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At first glance, “American Horror Story: Hotel” is an eye-opener. With its opulent décor and art deco influences, many may already be aware of the connection that the Hotel Cortez has with the real-life Cecil Hotel. A hotspot for many colorful characters to stay in its heyday, it was also the subject of the heartbreaking Netflix documentary. These are only some facts that could make even the most skeptical of us tremble. Evan Peters spoke to GoldDerby in 2015 about the upcoming season before he knew anything about it. But even so, he knew that it would be as horrifying as any other story in Ryan Murphy’s catalogue.
“I don’t know much, but I know that hotels are terrifying, and I’m actually very scared to start working on this one,” Peters admitted. “I’m very scared. ‘The Shining’ scared the crap out of me. I don’t know if it’ll be anything like ‘The Shining,’ but anything in a hotel is terrifying.”
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Peters’ intuition could not have been more correct. In addition to the eerie similarities that the Cortez has with the Cecil, the season admittedly does take from “The Shining.” Eagle-eyed horror fans can spot the carpet from the Stanley Kubrick film lining the hotel’s floors. With the vast collection of serial killers populating the haunted area, hotels have never been more frightening. Murphy is clearly not afraid of taking from real life, and Season 5 is no exception.
