American Horror Story: Asylum Season Review

An exploration of the story as a whole and what made it so good. Synopsis Briarcliff is an asylum in the 1960’s run by a corrupt crew who torture their patients (“Welcome to Briarcliff“). Many horrors are drawn to its…

“Madness Ends” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 13

Kit, Jude, and Lana’s stories come to an end, as does the madness that has haunted them for ages. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence** Synopsis FOUR MONTHS AGO: Johnny walks through the abandoned Briarcliff while listening to Lana’s expose, read…

“Continuum” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 12

Spanning the next several years, Kit, Jude, and Lana’s lives continue on, filled with success and horror. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence** Synopsis In 1967, a few years after the events at Briarcliff, Kit, Alma, and Grace have built a…

“Spilt Milk” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 11

Lana and Kit find liberation at last, but will they ever truly be free of Braircliff? **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence and abortion** Synopsis Johnny Morgan, apparently claiming Thredson’s old home as his own now, hires a prostitute who recently…

“Coat Hanger” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 9

The truth is revealed about the Bloody Face in the present day. Dr. Arden is determined to draw the aliens back to Briarcliff. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence/body horror and abortion** Synopsis In the present, Johnny Morgan (Dylon McDermott) meets…