Two Seasons of AMERICAN HORROR STORY Coming in 2016?

In past seasons, FX's popular anthology series AMERICAN HORROR STORY has aired in the fall, broadcasting the finale episode in the winter. However, in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, creator Ryan Murphy reveals that that pattern may change in 2016 when twice as much terror could be in store for viewers.

"Next year we might do a fall AMERICAN HORROR STORY and a spring," explains Murphy, adding, "We have to decide."

The GLEE scribe goes on to explain, "We're doing something that we've never done before on the show where we're doing two different groups of writers rooms. Some of our writers will be bouncing around but a whole different group coming in late August. The next thing we're crafting up is very, very different than this. Not smaller. But just not opulent. More ROGUE and more dark."

In other AHS news, Murphy also revealed to EW that the likelihood that star Jessica Lange will make an appearance in the new installment is very high. "I've been talking to her," he shared. "It's always possible. I'm trying to deal with her play schedule. Jessica is always about the character. She'll be back - she's not gone forever.

The 13-episode fifth installment of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning franchise, American Horror Story: Hotel, premieres on FX on October 7th.

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American Horror Story: Hotel features an all-star cast of Lady Gaga, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett,Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, Chlo? Sevigny, Denis O'Hare, Cheyenne Jackson, Evan Peters and Finn Wittrock.

Ryan Murphy serves as Co-Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer and Director of American Horror Story: Hotel and Brad Falchuk is Co-Creator, Executive Producer and Writer. Tim Minear, Brad Buecker, Jennifer Salt, James Wong and Alexis Martin Woodall also serve as Executive Producers. The AMERICAN HORROR STORYfranchise is produced by Twentieth Century FOX Television.

The most recent installment, American Horror Story: Freak Show, has been nominated for a franchise-record 19 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited Series. Over its first four installments, the AMERICAN HORROR STORY franchise has received a total of 70 Emmy Award nominations, with the first three installments earning a total of eight Emmy awards.

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