5 characters from American Horror Story that truly took the scary quotient a notch higher

The adored series has one of the best character developments we've seen on TV for a long time in the horror genre - it's like the characters were written with the actors in mind.
UPDATED SEP 12, 2018

'American Horror Story: Apocalypse' is almost here and it is the perfect recipe for a nightmare - a newborn baby, a dark hand with creepily long fingers reaching out to the baby and a mushroom cloud erupting and swallowing everything around. While the show itself is absolutely terrifying thanks to Ryan Murphy's talent to keep things interesting every single time, a large chunk of the credit goes to its story arcs, not just for the plot but also each character involved. The adored series has one of the best character developments we've seen on television for a long time in the horror genre - be it crossover characters or even those who appeared just for a season.  'American Horror Story' characters were written with the actors in mind, for sure. 

Let's take a look at the five characters that have truly defined the horror hit.

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