Variety published a ranked list called “The 27 Best ‘American Horror Story’ Characters, Ranked,” assembling the series’ most memorable figures as the franchise returns with its 13th season.
The Variety feature names 27 characters from across the show’s run and orders them from lesser to greater impact, offering a fresh entry point for readers revisiting the anthology ahead of new episodes; the list appears on Variety’s entertainment lists pages.
The timing of the list coincides with the show’s latest season: Vulture reported that Season 13 premiered on Sept. 24, 2026, giving readers a reason to revisit standout characters as new episodes arrive.
Readers looking for costume ideas or to celebrate the show’s iconography can pair the ranking with practical guides: try the site’s piece on The Best Cosplay at New York Comic‑Con 2026 for visual inspiration, or the 25 Best Couples Halloween Costume Ideas for duo looks based on AHS pairings.
Variety’s list functions as both a celebration and a conversation starter, collecting characters from early seasons such as “Murder House” and “Asylum” through later entries and the recurring repertory players who populate Ryan Murphy’s anthology.
For fans and newcomers, a ranked list can be a shortcut to which characters to rewatch or to use as inspiration for fan art and cosplay. The Variety package supplies capsule notes on each choice, which help explain why certain characters—whether for performance, design or narrative weight—made the cut.
As the series expands its catalogue of roles, roundups like this one also make the case for revisiting standout turns from the ensemble cast and the show’s repeated habit of recycling actors into new, often stranger parts.
The 27-entry format gives space to deep cuts as well as obvious staples, and the piece invites debate: which characters deserved higher placement, and which overlooked figures should be higher on a next fan poll?
Sources
- Variety — published the ranked list titled “The 27 Best ‘American Horror Story’ Characters, Ranked.”
- Vulture — reported that Season 13 of “American Horror Story” premiered on Sept. 24, 2026, providing timing context for the list.
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