The WORST episodes of American Horror Story

Every episode of American Horror Story ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of American Horror Story!

An anthology series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an insane asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a haunted hotel, a possessed farmhouse, a cult, the apocalypse and a slasher camp.

Last Updated: 12/13/2024Network: FXStatus: Continuing
The Auteur
star
5.45
399 votes

#1 - The Auteur

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2024

Her choices have unknowingly led to deadly consequences, but Anna can still have it all - for a price.

Requiem 1981/1987 (2)
star
5.83
566 votes

#2 - Requiem 1981/1987 (2)

Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2022

Grief and peril dominate Gino. The discovery of a tragedy becomes a revelation for Adam.

Directors: Jennifer Lynch
Requiem 1981/1987 (1)
star
6.12
562 votes

#3 - Requiem 1981/1987 (1)

Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2022

As vitality expires, two old friends are led through unique journeys of retrospection.

Directors: Our Lady J
Writer: Our Lady J
The Future Perfect
star
6.32
810 votes

#4 - The Future Perfect

Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/20/2021

Mamie takes matters into her own hands. The fate of the future is revealed.

Directors: Axelle Carolyn
Little Gold Man
star
6.39
368 votes

#5 - Little Gold Man

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2024

The world around Anna is starting to crescendo in every way: her career path continues to skyrocket, while her personal life is more stressful than ever - just in time for Hollywood's big night.

Directors: Jennifer Lynch
Fire Island
star
6.59
533 votes

#6 - Fire Island

Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2022

Terrifying events at Fire Island rupture the group and force them to reconsider everything.

Directors: Jennifer Lynch
Opening Night
star
6.61
393 votes

#7 - Opening Night

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/2024

A glimpse into Anna's past reveals why she craves motherhood, while Dex's troubling family life is dragged into the spotlight.

Directors: Bradley Buecker
Ave Hestia
star
6.63
382 votes

#8 - Ave Hestia

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2024

Entrenched in her grapple for fame and motherhood, Anna may be involved in a cycle much bigger - and older - than she realises.

Directors: Jennifer Lynch
When The Bough Breaks
star
6.68
533 votes

#9 - When The Bough Breaks

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2023

As Anna and Dex settle into their Hamptons sanctuary, the comfort begins to fade. Her circle of trust is slowly shrinking, and doubt creeps into Anna's head.

Directors: Jennifer Lynch
Vanishing Twin
star
6.71
514 votes

#10 - Vanishing Twin

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2023

With help from Siobhan, a major announcement helps restore Anna's public image. Behind closed doors however, something powerful seems to be taking over.

Directors: John J. Gray
Something’s Coming
star
6.71
847 votes

#11 - Something’s Coming

Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2022

Mysterious deaths and disappearances ramp up in the city. A doctor makes a frightening discovery and a local reporter becomes tomorrow's headline.

Directors: John J. Gray
Preech
star
6.73
511 votes

#12 - Preech

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2023

Anna senses the dark presence closing in on her, closer than ever. Ms. Preecher reveals pieces of her past and may know the truth about what's happening to Anna and Dex.

Directors: John J. Gray
Multiply Thy Pain
star
6.75
683 votes

#13 - Multiply Thy Pain

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2023

After multiple failed attempts of IVF, actress Anna Victoria Alcott wants nothing more than to start a family. As the buzz around her recent film grows, she fears that something may be targeting her - and her pursuit of motherhood.

Directors: Jessica Yu
Blue Moon
star
6.84
796 votes

#14 - Blue Moon

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/13/2021

An unexpected visitor arrives at the White House and reveals the details of the horrific plan.

Winter Kills
star
6.86
891 votes

#15 - Winter Kills

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/22/2021

PART 1: RED TIDE ENDS. Ursula devises a sinister plan. The Gardners write their final act.

Directors: John J. Gray
Rockabye
star
6.89
573 votes

#16 - Rockabye

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2023

It's awards season and Anna is primed to be a major player in contention. After a frightening encounter convinces her that she's being followed, she begins to question who she can trust.

Directors: Jennifer Lynch
Take Me to Your Leader
star
6.91
860 votes

#17 - Take Me to Your Leader

Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/29/2021

PART 2: DEATH VALLEY BEGINS. A group of college students on a camping trip are swept up in a horrifying & deadly conspiracy decades in the making.

Directors: Max Winkler
The Sentinel
star
6.92
531 votes

#18 - The Sentinel

Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2022

Patrick's search reaches an epic conclusion. The group reshifts their focus, but a different plan is in store for Hannah.

Directors: Paris Barclay
Thank You for Your Service
star
6.95
695 votes

#19 - Thank You for Your Service

Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2022

Gino grapples with his trauma. Patrick's search takes him to dark places. A stranger contacts Hannah with a grave warning.

Directors: Max Winkler
Inside
star
7.01
807 votes

#20 - Inside

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2021

The President struggles with the morality of a deal he must make.

Directors: Tessa Blake
Black Out
star
7.02
591 votes

#21 - Black Out

Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2022

As darkness consumes the city, evil takes root in the unlikeliest of places.

Directors: Jennifer Lynch
Bad Fortune
star
7.04
577 votes

#22 - Bad Fortune

Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2022

Hannah receives disturbing news while Patrick suffers a loss. The city's most dangerous resident reveals his true motives.

Directors: Paris Barclay
Chapter 10
star
7.04
2843 votes

#23 - Chapter 10

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2016

Lana Winters interviews Lee Harris about what happened during the Return to Roanoke.

Directors: Bradley Buecker
The Body
star
7.08
574 votes

#24 - The Body

Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2022

A chilling event from Patrick's past returns to haunt him. Gino and Henry are determined to uncover it at any cost.

Directors: John J. Gray
Smoke Signals
star
7.09
622 votes

#25 - Smoke Signals

Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2022

Without the NYPD's help, Gino is forced to get resourceful. A traumatizing event brings dangerous suspects closer than ever.

Directors: John J. Gray