American Horror Story: Murder House (TV Miniseries)

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Original title: American Horror Story: Murder House
Year: 2011
Running time: 50 min.
Country: United States
Director: Ryan Murphy (Creator), Brad Falchuk (Creator), Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Bradley Buecker, Ryan Murphy, David Semel, Michael Uppendahl, Tim Hunter, Miguel Arteta, John Scott, Michael Lehmann
Screenwriter: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, James Wong, Tim Minear, Jennifer Salt, Jessica Sharzer
Music: James S. Levine
Cinematography: Christopher Baffa
Cast: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Denis O'Hare, Frances Conroy, Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Breckenridge, Evan Peters, Jamie Brewer, Kate Mara, Zachary Quinto, Morris Chestnut, Lily Rabe, Matt Ross, Christine Estabrook, Bodhi Schulz, Kai Schulz, Sarah Paulson
Producer: Broadcasting by FX; 20th Century Fox Television / Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision / Ryan Murphy Productions
Genre: TV Series. Horror. Drama | Supernatural. Haunted Houses. Ghosts. Family Relationships. TV Miniseries
Movie Groups: American Horror Story
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Synopsis / Plot: The season centers on the Harmon family: psychiatrist Ben, his wife Vivien, and their teenage daughter Violet, who move from Boston to Los Angeles after Vivien has a miscarriage and Ben has an affair. The Harmons move into a restored mansion, unaware that the home is haunted by its former inhabitants.

Awards: 2012: Emmy: 2 Awards, Including Best Supp. Actress (Lange). 5 Nominations

2011: Golden Globes: Best Supp. Actress in Series, Mini-Series or TV (Lange). 2 nom.

2015: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Mini Series

2014: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Mini Series

2013: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Mini Series

2012: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Mini Series

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2012: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director (Miniseries/TV Movie)

2015: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Long Form)

Critics' reviews

"AHS derives inspiration from so many horror films there's some fun in simply identifying those moments. But there's also a surreal quality that feels wildly overdone"

Brian Lowry: Variety
"'AHS' is pretty much all scare, all the time: a whole lotta screams, sex, jolts, mashed faces, psychotic behavior, and dead babies"

Ken Tucker: Entertainment Weekly
"Overdoing things is one of Murphy's trademark flaws, but this show has a captivating style and giddy gross-outs"

Hank Stuever: The Washington Post
"Even if it isn't the scariest series ever, 'Horror Story' still has tasty performances by several characters, chief among them Lange and Conroy"

David Wiegand: San Francisco Chronicle
"The scariest thing about 'American Horror Story' (...) is that almost everything in the entire show has been cribbed (...) from every other American horror story (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"

Linda Stasi: New York Post
"As with so many stories that are held at a constant rolling boil, the excess quickly becomes funny rather than frightening (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"

Robert Bianco: USA Today

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