American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy is asking fans of the popular series to vote on the story they’d most likely to see next. The show’s anthology structure has allowed for many different types of terrifying stories to be told over the years, featuring serial killers, witches, cults, ghosts, and more. American Horror Story season 10, officially dubbed Double Feature, is intended to premiere on FX later this year.
Since its debut in 2011, American Horror Story has become one of the most popular shows on network TV. Its sweeping success has spawned a true-crime spinoff led by Murphy, titled American Crime Story, and in 2020 AHS was renewed through season 13. The upcoming American Horror Story season 10 has been described by Murphy as “two seasons” airing in the same year – possibly due in part to the production delays induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Series regulars Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, and Lily Rabe are all confirmed to return, along with a number of other stars both familiar and new to the show.
As American Horror Story: Double Feature inches closer, Murphy has taken to Twitter to ask fans to vote on what story they’d like to see next. “The AMERICAN HORROR STORY universe is expanding,” Murphy wrote. “Comment on which STORY you would like to see the most.” The six options given – each accompanied by a chilling image – are “Aliens,” “Xmas Horror,” “Bloody Mary,” “Piggy Man,” “Sirens,” and “Plague.”
The reference to an AHS expansion seems to imply more content beyond the regular sequential seasons. That could tie into the American Horror Stories spinoff Murphy announced in 2020, which will spend single episodes on different stories rather than whole seasons. Because of the show’s anthology structure, there’s also no reason why two different stories couldn’t be produced or aired simultaneously, provided the cast overlap is minimal. FX has already committed to a long future for American Horror Story, and if the brand is still as strong as it seems, it would make a lot of sense to ramp up production.
Of the six options given, some are more self-explanatory than others. “Aliens,” for instance, is an incredibly broad topic rife with folklore and narrative possibilities (some of which the show has already touched on). “Piggy Man,” on the other hand, is a bit more specific, and offers very little in the way of elaboration other than an image of – you guessed it – a man with a pig head. “Sirens” seems like it may be making an early lead in the fan voting, but there’s also the potential for more than one of Murphy’s pitched stories to be adapted, depending on what kind of expansion the franchise is actually getting. Whichever story wins the vote, the future looks bright for American Horror Story.
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