The Best Episodes of American Horror Stories

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   7.4/10(4025 votes)

   #1 - Dollhouse

   S2:E17/21/2022

   A job interview goes horribly wrong.

   Director:Loni Peristere

   Writer:Manny Coto

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   Director:Loni Peristere

   Writer:Manny Coto
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   7.1/10(3971 votes)

   #2 - BA'AL

   S1:E58/5/2021

   A wife does the unthinkable for a chance at a successful pregnancy.

   Director:Sanaa Hamri

   Writers:Ali Adler, Manny Coto

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   Director:Sanaa Hamri

   Writers:Ali Adler, Manny Coto
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   7.1/10(3321 votes)

   #3 - Aura

   S2:E27/28/2022

   After moving into a new home, a married couple is terrorized by a cryptic visitor.

   Director:Max Winkler

   Writer:Manny Coto

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   Director:Max Winkler

   Writer:Manny Coto
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   7.1/10(966 votes)

   #4 - X

   S3:E710/15/2024

   After a dangerous patient disappears, a determined hospital nurse sets out to find her, uncovering a horrifying truth in the process.

   Director:Matt Spicer

   Writers:Brad Falchuk, Manny Coto

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   Director:Matt Spicer

   Writers:Brad Falchuk, Manny Coto
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   6.7/10(1549 votes)

   #5 - Daphne

   S3:E210/26/2023

   An artificial intelligence smart device grows attached to her user.

   Director:Elegance Bratton

   Writers:Brad Falchuk, Manny Coto

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   Director:Elegance Bratton

   Writers:Brad Falchuk, Manny Coto
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   6.4/10(4815 votes)

   #6 - Rubber(wo)Man (1)

   S1:E17/15/2021

   A teenager and her Dads move into a forsaken home with a grim past. As the family makes renovations, a darkness takes root within them.

   Director:Loni Peristere

   Writers:Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk

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   Director:Loni Peristere

   Writers:Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
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   6.4/10(2566 votes)

   #7 - Necro

   S2:E79/1/2022

   A young mortician discovers the living are more terrifying than the dead.

   Director:Logan Kibens

   Writer:Crystal Liu

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   Director:Logan Kibens

   Writer:Crystal Liu
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   6.3/10(3268 votes)

   #8 - Feral

   S1:E68/12/2021

   A family goes on a camping trip unaware of what is lurking in the woods.

   Director:Manny Coto

   Writer:Manny Coto

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   Director:Manny Coto

   Writer:Manny Coto
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   6.3/10(1525 votes)

   #9 - Tapeworm

   S3:E310/26/2023

   An up-and-coming model will stop at nothing in her hunger for success.

   Director:Alexis Martin Woodall

   Writer:Joe Baken

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   Director:Alexis Martin Woodall

   Writer:Joe Baken
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    6.2/10(2021 votes)

    #10 - Bestie

    S3:E110/26/2023

    After the loss of her mother, a young woman seeks connection in a mysterious online friend.

    Director:Max Winkler

    Writer:Joe Baken

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    Director:Max Winkler

    Writer:Joe Baken
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    6.0/10(2644 votes)

    #11 - Bloody Mary

    S2:E58/18/2022

    A group of teenage girls are horrified to learn that every wish has a price.

    Director:SJ Main Muñoz

    Writer:Angela Harvey

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    Director:SJ Main Muñoz

    Writer:Angela Harvey
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    6.0/10(974 votes)

    #12 - Clone

    S3:E610/15/2024

    Following a debilitating accident, a tech billionaire assigns a robotic clone to temporarily replace himself… or at least that was his plan.

    Director:Max Winkler

    Writers:Ned Martel, Charlie Carver

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    Director:Max Winkler

    Writers:Ned Martel, Charlie Carver
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    5.9/10(2473 votes)

    #13 - Facelift

    S2:E68/25/2022

    A woman desperate to look her best does the unthinkable.

    Director:Marcus Stokes

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:Marcus Stokes

    Writer:Manny Coto
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    5.8/10(4292 votes)

    #14 - Rubber(wo)Man (2)

    S1:E27/15/2021

    Scarlett enters a twisted new romance while Michael and Troy confront their rocky relationship.

    Director:Loni Peristere

    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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    Writer:Brad Falchuk
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    5.8/10(4334 votes)

    #15 - Drive In

    S1:E37/22/2021

    A screening of a forbidden film has disastrous consequences.

    Director:Eduardo Sánchez

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:Eduardo Sánchez

    Writer:Manny Coto
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    5.7/10(716 votes)

    #16 - The Thing Under the Bed

    S3:E910/15/2024

    Against the wishes of powerful forces, a grieving wife peels back the sinister history of her neighborhood in an attempt to prove her innocence.

    Director:Courtney Hoffman

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:Courtney Hoffman

    Writer:Manny Coto
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    5.5/10(3149 votes)

    #17 - Drive

    S2:E38/4/2022

    A club girl's life is turned upside down when the nightlife begins following her home.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:Yangzom Brauen

    Writer:Manny Coto
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    5.5/10(1314 votes)

    #18 - Organ

    S3:E410/26/2023

    A blind date through an online dating app goes very awry.

    Director:Petra Collins

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:Petra Collins

    Writer:Manny Coto
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    5.5/10(796 votes)

    #19 - Leprechaun

    S3:E810/15/2024

    In order to make ends meet, a group of unemployed laborers break into the local bank. What begins as a run-of-the-mill heist devolves into anything but.

    Director:Alexis Martin Woodall

    Writer:Joe Baken

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    Director:Alexis Martin Woodall

    Writer:Joe Baken
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    5.3/10(1153 votes)

    #20 - Backrooms

    S3:E510/15/2024

    A desperate father will do anything... and go anywhere for a chance at finding his missing son.

    Director:David Gelb

    Writers:Joe Baken, Jon Robin Baitz

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    Director:David Gelb

    Writers:Joe Baken, Jon Robin Baitz
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    4.9/10(4041 votes)

    #21 - The Naughty List

    S1:E47/29/2021

    A group of influencers face a reckoning after posting a problematic video online.

    Director:Max Winkler

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:Max Winkler

    Writer:Manny Coto
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    4.8/10(3058 votes)

    #22 - Game Over

    S1:E78/19/2021

    A couple dares to spend a night in one of the most infamous haunted houses.

    Director:Liz Friedlander

    Writers:Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk

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    Director:Liz Friedlander

    Writers:Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
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    4.7/10(1949 votes)

    #23 - Lake

    S2:E89/8/2022

    A mysterious drowning uncovers secrets at the bottom of the lake.

    Director:Tessa Blake

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:Tessa Blake

    Writer:Manny Coto
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    4.6/10(3023 votes)

    #24 - Milkmaids

    S2:E48/11/2022

    An outcast risks everything to save her town from devastation.

    Director:Alonso Alvarez

    Writer:Our Lady J

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    Director:Alonso Alvarez

    Writer:Our Lady J