WARNING! Minor SPOILERS ahead for American Horror Stories season 2, episode 7!The American Horror Stories season 2, episode 7, cast and characters bring back a few familiar AHS actors. American Horror Stories’ “Necro” arrives after the Piggy Man-reminiscent ending of “Facelift,” which saw a woman turned into a sacrificial pig by a plastic surgeon’s cult. “Necro,” a combining form relating to corpses and death, similarly plays with the themes of vanity and the desire for physical perfection, but in a more unpleasantly morbid approach.
American Horror Stories season 2, episode 7 follows a young mortician, Sam, who enjoys her job as she finds the dead to be more inspiring than the living. However, she soon discovers that someone else shares her unconventional fascination with death when the new grave digger Charlie arrives. American Horror Stories' "Necro" then sees Sam and Charlie push each other past their limits as they feel "more alive" the closer they get to death, which is based on their traumatic childhood experiences of witnessing their family members' deaths.
Yet another American Horror Stories season 2 episode with a disturbing premise, "Necro" only has a few characters whose morbid interests somewhat call back to Madison and Zoe's attraction to the zombielike reanimated Kyle in AHS: Coven. However, American Horror Stories’ “Necro” characters have no actual connection to the original series outside of two returning American Horror Story actors. Here’s a breakdown of the American Horror Stories season 2, episode 7 cast and characters.
American Horror Stories' Necro Cast & Characters
Madison Iseman as Sam: A young mortician who has a fascination with death after witnessing her own mother's murder. Iseman is known for playing Bethany in the Jumanji franchise, Lennon/Allison in the canceled I Know What You Did Last Summer series, Mary Ellen in Annabelle Comes Home, and Amy Adamle in Clouds.
Cameron Cowperthwaite as Charlie: A new grave digger and death removal tech who has a similar interest as Sam in the morbid. Cowperthwaite is best remembered for playing Speed Wagon in American Horror Story: Cult, with American Horror Stories’ season 2 cast marking his return to the AHS world. The actor has also been seen in Station 19, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Shameless.
Spencer Neville as Jesse: Sam's boyfriend. The American Horror Stories “Necro” actor returns to the franchise after playing Joseph Cavanaugh in American Horror Story: 1984. Neville also played Zach in Ozark, Bo Lavery in Devotion, Garrett in The Deleted, and Derrick in Days of Our Lives.
Sara Silva as Dani: Sam's friend who says she's been weird since leaving her job. Silva’s acting credits include roles in The Boys season 3, Sleepaway Slasher, and The Brink Of.
Jessika Van as Poppy: Sam's friend who asks what she's done for Jesse lately. Van is known for playing Becca in Awkward., Cathy in Bulge Bracket, Kim Lee in the Rush Hour TV show, and Grace in Seoul Searching.
Jeff Doucette as Mr. Henderson: Sam's boss at the funeral home. Before American Horror Stories season 2, Doucette was seen in movies and TV shows like Splash, That ‘70s Show, E/R, Weird Science, Doctor Dolittle, and Desperate Housewives.
Chelsea M. Davis as Jules: The friend who feels bad for Jesse when Sam hesitates about choosing her job over him. Outside of the American Horror Stories season 2 cast, Davis has also appeared in S.W.A.T., Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, and Grey’s Anatomy.
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