American Horror Story is an alright horror show on FX starring a lot of luminaries and even more ghosts. The problem I have is just that: too many ghosts, too much horrific nonsense. It's as if the creators took a page from every horror book they ever heard of and decided to put a little of it in their show. American Horror Story is not just overwrought, it's over-the-top, and there's barely a moment to catch your breath or get into what's going on before yet another haunting twist is thrown your way.
On the plus side, the characters are interesting and their stories are deep and complex, making the show a fun watch if you put aside all the cheap theatrics. American Horror Story could stand to tone it down about three notches and go for the eerie as opposed to the outright horrific, but all in all, it's worth a watch.
It isn't unreasonable to say that this is what True Blood would look like on basic cable.
© C Harris Lynn, 2011
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