Is the 'Rabbit Rabbit' Movie in 'American Horror Stories' Real?

'Rabbit Rabbit' from 'American Horror Stories' isn't a real movie, but it is based on a real legend. ... The title, Rabbit Rabbit, actually comes ... MenuTogglerEntertainmentTrendingInfluencersGamingTermsofServiceDMCAAboutDistractifyPrivacyPolicyThere’snothingmoreterrifyingthanwatchingatelevisionshowthatshowsushowintensemoviescanmakeusfeel.AndthenewestinstallmentofAmericanHorrorStoriesdoesthatin"DriveIn."Thisepisodefocusesonagroupofteensastheyattendadrive-inshowingofthemostcursedfilmofhistory,RabbitRabbit.ArticlecontinuesbelowadvertisementAccordingtoAHSlore,whenRabbitRabbitpremieredin1986,sixpeoplediedinamassacrethatsamenight.So,inanodtomusiccensoring,TipperGorebansRabbitRabbitandsentencesitsdirector,LarryBitterman(JohnCarrollLynch),to15yearsinprison.Now,heandhisfilmwreakhavoconanewgeneration.Soisthisinfamousmurderousmovieactuallyreal?Source:HuluArticlecontinuesbelowadvertisement‘RabbitRabbit’from‘AmericanHorrorStories’isn’tarealmovie,butitisbasedonareallegend.Thetitle,RabbitRabbit,actuallycomesfromanoldEnglishtradition.Intheearly20thcentury,itwasrecordedinNotesandQueriesthatchildrenwouldwakeupandsaytheirrabbitsonthefirstdayofthemonthforgoodluck.“Sayingtheirrabbits”meansthattheywouldsay“rabbit,rabbit,rabbit,”andiftheydidn’tsayit,theycouldhavebadluck.Source:GettyImagesArticlecontinuesbelowadvertisementWhilethiswasoriginallyrecordedinBritishhistory,PresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltwasinfamouslysuperstitious.TheNottinghamEveningPostwrotein1935,“EvenMr.Roosevelt,thePresidentoftheUnitedStates,hasconfessedtoafriendthathesays'Rabbits'onthefirstofeverymonth—and,whatismore,hewouldnotthinkofomittingtheutteranceonanyaccount.”Hewasthepresidentforfourterms,somaybethere’ssomethingtoit.Thelegendofthe‘RabbitRabbit’moviein‘AmericanHorrorStories’isbasedonsomereal-lifecinematiclore.WhileRabbitRabbititselfisn’tarealmovie,norisLarryBittermanarealdirector(butwhataname,right?),itshorrificlegendisbasedinreality.AccordingtotheU.K.’sMirror,thefilmAntrumiscursed.Thecreatorsofthefilmsaythatthefilm“containsa'secret'whichcanonlybeseenbysomeaudiences—andthosewhowitnessitare'certaintodie.’”ArticlecontinuesbelowadvertisementOkay,um,that’s*terrifying.*Andpeoplewanttowillinglyseethis?Apparently.Themoviewassupposedlymadeinthe1970s,notdissimilartoRabbitRabbit,whichwasmadeinthe1980s.Antrum,though,isaboutapairofsiblingsdealingwiththegriefovertheirpetdoganddiggingtheirwaytohellto“rescuetheirpet’ssoul.”Source:TubiArticlecontinuesbelowadvertisementInashowingofthefilmin1988,thecinemacaughtfire,and56peoplewerekilledbythefreakaccident.Inalater1993showinginSanFrancisco,thebuildingexploded,killing30audiencemembers.Thatdoesnotsoundlikeamoviewewanttosee,butdirectorEricThirteenwantedtobringAntrum:TheDeadliestFilmEverMadetoasmanypeopleaspossible.Soundfamiliar?Wecan’thelpbutthinkAmericanHorrorStoriesdrawssomedirectinspiration.Thereareothermoviesthathaveclaimedtokillpeopleoratleastmakethemsick.OneofthosemoviesisreferencedinAmericanHorrorStories:DriveIn.Thatmovieis,ofcourse,TheExorcist.InAHS,Larrysharesthatit’sthemoviethatinspireshimtousethetricksofcinematoinstilltruefearintotheaudience.HeclaimsthatheactuallyworkedonmakingTheExorcist(which,ofcourse,isn’ttruesinceLarryisafictionalcharacter).ArticlecontinuesbelowadvertisementSource:GettyImagesWhatisreal,though,isthatpeopledidreportsicknessfromwatchingTheExorcist.Therewerereportsofnausea,vomiting,fainting,andevenheartattacksfromwatchingthefilmintheaters.Anotherfilmthatcausedasimilarreactionamongwomenwasthe1931Dracula,whichisalsoreferencedinthisepisodeofAmericanHorrorStories.Bothreferentialandhumorouslyself-deprecating,AmericanHorrorStories:DriveInhitsthemarkwhenitcomestobeingscarilygood.WatchnewepisodesofAmericanHorrorStorieseveryThursdayonFXonHulu.AdvertisementMorefromDistractifyManWhoWasNearlySwallowedbyWhaleRecountstheTerrifyingExperienceHemingway'sGranddaughterBelievesHerFamilyIsCursedTheNew'AmericanHorrorStories'AnthologyIsn'tSeason10—ItCouldBeEvenBetterMoreFromDistractifyAdvertisementABOUTDistractifyAboutUsPrivacyPolicyTermsofUseDMCACONNECTwithDistractify©Copyright2022Distractify.Distractifyisaregisteredtrademark.AllRightsReserved.Peoplemayreceivecompensationforsomelinkstoproductsandservicesonthiswebsite.Offersmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.