American Horror Story

From the very first moment ll felt...

danger there.

Who's out there?

My family was in danger, and all I could do was watch.

When you see something like this,

a lot of crazy thoughts go through your head.

Humans respond to fear in two simple ways,

fight or flight.

Our friends used to tease us

that they didn't like socializing with Matt and I

because we were too perfect.

They'd get into fights in the car

on the way home from dinner with us

because we made them feel

like they weren't as in love as Matt and I were.

I won a free yoga class at a work raffle.

I'm a pharmaceuticals salesman.

Shelby was a teacher, I...

Pulled a hamstring and never took a yoga class again,

but it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Things were going really well.

We settled in Los Angeles,

the yoga capital of the world

and decided to start a family.

Yeah, we found out that Shelby was pregnant

on the same day that I got promoted to West Coast sales manager,

so we decided to go out and celebrate both.

No!

That was the worst night of our lives.

No!

It was a gang initiation. Game of knock-out.

They had to pick a random person on the street,

sneak up on them and...

Knock 'em out.

Help!

Yeah!

Somebody help us!

I was in a trance in the waiting room.

If I lost Matt...

Mrs. Miller?

Is he okay?

His orbital socket is broken.

He will need surgery once the swelling goes down.

Our bigger concern is he hasn't regained consciousness.

I need to see him.

If I'm with him, he'll wake up.

I know it.

I was right.

As soon as we touched, he started waking up.

That's just...

That's just the kind of connection that we have.

He was gonna be okay.

But she wasn't.

She lost the baby.

They don't know if it was the stress or being pushed, but...

But she... she lost the baby.

The city just didn't feel safe anymore.

We needed to get out.

I wanted to go east, to where I grew up.

My sister lived there, my mom.

It was home.

It's North Carolina, right near the ocean,

but also full of the most gorgeous native forests.

It was so quiet and wonderful.

And calm.

I think we both just realized that at the end of the day,

we weren't city folks.

We were in the woods having fun.

It was a perfect day,

and we found ourselves in front of the most beautiful old farmhouse.

It was three bedrooms,

and two stories and a basement.

They told us that it had been built in 1792.

It was in great shape.

Felt like it was meant to be.

The universe just wanted us to be there at that moment.

I also thought, “There is no way we can afford that house.”

Opening bid is 21,000.

What is your bid?

Well, now that includes the 10 acres of forest around the house.

But you can't build on it. It's protected.

That seems inexpensive.

What's wrong with the property? Hurricanes.

You don't want this house.

We bid 25,000.

Twenty-six thousand.

Do I hear 27?7

We bid $40,000.

That was almost all of our savings.

It totally turned me on when he did that.

Going one, going twice, sold. Forty thousand dollars.

What did we just do?

Baby, we just started over.

! loved it

and I loved him,

but from the very first moment I felt danger there.

From the moment I walked into the house,

I was home.

I mean, I love the country life.

Fresh air, waking up to the sound of the birds singing.

If Shelby felt any different, she didn't say anything out loud,

but I sensed a reluctance.

Maybe she missed the city, maybe my wounds healed quicker.

They were nothing compared to what she lost.

A life inside of her.

I love you.

What the hell was that?

Matt, Matt, Matt. No, no, no.

Matt, please don't go.

Matt, please don't go down there.

Just stay here. Stay here.

At first I thought it was a raccoon or a bear.

But a bear didn't do this.

Who's there?

Who's out there?

Hey!

When you see something like that,

lot of crazy thoughts go through your head.

You think today prejudice is not gonna rear its ugly head,

but... this is the south.

They just got rid of the Confederate flag

and with Shelby and ll being an interracial couple...

Matt!

This kind of hate is something that's always on the back of my mind.

Then I thought of those hillbillies who lost the auction,

wouldn't surprise me a bit

if they were trying to scare us away

with this kind of vandalism.

We ran away once, and we weren't going to be victims again.

I had just finished 90 minutes of my practice

and I had fallen asleep during my shavasana, So...

I wasn't quite right with the world.

Hey.

Shelby was literally shaking... You okay?

When I got back from running errands

in the little town a few miles away.

Honey, it's just a hailstorm.

I drove through it on the way home.

I know what I saw.

It wasn't ice, there were human teeth falling everywhere.

Weather around here does take some getting used to.

That's it.

[ felt pretty foolish.

I mean, teeth don't fall from the sky.

Raleigh is only two hours away.

WakeMed is one of the busiest hospitals in the state.

If I land these accounts,

I won't have to be gone so much.

Babe, I know what I signed up for.

Traveling salesman travel.

It's how we pay the bills,

all these renovations,

even that ugly tie that you're wearing.

It's my lucky tie.

Hey, are you sure you're gonna be okay?

I can always cancel my trip.

I'm a big girl.

I'm gonna be fine.

I'm gonna be fine!

Okay.

Okay.

Okay. Well... It's good.

Go. Okay. Love you.

To tell you the truth,

I was looking forward to some alone time.

He was being so sweet and so patient, but...

he was hovering.

Extra protective,

and I felt like I was suffocating a little.

So I wanted him to go.

I felt like I needed the alone time.

In a way, it felt normal.

That's how things had always been for us.

He'd go away on business, and I'd miss him like crazy.

And then, we'd have the best sex when he came back.

I'd feel like...

like nothing could tear us apart.

And I knew that! was probably being silly.

! just...

It takes time to settle into a new home,

and I just needed to relax, and...

Luckily, that's what I do for a living.

Is anyone there?

Hello?

Hello?

Well, Shelby called me, panicked, crying,

saying she had been attacked.

I was in Raleigh, two hours away,

but I made it home in half the time.

Where's Shelby? She all right? She's inside.

You her husband?

Your wife reported that she was assaulted

and held underwater in the hot tub.

She claimed to have struggled against her attackers.

What do you mean, "claimed"?

I found no evidence of footprints or marks on the deck

or in the grounds around the hot tub.

She also said her attackers were dressed in old costumes

holding pitchforks and torches.

Does she imbibe?