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** The fact that the plot focuses on a small New England town that happens to be secretly inhabited by quasi-vampires is clearly taking a nod from Literature/SalemsLot, another Creator/StephenKing work.
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** The fact that the plot focuses on a small New England town that happens to be secretly inhabited by quasi-vampires is clearly taking a nod from Literature/SalemsLot, another Creator/StephenKing work.Literature/SalemsLot.
** The pill itself works very similarly to the items from the titular store in Literature/NeedfulThings. Like in that story, the pill essentially gives you exactly what you want, but in exchange for your soul - and supplied by someone heavily implied to be the devil.
** The pill itself works very similarly to the items from the titular store in Literature/NeedfulThings. Like in that story, the pill essentially gives you exactly what you want, but in exchange for your soul - and supplied by someone heavily implied to be the devil.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After the birth of Eli Doris is constantly patronized by her family, her fears and needs are not taken seriously and she rightfully feels hopeless and unable to bond with her son. This hit very close to home for viewers who've had experience with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_depression postpartum depression]].
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** The TownWithADarkSecret where the locals make a DealWithTheDevil for profit that turns some of them into {{Humanoid Abomination}}s also brings to mind ''Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth''.
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** The seaside TownWithADarkSecret where the locals make a DealWithTheDevil for profit that turns some of them into {{Humanoid Abomination}}s also brings to mind ''Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth''.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Anyone who is willing to keep taking the Muse for the success that comes with it, regardless of the cost. Also Ursula, who is determined to become a distributor for the pills in order to get rich by proxy via her clients.
** In "Gaslight", [[spoiler: Karen's first and only kill while on the Muse is Mickey, who not only enabled the initial spread of the pills but forced her into a SadisticChoice to take one or be killed by Pale Ones]].
* BaldWoman: Any female Pale One [[spoiler: ultimately including Doris]].
* BaldWoman: Any female Pale One [[spoiler: ultimately including Doris]].
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* CreepyChild: Alma becomes this after taking the Muse, eagerly accepting the HorrorHunger that comes with it in exchange for success [[spoiler: even killing the police chief to stop her from arresting Harry]].
* EnfantTerrible: Alma becomes this after taking the Muse, eagerly accepting the HorrorHunger that comes with it in exchange for success, and doing whatever it takes to keep this up, even [[spoiler: killing the police chief to stop her from arresting Harry and turning her own mother into a Pale One to keep her quiet]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: Fittingly happens in the episode "Gaslight", where Harry, Alma, and Ursula use drugs and lies to keep an increasingly suspicious Doris oblivious to what's really happening.
* MonsterLord: The Pale Ones seem to instinctively obey the whims of the talented Muse-takers.
* MurderSuicide: In "Gaslight", [[spoiler: Karen kills Mickey by ripping his throat out, then slits her own wrists and walks into the ocean]].
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Creator/AngelicaRoss's character is referred to as "the Chemist" in official marketing.
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* SlashedThroat: How people on the Muse tend to kill their victims, to most efficiently put them down and get to their blood.
* StartOfDarkness: "Blood Buffet" shows how the Chemist first came to Provincetown and started distributing the Muse, turning Belle and Austin from meek nobodies to the murderous successes they are in the present, and inadvertently creating the Pale Ones as a side effect.
* StartOfDarkness: "Blood Buffet" shows how the Chemist first came to Provincetown and started distributing the Muse, turning Belle and Austin from meek nobodies to the murderous successes they are in the present, and inadvertently creating the Pale Ones as a side effect.
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* GoMadFromTheRevelation: As the Chemist explains, her drug confronts mediocre artists with their own lack of greatness, which eventually turns them into raging predators.
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* HorrorHunger: The main side-effect of the Muse is a craving for human blood.
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* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: [[spoiler: The Chemist orders Austin and Belle to kill Ursula, Mickey, and Harry's family in order to keep any of them from exposing the existence of the Muse.]]
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blood. One of the original Pale Ones subjects was a vegan pacifist before the side-effects got to him, but that didn't stop him from succumbing to the cravings.
* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade:[[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Chemist orders Austin and Belle to kill Ursula, Mickey, and Harry's family in order to keep any of them from exposing the existence of the Muse.]]
