Creepy, sexy, twisted and weird are all words easily applied to AMERICAN HORROR STORY, the scary new series debuting tonight on FX. The brainchild of RYAN MURPHY and BRAD FALCHUK (the team behind NIP/TUCK and GLEE), it begins with the tale of a married couple who move their family from Boston to a haunted Los Angeles home, and promises to be a real fright-fest. The 90-minute pilot is co-written and directed by MURPHY and features a cast that includes CONNIE BRITTON, DYLAN McDERMOTT, DENIS O’HARE, EVAN PETERS, FRANCES CONROY and JESSICA LANGE.

At the press conference to promote the series, McDERMOTT talked about why he was immediately attracted to this role. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR FOR AUDIO)

AMERICAN HORRY STORY debuts tonight on FX