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The premiere date of American Horror Story: Hotel<\/em><\/a><\/strong> is fast approaching, and with vague bits of news dropping every day, fans are left to speculate thirstily about the heavily-guarded plot’s origin, as well as Hotel<\/em>‘s connection to past seasons in the interconnected universe of American Horror Story.<\/em> In the wake of the first Hotel<\/em> trailer hitting, we’re going to examine what will make this season of American Horror Story<\/em> so special.<\/p>\n Let’s take a look at the trailer, which can be seen below. This 25-second glimpse into the Hotel<\/em> is thrilling, if not a bit disconcerting. It’s the first time we’ve seen the Hotel<\/em> cast featured in a trailer, and the ensuing creepy factor is not lost among the excitement.<\/p>\n Most notably, we see Lady Gaga’s<\/strong> Countess, with a long dress train and flowing white hair, which is accentuated by dark red lipstick. Oh yeah, it’s also worth mentioning that her character reportedly drinks blood.<\/p>\n Based on the number of white-haired, ghoulish, dark-eyed children featured in the trailer, it’s plausible to think that perhaps the eerie children are the subject of the Countess’ feedings. Then again, we also see the children themselves drinking blood, which suggests they are followers of the Countess – or perhaps part of some cult.<\/p>\n We also see Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Chlo\u00eb Sevigny, Wes Bentley, Angela Bassett, Cheyenne Jackson, Finn Wittrock, and Matt Bomer (WHAT a cast!) in the trailer, but what really caught my eye was the creature leaning into a mattress… from the inside. Some reports suggest that this is the addiction demon, whom Finn Wittrock told MTV News is a “metaphor for addiction itself.” We can see addiction is going to a theme this season, as suggested by Sarah Paulson’s seemingly strung-out character.<\/p>\n While the star-studded cast has kept silent on this season’s story of origin, some fans are predicting that Hotel<\/em> will be based on the real-life mystery of the death of Elisa Lam, which occurred in the Cecil Hotel.<\/p>\n A series assistant posted an Instagram shot from the set.<\/p>\n And so it begins<\/a><\/p>\n A photo posted by @sarastelwagen on \n