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of finger nails behind us - and take a look at 5 of the Scariest American Horror Story
Characters.
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American Horror Story, created by the seminal Ryan Murphy, first hit our screens in October
2011 - and since then, has gone on to produce seven sublime seasons - Murder House, Asylum,
Coven, Freak Show, Hotel, Roanoke and Cult - with the eighth season, Apocalypse, premiering
on September 12.
Throughout this hoard of horrific television, we’ve been treated to some of the most terrifying
monstrous characters that we’ve seen in a long time.
Some of which are pretty damn scary, and some that are just downright cool, like Papa Legba
and The Countess - who would’ve made this list if not for their charmingly creepy charisma.
Instead - we’re relegated to the deep dark depths of Murphy’s mind - and the strange,
twisted monsters that lurk there.
So let’s jump in.
Kicking off at Number 5 - The Infantata.
Phew - boy, probably should have nipped the number one spot - but we’re starting out
strong with this guy.
Thaddeus Montgomery, AKA the Infantana - although, never explicitly referred to as so in the
show, has some of the best costume work and character design that we’ve seen in a long,
long time.
It’s horrific.
In the show’s canon, Murder House, Thaddeus is a creature crafted from the pieced together
remains of Charles and Nora Montgomery’s child - who is tragically kidnapped and murdered
before the events of the show.
It’s father, and resurrector - Dr. Charles Montgomery - was a surgeon who performed abortions
in the basement of his house during the 1920s in an attempt to dissuade his family’s financial
distress - long story short, this led to his baby son Thaddeus being murdered - and then
pieced back together in some weird, Frankenstein-esque manner after being delivered back to him in
jars.
It’s a familiar device used in many cautionary tales throughout gothic history - the fear
of loss and reanimation, and the finality of death.
The Infantata is a bizarre amalgamation of all of these, and its twisted, vile teeth
and monstrous talons on the backdrop of a toddler do a terrific job at portraying so.
Coming in at Number 4 - The Butcher.
I’m not going to lie, ever since her depiction in the film adaptation of Stephen King’s
Misery, I’ve been absolutely terrified of Kathy Bates - and happily so, because she’s
an actor that portrays horror like no other.
She has that perfect blend of gentle abrasiveness that gets right under your skin - she can
snap at any moment.
Well - you know how nails that more?
Susan Berger!
Because I didn’t believe anyone could be more terrifying than Kathy Bates, and I was
very wrong.
Two for the price of one, people.
In season sixes Roanoke, a lot of weird-meta-stuff goes down, films within documentaries within
television shows - but despite all that, The Butcher was some real scary … stuff.
In the show, she’s a decaying-colonial-monster ghost covered in blood, who seemingly has
no problem slaughtering men by the dozen.
She sold her soul to the equally terrifying druidic witch, Scathach - who placed her under
the curse of the October Blood Moon - meaning, you guessed it - more sacrifices.
She just can’t stop.
Next up at Number 3 - James March.
Born James Patrick March on October 30th 1895 - this serial killer is this seminal antagonist
of Season 5 - portrayed by the fantastic Evan Peters.
On the surface, James March isn’t much compared to the twisted entities that make up this
list - but it’s what's bubbling below the surface that makes him all the more terrifying.
March has a distinct sadistic personality - finding pleasure in releasing a deadly rage
onto his victims - waging a nihilistic war through murder.
He’s also incredibly charming which makes the juxtaposition that much more twisted.
He’s also also best friends forever with real-world serial killers like Aileen Wuornos
and Jeffrey Dahmer.
Talking of real world serial killers - James March is actually based on Herman Mudgett
- AKA H.H. Holmes, a halcyon American mass murderer that we’ve covered quite a few
times on this channel - and was reportedly responsible for up to 250 murders throughout
the 19th century.
Yikes.
Swingin in at Number 2 - Dandy Mott.
Again - we may as well stick with the trend of charming psychopath, now that we’re talking
about them - and this guy takes the cake.
Dandy Mott - the unbridled undercurrent of season 4’s Freak Show.
We could say a lot about Dandy Mott, played by the awesome Finn Wittrock - but a lot of
the horror portrayed by this character is the dichotomy between beauty and pain, love
and rage - and the emotionally disturbed psychology of a young man who has everything, but just
can’t seem to fill the void inside.
I’d go so far as to say that Dandy Mott is one of the more strikingly accurate portrayals
of a true cinematic psychopath - along the lines of Christian Bale in American Psycho,
and Norman Bates in … Psycho.
You get the picture.
Dandy Mott is a spoiled man-child, often enjoying children’s toys - and throwing tantrums
should his desires not be met.
That’s terrifying, right?
Or is it just me?
Anyway - enough about my own fears, because the real terror of Season Four comes when
Dandy Mott meets his mentor in all things murder -
Our Number 1 point - Twisty the Clown.
Ahhh - Twisty - the reason that, for me, made Season Four of American Horror Story the most
enjoyable series to watch.
Yeah, the plot wasn’t anything compared to Season 2 - or the pure nostalgic joy of
Season 3 - but in terms of creature feature, Twisty the Clown took the top spot.
Portrayed by John Carroll Lynch - who has the perfect cold, dead eyes to pull off a
murderous demonic clown - Twisty is a disgraced children’s entertainer who blew off his
lower jaw with a shotgun - leading to his iconic wide-grinned prosthetic mask, and his
penchant for stealing children to keep them safe - in inverted commas - from their own
parents.
There’s a lot going on with Twisty - for one, on the surface he’s based on Stephen
King’s Pennywise the Clown - from his fantastic novel, It.
He also shares a very similar psychology to Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre,
an almost childlike behemoth - seemingly motivated by the pain inflicted on him in his formative
years.
There’s also the real world implications of Twisty - being based on real life serial
killer, John Wayne Gacy - who regularly dressed as Pogo the Clown to perform at children’s
birthday parties.
Maybe it just strikes a nightmarish chord in coulrophobics - or is genuinely something
innately terrifying that we should all be scared of.
Don’t trust clowns, I guess - or, not the murderous ones at least.
Well - what do you guys think?
Who freaked you out in the most in American Horror Story?
Are you excited for Season 8’s Apocalypse?
Speak your mind in the comment box down below.
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