We all know that they won’t get too serious with it. We know each season will have a certain degree of camp. We know Zachary Quinto isn’t showing up again after 8 years. And we know that the new season won’t have a surreal lovectaftian theme. What plot could you see the showrunners realistically going with?
Posted Apr 11, 2020, 7:32 PM UTC
Honestly a shipwreck is what I’m thinking.
Zombies is what I’m hoping.
But Lovecraftian horror is what I’m wanting the most.
I’d love to see some sort of fae season! A small quiet beach side town where every 5 years a child goes missing. Otherwise very happy and beautiful when one mothers child disappears she won’t just let it go and starts digging too deeply she awakens the mysterious entity that’s been causing the disappearances
Stranger Things though
True... maybe a virgin sacrifice every year? Although Emma Roberts isn’t in the cast so a great early death isn’t as fun!!
More witches!
I’d like a small Twin Peaks type season. Small town. Dark secret. People know of the evil/monsters/villain but, being a small town, stick to the status quo. Can we have mermaids, Lovecraftian horror, The Lighthouse- esque aesthetics? Absolutely. Will it be the theme? No.
I think it can be more of a small town horror. Think Twin Peaks or Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery
For some reason my mind automatically went to WW2 D-Day esque, but obviously that’s unlikely. I’m ruling out another small town atmosphere because that seems too direct after 1984, really hoping for something like things hidden in the fog or siren-y. I’m totally expecting something completely unexpected though.
The beach teaser immediately made me think of the scene in apocalypse where Brock is on the beach looking for Outpost 3. (And Coco) I know this hasn’t been said much, but I can’t help but wonder if this season will be set in post-apocalyptic California. There is potential there for Zombies, genetic mutations, mermaids/sirens. And didn’t Ryan say there is a “possibility of flirting with the supernatural” or something like that? I’d also be super happy with a modern day summertime setting, like 1984 but in 2020, San Diego or something. Still possibility of Aliens. They’ve got to be coming back soon!
I'm thinking it is going to be set in Montauk, New York. One of the teaser images was something washed up on the beach. Something similar happened in Montauk a long time ago. Look up "Montauk Monster". Shit is freaky.
Shapeshifters. Not too mythical and represents the sly and selfish ways of mankind. If done well, we could end up with a really good season.
A lot of people have really lofty ideals because of the whole seaside aesthetic. While I really would love to see the ideas executed on the show, I think if we're sticking with the spooky beach town vibe its gonna be more like The Fog which I hardly see brought up to my surprise. People seem to be jumping to mermaids and pirates and really out of left field stuff before considering the more realistic direction that is right up AHS' alley. My only concern is if we are getting something completely different and out of the norm, a creature feature, lovecraftian horror, an outbreak etc., I just hope we get good special effects- practical if possible. Nothing ruins a good horror show like bad cgi.