American Horror Story: The Apocalypse full of witches, devils, and many disturbing moments. American Horror Story is a loosely connected anthology series that revolves around a different horror theme each season. The game started in 2011 season The House of Murder and completed its twelfth season in 2024. The show's eighth season, Apocalypse, was also well received. he won five Emmy Awards.
The season takes place in post-apocalyptic Americanew factions and villains are formed, including the old Antichrist and the return of the witches from the show's third season, Coven. Many seasons American Horror Story have been adopted with varying degrees of success. For many, iconic and disturbing moments and working on American Horror Story will never be forgotten. Apocalypse is no different, it has many scary moments.
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Visions of the Apocalypse
Episode 3, “Forbidden Fruit”
Although mentioned several times, it is only in the third episode that the outside world of the apocalypse is shown. It's blue and dim, covered in blowing dust and the remains of civilization. There are few survivors, and those who remain are armed, dangerous and bloodthirsty. They have even become cannibalsroasting a human leg in the fire. Although this is not a unique vision of the apocalypse and reminiscent of many other post-apocalyptic films, it is still a terrifying image.
A notable addition to the vision is the physical appearance of the survivors. Instead of having only small wounds, many the remaining people appear to have radiation scars and disabilities from a nuclear bomb. These changes are especially noticeable in their new hair, which has become thinner. After so much build-up about the world outside the Outpost, the green-colored apocalypse is suitably disturbing.
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Poisonous Apples
Episode 3, “Forbidden Fruit”
In the third episode, Venable (Sarah Paulson) and Mead (Kathy Bates) decide to kill the other survivors. Using their positions of authority, they devise an evil plan that will deceive everyone. They use special shipment of untainted apples to hide their toxicity and make everyone enjoy themselves at the party. They even turn it into a fun game, making the villagers roar for the apples and eat them at the same time.
Immediately after eating the apples, the crowd becomes violently ill, faints and dies. This scene is also done badly, with almost ridiculously large streams to clean up. The poison is found in Michael's (Cody Fern's) snakes, and the detoxification shown coincides with the apple-popping ceremony. The shooting of snakes being milked for their venom is frightening and disturbing in itself, and is only reinforced by the portrayal of its consequences.
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Burning at the stake
Episode 7, “The Traitor”
In this episode the witches show their dominance over the warlocks, burning them before they kill the witches. For their crimes, they were burned at the stake along with Mead. The set-up seems like an adventure, and the burn is well-planned and meticulous. As he burns, Mead has a big, almost knowing smile on his face. This grin contrasts Ariel (Jon Jon Briones) and Baldwin (BD Wong), both of whom had their mouths ripped out by Cordelia (Sarah Paulson).
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Burning takes place in a scary and empty post-apocalyptic environment. The barren whiteness of the yard they are in adds to the difficulty of the action. Also, it creates an almost perfect image, with burning poles are some of the only colors in the clear landscape. The three victims recall an almost biblical image reminiscent of Jesus on the cross. This scene is a horrifying reminder of the show's tone and brutality.
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Visions of Cordelia's Grave
Episode 5, “Boy Wonder”
The episode begins with Cordelia having visions of the end of the world. In the dream, he is in a broken cemetery, when he sees a white-faced demon in a robe, who may or may not be Michael. You are quickly attacked by zombieseating his flesh in large visible chunks. Although short, the scene is gruesome and bloody, as someone laughs at him. Cordelia wakes up calmly, looking depressed and withdrawn from the end of the vision.
This scene helps reset the tone of the show and builds the tension of the episode within the first few minutes. This is not immediately clear as an idea and is initially read as real life eventsespecially since it's colored blue like the other post-apocalyptic scenes. This zombie attack is unusual, considering that zombies are not an important thing in this season, but since it is a fantasy, it is forgivable.
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Return of the Rubber Man
Episode 2, “The Morning After”
The second episode is about the return of a man in a latex suit, considered the Rubber Man. From the beginning of the series, case keep your information anonymous, good or bad. In fact, prior to this episode, the suit had not been seen since the first season, when it was used for anonymous sex. This scene in the first season leaves many viewers with a bad relationship with the suit. Its use is not that important in Apocalypse.
