American Horror Story: Freak Show Gets Appropriately Freaky First Teaser

Early signs indicate that this October’s American Horror Story: Freak Show, the fourth installment of Ryan Murphy’s acclaimed FX anthology series, may be the show’s strangest, creepiest and downright freakiest to date. In the mix this year are conjoined twins, a clown killer named Twisty, a “dark tormentor” looking for revenge on one of the performers, a collector of freaks and even the world’s actual smallest woman. It’s going to be one hell of a season, that’s for sure.

As we head into the fall, FX is mounting an advertising campaign for Freak Show with a delectably creepy teaser that, in typical American Horror Story fashion, is immediately gripping, enigmatic and completely unforgettable. Check it out below.

Freak Show will include a mix of familiar faces from past seasons and newcomers to the American Horror Story family. Jessica Lange toplines as a German ex-pat who runs the freak show, one of America’s last, out of Jupiter, Florida. Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Michael Chiklis, Frances Conroy, John Carroll Lynch, Jamie Brewer, Denis O’Hare, Gabourey Sidibe, Wes Bentley, Patti LaBelle, Finn Wittrock and Jyoti Amge also have roles.

Here’s the synopsis, courtesy of FX:

American Horror Story: Freak Show’ begins its tale in the quiet, sleepy hamlet of Jupiter, Florida. The year is 1952. A troupe of curiosities has just arrived to town, coinciding with the strange emergence of a dark entity that savagely threatens the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike. This is the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amidst the dying world of the American carny experience.

American Horror Story: Freak Show will open its doors on October 8th at 10 p.m., only on FX.