After garnering a little hostility from fans with his announcement that Lena Dunham had joined the series, Ryan Murphy gave everybody at Comic-Con a little treat via a waterfront show in San Diego for American Horror Story season 7. The results was a title that makes perfect sense, but also comes as a bit of a surprise after months of teasing and the ghost of Election 2016 looming overhead. Here’s what people in attendance saw:
BREAKING: #AHS7 official title is American Horror Story: Cult #SDCC pic.twitter.com/rzMjiBYfS9
— Joe Otterson (@JoeOtterson) July 21, 2017
So American Horror Story season 7 is now American Horror Story: Cult and things are interesting. How does a cult tie into the election? Who really knows, but there’s certainly plenty of cult-like activity when it comes to your typical political party and the people they follow. Though it seems that Murphy is saying that instead of angry liberals and conservatives breaking down your door, you’ll have murderous creeps in clown masks.
https://twitter.com/ahsleak/status/888248994622603264
Where it all goes from here is anybody’s guess. AHS: Roanoke was a very different season that worked at times and failed at others, but it didn’t have an unsatisfying ending like some previous seasons. Cults are definitely an interesting topic that hasn’t been looked at in the show and it opens up a way to discuss whatever details they want from the election without blasting the audience with Hillary and Trump. Keep an eye on the official site for more details leading up to the premiere. It seems that each week will bring something new.
