Step right up to the bigtop for this new installment of dark things that go bump in the night in Ryan Murphy’s head.  FX’s cult hit American Horror Story‘s next installment is a dark carnival, not so fast juggalos, it’s not THAT dark carnival.

Most of the cast from AHS: Coven is returning for this circus sideshow, as well as some surprise guest stars.  Here is the opening title sequences of the series that premieres on October 8th:

American Horror Story: 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.