本剧集为《美国怪谈》(American Horror Story)的第二季。 这一季的故事发生在20世纪60年代新英格兰地区的Briarcliff疗养院。故事由生活在现代的新婚夫妇Leo(亚当·莱文 Adam Levine 饰)和Teresa(珍娜·迪万 Jenna Dewan 饰)疗养院的旧址探险拍照引发。当年住在这里的只有三类人:医生护士、牧师修女、精神病罪犯。这所疗养院由Jude修女(杰西卡·兰格 Jessica Lange 饰)和高级神职教士Timothy O’Hara (约瑟夫·费因斯 Joseph Fiennes 饰)共同管理。演精神病医生Thredson(扎克瑞·昆图 Zachary Quinto 饰)拥有他的超前思维,但是经常与Jude修女的管理方式产生矛盾。Arden医生(詹姆斯·克伦威尔 James Cromwell 饰)看起来很温和,但绝非好人。这群人都不像表面看起来那般,而鬼魅的疗养院中也隐藏着可怕而神秘的事物......
A dangerous game, full of traps. A dispute of power, money and desire. On one side of the board, delegate Giovanna Torres, on the other, the wife of a businessman, Maya Manoela. In this game, only one will fall. Who will give Checkmate?
Based on Ann Ming’s book For the Love of Julie, the series tells the heart-breaking story of Ming’s 15-year-long battle for her daughter Julie’s murderer to face justice. Ming’s daughter was found in the bathroom of her house in 1990, 80 days after she had disappeared, and the man who killed her was twice acquitted following mistrials before eventually admitting to the murder. The archaic double jeopardy law meant he couldn’t be tried twice for the same crime and it is this law that Ming and her family successfully overturned.