a New-Yorker who has three weird phobias: fear of blood, anxiety for irregular patterns in objects with holes or bumps (yes, apparently that’s a thing) and fear of clowns.
Speaking of clowns, you will probably be terrified every minute of all episodes if you share Ally’s last fear. This Cult’s favorite outfits seems to be a clown-like figure and Ryan Murphy will most certainly use that against us all. Like bees, these clowns are always around and in groups. Plus, the famous Twisty the Clown is coming back for more creepy appearances. Even though, as I said, I didn’t like Freak Show very much, Twisty was my favorite part of it and so I am glad (and terrified) he is back. If you want to know what he has been up to, I suggest you click here.
To make things a bit more terrifying, this season will have, as usual, a little bit of truth and history behind it. Aside from the present leader of the Cult, Kai Anderson, we will see other cult leaders, among them Charles Manson, David Koresh and Jim Jones; all of these played by the American Horror Story star Evan Peters. But these characters aren’t the only ones Peters will be playing this season. To join the list, we will also see him as Andy Warhol, a pop art creator who was shot by Valerie Solanas, who we will also see in our screen played by Lena Dunham in episode 7.
Aside from these actors, there will be others who are returning, like Cheyenne Jackson as Dr. Rudy Vincent, Ally’s psychologist; Adina Porter as Beverly Hope, and Emma Roberts as Serena Belinda, both reporters; and even Frances Conroy, but her character wasn’t yet revealed. There will also be some new comers like Alison Pill as Ivy Mayfair-Richards, Ally’s wife; Colton Haynes as Detective Samuels; Billie Lord as Winter Anderson (notice the family name is the same as Kai’s); among others. Unfortunately Kathy Bates, Lady Gaga and Jessica Lange will not be returning this season.
Season 7 definitely seems like one that will be comparable to the first 3 seasons (the best ones in my opinion) and I really hope I don’t come out disappointed. And I am not the only one saying this. There are already some reviews of the first few episodes and people are loving it. It also seems like it will have a big impact because it will mess with USA’s new president which is a more and more discussed subject around the world. I am glad they are not casting people to play Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. It could be nice, depending on what they would do, but it has more impact like this.
If you want to get ready for this season, why not watch (or rewatch) this trailer, some teasers, the new Intro and even this that is kind of a mixture of a trailer and a teaser. If you are looking for something (else) to creep you out and want to have a taste of Billie Lord’s character, why not watch this video.
The first of eleven episodes of the seventh season of American Horror Story will premiere next Tuesday, September 5th and the season premiere is entitled “Election Night”. Don’t forget to check both the episode and my review.