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American Horror Story: Freak Show (TV Miniseries)

American Horror Story: Freak Show

2014

Ryan Murphy (Creator), Brad Falchuk (Creator) ...

Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Michael Chiklis ...

6.3

7,240

TV Series. Horror. Fantasy. Drama TV Miniseries (2014-2015). 13 Episodes. Set in Jupiter, Florida, in 1950. “Freak Show” finds Jessica Lange playing a German ex-pat who is managing one of the last freak shows in the U.S.

	Author	Review
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"'Freakshow' boasts some extraordinary performances by actors who labor in vain against a sometimes plodding script, weighed down with underwhelming horror moments, way too obvious metaphors (...) and a pervasively airless claustrophobia."	NEU
United States	Geoff Berkshire Variety	"Homicidal clown Twisty (...) puts the horror back in 'Horror Story' (...) Lange lays bare the vulnerability beneath Elsa’s hardened exterior in a few poignant scene."	POS
United States	Ken Tucker The Hollywood Reporter	"[It is] a gorgeous-looking production featuring many excellent performances.... The fundamental problem in the opening hours is the lack of an original storyline to move the show beyond a series of gaudy shock reveals."	NEU
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"It still has plenty of clever touches in word and picture.... But it’s not particularly scary, and doesn’t even feel that creepy or freakish."	NEU
United States	James Poniewozik Time	"That’s the kind of show you bought yer ticket for. And it’s a damned fine-looking one."	POS

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