First Full ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ Trailer Goes Behind The Curtain
FX got theAmerican Horror Story: Freak Showmarketing campaign going early with a handful of short, creepy teasers, and today they’ve finally revealed the first fullAmerican Horror Story: Freak Showtrailer. Though we got a look at several of this season’s main players ina colorful posterlast month, this new promo offers our first look at them in action. Check out theAmerican Horror Story Freak Showtrailer after the jump.
What’s kind of surprising about the firstAmerican Horror Story Freak Showtrailer is that it isn’t really very scary at all. Eerie, sure, but not scary. Once you get past all the freakish mutations, the freaks themselves look mostly content. Compared to the “murder house,” asylum, and coven of seasons past, this freak show looks downright welcoming.
The trailer winds through the performers' tents, offering a voyeuristic look at several characters including Effel Darling (Kathy Bates), the bearded lady; Wendell del Tolito (Michael Chiklis), the strongman; Desiree Dupree (Angela Bassett), the three-breasted woman; Jimmy Darling (Evan Peters), Effel’s son who appears to have webbed hands; Bette and Dot Tattler (Sarah Paulson), the two-headed woman; Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange), the ringleader; andJyoti Amge, the world’s smallest woman, playing what appears to be Elsa’s assistant.
Characters wedon’tsee include those played byDenis O’Hare,Frances Conroy,Emma Roberts,Gabourey Sidibe,Wes Bentley,John Carroll Lynch, andFinn Wittrock, but we’re sure they’ll get their spotlight in due time.
American Horror Story: Freak Showpremieres Wednesday,October 8at 10 PM on FX.
