- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Release: 1995-09-22
- Director: N/A
- Writers: Shaun Cassidy
- Language: English
- Stars: Gary Cole , Lucas Black , Paige Turco , Brenda Bakke , Sarah Paulson , Nick Searcy , Jake Weber , Christopher Fennell , John Mese , Alex Van
- Runtime: 60 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 5 nominations total
- AKA: La mirada del mal (Spain) , American Gothic (Australia) , American Gothic: Prinz der Finsternis (Germany) , American Gothic (Philippines) , American Gothic (Netherlands the) , American Gothic (United Kingdom) , Шериф из преисподней (Russian Federation) , American Gothic (Canada) , Trinity (Canada) , Piru irti (Finland) , Tajemný příběh z Ameriky (Czech Republic) , American Gothic (Italy) , American Gothic (France, French Republic) , Tajomný príbeh z Ameriky (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , American Gothic (Sweden) , American Gothic (United States of America) , American Gothic (Singapore) , American Gothic , América oculta (Spain) , American Gothic (South Africa) , Põrguvürst (Estonia) , American Gothic (India) , アメリカン・ゴシック (Japan) , Sheriffen av Trinity (Norway) , American Gothic (India)
- Plot: Lucas Buck, local sheriff of Trinity, South Carolina, has supernatural powers and uses them to manipulate people into making evil choices. He himself has already committed murder and rape. Young Caleb Temple has seen his parents' suicides and his older sister's murder, but he doesn't know that Lucas is his biological father. Lucas plans to corrupt Caleb, but faces obstacles. Caleb's new legal guardian is his adult cousin, reporter Gail Emory, who is investigating her own parents' deaths. Lucas is helped by his sister Merlyn's ghost.
- IMDB:tt0111880
American Gothic Cast · · · ALL
Gary Cole
Sheriff Lucas Buck
Lucas Black
Caleb Temple
Paige Turco
Gail Emory
Brenda Bakke
Selena Coombs
Sarah Paulson
Merlyn Temple
Nick Searcy
Deputy Ben Healy
Jake Weber
Dr. Matt Crower
John Mese
Dr. Billy Peale