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'AHS' Season 4 Cast Photos Prove This Will Be The Scariest Season Yet

The fourth season of the FX hit American Horror Story : Freak Show is almost here and I am already afraid of the season. Even Ryan Murphy, the show's creator, has said he is worried this season is going to be too scary — especially because of this season's clown — of which he describes the clown's introduction in the first episode as "brutal". And while we will have to wait until October 8 on FX to be scared by whatever Twisty the Clown has in store for us, we do have an early peek at some of the characters of the season from the new cast photos.

The cast photos that FX has released show many of the characters we have been anxiously awaiting to see take the silver screen in all of their creepy, Freak Show glory. Twisty the Clown, who is played by John Carroll Lynch, does not appear in the promotional photos, but I have a feeling that is to add to the terrifying build up of his first appearance on the screen. Those characters that you might recognize are Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, and Kathy Bates. Take a look through these photos and get prepared for the scariest season of American Horror Story yet.

Images: FX

Jessica Lange as Elsa Mars

Lange’s character Elsa is the owner of the series’ titled Freak Show.

Images: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Kathy Bates as Ethel Darling

The bearded lady and sidekick to Lange’s Elsa.

Images: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Evan Peters as Jimmy Darling

Peters had kind of a dull roll in Coven, but his character in Freak Show seems anything but. Check out those claws.

Images: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Michael Chiklis as Dell Toledo

The Freak Show’s strongest man is also the father of Jimmy Darling.

Images: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Sarah Paulson as Bette and Dot Tattler

I feel like this one doesn’t need too much explaining, but Paulson plays the conjoined twins.

Images: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Angela Bassett as Desire Dupree

The three breasted woman.

Images: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Denis O’Hare as Stanley

O’Hare plays one of two con artists this season.

Images: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Emma Roberts as Maggie Esmerelda

Although she says she s a fortuneteller with a crystal ball, Roberts plays the second con artist.

Images: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Frances Conroy as Gloria Mott

Conroy plays a wealthy woman who visits the Freak Show.

Images: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Finn Wittrock as Dandy Mott

Wittrock plays Conroy’s son, who after visiting, wants to join the Freak Show.

Images: Michael Becker/FX

Wes Bentley as Edward Mordrake

Bentley plays, according to Huffington Post, a “revenge-hungry tormentor from Kathy Bates’ past.” Unfortunately, we won’t see him until the Halloween episodes.

Images: Michael Becker/FX

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