1: American Horror Story Roanoke - Episode

The couple quickly experiences escalating supernatural disturbances:

: While Matt is away, intruders leave complex wooden totems and dolls throughout the house and play a disturbing found-footage video of a "Piggy Man" creature in the basement. American Horror Story Roanoke - Episode 1

The premiere of American Horror Story: Roanoke , titled "Chapter 1," debuted on September 14, 2016, introducing a radical departure from the series' traditional format by adopting a "show within a show" documentary style. This format utilizes two sets of actors for

The episode is presented as a paranormal documentary titled My Roanoke Nightmare . This format utilizes two sets of actors for the main characters: : Featured in talking-head testimonials. Shelby Miller : Played by Lily Rabe . Matt Miller : Played by André Holland . Lee Harris (Matt's sister): Played by Adina Porter . Lee Harris (Matt's sister): Played by Adina Porter