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'AHS: Roanoke' exclusive: This season's HUUUGE twist is coming soon

This Week's Cover: Inside Ryan Murphy's world and 'AHS: Roanoke'

Ryan Murphy has previously stated that all the seasons of

are linked. “They’re all connected,” he told EW in October of 2014 when discussing

. “We’re just beginning to tell you how they’re connected. They’re all very separate but there’s clues every season that we’re now telling you how the different worlds are intertwined.”

will tie to others, and we’ve already seen Piggy Man – a call back to

(In episode 6 of that first season, guest-star Eric Stonestreet is haunted by that legend).

and, more specifically, to its immature psychopath Dandy Mott (Finn Wittrock). Viewers will get a piece of the Mott family origin story. Teases Murphy, “We explain how the Motts began which is funny.”

The Mott family are not the only blasts from the past. Murphy says that there are many more

. “Many, many, many that you have not seen in years that you have wanted to see,” he says.

airs Wednesdays on FX. Watch Murphy tease the Motts and more in the video above.

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