‘American Horror Story’ unveils season 7 title, new trailer

new episodes will premiere on Sept. 5

Published

9 years ago

July 21, 2017

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Ryan Murphy announced “American Horror Story” season seven will be titled “American Horror Story: Cult” at San Diego Comic Con on Thursday.

Murphy has said the upcoming season will be themed around the 2016 election but President Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will not be characters.

The first trailer for the season also dropped featuring a group of clowns participating in some creepy cult rituals.

“Are you afraid? We can set you free,” says a voiceover.

At the end of the trailer, viewers are directed to ah7.com which will be debuting new content in preparation for the upcoming season.

The cast will include Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Billie Lourd, Colton Haynes and Billy Eichner. Lena Dunham was also announced as an addition to the cast this week.

“American Horror Story: Cult” will premiere for an 11-episode season run on Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. on FX.

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A scene from last year’s Baltimore Pride. This year’s main events take place on Saturday and Sunday. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

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The Pride Parade will be on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. at Charles Street & North Avenue, followed by the Pride Block Party at 1 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. And then the Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 12 p.m. at Druid Hill Park.

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For more details, visit Baltimore Pride’s website.