This article contains mentions of sexual assault, murder, and violence.
The American Horror Story: Murder House characters encountered brutal deaths that became a staple of the series. Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX horror anthology premiered in 2011 with a season dubbed "Murder House." It focused on a family who moved to a restored mansion that happened to be a sinister property haunted by ghosts. Murder House set the tone for the violent terror depicted in the series and had no qualms when it came to pushing the boundaries, killing off the AHS Murder House cast one by one, making the set piece synonymous with the series.
AHS Murder House claimed multiple victims across the first season, and later in the spin-off American Horror Stories. The season interweaved various subplots of the horrific events within the walls of the Los Angeles mansion well before the Harmons moved in. Unlike most series that attempt to veer away from killing off major characters, pretty much nobody was safe in the AHS Murder House cast. In fact, the majority of the figures were already dead or eventually killed by the end of the season.
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1 Vivien Harmon
Played By Connie Britton
Vivien Harmon was the wife of Ben and the mother of Violet in the Murder House cast, who agreed to move with the family to Los Angeles to repair her marriage after her husband's affair with a college student named Hayden. Over time, Vivien learned to forgive Ben, and she became pregnant with twins, which should've been a happy moment. However, one of the babies was a result of being sexually assaulted by the Rubber Man, aka Tate Langdon.
Combining her death with the fact that she was raped and Viven is one of the more tragic characters in AHS history.
Vivien died in the Murder House just after giving birth due to a postpartum hemorrhage. Combining her death with the fact that she was raped and Viven is one of the more tragic characters in AHS history. Ben's baby was born stillborn, while Tate's baby lived and was raised by Constance before becoming the Antichrist, shown more in season 8.
2 Ben Harmon
Played By Dylan McDermott
Ben Harmon encouraged his family to relocate from Boston to Los Angeles in an attempt to get a fresh start. The psychiatrist had been unfaithful to his wife so the idea was to move and try again as a couple. Complications arose when the student he had an affair with arrived in Los Angeles and showed up on the front step of Murder House. Not only did she try to extort him, but Hayden announced that she, like Viven, was pregnant with his child.
Following Vivien's death, Ben attempted to flee with the sole living child, though that was Tate's baby. However, Ben was attacked by Hayden and other ghosts in the house, leaving him hanging from the home's light fixture. Ben wasn't meant to be a likable character though his death was still unfortunate given he was trying to be a father to a new baby.
3 Violet Harmon
Played By Taissa Farmiga
Violet Harmon, played by AHS veteran Taissa Farmiga, was extremely unhappy about her parent's decision to move the family to Los Angeles. The troubled teen eventually took a liking to her father's patient, Tate, who happened to live next door. In reality, Tate was a ghost stuck in the house after passing away years prior. The two formed a relationship that ended up being tragic for the teenager.
Upon hearing about Tate's horrific past, in addition to the issues within her own family, Violet ingested a bottle of pills. Despite believing she was saved, the young woman overdosed and was also permanently trapped in the house as a spirit. The reveal of her dead body proved to be one of the franchise's best twists as she had been a ghost when the audience thought she was alive and talking to Tate.