For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning the study of death – the only certainty that life holds for us – must be central for an understanding of death is the key to liberation in life.
When you think about it the end of the world is a little bit like death: We all know it's going to come eventually and as we get older we feel we see the signs more and more distinctly.
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'American Horror' goes for a very specific kind of Seventies suburban downer ambience – 'Flowers in the Attic' paperbacks Black Sabbath album covers and late-night flicks like 'Let's Scare Jessica to Death.' It even has 'Go Ask Alice'-era urban legends.
