The Best Episodes of American Horror Story

#1 - Madness Ends

Season 2 - Episode 13

Johnny sets out to complete his father's work; Lana leads the charge to finally shut down Briarcliff.

8.34

1,676 votes

#2 - Return to Murder House

Season 8 - Episode 6

Behold and Madison are sent on a mission to Murder House to uncover the truth about Michael Langdon’s past. Although revelations about their next Supreme paint a bleak picture—there may be room to set some things right.

8.27

994 votes

#3 - Apocalypse Then

Season 8 - Episode 10

8.21

298 votes

#4 - The Name Game

Season 2 - Episode 10

The Monsignor confronts the Devil; Dr. Arden’s experiments reach a shocking conclusion; Dr. Thredson facilitates a surprising reunion for Kit.

8.19

1,698 votes

#5 - Could It Be... Satan?

Season 8 - Episode 4

Three years before the bombs drop, Outpost Three houses the Hawthorne School for Exceptional Young Men. Its inhabitants, warlocks living in the shadow of Cordelia Goode's coven, place their hopes on a new, troubled apprentice - Michael Langdon.

8.15

1,114 votes

#6 - Burn, Witch. Burn!

Season 3 - Episode 5

Besieged by Marie Laveau's army, Zoe unleashes a new power; Fiona and Myrtle clash over control of the coven; Madame LaLaurie is confronted by old ghosts.

8.15

2,035 votes

#7 - I Am Anne Frank (2)

Season 2 - Episode 5

Sister Jude employs a renowned Nazi hunter to gather evidence against Arden; Kit makes a surprising confession; Bloody Face is unmasked.

8.14

1,787 votes

#8 - Birth

Season 1 - Episode 11

Vivien gives birth. Tate and Violet attempt to rid the house of some of its ghosts for good.

8.14

1,965 votes

#9 - Smoldering Children

Season 1 - Episode 10

Violet learns about the rules of the house. The truth about Larry's condition is explained. Constance is interrogated by the police.

8.10

1,999 votes

#10 - Head

Season 3 - Episode 9

Cordelia’s attacker is revealed. Fiona looks to form an alliance with Marie Laveau. Nan learns a disturbing truth about Luke’s past.

8.09

1,933 votes

#11 - Bitchcraft

Season 3 - Episode 1

A young girl discovers she possesses a strange genetic affliction tracing back to the dark days of Salem; Fiona Goode returns to town.

8.08

2,603 votes

#12 - Afterbirth

Season 1 - Episode 12

In the aftermath of family tragedy, Ben tries to take his child out of the Murder House. Meanwhile, Violet and Vivien accustom themselves to their new living arrangements, Constance raises Tate's child as her own and a new family buys the house.

8.08

1,910 votes

#13 - Fearful Pranks Ensue

Season 3 - Episode 4

Fiona's choices rattle a decades-long truce between the Salem witches and Marie Laveau; the Council of Witchcraft pays a surprise visit to the academy with disturbing allegations.

8.07

2,092 votes

#14 - The Coat Hanger

Season 2 - Episode 9

The Monsignor takes an unlikely convert under his wing; Lana secures a new piece of evidence that can exonerate Kit; Dr. Arden witnesses a miraculous return.

8.05

1,629 votes

#15 - Spilt Milk

Season 2 - Episode 11

Grace tells Kit devastating news about Alma; Dr. Thredson receives an unexpected visitor; the Monsignor goes to extreme lengths to silence Jude.

8.03

1,620 votes

#16 - I Am Anne Frank (1)

Season 2 - Episode 4

A new patient exposes Arden's past; Kit learns why Grace was admitted to Briarcliff.

8.01

1,844 votes

#17 - Orphans

Season 4 - Episode 10

The death of a Freak sparks troubling behavior in Pepper; Elsa reveals the history of the Freak Show; Desiree grows suspicious of Maggie.

8.00

1,448 votes

#18 - Boy Wonder

Season 8 - Episode 5

Beset by visions of a terrifying future, Cordelia lets Michael attempt the Seven Wonders. A wealthy new student joins the coven. John Henry's suspicions are short lived. Michael's test brings back a familiar face along with a chorus of warnings.

8.00

1,042 votes

#19 - Go to Hell

Season 3 - Episode 12

Cordelia's latest vision puts the coven's future in question; the girls manifest powerful new gifts; Queenie's search for Marie Laveau leads her to hell and back.

7.99

1,921 votes

#20 - Dark Cousin

Season 2 - Episode 7

Sister Mary Eunice is terrified to discover a dark angel at Briarcliff; Kit makes a bold move to be reunited with Grace.

7.99

1,717 votes

#21 - Halloween (1)

Season 1 - Episode 4

The line between the living and the dead blurs on Halloween. Two of the house's previous residents give the Harmons decorating advice.

7.99

2,340 votes

#22 - Spooky Little Girl

Season 1 - Episode 9

One of history's most famous murder victims pays the house a visit. Constance discovers more of Tate's bad behavior.

7.99

2,013 votes

#23 - The Replacements

Season 3 - Episode 3

Fiona takes on an unlikely protégé; a guilt-ridden Zoe tries to give Kyle his old life back; Madison has a fiery exchange with Joan Ramsey.

7.98

2,131 votes

#24 - Edward Mordrake (2)

Season 4 - Episode 4

Edward Mordrake continues his search for a Freak to add to his ghostly coterie; Elsa tells the grisly story of her days in Germany; Jimmy and Maggie have a run-in with the Twisted Clown.

7.97

1,705 votes

#25 - Nor'easter

Season 2 - Episode 3

A violent storm allows a group of patients to plan a daring escape; Sister Jude is haunted by her past.

7.97

1,866 votes