(In fact, Ryan Murphy and others have made similar connections to The Twilight Zone in the past.)
But exactly how will FX’s ratings monster pay respects to the irony-laced TV classic in Season 6 in a way that makes us curse Gooding Jr.’s name?
A nod to The Twilight Zone can refer to many things, of course, from the sharp writing to the surreal stories to the presence of Rod Serling, though the latter is something American Horror Story probably won’t try to recreate.
But we really know that Cuba Gooding Jr. is referring to how so many of the stories were layered and led to last-second twists or reveals that often gave the episodes a new perspective.