Although Gallant (Evan Peters) and the Rubber Man have sex at the beginning of the episode, Gallant is still unsure of who he is. Thinking he is Michael, Gallant stabs the Rubber Man when they reunite later in the episode. Gallant is surprised, Michael is standing in the doorway watching, when he looks down. you can see that he has stabbed his grandmother. It is later said to be one of Michael's demons in the suit. Although the scene is horrifying, it is made all the more charming by the song, playing “Gold Dust Woman” by Fleetwood Mac.
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Mead's Second Death
Episode 10, “Apocalypse Then”
In episode 10, Mead returns in robot form, insisting on helping Michael. As Michael and Mead are about to fight the witches, Mead reveals a bionic arm to help them. As this happens, Cordelia says an incantation under her breath, which seems to place a curse on Mead. He begins to malfunction, shakes violently, and almost looks as if he has taken a breath. Even Michael looks confused in what is happening.
Finally, the robot Mead explodes, causing an explosion that launches Michael down the stairs. His head rests next to him on the floor, covered in green goop. The head continues to sing a terrible song and blink as Mead dies in Michael's arms. Madison takes Mead's bionic arm and uses it as a machine gun to shoot Michael, which stuns but does not kill him.
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Snake Soup
Episode 2, “The Morning After”
Serpents are a big part of the Apocalypse as they are associated with the Devil. In the scene before the introduction of the second episode, Emily (Ash Santos), one of the members of Outpost 3, finds her room full of snakes. Mead and his partner, The Fist (Erika Ervin), enter the room and begin decapitating and killing snakes, planning to eat them as a source of protein. Although it doesn't sound good, their uncontaminated food options are limited.
At the dinner table later, hot snake soup is served to everyone at the Outpost. Although people are reluctant to try, pieces of snakes look harmless. The soup is loaded and covered with lids while serving. However, as the cloches are raised, the snakes are whole and alive. The scene is surprising and makes the audience and members of the Outpost wonder what is real in this new world.
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Black Mass
Episode 6, “Return to the Murder House”
This season, Madison (Emma Roberts) and Behold (Billy Porter) return to the Murder House of the first season, where they meet many ghosts of the past character. There, they learned about Michael Langdon's past, as he was raised in the Murder House by his grandmother Constance (Jessica Lange) after the events of the first season. Part of Michael's backstory is the Black Mass ritual, which is shown in a scene from episode six.
In the scene, Mead gives a young woman a ride in the rain. Although there are strange warning signs of evil in the car, the woman accepts the ride as Mead seems non-threatening. Mead takes her to the Murder House, where the woman is awakened to surrender as Michael's followers turn on her. Once they've stopped his beating heart, Michael takes it slow. As he enjoys the organ, Satan's shadow appears on the wall behind him, indicating that Michael is aware of his family's origins.
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The Child Killer
Episode 10, “Apocalypse Then”
At the end of the season, Mallory travels back to 2015 to kill Michael and reverse the apocalyptic events. With Michael gone, it seems that everything will resolve itself peacefully. The show then follows Timothy (Kyle Allen) and Emily, who meet after all. Their romantic end seems inevitable throughout the timelineperhaps caused by unseen influences. Years pass, and they appear to have a three-year-old child together named Devan.
In the final scene of the season, Timothy and Emily return from a date night to find the babysitter dead, with Devan covered in blood. As they begin to panic, a knock on the door reveals Mead and his friends. They asked to help with the child, believing it to be him the second generation of Satan. It ends on a cliffhanger, as the next season is set in the 1980s and doesn't explore Devan's fate again.
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Season Opening Episode
Episode 1, “The End”
Before the season takes a turn for the absurd and campy, the first scene seems very disturbing. This is because it is based on reality. Except for the witches or the antichrist, this incident shows the true fear of nuclear war. Within a minute of opening the hair salon, the phone calls indicating a ballistic missile warning in Los Angeles. Others think the threat is a joke, which furthers the reality of the situation. Panic follows.
While the rest of the season is dramatically changing, exploring the rules of the new world, this first scene is based on the very real horror of America's fear of the apocalypse.
The situation is scary because much is unknown, yet it is still strangely true. No one can say who launched the missile or why, leaving all motives and culprits unclear. While the rest of the season is dramatically changing, exploring the rules of the new world, this first scene is based on the very real horror of America's fear of the apocalypse. Although there aren't as many scary moments this season as the previous ones, the plot of American Horror Story The Apocalypse itself is based on a deeply rooted modern fear, which makes it inherently scary.