American Horror Story is an American anthology horror series created by Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy. Each series is a miniseries with a new storyline, characters and theme. They consist of between 12 and 14 episodes with a beginning, middle and end. The series has had a number of directors including Bradley Buecker, David Semel and Michael Uppendahl. Each series is set at one main location such as a house or an institute where the characters will often come and go. The cast are also featured in all series with Jessica Lange, Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson all returning with new roles for each series. I have watched 4 series out of 5 and find it to be very dark and tense but incredibly gripping and exciting. I like the use of new themes for each series which is quite rare as most series tend to follow a similar storyline with the same characters. However, I think the concept of completely changing everything makes it almost like a long film. As a horror, it is a very successful drama as it uses very creepy locations and characters that will make the audience feel very nervous and on edge. As an existing drama, it is something I very much enjoy watching myself and would be interested to work on. Horror isn't a genre I have looked into very much in my own work as I think it must be incredibly challenging to make a piece genuinely scary but am keen to give it a go in future projects.
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