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“AHS: 1984” Premieres Sept 18

The ninth season of FX’s ‘American Horror Story’ takes us back to the 1980s

Shain E. Thomas

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Screen Capture: Mitch Pileggi in “American Horror Story: 1984.”

American Horror Story: 1984 embraces classic 1980s horror films and presents a story to television viewers looking for nostalgia while simultaneously making it relevant for a new generation.

AHS: 1984, as the title indicates, takes television viewers back to the mid-1980s. With influences coming from the horror film franchises Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween, American Horror Story’s ninth season is expected to embody the best aspects of 1980s slasher movies.

The main cast features Emma Roberts, Gus Kenworthy, Sarah Paulson, Angelica Ross, Billie Lourd, Cody Fern, Leslie Grossman, Matthew Morrison, DeRon Horton, Zach Villa, and John Carroll Lynch.

Mitch Pileggi, as we see in the trailer, appears in the ninth season. Pileggi, best known for The X-Files, Sons of Anarchy, and Stargate: Atlantis, is playing a yet undisclosed character in the…

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Shain E. Thomas
Shain E. Thomas

Written by Shain E. Thomas

With an M.Sc. from the University of North Texas, I’m a freelance journalist and a social historian. #APStylebook #BBCStyleGuide http://shainethomas.com/

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