American Horror Story has run for seven seasons so far and has bought us countless murders, gory and horrifying tortures and concepts so disturbing they kept us up all night. Here are five facts about the show you probably didn’t know that might change the way you see the series.
The Murder House in season one is a real home
The Murder House is actually a real home in La known as the Rosenheim Mansion. It was 4also used in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter and the X-files. The people who live there must have nerves of steel.
AHS: Hotel is based on a true story
The seasons which features some of the shows most torturous murders is actually inspired by a hotel built in Chicago. H.H. Holmes built the hotel with the intent of murdering his guests and keeping their bodies in the many hiding places in the hotel.
Evan Peters flashed his co-stars during a shower scene
While getting hosed down in “Asylum”, Evan Petters accidentally flashed Sarah Paulson and Jessica Lange.
The disappearance of the Roanoke colony is still a mystery
In 1587, a real Roanoke colony came to the US to populate the ‘New World.’ Three years later, however, the entire town and all its inhabitants disappeared without a trace. The unexplained disappearance remains a mystery to this day.