Well, this is certainly not what I expected. The fullAmerican Horror Story: Apocalypsetrailer has arrived and it’s all kinds of crazy in the most signatureAmerican Horror Storyway possible.AHSalways reinvents itself between seasons, so I don’t know why I thought that theMurder HouseandCoventie-ins gave me some idea of what to expect, but Season 8 of the hit horror anthology looks like just as big of a surprise as ever.
Of course, now we (kind of) know what to make of those mysterious teasers, what with the satan babies and gas masks. Apocalypse won’t just witness the end of days, it’s going full-on post-apocalyptic with bunker people – sorry, outpost people – in a radiation-contaminated wasteland where “unauthorized copulation” is expressly forbidden.You do you,AHS. You always do.
But there’s also some weird witch stuff going on and you’ll recognize familiar faces from days past, including the ladies ofCovenand that dang Rubber Man fromMurder House. I don’t know what’s going on, but I can’t wait to find out. “It’s our world now, to remold as we see fit”, saysSarah Paulson(presumably as the Supreme, but she’s playing three roles, so who knows!) And apparently they see fit to remold it as some kind of prairie home BDSM haven. On brand.
The trailer also teases the return of familiarAHSplayersLeslie Grossman,Evan Peters,Billie Lourd,Billy Eichner,Emma Roberts,Frances Conroy,Kathy Bates,Taissa Farmiga,Dylan McDermott,Jessica Lange, andSarah Paulson(who plays three roles this season!), as well as newcomersJoan CollinsandCody Fern.
American Horror Story: Apocalypsepremieres on FX Wednesday, September 12. In the words of Kathy Bates, “Hail Satan.” Watch the full trailer below.