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* CreepyChild: Alma becomes this after taking the Muse, eagerly accepting the HorrorHunger that comes with it in exchange for success [[spoiler: even killing the police chief to stop her from arresting Harry]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: Belle wants Ursula dead, not because she's learned about the Muse, but because she insulted Belle's singing.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Belle wants Ursula dead, not because she's learned about the Muse, but because she insulted Belle's singing.
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* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: [[spoiler: The Chemist orders Austin and Belle to kill Ursula, Mickey, and Harry's family in order to keep any of them from exposing the existence of the Muse.]]
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* AssholeVictim: Austin and Belle try to justify the murders they enact to fulfill their thirst for blood by targeting junkies and thieves.
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* TownWithADarkSecret: It's implied that everyone who lives in Provincetown is aware of what people on The Muse get up to, and look the other way as long as no one native to town is targeted.
* WholePlotReference: The trailer reveals a similar setup to that of iconic horror story ''Literature/TheShining'', with a work-obsessed writer husband being convinced to move to a more peaceful setting by his wife.
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** The TownWithADarkSecret where the locals make a DealWithTheDevil for profit that turns some of them into {{Humanoid Abomination}}s also brings to mind ''Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth''.
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* TheGreys: The aliens are depicted in this manner in the season promos, and appear to have this appearance in teaser for parts 1 & 2.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Those who take The Muse develop a strong craving for blood and flesh, preferably human, as well as an apparent inability to consume anything else. They do have a full set of sharp teeth, which are an artificial modification done by Lark, one of their own. Which type of vampire archetype one falls into depends on whether they have artistic talent or not. Whereas accomplished writers like Austin or Belle present themselves as [[WickedCultured sophisticated eccentrics]], anyone else turns into a Pale One, a feral creature [[LooksLikeOrlok with the classic look of a silent movie vampire]].
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Those who take The the Muse develop a strong craving for blood and flesh, preferably human, as well as an apparent inability to consume anything else. They do have a full set of sharp teeth, which are an artificial modification done by Lark, one of their own. Which type of vampire archetype one falls into depends on whether they have artistic talent or not. Whereas accomplished writers like Austin or Belle present themselves as [[WickedCultured sophisticated eccentrics]], anyone else turns into a Pale One, a feral creature [[LooksLikeOrlok with the classic look of a silent movie vampire]].
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* AssholeVictim: Austin and Belle try to justify the murders they enact to fulfill their thirst for blood by targeting junkies and thieves.
* EatsBabies: Belle does this for fresh blood, paying Karen in drugs to kidnap them for her.
* HarbingerOfImpendingDoom: Tuberculosis Karen, an unstable homeless addict who tries to warn Harry about Provincetown's secrets in the most abrasive way possible, leading him to ignore her.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Those who take The Muse develop a strong craving for blood and flesh, preferably human, as well as an apperent apparent inability to consume anything else. They do have a full set of sharp teeth, which are an artificial modification done by Lark, one of their own. Which type of vampire archetype one falls into depends on whether they have artistic talent or not. Whereas accomplished writers like Austin or Belle present themselves as [[WickedCultured sophisticated eccentrics]], anyone else turns into a Pale One, aferal a feral creature [[LooksLikeOrlok with the classic look of a silent movie vampire]].
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The advertising made it appear that the monstrous creatures plaguing Provincetown are merfolk of some kind. Instead, they're more akin to vampires.
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The sharkperson-like creatures seen in the trailer and other advertising are officially referred to as "Pale Persons" in marketing.
** Subverted in the actual show, however, where they are revealed to be more akin to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], as they're the result of people without talent taking the Muse and being rendered feral monsters by the thirst for blood.
** Subverted in the actual show, however, where they are revealed to be more akin to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], as they're the result of people without talent taking the Muse and being rendered feral monsters by the thirst for blood.
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: OurVampiresAreDifferent: Those who take The sharkperson-like creatures seen in the trailer Muse develop a strong craving for blood and other advertising flesh, preferably human, as well as an apperent inability to consume anything else. Their sharp teeth are officially referred to as "Pale Persons" in marketing.
