Prior to its 2021 debut, little was known or expected of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s American Horror Stories, a spin-off of the notorious horror franchise American Horror Story. Unlike the flagship series, the spin-off would tell one horror story in each episode, as opposed to stretching it into an entire season. Season 1 of the horror spin-off revisited one of the most infamous locations from the original series, which severely influenced the way viewers interacted with the spin-off.