Maggie Riegel

Maggie Riegel is a first year PhD student of Communication, Culture, and Media at Drexel University in Philadelphia. An avid horror addict since childhood, her favorite horror genres include Stephen King books/movies, psychological horror, historical horror, and paranormal horror. Her research centers around American Horror Story and exploring intersectional identities of race, gender, sexuality, and disability within the show’s decade long canon. Her other research interests include gender and queer studies, critical race theory, feminist theory, horror studies, and other academic disciplines that challenges structures of power and hegemony. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and political science from Moravian University, a master’s degree in political science from Lehigh University, and a master’s certificate in women, gender, and sexuality studies from Lehigh University. She is the creator and administrator of an all-original American Horror Story meme page on Instagram, AHSFXmemes, and will be presenting her essay “Goddess Don’t Speak in Whispers…They Scream: Queer Identity Construction and Visibility in American Horror Story” at the Popular Culture Association conference in April 2022. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, gardening, drinking wine, cooking elaborate meals, and taking care of her five cats.

11th Season of ‘American Horror Story’ Finally Revealed: ‘American Horror Story: New York’

After months of anticipation, American Horror Story (AHS) fans all over the world were elated to see the first official news about the 11th season drop on social media around noon on Thursday 9/29. On Monday afternoon, avid fans circulated “leaked” promotional images for the new season as they appeared …

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Interview with Cameron Cowperthwaite, Star of “American Horror Stories: Necro”

At the beginning of the summer, the second season of American Horror Stories premiered on Hulu, giving fans new and twisted tales to look forward to each week. So far, we’ve seen human dolls (“Dollhouse”), ghost-sensing doorbell cameras (“Aura”), club-going serial killers (“Drive”), cowpox-wound-sucking Puritans (“Milkmaids”), mirror-residing urban legends (“Bloody …

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Got Milk? ‘American Horror Stories’ “Milkmaids” Is Udderly Disgusting And Genius – S2 Ep4 Recap

At midnight on Thursday, August 11, 2022, American Horror Stories fans from all around the country tuned into Hulu for the long awaited fourth episode of the show, titled “Milkmaids.” Many of them were eager to see the return of Cody Fern (Apocalypse, 1984, Double Feature) while others were simply …

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‘American Horror Stories’ Season Two Premiere Satisfies Hardcore Fans with Epic Crossover S2 Ep1, “Dollhouse” – Recap

“You’ve been kidnapped by a crazy-rich toymaker who’s sick in the head and obsessed with dolls!” Sounds like the beginning of a disturbing horror story, doesn’t it? That’s because it is. This is the plot of the first episode of the second season of American Horror Stories titled “Dollhouse,” which …

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The Best of ‘American Horror Story: Red Tide’ Memes

In March of 2021, right around the time the tenth season of American Horror Story started filming, I decided to create an all-original American Horror Story inspired meme page on Instagram just for fun. Since then, AHSFXmemes has garnered over 6,000 followers and has had reposts and comments from actors …

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American Horror Summer: What We Know About ‘American Horror Story’ Season 11 and ‘American Horror Stories’ Season 2

Last summer, American Horror Story fans were able to indulge in back-to-back releases of not only the long-awaited tenth season, American Horror Story (AHS) Double Feature, but also the premiere of American Horror Stories, a spin-off series with standalone, horror-filled tales for each episode. Hulu dropped the first two episodes …

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Everything We Know So Far About ‘American Horror Stories’ Season 2

Last summer, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk surprised their fans with the first ever season of American Horror Stories, a seven-episode spinoff series of American Horror Story (AHS). Unlike the ten seasons of AHS, American Horror Stories features a new tale of horror in each episode, with new and reoccurring cast …

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Sarah Paulson Doubles the Pleasure in ‘American Horror Story: Double Feature’

“They’re going to munch on your balls, motherfucker!” While first impressions are the most important, Sarah Paulson’s unexpected opening line in the tenth season of American Horror Story shakes viewers from the seemingly peaceful slumber of the chapter’s locale, Provincetown. As a quaint, quiet, coastal community at the northern-most tip …

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