** Subverted in the actual show, however, wherean artificial modification done by Lark. Which type of vampire archetype one falls into depends on whether they are revealed to be more akin to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], as they're the result of people without have artistic talent taking the Muse and being rendered or not. Whereas accomplished writers like Austin or Belle present themselves as [[WickedCultured sophisticated eccentrics]], anyone else turns into a [[LooksLikeOrlok feral monsters by the thirst for blood.Nosferatu-like creature]].
** Subverted in the actual show, however, where
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* FantasticDrug: The Muse, a black pill that enhances creativity to astonishing levels, at the cost of creating a thirst for blood. And in people who lack natural talent, this causes them to devolve into pale, bald, feral creatures.
** Subverted in the actual show, however, where they are revealed to be more akin to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], as they're the result of people without talent taking the Muse and being rendered feral monsters by the thirst for blood.
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Part one, ''Red Tide'', follows the Gardener family, who have recently moved to the peaceful Provincetown, MA so that patriarch Harry (Creator/FinnWittrock) can focus on his writing by the suggestion of his wife, Doris (Creator/LilyRabe). After Harry encounters a mysterious group of locals who promise him success and a cure for his WritersBlock, the town is rocked by a series of grisly murders, which his new friends may or may not have a hand in doing. Also appearing in ''Red Tide'' are Creator/SarahPaulson, Creator/EvanPeters, Creator/FrancesConroy, Creator/LeslieGrossman, Creator/BillieLourd, Creator/AngelicaRoss, Ryan Kierra Armstrong, Creator/DenisOHare, Creator/AdinaPorter and Creator/MacaulayCulkin.
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Part one, ''Red Tide'', follows the Gardener Gardner family, who have recently moved to the peaceful Provincetown, MA so that patriarch Harry (Creator/FinnWittrock) can focus on his writing by the suggestion of his wife, Doris (Creator/LilyRabe). After Harry encounters a mysterious group of locals who promise him success and a cure for his WritersBlock, the town is rocked by a series of grisly murders, which his new friends may or may not have a hand in doing. Also appearing in ''Red Tide'' are Creator/SarahPaulson, Creator/EvanPeters, Creator/FrancesConroy, Creator/LeslieGrossman, Creator/BillieLourd, Creator/AngelicaRoss, Ryan Kierra Armstrong, Creator/DenisOHare, Creator/AdinaPorter and Creator/MacaulayCulkin.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted by Alma Gardener; ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]'' previously featured a separate character also named Alma, who was Kit's wife.
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Part two, ''Death Valley'', is confirmed to involve aliens, which were previously alluded to in ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]''. ''Death Valley'' stars Paulson, Creator/NealMcDonough and Creator/JohnCarrollLynch.
[[https://youtu.be/VkKP-dlRAbM "Red Tide" trailer]].
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Part two, ''Death Valley'', is confirmed to involve aliens, which were previously alluded to in ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]''. ''Death Valley'' stars the aforementioned Paulson, Creator/NealMcDonough Rabe, Ross, and Creator/JohnCarrollLynch.
Grossman, as well as Creator/CodyFern, Creator/NealMcDonough, Kaia Gerber, Nico Greetham, Rachel Hilson, and Rebecca Dayan.
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%%No citation* MostWritersAreWriters: Harry is a writer by trade.
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%%No citation* MostWritersAreWriters: Harry is a writer by trade.
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%%No citation* TheBusCameBack: Aliens were previously alluded to in ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]'', but have not come up as a major plot point in the decade since that season aired. They're set to appear in ''Death Valley''.
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Part one, ''Red Tide'', follows the Gardener family, who have recently moved to the peaceful Provincetown, MA so that patriarch Harry (Creator/FinnWittrock) can focus on his writing by the suggestion of his wife, Doris (Creator/LilyRabe). After Harry encounters a mysterious group of locals who promise him success and a cure for his WritersBlock, the town is rocked by a series of grisly murders, which his new friends may or may not have a hand in doing. Also appearing in ''Red Tide'' are Creator/SarahPaulson, Creator/EvanPeters, Creator/FrancesConroy, Creator/LeslieGrossman, Creator/BillieLourd, Creator/AngelicaRoss, Ryan Kierra Armstrong and Creator/MacaulayCulkin.
