Evan Peters Didn’t Know Anything About American Horror Story When He Signed On – Looper

In a 2018 GQ interview, Evan Peters admitted he most enjoyed filming “American Horror Story: Murder House” as he was unaware that the horror series would eventually develop into a complex anthology with interconnecting plotlines. “Season 1 was probably my favorite because… we didn’t know what it was. I didn’t know it was going to be an anthology series, I didn’t know I was going to be playing a different role. I didn’t know anything,” stated the actor.

Despite having limited knowledge about “American Horror Story,” Peters suggested he was excited to be a part of the show because he wanted to continue working as an actor. “I was just happy to have a job,” said the “I Am Woman” star. “And happy to have a cool part and being in a show that was, you know, intense and sort of flipped everything on its head, which was cool. So I didn’t know any of that stuff going into it.”

During the GQ interview, Peters also shared how he secured the role of every parent’s nightmare, the murderous teenage ghost, Tate Langdon. He explained he auditioned with a scene from Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”), where Tate recounts what is believed to be a disturbing fantasy to his psychiatrist Dr. Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott). Peters revealed that his delivery of Tate’s upsetting dialogue about a blood ritual impressed Ryan Murphy. “Ryan told me, you know, years later, he was like, ‘Because of the way you said that line, that’s why you got the role,’ And I was like ‘oh cool,'” recalled the actor with a laugh.