Apparently, this is the season for dolls, and it’s almost time to play. At least, that's what the season 2 teaser for American Horror Stories suggests.

Although Chucky would likely be tempted to cross over for a visit, no one would dare advise Barbie or Ken to trek over to this particular dollhouse (or die-o-rama) to make friends. In the season 2 teaser titled Die-O-Rama, viewers see plastic humanoids going about their daily lives like their human counterparts, only with a slight twist. Who can be offended by someone for applying makeup to a face that has an out-of-socket eyeball or because they have grotesquely distorted bodies? Obviously, these ladies are not living dull lives. A spooky mix of The Chordettes’ “Mir. Sandman” plays in the background and the video ends with the song lyrics, “Being bad has never felt so good.” Do tell.

It is hard to know exactly what to expect from the series since there does not appear to be any actual footage from season 2 episodes. However, on the show’s IMDb pages there is a list of episode titles to ponder. The first episode is titled Dollhouse, which makes sense judging from the teaser. The next nine episodes, in order, are titled: Necro, Aura, Drive, Bloody Mary, Facelift, Milkmaids, Cellulite, and Lake. Bloody Mary sounds absolutely terrifying, and Facelift and Cellulite set off some nurse Ratchett vibes. Time will only tell.

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A spinoff of American Horror Story, the American Horror Stories anthologies features hour-long contained episodes unconnected to the main AHS series. The first season, which streamed last summer, aired episodes titled Rubber(wo) Man (about the original AHS villain), Drive-in (about zombies), The Naughty List (about a killer mall Santa), BA’AL (about a demon), Feral (about forest creatures) and Game Over (about a Murder House themed video game).

Deadline notes:

“American Horror Stories marked the most successful launch of any FX on Hulu series to date.”

AHS has indeed proven to be a hit franchise covering a variety of spine-chilling themes from one season to the next. The series is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, John J. Gray and Manny Coto. Stay tuned for a full trailer soon. Season 2 returns on July 21 on FX on Hulu.