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Part one, ''Red Tide'', follows the Gardener family, who have recently moved to the peaceful Provincetown, MA so that patriarch Harry (Creator/FinnWittrock) can focus on his writing by the suggestion of his wife, Doris (Creator/LilyRabe). After Harry encounters a mysterious group of locals who promise him success and a cure for his WritersBlock, the town is rocked by a series of grisly murders, which his new friends may or may not have a hand in doing. Also appearing in ''Red Tide'' are Creator/SarahPaulson, Creator/EvanPeters, Creator/FrancesConroy, Creator/LeslieGrossman, Creator/BillieLourd, Creator/AngelicaRoss, Ryan Kierra Armstrong Armstrong, Creator/DenisOHare, Creator/AdinaPorter and Creator/MacaulayCulkin.
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* BeachEpisode: The season is set in the seaside Provincetown, MA, albeit during the winter.
* ContinuityNod: The plot of the season is a troubled family moving to a new setting, akin to that of ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse Murder House]]''.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Harry is a writer by trade.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted by Alma Gardener; ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]'' previously featured a separate character also named Alma, who was Kit's wife.
* ContinuityNod: The plot of the season is a troubled family moving to a new setting, akin to that of ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse Murder House]]''.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Harry is a writer by trade.
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* ScaryTeeth: The sharkperson-like creatures have these.
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Part one, ''Red Tide'', follows the Gardener family, who have recently moved to the peaceful Provincetown, MA so that patriarch Harry (Creator/FinnWittrock) can focus on his writing by the suggestion of his wife, Doris (Creator/LilyRabe). After Harry encounters a mysterious group of locals who promise him success and a cure for his WritersBlock, the town is rocked by a series of grisly murders, which his new friends may or may not have a hand in doing. Also appearing in ''Red Tide'' are Creator/SarahPaulson, Creator/EvanPeters, Creator/FrancesConroy, Creator/LeslieGrossman, Creator/BillieLourd, Creator/AngelicaRoss, Ryan Kierra Armstrong, and Creator/MacaulayCulkin.
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The siren-like creatures seen in the trailer and other advertising are officially referred to as "Pale Persons" in marketing.
* ScaryTeeth: The siren-like creatures have these.
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* ScaryTeeth: The siren-like creatures have these.
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''Double Feature'' is the tenth season of Creator/RyanMurphy's {{horror}} {{anthology}} series ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'', airing on Creator/{{FX|Networks}} in 2021.
In a first for the franchise, ''Double Feature'' is actually [[MovieMultipack two seasons in one]]: ''Red Tide'' and ''Death Valley''. Each will also have their own distinct stories and casts of actors, with an emphasis on fan-favorite returning cast members [[MilestoneCelebration to commemorate the series' tenth anniversary]].
Part one, ''Red Tide'', follows the Gardener family, who have recently moved to the peaceful Provincetown, MA so that patriarch Harry (Creator/FinnWittrock) can focus on his writing by the suggestion of his wife, Doris (Creator/LilyRabe). After Harry encounters a mysterious group of locals who promise him success and a cure for his WritersBlock, the town is rocked by a series of grisly murders, which his new friends may or may not have a hand in doing. Also appearing in ''Red Tide'' are Creator/SarahPaulson, Creator/EvanPeters, Creator/FrancesConroy, Creator/LeslieGrossman, Creator/BillieLourd, Creator/AngelicaRoss, Ryan Kierra Armstrong, and Creator/MacaulayCulkin.
Part two, ''Death Valley'', is confirmed to involve aliens, which were previously alluded to in ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]''. ''Death Valley'' stars Paulson, Creator/NealMcDonough and Creator/JohnCarrollLynch.
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!! ''American Horror Story: Double Feature''
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[[folder:General tropes]]
* DoubleFeature: The title of the season is meant to evoke a double feature picture show, which often featured horror and science fiction as their offerings.
