Take a moment and imagine our world without the existence of happy endings. A world full of darkness, full of loneliness, and full of death. Believe it or not, there are many people who do view the world in this way, and a lot of the time they have a valid reason for that. These ideas are all things that come to mind when the words “American Gothic” get brought up. They’re the opposite of our stereotypical happy endings. They reveal the truth about life and that not everyone’s stories are going to be an upbeat fairy tale. In the show “American Horror Stories,” each season is revolved around possession, witchcraft, insanity, and flashbacks of horror stories shared among the characters of the show. These elements along with many others create
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The people currently living in the house are tormented by the past spirits that are trapped on the property. The season contains a love story between one of the dead spirits and current resident that eventually causes major heartbreak and even death. They then move on to the setting in an insane asylum that shows and describes the life of zombie like people, and how the building causes even the most normal of people to completely lose their minds. That season revolved around stories of torchers, hauntings, and once again--death. Finally, the show moves on to a house revolved around witchcraft. It follows a coven of Salem witches as they fight for survival. This episode also contains many deaths, revival from the dead, and adds on to more heart breaking love triangles. This makes the show a credible source for American Gothic because all seasons combine into showing examples of basically every definition for this kind of literature. Also, American Gothic is all about the true darkness that takes place in the world. AHS shows this by making the settings for every episode in low light along with stormy and vicious weather. This helps further create an unpleasant and eerie mood to the stories told throughout the series. Not to mention every character is
The people currently living in the house are tormented by the past spirits that are trapped on the property. The season contains a love story between one of the dead spirits and current resident that eventually causes major heartbreak and even death. They then move on to the setting in an insane asylum that shows and describes the life of zombie like people, and how the building causes even the most normal of people to completely lose their minds. That season revolved around stories of torchers, hauntings, and once again--death. Finally, the show moves on to a house revolved around witchcraft. It follows a coven of Salem witches as they fight for survival. This episode also contains many deaths, revival from the dead, and adds on to more heart breaking love triangles. This makes the show a credible source for American Gothic because all seasons combine into showing examples of basically every definition for this kind of literature. Also, American Gothic is all about the true darkness that takes place in the world. AHS shows this by making the settings for every episode in low light along with stormy and vicious weather. This helps further create an unpleasant and eerie mood to the stories told throughout the series. Not to mention every character is