American Horror Stories Works Better Than American Horror Story
The American Horror Story franchise almost instantly found success upon releasing its first season, «Murder House.» However, there were still those viewers that were lured to the show for its horror features, and felt that the series didn’t lean hard enough into the genre.
More than anything, this is due to the show’s theme, which has been summed up by many with the phrase: “All monsters are human.” In other words, the driving point of all the storylines in AHS is the point that — though we tend to focus our fears on the monsters we see in our minds — the real monsters in life are people that do bad things.
Why American Horror Stories Is So Important To The AHS Franchise
The theme is immensely successful in pointing out the many ways that modern society enables and even encourages monstrous behavior. However, this causes the story to pull back from leaning completely into the “horror story” component. AHS does, of course, feature the fantastical monsters and beings that audiences are familiar with from tales. But, they are often humanized or are accessories to corrupt humans, making them less threatening. For viewers that were turning to American Horror Story for a thrilling watch, the focus on humanity may be deterring, especially because the horror elements of the show also weave in plenty of drama.
That said, the show had enough of an impact to earn itself a spin-off series that does what it didn’t. American Horror Stories, now with two seasons under its belt, follows the multi-story structure of AHS; however, it changes every episode, rather than every season. In many ways, it is a lot like its parent show. It has several of the same actors, characters, settings, time periods, etc. One essential detail that sets it apart
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