# What is the best American Horror Story season?

> From gothic haunted houses to witch covens and freak show spectacles, this anthology has reinvented horror every single season. Which one still keeps you up at night?

*By YPB Team · Published August 7, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-american-horror-story-season*

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## Current results (3 votes)

1. **Coven** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 1000/1000)
   Witches battle for supremacy in New Orleans in this fan-favorite third season.
2. **Murder House** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 1000/1000)
   The 2011 debut season follows the Harmon family into a haunted Los Angeles mansion.
3. **Cult** — 0% (0 votes · score 771/1000)
   A paranoid neighborhood descends into political and cult hysteria after a divisive election.
4. **Asylum** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 709/1000)
   Set in a 1960s mental institution, this critically acclaimed second season blends sci-fi and horror.
5. **Apocalypse** — 0% (0 votes · score 600/1000)
   Survivors of a nuclear apocalypse collide with the witches of Coven in this crossover season.
6. **Hotel** — 0% (0 votes · score 491/1000)
   Lady Gaga headlines this fifth season set in a haunted Los Angeles hotel.
7. **Roanoke** — 0% (0 votes · score 491/1000)
   A couple's haunted house renovation unfolds through a found-footage documentary format.
8. **Double Feature** — 0% (0 votes · score 491/1000)
   A two-part season split between a vampiric Cape Cod town and a Hollywood monster tale.
9. **Freak Show** — 0% (0 votes · score 360/1000)
   A 1950s Florida freak show troupe fights for survival in this fourth season.
10. **1984** — 0% (0 votes · score 360/1000)
   A slasher-movie homage season following camp counselors stalked by a masked killer.
11. **NYC** — 0% (0 votes · score 200/1000)
   Set in 1980s New York, this season follows a mysterious killer stalking the gay community during the AIDS crisis.
12. **Delicate** — 0% (0 votes · score 200/1000)
   A pregnant actress descends into paranoia in this Rosemary's Baby-inspired season.

Tags: tv shows, horror, anthology, american horror story