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I knew who deserved to live and who deserved to die, who was naughty, who was nice.
~ To Sister Mary Eunice

Leigh Emerson is a supporting antagonist in American Horror Story: Asylum, the second season of the horror anthology series. He is a sociopathic serial killer and a patient at Briarcliff Sanitarium.

He was portrayed by Ian McShane, who also played Judas Iscariot in Jesus of Nazareth, Dr. Brinkman in Agent Cody Banks, Captain Hook in Shrek the Third, Iofur Raknison in The Golden Compass, Tai Lung and a disguised Chameleon in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Winston Scott in the John Wick film series and Tobias Moore in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Background[]

He was a petty criminal sentenced to prison for stealing a loaf of bread. In his cell on Christmas Eve, while the guards were caroling, he was raped by five men. On December 19, 1962, he killed 18 people from five different families as well as a Santa Claus collecting charity. In December 1963, now committed at Briarcliff Sanitarium, he attacked an orderly named Sean during a holiday photo shoot, prompting his year-long stay in solitary and Sr. Jude's banishment of further Christmas celebrations.

Story[]

In 1964, "Unholy Night", the possessed Sister Mary Eunice releases him from his solitary cell and has him dress up as Santa for the no longer verboten Christmas party. There he makes a lewd suggestion to another inmate that is sitting in his lap before knocking Frank from a ladder and attacking him. He is subdued by Frank and sent back to solitary.

He is sent to Sr. Jude's office by Arthur Arden and Sr. Mary Eunice. He pushes Jude against a desk and canes her before throwing her on the bed and attempting to rape her. Jude, however, stabs Leigh in the neck with a sharp letter opener that she grabbed off the desk during her caning.

Leigh, however, survives the murder attempt and helps to frame Sr. Jude for the murder of Frank McCann along with Sr. Mary Eunice and Dr. Arden. Leigh begins acting like a man seeking forgiveness, and is escorted by The Monsignor to Sr. Jude's cell where he tells her he forgives her and kisses her forehead. While in the sanctuary, he prays and thanks The Monsignor for the chance at redemption. After being baptized, he dunks the Monsignor's head into the tank. He then nails The Monsignor to the cross in the place of Jesus.

In the weeks following his escape, Emerson remains at large, a criminal hunted in five states. During his spree he apparently murdered seven nuns, prompting Lana Winters to contemplate a volume on his exploits entitled Santa and the Seven Nuns.

Quotes[]

What do you say we blow this pop stand, go savage a few elves, and then suck on each other?
~ To a woman on his lap
I'd put the lion-share-blame on that sexy little sister. She really doesn't like you.
~ To Sister Jude
There is no God, but there is a Santa Claus!
~ To Sister Jude
I feel like new man.
~ To Monsignor Timothy Howard

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Langdon Family (Tate Langdon | Constance Langdon | Michael Langdon) | Larry Harvey | Ben Harmon | Hayden McClaine | Moira O'Hara | Dr. Charles Montgomery | Infantata | Bianca Forest | R. Franklin | Fiona | Dallas | Marcy | The Devil

Asylum
Sister Jude | Bloody Face (Dr. Oliver Thredson | Johnny Morgan | Imposters) | The Devil | Dr. Arthur Arden | Timothy Howard | Leigh Emerson | Jenny Reynolds | Aliens

Coven
Fiona Goode | Marie Laveau | Madison Montgomery | Delphine LaLaurie | The Axeman | Hank Foxx | Spalding | Papa Legba | Minotaur | Joan Ramsey | Archie Brener | Alicia Spencer

Freak Show
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Hotel
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Roanoke

The Butcher | Roanoke Colonists (Ambrose White) | Polk Family | Agnes Mary Winstead | Miranda and Bridget Jane | Edward Mott | Piggy Man | Chen Family | Scáthach

Cult
Ally Mayfair-Richards | FIT (Kai Anderson | Ivy Mayfair-Richards | Beverly Hope | Harrison Wilton | Meadow Wilton | Gary Longstreet | Jack Samuels) | Winter Anderson | Babe Babbitt | Twisty the Clown

Apocalypse
Cooperative (Michael Langdon | Miriam Mead | Dinah Stevens | Wilhemina Venable | Jeff Pfister | Mutt Nutter | The Devil) | Langdon Family (Tate Langdon | Constance Langdon) | Madison Montgomery | Ariel Augustus | James Patrick March | Moira O'Hara | Papa Legba | Delphine LaLaurie | Marie Laveau

1984
Mr. Jingles | Margaret Booth | Richard Ramirez | Montana Duke | Donna Chambers | Bruce | Lavinia Richter | The Devil

Double Feature
Part 1: Red Tide
The Chemist | Ursula Khan | Belle Noir | Austin Sommers | Alma Gardener | Lark Feldman | Flesh Phantom

Part 2: Death Valley
Aliens (Theta | Valiant Thor) | Mamie Eisenhower

NYC
Big Daddy | Mr. Whitely | Sam

Delicate
Women in Black (Ivy Ehrenreich | Sonia Shawcross | Nicolette | Talia Thompson | Ashleigh | Ashley | Siobhan Corbyn | Susan) | Satan

American Horror Stories
Season 1
Rubber (Wo)man: Scarlett Winslow | Ruby McDaniel | Maya | Adam | Tony Peterson | Infantata
Drive In: Larry Bitterman
The Naughty List: Santa
Ba'al: Ba'al| Matt Webb| Bernadette
Feral: Ferals
Game Over: Scarlett Winslow | Ruby McDaniel
Season 2
Dollhouse: Mr. Van Wirt | Spalding
Aura: Bryce Taylor
Drive: Marci | Chaz
Milkmaids: Pastor Walter | Thomas Browne
Bloody Mary: Bloody Mary | Elise | Mami Wata
Facelift: Dr. Enid Perle | Cassie Brooks
Necro: Sam | Charlie
Lake: Jeffrey Prescott | Wrede Prescott

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