The website for the chilling new series American Horror Story is called YoureGoingToDieInThere.com. Sure, it doesn’t have quite the same easygoing panache as, say Facebook.com, and it sounds like it could also possibly be a thinly veiled threat from Tamar Braxton, but it’s still a pretty cool site.
Upon entering the site, visitors are informed they can “go behind closed doors to discover the secrets of the American Horror Story house” where you’ll find “artifacts of murder, lust, perversion, and betrayal.” (So, sorta just like your Sims house!) After a stop at the mailbox (you can sign up to have trinkets sent to you via email or snail mail to unlock parts of the website), you’ll be greeted by ghost children, Jessica Lange, and a man on fire who crawls up into the fireplace. Hey, you can’t say they didn’t warn you. This website is called YoureGoingToDieInThere.com, after all.
As you move through the rooms of the dwelling — beginning in the 1940s at the site of a grisly wedding day murder and ending present day in a quiet, albeit creepy corner of the haunted house — you’ll not only encounter some of the show’s cast members (run, Dylan McDermott, get out of here!) but some grisly scenes (there’s a suicide in the kitchen in the 1950s), old time-y music (a horror movie staple that lets you know terrible things are about to happen), and creepy artifacts. (Here’s hoping they don’t mail you the disgusting mummified creature from the 1960s attic!)
You should enter at your risk for a number of reasons: It’s a highly addictive website (if you weren’t interested in American Horror Story, which debuts on FX on Oct. 5, you will be now) and though it doesn’t have quite the same cheap thrills of an actual haunted house, it’s still pretty fun. Of course, when I tried to tell some of my EW colleagues about YoureGoingToDieInThere.com, they informed me that that website’s been dead for thirty years. Twist!
Did you visit American Horror Story‘s website YoureGoingToDieInThere.com, PopWatchers? Which find in the house intrigued you the most? Did you sign up to get the artifacts, too? Share in the comments section below, if you’re still alive, that is.
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The Tamar Braxton reference! Yay!
Yay, love the website!
I signed up to receive an artifact weeks ago and I just got an email today with 4 pictures of the outside of the house. Bit of a let down if this is all I get.
Count me as one of those people who weren’t going to watch before but now am.
Just received 2 wallpaper pieces with notes on the back. Not sure where the code is located to enter in the mailbox though. Guess I will have to figure that one out.
I really want to receive one of the artifacts in the mail! Fingers crossed.
I received an email saying that I was chosen to receive an artifact. The email has a picture of a glass jar with a body part inside and a recipe for pickles. Not sure if the actual item is coming in the mail or just the picture. Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
I love everything about the shows PR campaign. Yes I signed up 1 week ago. Have not received anything in my email or snail mail yet. I am counting the days till this innovative series begins.
I love the marketing for this show. Looks like it’ll be one to watch! I signed up to receive and artifact and a friend of mine just got a big box with some bloody stuff in it last night. Too cool, can’t wait!!!!
I received a piece of wallpaper with a partial message on it “anyone contaminat them”, and 4 laminated cleaning “to-do” lists tied with a big bow. I entered the code and you can now see the lists hanging on the wall in the study! So cool! I can’t wait for this show! There’s a fine line between scary and cheesy… I really hope the writers know the difference.
I was captivated by the previews from day one;I haven’t even seen inside yet,either but I can’t wait!
This website looks so cool! I can’t seem to get out of the first room with the dead bride in it. Can anyone tell me how?
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I love Jessica Lange as an actress. I think she adds a lot of class to this show. I do hope they keep her on the program.