本剧集为《美国怪谈》（American Horror Story）的第二季。
这一季的故事发生在20世纪60年代新英格兰地区的Briarcliff疗养院。故事由生活在现代的新婚夫妇Leo（亚当·莱文 Adam Levine 饰）和Teresa（珍娜·迪万 Jenna Dewan 饰）疗养院的旧址探险拍照引发。当年住在这里的只有三类人：医生护士、牧师修女、精神病罪犯。这所疗养院由Jude修女（杰西卡·兰格 Jessica Lange 饰）和高级神职教士Timothy O’Hara （约瑟夫·费因斯 Jose
Gwen grows up with her romantic mother constantly telling her the story of her courtship and marriage to her father. Nick grows up with an alcoholic father who can't hold a job and whose family, as a result, is forced to move all the time. Th
