See Kathy Bates, Neil Patrick Harris, and Ryan Murphy talk about what makes AHS so special 

Bringing the horror genre to serial television is an ambitious project, but it is one that Ryan Murphy has excelled at with his

 franchise. The show has consistently performed well with both critics and fans, and will be premiering its fifth season,

Blu-ray/DVD, out Oct. 6, Murphy, along with a few of the stars of

In the video, Kathy Bates talks about one of the driving forces behind the success of

 the perennial leading lady Jessica Lange. “In that last scene [of

], I’m giving a speech about the best there ever was and ever will be. In many respects that’s how I feel about her.”

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changes its cast each season, Murphy tends to keep some of his favorites around each year. Lange is one of five actors that Murphy has cast in every single season, and she always plays a major role. In many ways, Lange is as much a part of what makes

Neil Patrick Harris appeared in the show last season, and spoke about what made him such a fan of the franchise. “Ryan Murphy has created this world that allows unbelievable actors to be totally horrifying and awful. You’re watching Angela Bassett do these things. Amazing talent in the scariest genre ever.”

With a new cast and story each season, it could be easy for the series as a whole to feel disjointed, but Murphy makes sure to keep each season distinctly

. In the video, he explained the overall mindset of the series that connects each season. “With

, it’s the logic of dream, which is not necessarily ‘logic-logic,’ but there’s a kind of emotional logic.”

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