American Horror Story Season 13 has returned with a chilling holiday reunion that brings many of the franchise’s most unforgettable characters back into the spotlight. The premiere wastes little time tapping into the show’s rich history, giving longtime viewers a nostalgic reason to revisit the original seasons.At the center of the three-episode premiere is Constance Langdon, whose return immediately evokes memories of Murder House and the complicated Langdon family. The return of her dead son, Tate, added another layer of horror to the story.The first episode also introduced Ben, a hospice worker with a fear of the number 13, a condition called triskaidekaphobia. However, Ben's worst fears came true when he met Constance, who eerily told him that all her children are thriving.According to TV Line and Show Snob, the American Horror Story Season 13 premiere reunited the series' most iconic characters for a German Christmas, which eventually introduced a Portal to Hell.Here is the complete recap.American Horror Story Season 13 Episode 1 introduced the sinister Mr. Nas View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn American Horror Story Season 13, Ben fears the number 13, but he's forced to attend his girlfriend Kira's 13-themed birthday party, with 13 of her best friends, on the thirteenth day of the month. To make matters worse, the group's flight number, boarding gate and seat number were all 13, which naturally led to a tragedy after the plane hit a storm. The storm sent all passengers, including Kira and her friends, flying. But Ben managed to survive. As the storm hit, the scene shifted to Cordelia and Madison at the Coven House in New Orleans, teaching a new batch of witches. Cordelia ominously announced that she sensed something dangerous was coming their way.American Horror Story Season 13 Episode 1 then shifted to Constance in an unknown apartment, taking care of an old man named Mr. Nas, with pale, flaky skin and claw-like hands. As more people died on the plane, Mr. Nas vomited a black sludge, hinting that he was somehow connected to their deaths.The next morning, Ben arrived at a building called Apollyon for a job. It turns out Ben had taken Mr. Nas's caretaking job for the night. As Constance explained Ben's nightly duties, he sensed something sinister in the house.American Horror Story Season 13 Episode 2 saw a clown massacreIn American Horror Story Season 13 Episode 2, Ben grew curious about Mr. Nas's apartment, adorned with mysterious paintings, all connected to the number 13. While he sensed strange happenings in the house, the scene shifted to a clown school, with a professor teaching clownery. Twisty the Clown tried to join the class but when he was rejected, he took out his knives and killed each of the clowns, bringing the total death count to 13. According to TV Line, the clown massacre was played out like Ben's dream but Mr. Nas vomited more of the black sludge again, hinting that he is connected to the sinister killings.Things took a turn when Ben saw Mr. Nas vomiting the black sludge in American Horror Story Season 13 Episode 2. However, Constance changed the topic, saying it was connected to his ulcer.The final moments of American Horror Story Season 13 Episode 2 saw Constance decorating a black Christmas tree with her daughter Adelaide to celebrate a special German Christmas called Rauhnacht, which takes place thirteen days after actual Christmas. Evan Peters' characters in AHS, Kai and Tate, were also present, decorating the tree, while Ben was given a night off.American Horror Story Season 13 Episode 3: A Portal To HellA still from Season 13 (Image via Instagram/@ahsfx)The sinister German Christmas got even more spooky in American Horror Story Season 13 Episode 3. Winter also joined the celebration, with a special guest, Elizabeth Short. It turns out the Murder House character woke up alive in a graveyard, strangely. After she found a bus ticket to New York from Constance, she arrived in the city. Just when the party was at its height, Ben arrived for his shift, which made Constance furious. When Ben preached to Constance about having a party in the apartment, she calmed him down with a drink, which knocked him out.In the final moments of American Horror Story Season 13 Episode 3, while Constance retired for the night, Tate and the partygoers prepared to go to Club Hell, a place in the basement of Apollyon. At Club Hell, Tate, Winter and Elizabeth met a group of people in cloaks led by a mysterious woman who said this was the portal to Hell.You can stream the first three episodes on Hulu.For the latest scoops on your favorite TV shows and movies, follow SoapCentral.