New Television Season Spotlight: "American Horror Story: Asylum"

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The second season of American Horror Story begins tonight at 10:00pm ET on FX. A new season brings a new story and a new setting, moving from a haunted house in California to an asylum in Massachusetts. However, some of the faces appearing in American Horror Story: Asylum will be familiar, including series star Jessica Lange (who won an Emmy for her performance in the first season), as a nun, Sister Jude, who runs the facility, known as Briarcliff Manor. As the second season begins, a young, attractive couple are fooling around on the what remains of the Briarcliff property and, as any horror fan understands, sex usually equates to death. However, no one ever really stays dead on this show, right? So expect revivals along the way, as the narrative is split between present day and 1964, where all sorts of heinous events were unfolding. 

In addition to Lange, other season one cast members who are returning include Evan Peters, Zachary Quinto, Lily Rabe and Sarah Paulson, but they will all be portraying new characters. In addition, a slew of talented actors are joining the cast, including James Cromwell, Joseph Fiennes and Chloë Sevigny. Creator Ryan Murphy crafted a fascinating, fright filled first season and I expect more of the same for the second season, especially since he has assembled yet another superb cast, who get to hang out and do unspeakable things at an asylum. Now that sounds like fun!