Have you recovered yet, TV Fanatics? Are you able to pull your head up out of your covers? Or did last night's American Horror Story Asylum premiere leave a permanent mental scar?

An engrossing, frightening introduction to Season 2 of this Ryan Murphy creation, the opening episode set the stage for a debate between religion and science, along with a focus on human experimentation, mental instability and... aliens.

What could possibly go down next? Prepare to greet Zachary Quinto's psychologist on next Wednesday's "Tricks and Treats" and check out the official FX teaser for that installment now:

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