Over the four seasons of American Horror Story there have been numerous moments of sheer terror. With a brilliant cast, masterful writing, and haunting monsters. it’s no surprise that the series has produced some of the most terrifying quotes in recent memory. In honor of the premiere of American Horror Story: Hotel, here are 20 eerie quotes from the show's history that will certainly keep you up tonight.
1. Normally a nun would be the perfect person to go to for encouragement during your darkest hour, but Briarcliff Mental Institution wasn’t the home of your average nuns.
2. During season 2 a patient showed up claiming that she was Anne Frank. She may not have been the Anne Frank we all know, but when she identified Bloody Face, the entire asylum was rocked.
3. If a cute little girl warns you of your inescapable demise, you run in the opposite direction. Unfortunately no one listened and season 1 started off bloody and terrifying.
4. It seemed like everyone in season 2 said this at some point, probably because they all turned out to be dark and evil?
5. Sister Mary Eunice went from sweet and innocent to the literal devil after she became possessed and by the time everyone else realized what was going on, the damage had already been done.
6. Season 3 was the season of the witch where we learned that not everything is as it seems and those we trust are often the ones that hurt us the most.
7. You never had to worry about Sister Jude coddling anyone. She’d rather prepare you for failure than give even the slightest bit of hope.
8. During season 1, the number of souls claimed by the evil house seemed to grow by the day. Once it had you, there was no escaping.
9. The revelation of how Tate became part of the murder house in season 1 is still one of the most terrifying and frightening moments of the show.
10. Violet seemed like the one last flame shining in the midst of darkness, but eventually the evil was too much for even her to withstand.
11. We knew things were eerie during the first few episodes, but when Constance threatened to murder the maid again it was clear that something much more sinister was happening within those four walls.
12. Turns out, she should have been scared. In season 4 Danny transformed from a whiny, spoiled kid looking for excitement into a full blown serial killer.
13. Nora may not have been the most physically intimidating ghost in the house, but her calm demeanor quickly subsided to her obsession with getting a child at any cost.
14. Tate spent so much time trying to help Violet become happy that he never stopped to realize that he was actually the source of her sorrow.
15. During the Coven season, the witches made sure that not even death was powerful enough to help you escape.
16. If you’ve learned anything from American Horror Story, it’s that you never ask anyone to share the one thing they’ve been hiding because it’s always much worse than you could ever imagine.
17. Sister Jude may not have been an actual monster, but she was as scary as any creature we’ve encountered so far.
18. The Siamese twins were always so difficult to watch because you knew it was just a matter of time before someone took advantage of them and destroyed their lives.
19. In American Horror Story, sometimes the best thing that can happen to you is death. At least then you can’t be tortured anymore. But there’s always the chance you’ll have to live eternity as a tormented ghost, so that’s never fun.
20. That pretty much sums it all up, doesn’t it?
