American Horror Stories’ premiere episodes bring the spin-off back to AHS season 1’s Murder House, including the return of several notable ghosts. The new horror anthology series by Ryan Murphy will take on new stories in each episode instead of each season, though, as “Rubber (Wo)man” suggests, audiences may return to several familiar locations. The new cast and characters include Michael (Matt Bomer), Troy (Gavin Creely), Scarlett (Sierra McCormick), and Ruby (Kaia Gerber).
The first episode’s title, “Rubber (Wo)man,” led many to believe Evan Peters and Taissa Farmiga would reprise their respective roles as Tate Langdon and Violet Harmon, but such a return didn’t occur. Following season 1 of American Horror Story, the last time Ryan Murphy returned to Murder House with the memorable ghosts was in season 8, AHS: Apocalypse. Tate and Vivien’s baby Michael Langdon became a psychopath like his father, so Coven’s witches and Apocalypse’s new characters went back to Murder House to preemptively stop his madness. The new episode follows Murder House today as new residents move in and are corrupted by its all-consuming sinister nature.
While most ghosts are only referred to or mentioned in passing, American Horror Stories actually shows a few of the spirits from season 1. As “Rubber (Wo)man” introduces the new psychopathic ghost Ruby, she chases season 1’s Nurse Gladys around the house before stabbing and killing her, which she apparently does as a pastime. One of the first recalls is Beau Langdon, Constance’s son and Tate’s deformed brother who was smothered to death by Larry as a child. Beau notably rolls a red ball to someone he likes in the house, which he does to Scarlett in the new episode and Violet in season 1. Nora Montgomery's son Thaddeus, or Infantata, is also featured in repeated shots of his face when scaring the popular girls who break into Murder House.
Although he is never seen without the suit on, which unfortunately means no Evan Peters, Tate Langdon returns as his alter-ego Rubber Man when he frightens Scarlett and entices her to take on the persona of Rubber Woman. Rubber Man was Tate’s alter-ego when he committed heinous acts like murders and rapes in Murder House, though the suit was also passed on to Michael Langdon for a short time. A short recurrence of a minor AHS: Murder House ghost in American Horror Stories was Piggy Man, an urban legend who terrifies Derrick, which he discloses to Ben Harmon in a therapy session. Piggy Man returns in the same fashion as before, now scaring Micheal in the shower through the mirror.
Some of the notable ghosts from AHS: Murder House aren’t physically featured, though are mentioned or heard by some of the new residents. As Maya and her friends break into Murder House, they hear the laughing, smashing, and breaking of pop-its that play when the twin boys Troy and Bryan are near. Similarly, as the girls walk down the steps, they hear Addy’s prophetic warning to the twins, telling them they’re “going to die in there.” After Dr. Andi Grant is murdered after her session with the new family, she becomes the second ghostly therapist of Murder House. In American Horror Stories, Dr. Grant mentions to Scarlett that she and the house’s other therapist, referring to Dr. Ben Harmon, are thinking about writing a book about Murder House.
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July 17, 2021 at 12:00AM
