Came across this article from the end of September about American Horro Story on The Hollywood Reporter website -- was just skimming through it when this point (#4 to be exact) really struck me.
"Inspiration from real crime buffs. Noting the tour busses that go by the Sharon Tate house, clubs devoted to murder re-creations. Murphy said the series will explore people’s general obsession with crime and murder. “It’s a way to circumvent your own anxiety in very anxious times,” Murphy said. “In times of economic anxiety, if you look at the template, two genres flourish: horror and musicals. I think people want to either be scared or completely forget about their troubles. As we go further into the series, we get into the economic anxieties.”"
Really interesting point here that I hadn't caught on to before. Murphy talks about people being obsessed with crime and murder -- an ode to this coming in the next episode in which we are visited by 'The Black Dahlia.' There are countless references to real crimes, within the characters themselves and the storylines as well. In 'Open House' we join Marcy and Viv on the Murder House Tour just as the pass the house Nicole Simpson was killed in front of. Tate's name could be a reference to the Manson House murders, as could parts of the entire storyline itself.
More to be added to this as I think this makes for a great discussion.. check back!
Also to be discussed -- economic crisis, could the dates we've seen make sense now?
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