American Horror Story. American Horror Story is an American anthology horror television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Some plot elements of each season are loosely inspired by true events.
satire (countable and uncountable, plural satires) ( 1 uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this. ( 2 countable) A satirical work.
Satire essentially means send-up. It is traditionally a form of comedy, but can sometimes be found at the heart of more serious drama. Satire will often ridicule an individual, but the target can also be a group of people or an institution.