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American Horror Story
Unholy Night
Directed by
Michael Lehmann
TV-MA
S2 • E8
Dec 4, 2012
40m
8.4
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A murderous Santa wreaks havoc on Briarcliff; Sister Jude faces off with the devil; Arden has a shocking encounter in the death chute.
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Cast of Unholy Night
Zachary Quinto
Dr. Oliver Thredson
Joseph Fiennes
Monsignor Timothy Howard
Sarah Paulson
Lana Winters
Evan Peters
Kit Walker
Lily Rabe
Sister Mary Eunice McKee
Lizzie Brocheré
Grace Bertrand
James Cromwell
Dr. Arthur Arden
Jessica Lange
Sister Jude Martin
Fredric Lehne
Frank McCann
Lara Harris
Rhonda Lancaster
Chris McGarry
Mr. Lancaster
Ian McShane
Leigh Emerson
Barbara Tarbuck
Mother Superior Claudia
Britne Oldford
Alma Walker
Michael Lehmann
Director
James Wong
Writer
Alexis Martin Woodall
Producer
Chip Vucelich
Producer
Unholy Night Ratings & Reviews
Tom & Lorenzo
Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez
Often confusing but never boring mess.
Grantland
Tess Lynch
I guess it was time for an episodic bridge, an installment with dialogue set to soap-opera music (and an instrumental of the creepiest carol, "Hark How the Bells"), but it seemed a little bit on the nose compared to weeks past.
Slate
J. Bryan Lowder
We sure saw a fair volume of [blood] spilled in this twisted Christmas spectacular!
Rolling Stone
Halle Kiefer
There were more than a few moments in this week's episode that had my face paralyzed in a grim mask of disgust.
Screen Rant
Kevin Yeoman
"Unholy Night" [has] a swiftly moving plot that manages to expose more of Dr. Arden's twisted past, while acknowledging that everybody is pretty well aware that pure evil is using Sister Mary Eunice as a vessel for general mischief.
TV Equals
Kelly Gerlach
Leave it to American Horror Story to want us needing more.
HitFix
Liane Bonin Starr
The good news is that on this episode of "AHS" Santa is played with sadistic glee by Ian McShane ("Deadwood"). No matter how bad his Santa is, that's still pretty damn good.
AV Club
Emily VanDerWerff
It was by far the most season-one-esque episode of the season so far, with little unifying material to tie it together and a bunch of storylines that didn't join together so much as just travel parallel to each other until they simply stopped.
Collider
Dave Trumbore
Featuring Ian McShane (Deadwood) as a deranged Santa Claus, tonight's episode wasn't just a fantastic addition to the series so far, but a stand-alone dark holiday classic.
Den of Geek
Ron Hogan
In American Horror Story land, murderous Santa psychopaths just scream heartwarming, heart-stabbing holiday special, and that's why I love this sick, twisted, brilliant programme.
Entertainment Weekly
Jeff Jensen
The thematic notes that "Unholy Night" rang hard and loud like a Salvation Army bell: Broken promises, hypocrisy, deceit.
IGN Movies
Matt Fowler
It seems a bit slight to call this episode a fun romp, seeing as how bloody and unhinged it was, but watching McShane chew up the set and slash at people with glass tree-toppers was just gruesome enough to make me giddy.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Julieanne Smolinski
After last week's relatively tame episode, we're back to the kind of snappy, rapey dialogue that makes me simultaneously want to giggle and cry.
TV Fanatic
Carla Day
Instead of focusing on the scary, the story has shifted into a battle between good and evil with the sides becoming more clearly developed.
We Got This Covered
Christian Law
Even though Unholy Night was an extremely fun romp through Christmastime at the asylum, there's still way too much story left to explain before the finale.
TV.com
Price Peterson
Not very much happened, plot-wise, so it felt mostly like a grim, drawn-out exercise in wheel-spinning.
Wall Street Journal
Gwen Orel
Bad Santa's in town this week. Jude faces down the Devil in Mary Eunice, but the outcome remains to be seen.
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