Arts amdl Entertainment
“American Horror Story:
Coven,” the Scariest Horror
TV Show of Them All
Isabel Benson, staff writer
American Horror Story is in its
third season of an anthology of twisted
tales that are based on historical plac
es and events. It is a series notorious
for being grim yet oddly refreshing.
The third season, Coven, premiered
Oct. 9 and has already shocked audi
ences across America with its grisly
storyline. The ominous plot of Coven is
based out of New Orleans in a school
for young witches. The first episode
opened with Delphine LaLaurie (Kathy
Bates) brushing the pancreatic blood
of her tortured slaves on her face as if
it were a common moisturizer. In the
series there have been several t5T3es of
other abominations such as rape, mur
der and incest. This might not sound
appealing to watch, but the story is so
gripping once you start watching you
cannot look away.
The cast features some reoc
curring actors/actresses from previ
ous seasons like Jessica Lange, Evan
Peters, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe,
while also including new cast such as
Emma Roberts, Kathy Bates and even
Gabourey Sidibe (famously known for
her role in Precious). The cast seems to
really embody their characters; wheth
er it is a powerful supreme witch or an
undead Frankensteinian monster, they
sure have done their research. The ac
tors have also done a great job at wip
ing away their old characters to truly
become their new roles. In the coming
episodes I expect a continuing war be
tween Jessica Langes’ character, Fiona
Goode and Angela Bassetts’ character,
Marie Laveau. These two outstanding
witches are the supremes, or queens of
their individual witch “tribes,” and Fio
na has “done messed with the wrong
witch,” in the words of Marie Laveau.
There will be much more con
flict, perversion, terror and plot twists
to come; viewers should expect noth
ing less of American Horror Story:
Coven. It airs every Wednesday night
at 10 p.m. EST on FX, so tune in right
before Halloween for a good fright this
week!
The Colton Review is now
accepting submissions!
Send your poetry, short stories,
and experimental pieces to:
coltonreview@email.meredith.
Meredith Ensemble Theatre Presents:
“The Clean House”
November bth-Qth at 7:30pm
November 10th at 3pm
“The lives of two doctors, a housewife, a comedian from Brazil, and a breast
cancer patient converge, get messy, and astonish them all. Sarah Ruhl’s ex
traordinary play is theatrical, wildly funny, and imbued with a philosophy:
“the messes and disappointments of life are as much a part of its beauty as
romantic love and chocolate ice cream.” - NY Times
Location: Jones Auditorium
Meredith Students, Faculty, Staff: FREE
Adults: $10
Students and Senior Citizens: $5
For Reservations: Call (919) 760-2840 or email boxoffice@meredith.edu
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