10 Most Unexpected Horror TV Show Deaths

In the early 2010s, horror began to hit the small screen with higher budgets and more focused stories. One of the earlier efforts here was American Horror Story, an anthology series that reached high popularity and reception.

As early as the first season, American Horror Story established itself as a different kind of horror show, one that relied on different tales each time. The series debut was Murder House, which follows the Harmon family moving to a sinister, haunted property in Los Angeles.

With its characters confined to one season, the series squeezes plenty of depth out of its lead actors. The audience connects with the Harmons right from the outset. Violet Harmon, the youngest member of the family, goes through a lot from the get-go and she isn't safe from the evil spirits that torment the family.

At the halfway mark of Murder House, Violet is tormented by an early pregnancy, claiming her baby is the Antichrist. Over time it becomes too much to bear and the young teenager kills herself. While she does reappear as a ghost later on, Violet's early passing was one of the first major shocks of the series. American Horror Story would continue to use this formula in the stories to come.