Best American Horror Story Episodes
No particular order, but my favorite episodes of this horror/drama anthology series. Each season is varied in quality and content, and even my least favorite seasons contains some of my favorite episodes, so expect an even distribution here.
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- DirectorMichael UppendahlStarsDylan McDermottConnie BrittonEvan PetersBen sees a new patient who is terrified by the legend of a man who slaughters those who repeat a specific mantra into a mirror.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsDylan McDermottConnie BrittonEvan PetersSerial killer enthusiasts reenact the brutal murders of two nursing students, while Ben returns to Boston to fix a mistake involving an old flame.
- DirectorDavid SemelStarsConnie BrittonDylan McDermottEvan PetersWhile on a date with Violet, Tate is harassed by a group of bloody teens. Ben and Vivien are haunted by one of the house's newest guests.
- DirectorTim HunterStarsConnie BrittonDylan McDermottEvan PetersMoira persuades a prospective buyer to make an offer. Constance and Larry work against her efforts.
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsDylan McDermottConnie BrittonEvan PetersIn 1994, Larry gets burned. In the present, Ben begins to understand what happened to cause Vivien's institutionalization. Constance is questioned by the police in Travis' death. Violet learns something about herself that she doesn't know.
- DirectorMichael UppendahlStarsZachary QuintoJoseph FiennesSarah PaulsonA group of patients plan an escape from the asylum during a violent storm.
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsZachary QuintoJoseph FiennesSarah PaulsonThe Monsignor confronts the Devil. Arden's experiments reach a shocking conclusion. Dr. Thredson facilitates a surprising reunion for Kit.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsZachary QuintoJoseph FiennesSarah PaulsonSister Jude digs up dirt on Arden. Kit makes a surprising confession. Bloody Face is unmasked.
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsZachary QuintoJoseph FiennesSarah PaulsonA murderous Santa wreaks havoc on the asylum. Sister Jude faces off with the Devil. Arden has a shocking encounter in the Death Chute.
- DirectorHoward DeutchStarsSarah PaulsonTaissa FarmigaFrances ConroyCordelia's attacker is revealed. Fiona looks to form an alliance with Marie Laveau. Nan learns a disturbing truth about Luke's past.
- DirectorJeremy PodeswaStarsSarah PaulsonTaissa FarmigaFrances ConroyZoe reveals a new power during the zombie army siege. Meanwhile, Fiona exacts revenge on Myrtle when an attack leaves Cordelia blinded.
- DirectorMichael UppendahlStarsSarah PaulsonTaissa FarmigaFrances ConroyFiona's choices rattle a decades-long truce between the Salem witches and Marie Laveau. The Council of Witchcraft pays a surprise visit to the Academy with disturbing allegations.
- DirectorBradley BueckerStarsSarah PaulsonTaissa FarmigaFrances ConroyFiona and Laveau have a deadly face off with The Corporation. Cordelia makes a desperate sacrifice to protect the Coven.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsSarah PaulsonTaissa FarmigaFrances ConroyCordelia's latest vision puts the Coven's future in question. With the end of Fiona's reign approaching, the girls manifest powerful new gifts. Queenie's search for Marie Laveau leads her to Hell and back.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsSarah PaulsonEvan PetersMichael ChiklisWith a killer on the loose, police impose a curfew on Jupiter. Elsa hires a strongman, unaware of his dark past with Ethel.
- DirectorHoward DeutchStarsSarah PaulsonEvan PetersMichael ChiklisMordrake hunts for a freak soul to add to his ghost troupe. Jimmy and Maggie have a run-in with Twisty the clown.
- DirectorAnthony HemingwayStarsSarah PaulsonEvan PetersMichael ChiklisAfter Dell attacks one of their own, the women of the camp plan revenge. Stanley tries to blackmail one of the freaks, and Penny confronts her father.
- DirectorBradley BueckerStarsSarah PaulsonEvan PetersMichael ChiklisThe freaks mourn the death of one of their own, while Elsa welcomes a new performer. Penny and her new friends get revenge on her father.
- DirectorLoni PeristereStarsSarah PaulsonEvan PetersMichael ChiklisThe freaks exact poetic justice after learning of Stanley's sins. Maggie tries to make amends with Jimmy, and Dandy tells the Tattlers some troubling information about Chester.
- DirectorLoni PeristereStarsKathy BatesSarah PaulsonEvan PetersJohn receives an invitation to attend an exclusive Devil's Night Soiree. Alex tries to diagnose Holden's strange condition.
- DirectorBradley BueckerStarsKathy BatesSarah PaulsonEvan PetersIris and Liz oversee a new era at the Cortez. John and Alex struggle to adapt to life outside the hotel.
- DirectorRyan MurphyStarsKathy BatesSarah PaulsonEvan PetersA pair of foreign sisters check into the Hotel Cortez, while an L.A. detective investigates a brutal murder.
- DirectorBradley BueckerStarsKathy BatesSarah PaulsonEvan PetersAlex enlists John's help in containing an outbreak; Donovan learns The Countess' true intentions; Liz and Iris plan to leave the hotel for good.
- DirectorMarita GrabiakStarsKathy BatesSarah PaulsonCuba Gooding Jr.Shelby and Matt are saved from someone who could help them find Flora. More is learned about the colonist and the Witch.
- DirectorAngela BassettStarsKathy BatesSarah PaulsonCuba Gooding Jr.After the wrap of the show My Roanoke Nightmare, the producer creates a follow up show called Return to Roanoke, bringing the actors of the previous show and the real Shelby, Matt, and Lee, back to the house.