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In the middle of Episode 1 of American Horror Story Season 13 a television news report plays in the background while Ben DeSoto is alone with Mr. Nas. Cemetery break-ins are spreading across Europe. The remains of notorious historical figures are disappearing. One of the names mentioned is Benito Mussolini.
Reading Mr. Nas without spoiling the whole map
Mr. Nas sits at the center of American Horror Story Season 13 theory culture for a reason. A figure tied to the Apollyon, body logistics, and language that brushes against devil mythology will always attract “is he the ultimate evil” searches. The smart way to watch is layered: track what he controls (space, time, guests), what he cannot yet claim, and who still refuses his hospitality.
Until the season ends, treat every confident internet label — devil, Antichrist, landlord of hell — as a hypothesis. The show earns its scares by delaying the final taxonomy.
Photos from the set and promotional stills
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The detail lasts only a few seconds. American Horror Story does not put random news crawls on screen. When the show names a specific historical corpse inside a season already obsessed with the number 13, mass death, and a building called the Apollyon, it is planting a thread — not filling silence.
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What Does the News Report Actually Say in AHS 13?
According to early recaps from FilmiFeed and TheWrap, the report describes a growing pattern of cemetery violations across Europe. International authorities are investigating. Mussolini is the only specific name given in the first three episodes, but the language makes clear he is not the only target. The break-ins are framed as a wave, not a single theft.
Ben hears the report while alone in the apartment with Mr. Nas. He does not react on camera. The audience is meant to. The show is asking the viewer to hold two images at once: an old man who is not fully human, and a continent-wide effort to remove the bodies of the infamous from their graves.
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The Feeding Theory: Why Fans Connect the Robberies to Mr. Nas
Mr. Nas vomits black liquid at the exact moments major deaths occur. The plane crash that kills thirteen. The clown-school massacre that also claims thirteen lives. Each time the physical reaction is the same. If living deaths feed him, the remains of the already infamous may serve a related purpose.
Historical villains still carry cultural charge long after they are buried. Stealing their bodies could be a way of harvesting residual power, completing a collection, or supplying whatever ritual is underway beneath the Apollyon. The show has not confirmed the link in dialogue. It has simply placed the news report in the same room as the entity that requires death to stay functional, inside a building named after the angel of the abyss, during a season structured around the number 13.
That kind of placement is how American Horror Story has always worked. The throwaway line is rarely throwaway.
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Why Mussolini Specifically?
Naming Mussolini rather than a generic “historical figures” line does two things at once. It makes the robbery feel researched and real. It also signals that the season is interested in the bodies of people whose names still carry dread. The European scale of the break-ins suggests an organized effort rather than random vandalism — the same kind of organization implied by Constance’s careful guest list, the 13 leading ladies project, and Wilhemina Venable’s post at the portal to Hell.
If the grave robberies are part of the same machine that feeds Mr. Nas and fills Constance’s roster of legendary dead women, then the news report is not background color. It is an early map of the season’s true scope.
Official trailer via FX Networks
How This Fits the Larger AHS 13 Mythology
Season 13 is already connecting mass death, returned spirits, a portal under the Apollyon, and a caregiver who speaks of Mr. Nas with religious reverence. Adding a continent-wide campaign to steal the bodies of the notorious is consistent with that design. Whether the stolen remains are fuel, keys, or trophies has not been answered. The first three episodes only establish that someone is collecting them — and that the collection is happening while Mr. Nas is being kept alive, or kept functional, on the 13th floor.
More American Horror Story Season 13 photos and key visuals
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Official video
Here is the official FX footage that matches this story’s context. Watching the primary promo helps place the characters and tone before the deeper breakdown above.
Source: FX Networks on YouTube. Stream episodes on FX and Hulu.
Further reading and sources
These outlets published primary reporting or official materials used to ground the facts in this article:
- FX official show page
- Hollywood Reporter season connections recap
- Wikipedia: American Horror Story: 13
Related American Horror Story Season 13 coverage
Keep reading for more U.S.-focused breakdowns of American Horror Story Season 13 — cast returns, timelines, theories, and episode analysis:
- Mr. Nas Transformation in American Horror Story Season 13: Black Vomit, Horns and the Ultimate Evil Clue
- Who Is the Ultimate Evil in American Horror Story Season 13? Ryan Murphy’s Clue and the Mr. Nas Theory Explained
- Who Survived the Plane Crash in American Horror Story Season 13? Seat 13F, Seat 13B and What It Means for Ben and Mr. Nas
- Mr. Nas’ Body in American Horror Story Season 13 Explained: Horns, Hooves, Tail and Why Fans Think He’s the Devil
- Is Mr. Nas the Devil in American Horror Story Season 13? The Apollyon Theory Explained
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the news report in Episode 1 say?
Cemetery break-ins across Europe; remains of notorious historical figures including Mussolini have disappeared.
Is there a confirmed link between the grave robberies and Mr. Nas?
No. The timing and placement invite the theory, but the show has not stated it outright in the first three episodes.
Are other historical bodies mentioned by name?
Mussolini is the only specific name given so far. The report implies a wider pattern.
Why would historical bodies matter to the season?
If Mr. Nas feeds on death and Constance is collecting legendary dead women, the bodies of infamous historical figures fit the same logic of harvesting power from the already notorious.
American Horror Story Season 13 continues Thursdays on FX and Hulu. Full connections guide at The Hollywood Reporter.
Author: Shivam Das
