It’s no secret that American Horror Story takes inspiration from many classic horror movies, and American Horror Story: Murder House has strong similarities to Rosemary’s Baby. Although each season of American Horror Story has told original stories, they are heavily influenced by real-life crimes, events, and people, as well as legends, supernatural creatures, and horror movies. The influences of the latter are quite evident, as some seasons have even paid homage to some classic horror scenes, and one movie that has inspired American Horror Story is Rosemary’s Baby.

Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin and directed by Roman Polanski, Rosemary’s Baby is the story of a young woman named Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), who’s married to a stage actor named Guy Woodhouse (John Cassavetes). The Woodhouses move into the Barmford apartment building in New York City, where Rosemary becomes pregnant, but she also suspects that her strange...