An American Horror Story

Rating: 9/10 (30 November 2013)

A chilling story about American Slavery. Excellent performances and sets. I would have given it ten stars but as ghastly and graphic the film is it does not approach the book in the horror of American slavery. I'm not saying they should have made it closer to the book which was stomach churning and audiences have limits to what they can handle but since they didn't I'm downgrading the movie a little. Be prepared to be repelled by what you see. I was prepared, having read the book and studied this period, but my daughter was not. She cried in the car afterwards. She had no idea how brutal these subhumans actually were with their casual cruelties and dehumanizing treatment of helpless humans caught in a nightmare from which there was no escape. Lincoln saved a nation from a stain on its soul that will take generations to eradicate. Part of the horror for me is there are still people out there who celebrate this period of American history. What is the matter with these people? I have lost much respect for the people of the antebellum south. Only the deepest levels Hell is suitable for some of these animals.