New AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW Character Images

A collection of character images along with their names and description have been released for "American Horror Story: Freak Show", the new season of the acclaimed horror series. This new twisted tale of Ryan Murphy's anthology series will explore the carny experience of the 1950s and it stars Sarah Paulson, Denis O’Hare, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy, Michael Chiklis, Jessica Lange, Emma Roberts, Gabourey Sidibe, Finn Wittrock, John Carroll Lynch, Jamie Brewer and Evan Peters.

"American Horror Story: Freak Show" premieres on FX Wednesday, October 8th at 10pm ET/PT.

Check out the trailers and poster after the jump.

Angela Bassett as Desiree Dupree, the Three-Breasted Woman

Denis O’Hare as Stanley, Collector of Freaks

Emma Roberts as Maggie Esmerelda, the Fortune Teller

Evan Peters as Jimmy Darling, the Lobster Boy

Finn Wittrock as Dandy Mott

Frances Conroy as Gloria Mott, Dandy’s Mother

Jessica Lange as Elsa Mars, the Freak Show Manager

Kathy Bates as Ethel Darling, the Bearded Lady

Michael Chiklis as Dell Toledo, the Strongman

Sarah Paulson as Bette and Dot, Conjoined Sisters

Wes Bentley as Edward Mordrake, the Man with Two Faces

Official Synopsis

"American Horror Story: Freak Show begins its tale in the quiet, sleepy hamlet of Jupiter, Florida. The year is 1952. A troupe of curiosities has just arrived to town, coinciding with the strange emergence of a dark entity that savagely threatens the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike. This is the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amidst the dying world of the American carny experience."

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