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1940s

1934 — Freak Show

  • Twisty the Clown flees the circus, believing the police are after him.
  • After trying and failing to sell toys to children, he attempts suicide via shotgun, and loses half his face.

1947 — Murder House

  • A woman named Elizabeth Short visits a dentist by the name of Dr. Curan at the Murder House. Curan rapes Elizabeth, who dies from the sedation chemicals. Charles manifests and convinces Curan to maim and dismember Elizabeth, who becomes the infamous Black Dahlia.

1949 — Asylum

  • Judy Martin (Jessica Lange) believes she's killed a young girl in a drunk driving accident. She renounces her vices and joins the Catholic church as a nun and renames herself Sister Jude.
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