FX announced details of the upcoming second season of American Horror Stories, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.  The network shared a trailer for the season, as well as a video introducing the new cast.  American Horror Stories — a spinoff of American Horror Story — follows an anthology format, with each episode telling a different horror story. 

American Horror Story and American Horror Stories alums Denis O’Hare, Cody Fern, Derrick Aguis, Gabourey Sidibe, Genevieve Aitken, Max Greenfield and Nico Greetham return for Season 2. In addition, Alicia Silverstone, Bella Thorne, Dominique Jackson, Judith Light and Quvenzhané Wallis join the cast. In the Season 2 trailer, O’Hare’s character is shown running a “creepy dollhouse,” and Thorne is also shown, saying, “There’s not a serial killer that’s going to stop me from doing my thing.”

Season 2 of American Horror Stories will premiere July 21 on FX on Hulu.

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