| "Home Invasion" | |
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| American Horror Story episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon |
| Written by | Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk |
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| Production code | 1ATS01 |
| Original air date | October 12, 2011 |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Home Invasion" is the second episode of the first season of the television series American Horror Story, which premiered on the network FX on October 12, 2011. The episode was co-written by series co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
In the episode, Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott) goes to Boston to talk with the student he had an affair with in the first episode (Kate Mara). While he is away, his wife, Vivien (Connie Britton), and daughter, Violet (Taissa Farmiga) deal with three home invaders intent on reenacting a murder that happened in the house in 1968. Kate Mara guest stars as Hayden McClaine, the student Ben was having an affair with.
The episode makes use of the musical score to Psycho composed by Bernard Herrmann. This episode is rated TV-MA (LV).