12 Episodes · Premiered October 5, 2011 · Ended December 21, 2011
American Horror Story: Murder House centers on the Harmon family: Ben, Vivien and their daughter Violet, who move from Boston to Los Angeles after Vivien has a stillbirth and Ben has an affair. They move into a restored mansion, unaware that the home is haunted by its former inhabitants.
Therapist Ben Harmon, his wife, Vivien, and their daughter, Violet, move across the country to Los Angeles to escape their troubled past.
Serial killer enthusiasts reenact the brutal murders of two nursing students, while Ben returns to Boston to fix a mistake involving an old flame.
Ben confronts Moira about recent strange behavior, while Vivien learns about the house's first resident.
Two of the house's previous residents, interior designers Chad and Patrick, give the Harmons decorating advice.
While on a date with Violet, Tate is harassed by a group of bloody teens. Ben and Vivien are haunted by one of the house's newest guests.
Ben sees a new patient who is terrified by the legend of a man who slaughters those who repeat a specific mantra into a mirror.
Moira persuades a prospective buyer to make an offer, but Constance and Larry try to undermine her efforts. Meanwhile, Vivien and Luke grow closer.
The identity of the man in the rubber suit is revealed.
One of history's most famous murder victims pays the house a visit. Constance discovers more of Tate's bad behavior.
In 1994, Larry gets burned. In the present, Ben begins to understand what happened to cause Vivien's institutionalization. Constance is questioned by the police in Travis' death. Violet learns something about herself that she doesn't know.
Vivien gives birth. Violet learns who fathered one of her new siblings.
The aftermath of Vivien's difficult labour is revealed and Ben makes plans to get out of the house. Some of the spirits have other plans and the family has to pull together to make it through these very tough changes.
