“American Horror Story” (AHS) fans are all anxiously awaiting an eerie October, when the new season of the series premiers.
Creator, Ryan Murphy, confirmed season five will be “Hotel,” but viewers are left wondering what exactly that entails. Murphy hinted while “Freak Show” was airing, the recurring top hat image was a major clue.
This sparked all kinds of theories, but, within the last month, Huffington Post revealed a well thought idea about it revolving around The Garden of Allah Hotel.
 In “Freak Show,” Elsa and her freaks tried to kill Stanley (Dennis O’Hare) for lying about his famous connections in Hollywood. When he begged for mercy he mentioned, “I do know people in Los Angeles. My cousin works at The Garden of Allah,” which Elsa (Jessica Lange) referenced in the first episode.
Then, Reddit user Trailkeep, caught this and traced a potential connection to the upcoming season.
With some historical research, Huffpost concluded it was a famous hotel on Sunset Strip that had many celebrity check-ins.
The Garden of Allah theory definitely makes sense, because, according to the Internet Movie Data Base (IMDB), Sarah Paulson will be playing the ’60s singer Janis Joplin.
Many fan-favorite actors will be returning this season, but unfortunately, it was Jessica Lange’s last season. Although Lange played major roles in her AHS career, fans will not panic, because a whole other solid cast is on board to appreciate.
Lily Rabe will return this season and IMDB said, “[Rabe is] the new owner of the hotel who is slowly losing grip of reality.”
Evan Peters will be ditching the lobster hands this season and will be a mysterious prowler. IMDB reported he lurks around the hotel and can also be found in nearby dark alleys.
Kathy Bates will assume the role of Claudia DeVeau, Janis Joplin’s manager, and rumor has it she will do anything to protect her client’s image.
Also, it was confirmed that singer Lady Gaga will be appearing this season. IMDB wrote Gaga will be playing the role of Elisa Starr, a popular lounge singer who is in competition with Angela Bassett’s character, Lolita Jones. IMDB also wrote that Jones is “a jazz singer that plays at the hotel bar.”
Gaga will be accompanied by Matt Bomer from “White Collar” and Cheyenne Jackson from “30 Rock” on the series’ roster of new actors.
Bomer made a one-episode appearance on last season’s “Freak Show,” but this season he is ready to commit to his role as Terry Crandall, a conniving bellboy. Bomer reported to BuzzFeed News, “I only got to dip my toes in the freaky-deaky nature. I’m ready to go in the deep end, baby.”
Cheyenne Jackson will also play a bellboy, who IMDB said, “has under gone strange activity.”
As of right now, AHS news is hazy and uncertain. A few aspects are confirmed, and more will be in the months soon to come.

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