Stillfrom American Horror Story Asylum Official trailer. Asylum, which is mostly set in the 1960s, seized the present zeitgeist and skinned it alive in order to use it as a lamp to shed light on our society’s perverted mind and hungry need for diversion. Asylum was favorably welcomed by television reviewers, much like its predecessor.AmericanHorror Story (2011– ) Episode: Welcome to Briarcliff (2012) TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi. 8.2. Rate. After a life-changing experience, a young man is admitted into a notorious insane asylum, while a local reporter is determined to get the full story. Director: Bradley Buecker | Stars: Zachary Quinto, Joseph Fiennes, Sarah
Yes after a certain point it almost seemed like the writers were plowing through a book of horror tropes to find some new element to shoehorn into the story. All of the individual items were perfectly fine but all of them in a single storyline felt overwhelming. 5. stunts002 •
Though"American Horror Story: Asylum" shares some cast members with the first incarnation of the show, it is not a continuation of the Season 1 story, and I am ByKelly West. published 26 November 2012. Among the stars of the first season of American Horror Story who were on board to return for Season 2's Asylum is Frances Conroy, who played the older 3 Mommy. Air date: Oct 21, 2015. Alex is pushed to her breaking point after Scarlett stirs up memories of Holden; Donovan is targeted by a dangerous rival of the Countess. View Details. 4. Devil AsAmerican Horror Story is an anthology series, each season has had a completely different story, theme, and setting, though it has also created its own connected universe thanks to characters that have appeared in different seasons, and Murder House was followed by what many considered the show’s strongest season: Asylum. MhL98.