Thanksgiving Thursdays: “American Horror Story” (Season 1-Present)

As a series sort of hovering in the 2010’s zeitgeist, I couldn’t really mention all that’s happening with the upcoming season of “American Horror Story” without noting all the seasons to come before. I wanted to feature a compilation of the teaser trailers I found, since I think to experience the series is to experience the visuals of something that, while remotely innocuous, is still incredibly off-putting, and for no exact reason. As I mentioned before, the last couple seasons have been more or less disappointing, as they focus more on gross and body-horror than anything (two things I don’t necessarily look for in the horror genre), but previously, and up until “American Horror Story: Hotel,” I really enjoyed the aesthetics the series had, since it was interesting to see what sorts of characters the same recurring cast would transform into, and what sort of story-line the creator would come up with. I’m still hopeful some of that residual aesthetic will come through in the next installment of the series, but until then I think I’ll keep re-watching my favorites.