There's a lot of new information and details about Season 4 of "American Horror Story," subtitled "Freak Show." FX finally announced a premiere date, released a teaser video and provided an official description of the show.
Premiere date: Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m. on FX
Official description: "'Freak Show' begins its tale in the quiet, sleepy hamlet of Jupiter, Florida. The year is 1952. A troupe of curiosities has just arrived to town, coinciding with the strange emergence of a dark entity that savagely threatens the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike. This is the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amidst the dying world of the American carny experience."
Teaser trailer: a short clip was released that features a creepy chicken-like foot holding out a single ticket to the freak show.
Now it's time to discuss some juicy rumors floating around the Internet. Denis O'Hare recently tweeted a photo from the set of "American Horror Story" and inadvertently revealed some information about an upcoming episode.
O'Hare posted a picture of a script next to a basket of goodies and eagle-eyed fans spotted the episode title as "Edward Mordrake Pt. 1." Spoiler TV claims the episode is the first part of the Halloween special and might be based off a real person (or legend).
There have been disputes whether Edward Mordrake (sometimes spelled Mordake) was an actual person but legends claim that he was a two-faced Englishman who lived around the 19th century. According to The Human Marvel, he suffered from a congenital disease known as Diprospus.
Because there is no actual proof that Mordrake was a living, breathing person there are many variations to his story. One story claims that his second face, supposedly located at the back of his head, whispered to him at night and was referred to as "evil twin."
Another suggests that the second face didn't actually function like a normal face would and did not have a separate brain. A third urban legend says that Mordrake's "evil twin" could laugh and cry.
"In some versions of the story, the second face of Edward Mordrake is a beautiful girl. This is an impossibility as all parasitic twins are of the same sex. Often it was said that it possessed its own intelligence and was quite malignant in its intentions. It has been said that the eyes would follow spectators and its lips would 'gibber' relentlessly and silently. According to legend it would smile and sneer as Edward Mordrake wept over his condition. While no voice was ever audible, Edward Mordrake swore that often he would be kept awake by the hateful whispers of his 'evil twin,'" the Human Marvel wrote.
According to Spoiler TV, it was previously revealed that Wes Bentley had joined "Freak Show" as a mysterious man named Eddie. The character was described as a "dark tormentor" who is connected to Kathy Bates' character. It's possible that Bentley's Eddie character could be a creepy spin on two-faced Edward Mordrake.
