Friday, October 7, 2011

American Horror Story

Wow, some real horror on tv ? say it's not so , with Walking Dead more of a post apocalyptic urban sci-fi, not sure how many times i have been afraid watching that show after the first episode, and while American Horror Story didn't scare me per se , it had the right amount of darkness , it felt at times like Six Feet Under and other times something a little more John Water's , but we have ghosts and pyschos which is a good combo in my opinion and who knows what that was in the basement.
The cast great, Connie Britton,from Friday night lights , carried over enough of her charm to play a scorned wife trying to heal from a miscarriage. Denis O Hare from True Blood as the former tenant who killed his family, this part gives it a little bit of a Shining feel and adding another Shining touch is Frances Conroy from Six feet under as the creepy house keeper who is a ghost of some sort as she appears as a hot maid to the dad but as a old woman to others , giving a uncomfortable dynamic to the show ,but in a good ,way , i have seen message boards criticizing the editing , which i thought was solid stylish and creative . i mean at times i think of a horror six feet under meets Shining , which to me you can't go wrong with and any time you bring a gimp into the equation well that speaks for itself.
I have only seen four episodes listed on imdb, so i am hoping it runs longer as an actual shows for ten episodes. so watch it and suport real horror or we will be stuck with teenage vampires in love.