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Only a few of American Horror Story: Freak Shows characters make it out alive, with the rest being subjected to brutal deaths. From Jessica Langes Elsa Mars to the beloved Ma Petite, American Horror Story: Freak Show's character deaths are truly horrific. Following American Horror Story: Coven, season 4 tells the story of one of the last remaining freak show troupes in 1952s Juniper, Florida. Juniper is also facing the threats of a serial killer clown, a sadistic and spoiled local boy, and con artists who want to murder or capture the performers before selling them to the Morbidity Museum.

Alongside many unnamed figures who are murdered by Freak Show's Twisty the Clown, Dandy Mott, and a few of the freak show performers, the majority of the American Horror Story season 4 characters find themselves as the targets of Junipers murder streak. The only major Freak Show characters who survive the massacres...

Jimmy Darling in AHS Freak Show is based on real-life Grady Stiles Jr., who had ectrodactyly like Lobster Boy. Stiles was a darker figure, addicted to alcohol and abusive, unlike the amiable and protective Jimmy in the show. Evan Peters consulted Jason Black with ectrodactyly for realistic portrayal, showing commitment to accuracy and respect.

This article contains mentions of domestic abuse and violence.

Jimmy Darling, played by Evan Peters, is one of the main characters in American Horror Story season 4, Freak Show, and he's actually based on a real-life figure with a similar physical condition. The fourth season of American Horror Story, as the title would imply, focuses on the last remaining "freak show", or in current-day terms, "side shows" of the 1950s. This particular traveling carnival is led by Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange) and features many of the usual returning cast members for whom the horror anthology is known,...

American Horror Story features varying timelines and interconnected storylines that span different time periods and locations, making it challenging to follow at times. Each season introduces new characters while also bringing back familiar faces, creating surprising connections between seemingly distinct narratives. The show explores themes of societal prejudices, mental health care, witchcraft, addiction, and political manipulation, blending real-life horrors with fictional terror.

Each season of American Horror Story is its own concise story, but each installment marks a chapter in a much larger shared universe, meaning the full American Horror Story timeline is tough to pinpoint. American Horror Story is best known for its wildly varying timelines, the same actors playing multiple roles in the same season, and its insertion of characters from a previous season into a newer season. Each season takes place during different time periods and locations, yet there are some surprising connections.

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She’s baaack! Emma Roberts has reportedly signed on to star in “American Horror Story” Season 12, the details of which are still being kept under wraps. (See everything to know about the new installment.) This former “Scream Queen” is of course an “AHS” stalwart who previously appeared in “Coven,” “Freak Show,” “Cult,” “Apocalypse” and “1984.” But which of her former spooky roles is Your favorite? Read through our Emma Roberts “AHS” characters ranked listing below, and then be sure to vote in our poll.

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1. Madison Montgomery (“American Horror Story: Coven” & “American Horror Story: Apocalypse”)

Madison is the quintessential Emma Roberts character: sassy, sexy and self-centered. When we first meet her, she’s a teenage witch at Miss Robichaux’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies with the power of telekinesis. After her throat is slit by...

Evan Peters has been in more seasons of FX’s “American Horror Story” than any other male actor, appearing in all of them except for Season 9, “AHS: 1984,” and the upcoming Season 11, “AHS: New York City.” (Sarah Paulson matches his track record for female actors.) Soon after winning an Emmy in 2021 for HBO’s “Mare of Easttown,” Peters returned to “AHS” during the long-awaited pandemic-delayed Season 10, “Double Feature: Red Tide.” Over the past decade, nearly all of his characters have stuck with viewers (we’re going to pretend Jeff Pfister didn’t exist).

Read on for our listing of Evan Peters’ “American Horror Story” characters ranked worst to best. (Or scroll through our gallery for photos.) Agree or disagree with our picks? Be sure to sound off in the comments section. Peters is currently getting awards buzz for playing the titular serial killer in Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Evan Peters, alongside Sarah Paulson, has become a staple of the “American Horror Story” franchise to the point that it was jarring to see him not appear in the show’s ninth season, “1984.” Audiences first obsessed over Peters’ presence in the first year of “AHS” as Tate Langdon, a sociopathic teen with a sensitive side, especially when it came to his love for Violet (Taissa Farmiga). In the next three seasons, we would see Peters portray misunderstood characters like inmate Kit Walker in “Asylum,” frat boy-turned-Frankenstein creation Kyle Spencer in “Coven,” and freak show performer Jimmy Darling in “Freak Show.” Tour our photos below to see all of Peters’ “AHS” characters ranked worst to best.

