Random Facts You Didn't Know About 'American Horror Story' (31 items)

(#7) The Ghosts From Season 1 Have Something In Common

Some characters from Season 1 - Boggs, Greenwell, Stanley, Stapleton, and Gedman - are all named after former Boston Red Sox players.
(#6) Kathy Bates's Baltimore Accent Was So Difficult She Had To Speak That Way At All Times

Kathy Bates gets all the difficult accents in American Horror Story. A New Orleans drawl in Coven, a Baltimore accent in Freak Show, and her old world accent and dialogue in Roanoke. The Baltimore accent in Freak Show was by far the hardest to be consistent with. As a result, Bates would speak with the accent outside of the set as well while filming commenced.
(#21) Real-Life Clowns Find Twisty Offensive

There is a real, professional organization devoted to promoting clown welfare, and they are super unhappy about Freak Show's creative decisions regarding Twisty the Clown. Members of the Clowns of America International have gone on record protesting what they see as a harmful and insensitive depiction of clowning, which they fear will be harmful to their business, and damaging to the public reputation of clowns.
(#4) James Cromwell's Son Played Him In A Flashback Scene

If you were feeling kind of freaked out by the uncanny similarities between James Cromwell and that guy who plays the youthful version of his character in the flashback sequence from Asylum, rest assured you're not losing it. The actor was actually James Cromwell's son, John Cromwell, hence the eerie family resemblance.
(#23) Chris Zylka Passed Up A Role On 'AHS' Because He Didn't Want To Shave His Head
Chris Zylka was briefly signed on to appear on Asylum, but he quietly changed his mind after learning the role would require him to sacrifice his lustrous mane of blonde hair for a season and go bald. Rather than replace Zylka, the show creators simply wrote his character out of the script.
(#28) Angela Bassett Also Played Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Mother In A Movie

Angela Basset played Cuba Gooding Jr.'s sister in the sixth season of AHS, or at least an actor playing the role of his sister. Twenty-five years before Roanoke aired she played Gooding Jr.'s mother in Boyz n the Hood. Just goes to show her versatility.