<em>American Horror Story</em> Is at the End of Its Wits
The eighth season, <em>Apocalypse</em>, looks to be a dull feat of recycling.
This article contains spoilers through Episode 1 of FX’s American Horror Story: Apocalypse.
Stupidity is an ingredient in most horror-movie experiences. Every “Don’t go in there!” screamed at the screen recognizes that what’s bent about the world depicted isn’t just that vampires exist or that serial killers wear ski masks. It’s that the people in the movie act unlike real people do. This is, of course, also the case across fiction, including in zany comedies and pulpy thrillers. But few works ask, the and genre mash-up that has become a wobbly tentpole of this TV era.
