Spooky Little Girl

"Spooky Little Girl"

American Horror Story episode

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 9

Directed by

John Scott

Written by

Jennifer Salt

Featured music

"Nightmare" by Artie Shaw
"Spooky" by Martha Reeves
"Spooky" by Atlanta Rhythm Section

Production code

1ATS08

Original air date

November 30, 2011

Running time

40 minutes

Guest appearance(s)

Kate Mara as Hayden McClaine
Frances Conroy as Moira O'Hara
Alexandra Breckenridge as Young Moira
Matt Ross as Charles Montgomery
Sarah Paulson as Billie Dean Howard
Michael Graziadei as Travis Wanderley
Joshua Malina as Dr. David Curan
Eve Gordon as Dr. Hall
Geoffrey Rivas as Detective Jack Colquitt
April Grace as Nurse Naima
Tanya Clarke as Marla McClaine
Mena Suvari as Elizabeth Short
Morris Chestnut as Luke

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"Spooky Little Girl" is the ninth episode of the first season of the television series American Horror Story, which premiered on the network FX on November 30, 2011. The episode was written by Jennifer Salt and was directed by John Scott. This episode is rated TV-MA (LSV).

In this episode, a famous murder victim visits the house while Constance (Jessica Lange) learns of Tate's (Evan Peters) bad behavior. Kate Mara guest stars as Hayden McClaine. Taissa Farmiga is absent in this episode.

A young, aspiring actress (Mena Suvari) arrives in Los Angeles, and prostitutes herself to a dentist (Joshua Malina), who lives and works out of the house. He puts her under anesthesia and rapes her, but finds her unresponsive afterward. Panicked, he drags her down to the basement, and encounters Dr. Montgomery (Matt Ross), who offers to help her, but instead dismembers her. Her remains are found in a field by a mother and child (Caitlin Dahl & Ava Kolker), revealing her to be the Black Dahlia, Elizabeth Short.

A detective (Geoffrey Rivas) and Hayden's sister, Marla (Tanya Clarke), arrive at the house, believing she has been murdered. However, Hayden (Kate Mara) appears and assures them she is fine, and intends to live with Ben (Dylan McDermott). After they leave, she tells Ben she had an abortion and leaves. Elizabeth appears later as a new patient, but their appointment is interrupted by a call from the doctor (Eve Gordon), who tells Ben that he is only the father of one of Vivien's (Connie Britton) twins. Moira (Frances Conroy) mocks Constance (Jessica Lange) by telling her that Tate (Evan Peters) is the father of the other twin. Constance furiously berates Tate, stating that if Ben finds out, he will never help him and Tate will never be able to pass on.

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