'American Horror Story: Cult' capitalizes on our disdain for holes

“American Horror Story” has always capitalized on its viewers’ fears to give them the worst creeps known to humankind. This time, it plays with a phobia that is more common than most people think: holes.

Trypophobia is an intense revulsion to the sight of a cluster of holes in an irregular pattern. The makers of “American Horror Story” have made this a dominant feature in its recent ads. In one picture, a queer woman with blue hair shows off a tongue with a lot of holes. Another picture shows an artistic but creepy picture of a woman whose scalp is missing - in place of a brain was a honeycomb with bees.

While this is not exactly confirmed as a medical condition, a study has confirmed that tryptophobia is present in 16 percent of people. In fact, several pictures with holes in unconventional places, such as a human and animal’s skin, have made the rounds online with the goal of disturbing people.

Since releasing the ads for the upcoming election-themed season entitled “Cult,” people who have such phobia had revealed their terror toward the ads, writes The Sun. One fan said that while this upcoming season looks promising, the shots were just way too much.

Trump’s presidency has been so controversial, it is has inspired a number of literary and artistic works that capitalize on how people feel about it. “American Horror Story” in particular capitalizes on the terror that surrounds the land thereafter.

This upcoming season of “American Horror Story” will premiere on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 on FX. It will also air on Australia on Channel Eleven.