American Horror Story: 15 most horrifying AHS episodes
By Sandy C.
6. Season 1, American Horror Story: Murder House, episode 6, “Piggy Piggy”
Why it’s so frightening: The first season of American Horror Story really sets the standard for the series. How big or small will the horrors be moving forward? Can an upcoming season top Murder House? We’re glad you say that yes, many other amazing episodes followed the first season, but when we think of the most frightening episodes, “Piggy Piggy” from Murder House still comes to mind.
In Episode 6, Dr. Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott) takes on a new patient, Derek, but is Ben a capable therapist? At this point, definitely not. Derek shares with the doctor his fears about the legend of the Piggy Man. This story gives Bloody Mary a run for her money! We actually get to see actor Eric Stonestreet (who plays the man seeking Ben’s help) mutter “here piggy pig pig” in front a mirror, only for him to turn around and be face-to-face with the pig man he fears so much and is butchered to death.
Even more gut-wrenching than a half-pig, half-man, though, is the school shooting that takes place in this episode. Warning: This is tough to stomach and very real nowadays…
The season finally reveals what happened to Tate and his hideous crime. It’s not an easy scene to watch, and had it taken place during today or the past couple of years, it would without a doubt not air at all. It’s that cruel.
Learning this about Tate pushes Violet (Tessa Farmiga) to commit suicide. The young girl had already been dealing with depression for a long time, so the truth about Tate was not easy to handle. His mother, Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange) defends Tate, telling Violet the evil in the house made Tate do it, but Violet doesn’t believe any of it. It’s not until later in the season, though, that we learn Violet really did die. And in the current season, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, we learn that the house did in fact manipulate Tate to do many things.