Sister Jude (Jessica Lange) - The sadistic nun who runs the Massachusetts mental institution, Briarcliff Manor, in 1964.
Kit (Evan Peters) - One of the newest inmates who is subject to Sister Jude’s brutal punishment (read: shackles, canes). Committed to Briarcliff after being accused of murdering his wife (played by Britne Olford), though he claims she was abducted — and not by humans.
Shelley (Chloe Sevigny) - A nymphomaniac inmate.
Leo (Adam Levine) and Teresa (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) - A newlywed couple known as “The Lovers” visiting modern-day Briarcliff. If you thought Rubber Man was a formidable foe, wait until you meet the Big Bad whose attention Leo draws. Let’s just say, this adversary effectively kills the honeymoon romance.
Lana (Sarah Paulson) - Lesbian journalist committed to the asylum by her own girlfriend after she nearly exposes Briarcliff’s darkest secrets.
Dr. Thredson (Zachary Quinto) - Psychiatrist whose forward-thinking ways conflict with Sister Jude’s management style.
Sister Eunice (Lily Rabe) - Second-in-command at Briarcliff Manor who is more than meets the eye.
Dr. Arden (James Cromwell) - The not-so-good doctor is behind one of the season’s newest frights: the Raspers. The mutated humans lurk in the forest outside of the institution and are a product of Arden’s diabolical experiments on Briarcliff’s inmates. Oh, and Arden may or may not be a Nazi.
The mag, on newsstands August 31, also reveals that the second installment will include “aliens, Nazis, and a serial killer named Bloody Face who wears a mask made out of his victims skin along with black nightie and opera length gloves.”