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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    American Horror Stories Season 2 Episode 4 - Milkmaids
    4.6/10(3021 votes)

    #1 - Milkmaids

    S2:E4

    An outcast risks everything to save her town from devastation.

    Director:Alonso Alvarez
    Writer:Our Lady J

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  2. American Horror Stories Season 2 Episode 8 - Lake
    4.7/10(1947 votes)

    #2 - Lake

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Tessa Blake
    Writer:Manny Coto

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  3. American Horror Stories Season 1 Episode 7 - Game Over
    4.8/10(3056 votes)

    #3 - Game Over

    S1:E7

    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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  4. American Horror Stories Season 1 Episode 4 - The Naughty List
    4.9/10(4039 votes)

    #4 - The Naughty List

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Max Winkler
    Writer:Manny Coto

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  5. American Horror Stories Season 3 Episode 5 - Backrooms
    5.3/10(1153 votes)

    #5 - Backrooms

    S3:E5

    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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  6. American Horror Stories Season 2 Episode 3 - Drive
    5.5/10(3147 votes)

    #6 - Drive

    S2:E3

    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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  7. American Horror Stories Season 3 Episode 4 - Organ
    5.5/10(1314 votes)

    #7 - Organ

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Petra Collins
    Writer:Manny Coto

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  8. American Horror Stories Season 3 Episode 8 - Leprechaun
    5.5/10(796 votes)

    #8 - Leprechaun

    S3:E8

    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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  9. American Horror Stories Season 3 Episode 9 - The Thing Under the Bed
    5.7/10(716 votes)

    #9 - The Thing Under the Bed

    S3:E9

    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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  10. American Horror Stories Season 1 Episode 2 - Rubber(wo)Man (2)
    5.8/10(4290 votes)

    #10 - Rubber(wo)Man (2)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Loni Peristere
    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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  11. American Horror Stories Season 1 Episode 3 - Drive In
    5.8/10(4332 votes)

    #11 - Drive In

    S1:E3

    A screening of a forbidden film has disastrous consequences.

    Director:Eduardo Sánchez
    Writer:Manny Coto

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  12. American Horror Stories Season 2 Episode 6 - Facelift
    5.9/10(2471 votes)

    #12 - Facelift

    S2:E6

    A woman desperate to look her best does the unthinkable.

    Director:Marcus Stokes
    Writer:Manny Coto

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  13. American Horror Stories Season 2 Episode 5 - Bloody Mary
    6.0/10(2642 votes)

    #13 - Bloody Mary

    S2:E5

    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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  14. American Horror Stories Season 3 Episode 6 - Clone
    6.0/10(974 votes)

    #14 - Clone

    S3:E6

    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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  15. American Horror Stories Season 3 Episode 1 - Bestie
    6.2/10(2021 votes)

    #15 - Bestie

    S3:E1

    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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  16. American Horror Stories Season 1 Episode 6 - Feral
    6.3/10(3266 votes)

    #16 - Feral

    S1:E6

    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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  17. American Horror Stories Season 3 Episode 3 - Tapeworm
    6.3/10(1525 votes)

    #17 - Tapeworm

    S3:E3

    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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  18. American Horror Stories Season 1 Episode 1 - Rubber(wo)Man (1)
    6.4/10(4813 votes)

    #18 - Rubber(wo)Man (1)

    S1:E1

    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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  19. American Horror Stories Season 2 Episode 7 - Necro
    6.4/10(2565 votes)

    #19 - Necro

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Logan Kibens
    Writer:Crystal Liu

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  20. American Horror Stories Season 3 Episode 2 - Daphne
    6.7/10(1549 votes)

    #20 - Daphne

    S3:E2

    An artificial intelligence smart device grows attached to her user.

    Director:Elegance Bratton
    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Manny Coto

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  21. American Horror Stories Season 1 Episode 5 - BA'AL
    7.1/10(3969 votes)

    #21 - BA'AL

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Sanaa Hamri
    Writers:Ali Adler, Manny Coto

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  22. American Horror Stories Season 2 Episode 2 - Aura
    7.1/10(3319 votes)

    #22 - Aura

    S2:E2

    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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  23. American Horror Stories Season 3 Episode 7 - X
    7.1/10(966 votes)

    #23 - X

    S3:E7

    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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  24. American Horror Stories Season 2 Episode 1 - Dollhouse
    7.4/10(4023 votes)

    #24 - Dollhouse

    S2:E1

    A job interview goes horribly wrong.

    Director:Loni Peristere
    Writer:Manny Coto

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Milkmaids" is the worst rated episode of "American Horror Stories". It scored 4.6/10 based on 3021 votes. Directed by Alonso Alvarez and written by Our Lady J, it aired on 8/11/2022. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lake".