* MovieMultipack: Both parts of the season were shot simultaneously and aired as one.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Part One: ''Red Tide'']]
* BeachEpisode: The season is set in the seaside Provincetown, MA, albeit during the winter.
* ContinuityNod: The plot of the season is a troubled family moving to a new setting, akin to that of ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse Murder House]]''.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Harry is a writer by trade.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted by Alma Gardener; ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]'' previously featured a separate character also named Alma, who was Kit's wife.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Creator/AngelicaRoss' character is referred to as The Chemist in official marketing.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The siren-like creatures seen in the trailer and other advertising are officially referred to as "Pale Persons" in marketing.
* ScaryTeeth: The siren-like creatures have these.
* TownWithADarkSecret: The idyllic setting of Provincetown, MA is shown to be this in the trailer.
* WholePlotReference: The trailer reveals a similar setup to that of iconic horror story ''Literature/TheShining'', with a work-obsessed writer husband being convinced to move to a more peaceful setting by his wife.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Part Two: ''Death Valley'']]
* TheBusCameBack: Aliens were previously alluded to in ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]'', but have not come up as a major plot point in the decade since that season aired. They're set to appear in ''Death Valley''.
* TheGreys: The aliens are depicted in this manner.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Creator/NealMcDonough portrays UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower.
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''Double Feature'' is the tenth season of Creator/RyanMurphy's {{horror}} {{anthology}} series ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'', airing on Creator/{{FX|Networks}} in 2021.
In a first for the franchise, ''Double Feature'' is actually [[MovieMultipack two seasons in one]]: ''Red Tide'' and ''Death Valley''. Each will also have their own distinct stories and casts of actors, with an emphasis on fan-favorite returning cast members [[MilestoneCelebration to commemorate the series' tenth anniversary]].
Part one, ''Red Tide'', follows the Gardener family, who have recently moved to the peaceful Provincetown, MA so that patriarch Harry (Creator/FinnWittrock) can focus on his writing by the suggestion of his wife, Doris (Creator/LilyRabe). After Harry encounters a mysterious group of locals who promise him success and a cure for his WritersBlock, the town is rocked by a series of grisly murders, which his new friends may or may not have a hand in doing. Also appearing in ''Red Tide'' are Creator/SarahPaulson, Creator/EvanPeters, Creator/FrancesConroy, Creator/LeslieGrossman, Creator/BillieLourd, Creator/AngelicaRoss, Ryan Kierra Armstrong, and Creator/MacaulayCulkin.
Part two, ''Death Valley'', is confirmed to involve aliens, which were previously alluded to in ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]''. ''Death Valley'' stars Paulson, Creator/NealMcDonough and Creator/JohnCarrollLynch.
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!! ''American Horror Story: Double Feature''
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:General tropes]]
* DoubleFeature: The title of the season is meant to evoke a double feature picture show, which often featured horror and science fiction as their offerings.
* MovieMultipack: Both parts of the season were shot simultaneously and aired as one.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Part One: ''Red Tide'']]
* BeachEpisode: The season is set in the seaside Provincetown, MA, albeit during the winter.
* ContinuityNod: The plot of the season is a troubled family moving to a new setting, akin to that of ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse Murder House]]''.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Harry is a writer by trade.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted by Alma Gardener; ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]'' previously featured a separate character also named Alma, who was Kit's wife.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Creator/AngelicaRoss' character is referred to as The Chemist in official marketing.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The siren-like creatures seen in the trailer and other advertising are officially referred to as "Pale Persons" in marketing.
* ScaryTeeth: The siren-like creatures have these.
* TownWithADarkSecret: The idyllic setting of Provincetown, MA is shown to be this in the trailer.
* WholePlotReference: The trailer reveals a similar setup to that of iconic horror story ''Literature/TheShining'', with a work-obsessed writer husband being convinced to move to a more peaceful setting by his wife.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Part Two: ''Death Valley'']]
* TheBusCameBack: Aliens were previously alluded to in ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Asylum]]'', but have not come up as a major plot point in the decade since that season aired. They're set to appear in ''Death Valley''.
* TheGreys: The aliens are depicted in this manner.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Creator/NealMcDonough portrays UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower.
[[/folder]]
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