(Dr. Hans Gruper is far scarier than a nappy-haired walker with a missing foot.)
One could argue that even more prevalent than American Horror Story’s anthology-based inspiration is how it helped push the horror up as more of a go-to genre for TV creators.
So without AHS doing its part in inciting TV’s horror resurgence, shows like Ash vs. Evil Dead and Channel Zero and Hannibal might never have been conceived, either.
It would just be Big Bang Theory spinoffs from one end to the other.