Ryan Murphy is worried. He's really worried that you're going to get scared, and that your heart will possibly stop beating when you meet Twisty the Clown on the next season of "American Horror Story." And now we're really worried too ... In a recent interview with BuzzFeed, the creator of "American Horror Story" shared more details on the killer clown we're expected to meet in "Freak Show." Played by John Carroll Lynch, Twisty was created by the writers to be "the most terrifying clown of all time." Murphy admits that even he was scared of Lynch when filming the season's first episode, and he's nervous it may be too scary for some. "I’m worried about people being too afraid of our clown.