American Horror Stories takes viewers back to familiar roots and injects a very familiar experience with a few twists along the way as we bring you our American Horror Stories Disney plus review.
American Horror Stories” is a spin-off of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s award-winning hit series “American Horror Story.”
This Star Original, seven-episode, anthology series features a different horror story each episode and is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, John J. Gray and Manny Coto
Offering bite-sized glimpses into the American Horror Story world Disney sent me three episodes to check out from the new series.
Being a fan of Murder House I instantly dived into parts 1 and 2 of the first two episodes that take place within the iconic property from the first season.
Whilst the series didn’t really need a spin-off I found these first two episodes to be very intriguing indeed.
Rubber Woman Part 1 and 2 feels like an extended cut of the first series as Sierra McCormick plays a character called Scarlett who moves into the home with her fathers Michael (Matt Bomer and Troy (Gavin Creel) who are aiming to turn the property into a murder attraction.
With the episodes being rather long in length (around 45 mins each) you’d think there would be enough time to allow exposition to develop naturally but this is an American Horror Story after all and we’re just thrust into this rather messy situation.
One minute things are normal and the next we are introduced to the rubber suit and suddenly Scarlett’s character reveals that she has violent sexual desires and an urge to kill.
It all feels very rushed and all over the place and arcs are literally fast-forwarded dragging the audience along without any revelation build-up of any kind.
Regardless of this rather annoying aspect I thoroughly enjoyed the story that was presented and was fully invested in what was going on.
A brief but wonderful cameo from Paris Jackson who plays a bully who torments Scarlett at school adds a little star power to proceedings within this easily digestible horror instalment.
For me, the action ramped up at a bullet-train pace as the kills come thick and fast and the ghosts trapped within the home start piling high.
As the story goes on it’s quite hard to like any of the characters within the story as they’re just bad people.
Some are much worse than others.
The Murder House seems to draw these people in to keep them within its walls but there’s no audience sympathy here, we’re just watching the chaos unfold.
What American Horror Stories lacks already is the suspense that the first season brought to the table.
It’s so rushed and the script feels a little half-arsed at times but you’re somehow captivated by the odd moments of genius.
Rubber Woman Parts 1 and 2 will certainly hook you in and keep you entertained even if you feel a bit flustered and pushed into certain directions without warning.
All in all, it’s a solid start to this spin-off season even if a spin-off wasn’t really needed in the first place.
The third episode in the series revolves around a group of teenagers who go to a drive-in to watch a movie with deadly consequences.
I haven’t checked that one out just yet but I never had the patience to last the distance with many of the American Horror Story original series instalments.
Well worth a watch if you’re new to the American Horror Story pool but if you’re a regular it will definitely feel like the same ol situation.
American Horror Stories Disney Plus review by Sean Evans