Evan Peters is getting some of the strongest reviews of his career for his role as the titular serial killer in Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” But do You think “Dahmer” is Evan Peters‘ best performance ever? Remember, the 35-year-old actor just won an Emmy Award in 2021 for playing Detective Colin Zabel in HBO’s “Mare of Easttown.” And he first entered the zeitgeist thanks to his various beloved characters on FX’s “American Horror Story.” Vote in our poll below and then defend your choice down in the comments section.

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Peters got his start as a child actor, with his first big role being Jesse Varon in ABC’s sci-fi cult show “Invasion.” After a hurricane hits Florida, Jesse and his family watch as water-based aliens start taking over the bodies of some of the citizens of their small town.

If you had “Evan Peters and Frances Conroy singing karaoke” on your “AHS” Bingo card, you’re in luck. These two longtime cast members let loose during the August 25 season premiere with a tender rendition of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers‘ 1983 love ballad “Islands In the Stream.” Above, watch the “American Horror Story: Double Feature” video clip that everyone’s talking about.

Long-delayed because of Covid-19, the 10th season finally aired on Wednesday night with lots of former cast members returning to the fold. Peters takes on the role of playwright Austin Sommers while Conroy portrays famed author Sarah “Belle Noir” Cunningham. The unlikely duo comes to Provincetown, Massachusetts every year in order to get the juices flowing — both figuratively and literally. The mysterious black pills they take turn them into vampire-like monsters whose talent increases immensely when they drink human blood.

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By the fourth season of American Horror Story, viewers were taken to a Murder House, an Asylum, and a Coven. By 2014, creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk wanted to bring the anthology series back in time to the 1950s and center on a traveling circus with a bevy of strange and fascinating characters in tow.

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From "Lobster Boy" Jimmy Darling (Evan Peters) to the "Bearded Lady" Ethel Darling (Kathy Bates), the crew was heckled and ridiculed by onlookers, and further evil lurked around each tent corner. To prepare for the upcoming season, why not immerse oneself back into the world of Elsa Mars and the oddities that surround her?...

Even though “American Horror Story” Season 10 has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, there is good news for Evan Peters fans as the actor has offically signed on for the new episodes. Peters and co-star Sarah Paulson are the only two “AHS” cast members to appear in each of the first eight cycles of FX’s horror anthology series. They both sat out last year’s “1984” summer camp installment, but will now return along with several other fan-faves (see the Season 10 cast list).

In anticipation of Peters’ return to the franchise, we’ve ranked all 11 of his “American Horror Story” characters below from worst to best. Can You guess what’s our #1 choice? Sound off in the comments to let us know your personal rankings.

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11. Jeff Pfister (“Apocalypse”) — A robotics engineer who has sold his soul and plots the end of the world, all while...

Evan Peters, alongside Sarah Paulson, has become a staple of the “American Horror Story” franchise to the point that it was jarring to see him not appear in the show’s most recent season, “1984.” Audiences first obsessed over Peters’ presence in the first year of “Ahs” as Tate Langdon, a sociopathic teen with a sensitive side, especially when it came to his love for Violet (Taissa Farmiga). In the next three seasons, we would see Peters portray misunderstood characters like inmate Kit Walker in “Asylum,” frat boy-turned-Frankenstein creation Kyle Spencer in “Coven,” and freak show performer Jimmy Darling in “Freak Show.” Tour our photos above to see all of Peters’ “Ahs” characters ranked worst to best.

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As “American Horror Story” transitioned to the post-Jessica Lange era, Peters would increasingly play more eccentric characters.

Evan Peters (Photo credit: YouTube).

American Horror Story star Evan Peters will play a key supporting role in I Am Woman, Goalpost Pictures’ Helen Reddy biopic which is about to start shooting in Australia and the Us.

Peters will play Jeff Wald, the Us talent manager who married the Australian singer in 1966 and negotiated her career-changing deal with Capitol Records in 1971, which spawned the global hit ‘I Am Woman.’

Tilda Cobham-Hervey is playing Reddy with Danielle Macdonald (Patti Cake$) as her close friend Lillian Roxon, the legendary rock journalist.

Produced by Rosemary Blight and scripted by Emma Jensen, the film will mark the narrative feature debut of Unjoo Moon, who directed The Zen of Bennett, a feature documentary set on the eve of singer Tony Bennett’s 85th birthday.

Deadline.com, which broke the casting of Peters, noted Wald reportedly had a drug problem that was considered a major contributing...