Plot introduction
RyanMurphydroppedateaserforanewseriestitledGrotesquerieinanInstagrampost(seeitbelow)onFriday.Accordingtothepost,itwillstarNiecyNash-Betts—whohasworkedwithMurphyseveraltimesbeforeandiscomingoffanEmmywinforMonster:TheJeffreyDahmerStory—CourtneyB.VanceandLesleyManvilleandissettopremiereinthefall.TheteaserfeaturesNash-Betts’voice,soundingverydisturbedaboutacrimescene:“Idon’tknowwhenitstarted.Ican’tputmyfingeronit.Butit’sdifferentnow.There’sbeenashift.It’slikesomething’sopeningupintheworld—akindofholetothecenterofnothingness.WhatIsawtoday—theysentshrinksforeveryonewhoworkedthiscrimescene.Youthink,‘Wellhon,evilhasalwaysexisted,’andcitesomestatisticabouthowtheworld’sgettingbetter,lessmurder,morehelp,lessglobalhorror,neverbeenabettertimetobealive,honey.”Hervoicecracking,Nash-Betts(orrather,hercharacter)concludesbysaying,“Comeback.It’snotgettingbetter.AndIkeepneedingtohearyouranswers,becausesomething’shappeningaroundus,andnobodyseesbutme.”
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