{"id":1377,"date":"2014-10-15T20:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T00:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2014-10-15T20:00:38","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T00:00:38","slug":"horror-story-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2014\/10\/15\/horror-story-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror Story Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MORGAN KING –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>STAFF WRITER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On Wed., Oct. 8, the Centre College community sat down by their TVs to watch one of the most talked about shows of the fall: American Horror Story, which has returned for its wildly anticipated fourth season.<\/p>\n

American Horror Story is a cultural phenomenon that has swept across the television docket. Part of its appeal comes from each season immersing the same talented cast in a new and terrifying world.<\/p>\n

The first season, subtitled \u201cMurder House,\u201d focused on the dark hauntings of a particular family\u2019s new home. Some fans of the show comment that \u201cMurder House\u201d is their favorite season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like aspects of the other seasons, but \u2018Murder House\u2019 is definitely the most put together,\u201d senior Jayd Collins said.<\/p>\n

The success of \u201cMurder House\u201d led American Horror Story to continue with season two, \u201cAsylum,\u201d which centers on the inhabitants of an institution for the insane, and then season three of \u201cCoven,\u201d which focuses on a group of witches living in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

Each season delivers a haunting and gory portrayal of reality that plays on darker human thought.<\/p>\n

The fourth and current season continues to terrify, this time in the horror of the circus world. The premiere of \u201cFreak Show\u201d was filled with everything you could find in this type of nightmare: a raging, murderous clown, sexually frustrated housewives, carnies with a variety of mutations, and a woman with two heads.<\/p>\n

In just the premiere episode alone, five people have been brutally murdered on screen in graphic detail and two have been taken hostage.<\/p>\n

The show is also back with all of the familiar actors. Kathy Bates appears as the show\u2019s \u201cBearded Lady,\u201d already setting up to be the voice of wisdom for the carnies. Talents including Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, and Angela Basset returned to set up the circus show.<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s main protagonist, two-time Emmy winner Jessica Lange, appears as the leader of circus. Her performance in this season\u2019s premiere included her rendition of David Bowie\u2019s \u201cLife on Mars\u201d that had dedicated fans of the show reaffirming her as what they call \u201cQueen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout campus, conversations buzzed the day of the premiere about who was going to tune in for the night\u2019s freak show.<\/p>\n

The night also brought a lot of first -time viewers itching to discover what it is that makes American Horror Story so addicting. First time viewer senior Liz Brant shares this excitement.
\n\u201cI\u2019m excited to see this combination of humor and horror that everyone has been talking about. What is that even like?\u201d Brant said.<\/p>\n

This combination that Brant alludes to is one of the attractions of the show, but also this season brings in new concepts to the American Horror Story universe. A new attention to detail that created an additional layer of horror to the show is the realistic casting of this season\u2019s circus characters.<\/p>\n

Instead of completely relying on computer effects to create these \u201ccarnies,\u201d extraordinary actors were cast, including Jyoti Amge, the world\u2019s smallest woman, and Mat Fraser, a man with a congenital disorder called phocomelia which is a malformation of the limbs.<\/p>\n

This season is the first which features recurring characters. Previously, each season begins with a new cast of characters. However, in \u201cFreak Show,\u201d Pepper from season two\u2019s \u201cAsylum\u201d will be brought back. The idea is to give more to Pepper\u2019s back-story than what was seen in \u201cAsylum.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regardless if you were a first-time viewer or one of the show\u2019s regulars, American Horror Story \u201cFreak Show\u201d has already has people talking on Centre\u2019s campus. You can watch American Horror Story \u201cFreak Show\u201d on Wed. at 10 p.m. on FX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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