A gaggle of wonderfully bad movies.
Television was my second "parent" with every example above (and a righteous amount more) another "sibling" whose influence directly impacted me, both personally and professionally.
These were my "influencers."
Credit: CW/CBS/Netflix/Amazon/Kathy Hutchins-Shutterstock (Ryan Murphy)
Which brings us to The Bleeding Cool Top 25 TV Influencers 2019 Countdown, a look inside our "crystal ball" and[...]
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American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy is keeping with tradition and staying "close to home" when it comes to the cast of Ratched, his new dramatic series starring Sarah Paulson as a younger version of the sadistic Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace stars Finn Wittrock (The Normal Heart) and Jon Jon[...]
American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy is giving fans a little background on Ratched, his new dramatic series starring Sarah Paulson as a younger version of the sadistic Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest The series was given a two-season, 18-episode, straight-to-series commitment by the streaming service, with Murphy directing the opening episode as he does[...]
Ummm…did you really think Wednesdays were getting cancelled?
Thought it was time to pack away the black, witches?
In case you thought all of the Murder House/Coven crossover magic from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX horror anthology American Horror Story: Apocalypse went away with the Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) timeline (it's been awhile so no spoiler[...]
Ryan Murphy's campaign for Netflix's The Politician has picked up a new "voter" in the form of American Horror Story's Dylan McDermott – who revealed during an interview with Sirius XM that Mad Men alumna January Jones would also be coming aboard the series as his wife McDermott and Jones join a cast that includes Ben Platt (Dear Evan[...]
Thankfully, the season finale of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's American Horror Story: Apocalypse put everything in the world back to "normal" (???) again – in large part due to some time-travelling witchcraft and Mallory (Billie Lourd) understanding one of the basic principles of surviving a horror movie: Don't run over the "big bad" with your[...]
Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, where this week – believe it or not – we've actually reached the season finale of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's popular horror anthology series, 'Apocalypse Then.'
We've already seen what the future holds: fire and damnation, brought to you courtesy of Michael[...]
Welcome back to End of Days! Bleeding Cool's American Horror Story: Apocalypse live-blog as we take a look at the season finale of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX horror anthology, 'Apocalypse Then.'
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We've already seen what the future holds: fire and damnation, brought to you courtesy of Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) and his earth-bound army of influence The Cooperative (aka The Illuminati)[...]
Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates (Miriam Mead) discussed all things American Horror Story: Apocalypse heading into this week's FX season finale.
American Horror Story: Apocalypse's Billie Lourd is teasing fans with what they can expect from the horror-drama anthology's upcoming season finale.
In the following preview for the season finale of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Cordelia makes her move to change the past and save the future.
Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, where this week we're looking at the ninth and penultimate episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's popular horror anthology series, 'Fire and Reign.'
In last week's episode, Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) had everything in place to put him down for good after taking[...]
Welcome back to End of Days! Bleeding Cool's American Horror Story: Apocalypse live-blog as we take a look at the penultimate episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX horror anthology, 'Fire and Reign.'
In last week's episode, Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) had everything in place to put him down for good after taking out two warlock-traitor[...]
In this preview for the next episode of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse 'Fire and Reign,' Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) is going global with his plans.
In Cody Fern's defense? The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story star had no idea the character with the "long, blonde hair and an affinity for capes" he was set to play in Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's American Horror Story: Apocalypse was not only a "big bad" – but the ultimate "big bad." Two[...]
Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, where this week we're looking at the eighth episode (a Halloween night edition) of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's popular horror anthology series, 'Sojourn.'
Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) isn't leaving anything to chance in the coming war with Michael Langdon (Cody Fern): Madison (Emma[...]
Welcome back to End of Days! Bleeding Cool's American Horror Story: Apocalypse live-blog as we take a look at the eighth episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX horror anthology, 'Sojourn.'
Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) isn't leaving anything to chance in the coming war with Michael Langdon (Cody Fern): Madison (Emma Roberts) and Behold (Billy Porter) did some off-site reconnaissance work over at what remained[...]
As you can see from the preview for FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, 'Sojourn,' it's clear that Langdon's not taking his recent setbacks very well.
Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, where this week we're looking at the seventh episode (yup, only three left after this!) of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's popular horror anthology series, 'Traitor.'
With Madison (Emma Roberts) and Behold (Billy Porter) off on some off-site reconnaissance work on Michael Langdon[...]
Welcome back to End of Days! Bleeding Cool's American Horror Story: Apocalypse live-blog as we take a look at the seventh episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX horror anthology.
With Madison (Emma Roberts) and Behold (Billy Porter) off on some off-site reconnaissance work on Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) over at "Murder House," the preview[...]
This week's American Horror Story: Apocalypse previews shows us what Cordelia's (Sarah Paulson) been up to - but will a 'Traitor' prove to be her downfall?
Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, where this week we're looking at the sixth episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's popular horror anthology series, 'Return to Murder House.'
Well, we know Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) set off some kind of attack to keep Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) from ascending[...]
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Welcome back to End of Days! Bleeding Cool's 'American Horror Story: Apocalypse' Live-Blog as we take a look at a sixth episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX horror anthology that serves as a 'Return to Murder House.'
Well, we know Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) set off some kind of attack to keep Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) from ascending to the status of Alpha (the[...]
This week's preview for FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse forces Madison (Emma Roberts) and Behold (Billy Porter) to 'Return to Murder House'.
American Horror Story: Apocalypse 'Could It Be…Satan?'/'Boy Wonder' Review: What We Were Waiting For
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Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, where this week we're doing double-duty on Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's popular horror anthology series by reviewing episode 4 'Could It Be…Satan?' and episode 5 'Boy Wonder' as a special "double feature."
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After getting Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe) out of the Hotel Cortez[...]
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Welcome back to End of Days! Bleeding Cool's 'American Horror Story: Apocalypse' Live-Blog as we take a look at the fifth episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX horror anthology, 'Boy Wonder'.
After last week's mostly flashback episode explained how Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe) made it out of the Hotel Cortez alive (Hotel alert!) and how Madison (Emma Roberts) shuffled back onto[...]
FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse s08e05 'Boy Wonder' preview takes us to the present - but still giving us more backstory about the end of the world.
Welcome back to End of Days! Bleeding Cool's 'American Horror Story: Apocalypse' Live-Blog as we take a look at the fourth episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's horror anthology, 'Could It Be…Satan?'.
Not saying Murphy and Falchuk read my rant last week but…you're welcome[...]
After weeks of building anticipation (and a sternly-worded commentary from Bleeding Cool last week that we're sure was ignored by horror anthology creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk), viewers of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse were finally treated to the return of Coven's Cordelia Goode (Sarah Paulson), Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts), and Myrtle Snow (Frances[...]
AHS: Apocalypse s08 'Forbidden Fruit': The 'Coven' Witches Conjure Up Episode-Saving Return (REVIEW)
Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, as we take a look at the third episode of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's horror anthology, 'Forbidden Fruit.'
As Michael Langdon's (Cody Fern) life-or-death "job interviews" blaze along, Venable (Sarah Paulson) finds some "unique" ways to celebrate All Hallow's Eve – and exert her control[...]

























