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The American Horror Story Season 1 DVD holds all 12 episodes of the first season, Murder House, which aired on FX in 2011, on 4 discs. Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott and Jessica Lange star. Extras include a pilot commentary and four featurettes. This Region 1 set is in stock and dispatched within 2 business days. Add it to your cart today.
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The American Horror Story Season 1 DVD collects all 12 episodes of the anthology's first season, known as Murder House, which aired on FX from October 5 to December 21, 2011. 20th Century Fox released The Complete First Season as a four-disc set on September 25, 2012.
This is a Region 1 DVD, the standard for US and Canadian players, so it plays in US DVD players and in Blu-ray players. Episodes are in widescreen (1.78:1) with English Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles.
The first season follows the Harmon family, who move from Boston to Los Angeles after a miscarriage and an affair strain the marriage. They settle into a restored mansion without knowing that it is haunted by the ghosts of its former residents and their victims.
Connie Britton plays Vivien Harmon and Dylan McDermott plays Ben Harmon, with Taissa Farmiga as their daughter Violet. Evan Peters plays Tate Langdon, Denis O'Hare plays Larry Harvey and Jessica Lange plays Constance Langdon.
Jessica Lange won the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for the role. The season received 17 Emmy nominations in all.
The making-of and title sequence featurettes show how the series found its look, which makes the American Horror Story Season 1 DVD a strong starting point for any collection of the show.
Continue the anthology with American Horror Story Season 2: Asylum and American Horror Story: Coven. There is more to explore in our TV series on DVD section, and our guide to physical media vs streaming explains why discs are still worth owning. For cast and episode details, see the Wikipedia article on American Horror Story: Murder House.
American Horror Story Season 1 DVD: Questions Buyers Ask
How many episodes are in American Horror Story Season 1?
All 12 episodes, on 4 discs, about 533 minutes in total.
Is this the Murder House season?
Yes. The first season is known as Murder House.
Will it play in my US DVD player?
Yes. It is a Region 1 DVD, the standard for US and Canadian players, and it also plays in Blu-ray players.
Are there extras?
Yes. A commentary on the pilot and four featurettes.
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Like Dark Shadows (1966 – 1971)? Love Jessica Lange? GET AMERICAN HORROR STORY!
When someone gives you an Amazon Gift Certificate and says “buy yourself something you won’t normally get for yourself” get AMERICAN HORROR STORY! I’d “heard” little about the series, and read a few short articles here and there, but after SIX FEET UNDER and OZ, I refused to get involved in serial television at all. And I didn’t! A news junkie M-F, and a sci-fi guy on the weekends, I was fine with supplementing repeats and heavily rotated news with something from my eclectic DVD and laserdisc collection.
I did, however, end up with an Amazon Gift Card from a “client” after what was a courtesy photo session…and I saw AMERICAN HORROR STORY “used/like new” priced significantly below the list price. OK, why not? I could always pass it on to a friend if I REALLY hated it. So I bought it.
And the DVD box languished on my shelf. No. I wasn’t about to start watching a serialized show. I was too busy. I didn’t want the addiction which comes with serial television. Hell. I bought the DARK SHADOWS DELUXE LIMITED EDITION BOX SET of the entire 1,225 episodes…and watched THAT again, after seeing its first run in the 60s, and second run on the SciFi (then) channel in the 80s. But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I had to watch it again.
And then on Super Bowl Sunday, when the rest of the networks were Toilet Bowl television, I thought “ok, I’ll watch one or two episodes and see what’s what.”
And two discs later (eight episodes, I think) I had to turn off the television and get to bed.
WHAT A SHOW! WHAT A SHOCKER! WHAT A RIOT!
It took me a few minutes here and there to figure out what was “really” going on, and then I was totally hooked. AMERICAN HORROR STORY is definitely a nod to DARK SHADOWS (1966 – 1971) but not about vampires. It’s about the house, and the characters and the storyline. But it’s also a shocking nod to the headlines of the day (no spoilers here) and is impeccably sequenced, written and filmed.
I’d missed Jessica Lange on the screen for so long, I was surprised and shocked to see she was in the show. Scraping the bottom, Ms Lange? Not in the least! More like on a seriously slow boil with one of the best psychologically-damaged portrayals I’d ever seen. Sheer Jessica Lange. A part written for her, and she just eats it up (literally?) Dylan McDermott was a pleasant surprise. I’d never really been a fan of his, nor had I been a non-fan, but we did go to the same high school (separated by about 3 years) so I like watching a city native (who has a serious backstory of his own!) as a psychiatrist with his personal set of demons sweating it through every episode.
I could go on and on and on, but here’s the scoop: if you liked DARK SHADOWS (the original series), Se7en, The Twilight Zone (Rod Serling), SIX FEET UNDER, and some noted classic 60s/70s horror movies (ROSEMARY’S BABY, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL), and some other great, and overlooked, art house and/or indie films (THE FALL, INK) you’ll love AMERICAN HORROR STORY.
There’s really nothing like watching something terribly original, walking the razor’s edge for the usual television fare, and knowing you’ve got the whole season (“one long movie”) as someone put it…so just put the discs in and enjoy it, episode after episode (try to watch a disc at a time, or at least two/three episodes in sequence).
I’d give this four stars because I know it’s going to come to the last episode and the roller coaster ride will be over, but AMERICAN HORROR STORY rates a TEN for me. Everything about it is great.
Watch this with blocks of time, an open mind, open eyes, and put it on pause if you need to leave the room. Missing even five minutes can derail a future character development (or appearance!)
If you love Jessica Lange? This is perfect for you. She’s brilliant, and I hope she picks up an award or two. Classic Jessica Lange, updated!