In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Finn Wittrock discussed his major inspiration for getting into the mindset of a devoted writer and family man (possibly in that order), who moved to an isolated location — and cinephiles can likely guess what the actor said.
Wittrock told EW, "'The Shining' is one of my favorite movies of all time, so it's never far off my mind. I don't think I gave it a specific rewatch for this, but it was definitely in my thoughts as I was working on [the season]. The type of fear that 'The Shining' induces is the type of fear we're going for, which is, I guess, fear of the unknown."
Even the trailer feels reminiscent of the classic 1980 film, so fans who enjoy both "The Shining" and "AHS" will likely be completely sucked into "Red Tide" as soon as it premieres. Wittrock also described that this upcoming season of the series will align more with psychological horror than previous seasons have, which is also in line with the tone of "The Shining."
Wittrock concluded, "There's monsters outside and then there's monsters inside. Which one is scarier? It's a good question."
"American Horror Story: Double Feature" will premiere this Wednesday on FX.
