These heroes and villains stick in our minds as much as that creepy theme song.
Here is our list of the best and most memorableAmerican Horror Storycharacters through the years.
Tate’s actions (fathering the Antichrist?!)
Evan Peters as Tate Langdon, Frances Conroy as Myrtle Snow, and Cody Fern as Michael Langdon on ‘American Horror Story’.Credit: FX; Michele K. Short/FX; Kurt Iswarienko/FX
Lana Winters (Sarah Paulson)
Oh, Lana Banana.
At first, Sister Mary Eunice is sweet and meek.
Kudos toZachary Quintofor making all of it believable and completely menacing.L.H.
Evan Peters on ‘American Horror Story: Murder House’.Robert Zuckerman/FX
Declaring, “Balenciaga!”
before bursting into flames at the stake.
Yes, Twisty, youarea good clown.L.H.
Jessica Lange on ‘American Horror Story: Murder House’.Everett Collection
Many thanks are due to theAHSgods for clueing us in to Gaga’s immense acting talent.L.H.
She’s glamorous and wise, and is an avid reader and eavesdropper.
Bless you, Liz Taylor.L.H.
Sarah Paulson on ‘American Horror Story: Asylum’.Everett Collection
Didn’t catch all that?
No worries, it’s still insanely fun to watch the Butcher and all her iterations do their thing.L.H.
Kai Anderson (Evan Peters)
Frank Ockenfels/FX
Evan Peters has never been more terrifying.
Lily Rabe on ‘American Horror Story: Asylum’.Everett Collection
Kai is rotten to the core, but his fierce radicalization is an all-too-real horror facing today’s world.K.J.
Watching theBillie Lourdcharacter do her witchy thing and come into her own was one ofApocalypse’s most enchanting qualities.L.H.
Who knew the harbinger of the end of days would look so glamorous while bringing about the apocalypse?
Zachary Quinto on ‘American Horror Story: Asylum’.Everett Collection
Donna Chambers a.k.a.
Nurse Rita (Angelica Ross)
We couldn’t be more thankful toAHS: 1984for introducingAngelica Rossto theAHSuniverse.
Jessica Lange on ‘American Horror Story: Coven’.Michele K. Short/FX/courtesy Everett Collection
Frances Conroy on ‘American Horror Story: Coven’.Michele K. Short/FX
John Carroll Lynch on ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’.Michele K. Short/FX
Finn Wittrock on ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’.Michele K. Short/FX
Lady Gaga on ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’.Suzanne Tenner/FX
Denis O’Hare on ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’.Prashant Gupta/FX
Kathy Bates on ‘American Horror Story: Roanoke’.Frank Ockenfels/FX
Evan Peters on ‘American Horror Story: Cult’.Frank Ockenfels/FX
Billie Lourd on ‘American Horror Story: Apocalypse’.Kurt Iswarienko/FX
Cody Fern on ‘American Horror Story: Apocalypse’.Kurt Iswarienko/FX
Angelica Ross on ‘American Horror Story: 1984’.Kurt Iswarienko FX
