American Horror Story season 2 Premiere

The intriguing connection to the previous season of American Horror Stories is revealed in the series premiere.

The second season of the AHS anthology offshoot, debuted on Thursday.

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The Second season takes viewers back to 1961 Mississippi.

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In 1961 Mississippi, a wealthy toymaker (Denis O'Hare as Mr. Van Wirth) is looking for a new mother for his son Otis.

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But the story is not quite as charming as it seems.

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To begin with, the only reason Otis is without a mother is that Mr. Van Wirth found his wife having a sexual relationship with another man, which led to their being dumped naked into a deep well

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Even worse, Mr. Van Wirth kidnaps innocent women, transforms them into living dolls, and then compels them to participate in a "pageant" in order to choose a new mother.

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The unwilling participants are put to the test on everything from shirt folding to setting the table, and whoever receives the lowest score gets sent down the slide one way.

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The subject for this year is dealing with real-life horrors and staying sane.

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The second season of the American FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story, which was developed by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, is titled Asylum.

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Second season featuring all new characters and location making American Horror Story as an anthology series.

Star cast: Zachary Quinto, Joseph Fiennes, Sara paulson, Lily Rabe, Evan Peter, Jessica Lange, James Cromwell, Lizzie Brochere.

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