American Horror Story: 10 Best Minor Characters

10. The Angel Of Death

Though she is portrayed by longstanding AHS veteran Frances Conroy, her character in Asylum is far less major than most others she plays. Throughout the second season, Shachath aka. The Angel of Death is shown to be a wholly benign entity that appears to people in great deals of pain or close to death and asks if they're ready to die. Should they say yes, The Angel will grant them the sweet release of death with a kiss on their lips, but not before showing off her swanky black wings.

The Angel doesn't take sides or pass any judgement, and there's a good level of character depth left to the viewer's imagination thanks to her interactions with Sister Jude, Father Timothy Howard and the possessed version of Sister Mary Eunice. Asylum is certainly one of the standout darker moments in the AHS series, filled with desolate moments and characters who lie and betray the audience throughout, so it's immensely calming just having an actually good individual like the Angel on hand to help out and provide some restpite.

But whilst she might not appear in any other stories other than Asylum, the AHS series is nothing if not filled with deaths, so there's nothing to say the Angel isn't still out there visiting the show's many departed moments before their eyes close.