Few shows have had as long and varied a run as FX’s American Horror Story . In 12 seasons (it’s been renewed for 13!), we’ve been everywhere from a haunted house to a creepy hotel to the Roanoke Colony, with plenty of memorable jump scares along the way. The anthology series has crossed so many genres and subgenres of horror that there’s something for everyone, which is perhaps its greatest strength.
Every Season of American Horror Story, Ranked from Worst to Best
And now that the spin-off American Horror Stories (with a different story in each episode) is part of the expanding universe (the series returned for a second season in July), fans can enjoy the franchise to the fullest.
Now that season 12 has wrapped, we're looking back at the first 11 seasons of AHS. Which were the scariest, and which missed the mark? Below, we've taken on the difficult task of ranking them based on scare factor and the overall quality of each season's vastly different storylines.
American Horror Story, FX
