What is sanity? What is insanity?

FX will attempt to answer these challenging questions on October 17, as American Horror Story Season 2 kicks off and takes viewers inside an asylum for the mentally ill.

What can fans expect from this gory, ridiculous, frightening, absurd, confusing, generally awesome drama? In the following video, cast members Joseph Fiennes, Evan Peters and James Cromwell hint at what's to come and give us a tiny sneak peek at a couple torturous scenes.

Ready to go inside the Asylum? Enter at your own risk...

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