Zoom Party 9-17-25: AHS Cult (Vid) (Patreon)

American Horror Story: Cult is one of the oddest seasons in the popular and long running franchise. While receiving decidedly mixed reviews from fans and critics alike when it aired in 2017, it now stands as one of the most memorable seasons AHS has produced. That's due in no small part to how prophetic this season is.

I dislike the whole concept of predictive programming. The notion that TPBT reveal their plans to the public to condition responses (or for some arcane occult reason) is problematic on a number of levels. The same is probably true of Cult as well. Perhaps it isn't conditioning so much inspiration for a generation of would-be Kai Andersons that turns up on screen.

Regardless, Cult provides an ideal launching point for so many recent events from the Butler and Kirk incidents to Big Ball's Big Beautiful Beatdown. It also raises some troubling questions, such as how AHS co-creator Ryan Murphy is influencing the True Crime community in the wake of Saints Culture. Is the mining of David McGowan having unintended consequences?

As always, I hope everyone enjoys.