"American Horror Story" Season 3: Ryan Murphy hints at what's to come

Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters on "American Horror Story: Asylum." / Prashant Gupta/FX

Ryan Murphy is dropping some hints about what's in store for the next season of "American Horror Story."

The horror anthology's co-creator told Entertainment Weekly that he wants the third installment to have an element of "evil glamour."

"I sorta feel like for the third version I want to do something that's a little bit more 'evil glamour,'" he said in the interview.

Murphy added that there could also be young love, and a new setting.

"One of the things that I missed this season was I really loved having that Romeo & Juliet youth story with Violet and Tate [in season one]. I want something like that again and we're doing something like that in the third season," he revealed. "And we're contemplating shooting the show in a different place. We're contemplating shooting it in a place in the country where true horror has been. We've got lots of delicious plans."

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For those not familiar with the show, each season of "American Horror Story" has a different location and storyline. The first season took place in Los Angeles, in the so-called "Murder House." Season two, subtitled "Asylum," is set at a New England mental institution in the 1960s.

This week's episode of "American Horror Story: Asylum," titled "The Name Game," is said to contain another clue about season-three storyline.

"American Horror Story: Asylum" will conclude on Jan. 23. Production on the as-yet-untitled third season will begin this summer and will premiere on FX in the fall of 2013, with Jessica Lange and other actors set to return in different roles.

[beachkate123]

I think it's going to be in Washington D.C. The song "The Name Game" was on the album "Shirley Ellis in Action" in 1964 and the album "The Complete Congress" did not come out until 2001. So how would it have been on a record if it didn't come out until 2001? Has to be the clue!

[simonceosxa]

It's going to be set in Washington, D.C. or some other governmental office.

How do we know?

1) Ryan Murphy would like "glamorous" evil
2) Ryan Murphy said one would have to be "quick" and "WATCH" to find the clue
3) "See Spot Run" (the book that Lana used to replace with the confession recording) is about a dog that escaped from an FBI OFFICE (emphasis on FBI)
4) After the Name Game scene, there's a few second shot of an arbitrary (random!) record spinning saying CONGRESS on it.
5) Sister Mary Eunice and Monseignor Howard were talking about "corruption" in HIGHER PLACES (government!)

So, yeah. What else is more glamorous than evil from the rich and wealthy? Hell, Murphy could even tackle all the financial issues with today's economy and the 99% Occupation Protests. Also, a type of romance similar to Tate and Violet is most possible in a setting like that, not really in a circus carnival nor a witch trial period.

So yeah, definitely congress/government.

[simonceosxa]

Also:

"See Spot Run" (the book) has the characters Dick and Jane which, had a comedy loosely based on the two characters, called "Fun with Dick and Jane" (the remake was with Jim Carrey, released some years back).

In the movie, two people lose their GLAMOROUS and WEALTHY life and sink into poverty, and make up for it by becoming high-class thieves to regain the glamour of their old lives.

Interestingly enough, the movie deals a lot with the lives of glamorous people and economical issues such as the wealth getting wealthier. It also has a lot to do with romance (the husband and the wife, Dick and Jane), and glamour/a life lived well-off. Very good basis for social and economical issues, which we all know Ryan Murphy loooooooveees to tackle.

So, yeah, again. It's probably a government/wealth/riches setting. Probably set/filmed in Washington D.C., New York City, or L.A. (most likely the first two).

[aschrec]

Maybe, but I just don't think of DC when I think of glamour. Someone else had mentioned Louisiana...I think of New Orleans, especially in the late 1800's/early 1900's. There were a bunch of references to witches and voodoo in the last episode, so that would be fitting as well. I think it would make a perfect setting for doomed lovers as well (maybe an interracial couple?). Government and politics just doesn't have the kind of tone you'd expect from this show though. It's too much "real life" horror lol.

[armo232]

I think the clue was the vatican

[Valhalla0907]

If I wanted a "Glam" horror story, I would go straight to D.C.!

[RomeosTrueDude]

We have been to the west to see the Harmon residence and to the east for a stay at the asylum. Now? LET'S GO SOUTH! From it's swampy backdrop to it's plantation housings, Evils of all kinds have taken place within this gloomy southern state. Voodoo, witches, and twisted love! Oh my! Louisiana can seriously...put a spell on you or what?

[MarMarDouglas]

It's going to be fun to guess what next season's theme for American Horror Story will be, but I have several theories. I'm thinking that voodoo will be involved in the next installment of AHS, but my DISH coworkers think it might be about the Salem Witch trials. I don't think it'll be that since I really don't see glamour in Salem, but we'll see if witchcraft will be the theme. I'm going to watch the episode a few more times to see if I can figure out the clue since I had it recorded on my DISH Hopper. I can go back and re-watch episodes of AHS whenever I want since my DVR holds up to 2,000 hours of programming.

[RomeosTrueDude]

Salem during the Witch Trails was NOT glamorous. It was very bleak and resembles to much of Asylum. I mean a 1920's rundown plantation house on the bayou that gets occupied by a family with a strange "career" or something would be totally interesting as the son of the family falls for the most intelligent girl in town, whose family could secretly be cannibalistic witches and uses voodoo magic to get her to fall in love and sorts. One of the great things about Voodoo is that there is always a "dealing" of some sort. You don't get something for nothing with it, unlike witchcraft. There are rules to follow and if you cross the wrong line you may end up having it backfired straight to you. Heck, they could even use the Dalphine LaLaurie place. Dalphine LaLaurie being the woman who locked her slaves up and operated on them...but kept them alive in a secret room in the place.

[Dawn_mia]

Is every worker from DISH commenting all over the recaps online? why do I always read the same stuff about some hopper?