Step right up, folks! American Horror Story: Freak Show now has a premiere date.

FX's hit anthology series will return Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m., with franchise veterans Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Frances Conroy, Angela Bassett, Emma Roberts and Gabourey Sidibe, joined by new comers Michael Chiklis, Patti LaBelle, Wes Bentley and Finn Wittrock.

There's also a brief teaser for Freak Show:

American Horror Story: Freak Show begins its tale in the quiet, sleepy hamlet of Jupiter, Florida. The year is 1952. A troupe of curiosities has just arrived to town, coinciding with the strange emergence of a dark entity that savagely threatens the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike. This is the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amidst the dying world of the American carny experience.