Supercontext: An Autopsy Of Media

It's our third annual Christmas ghost story episode and we're looking into this 2011 debut of the popular horror anthology series by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. We discuss Murphy's mission, the show's popularity and its contrast of trashy excessive violence and sex, with themes of mainstream, heteronormative patriarchy. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: American Horror Story: Murder House Additional Resources: 'American Horror Story': Ryan Murphy talks premiere and Rubber Man -- EXCLUSIVE Ryan Murphy Talks American Horror Story Keetley, D. (2013). Stillborn: The Entropic Gothic of American Horror Story. Gothic Studies, 15(2), 89. Nussbaum, E. (2018). Mk. Big. New Yorker, 94(13), 52. 'American Horror Story’: Ryan Murphy warns finale's brutal labor scene is 'the most shocking scene we’ve ever done' -- EXCLUSIVE Set Pieces: The haunted house of 'American Horror Story' Jamie Brewer of 'American Horror Story' Is First