American Horror Story 1984's Leslie Grossman reveals horrifying wood chipper scene almost didn't happen

AMERICAN Horror Story 1984's Leslie Grossman has revealed the horrifying wood chipper scene almost didn't happen.

The ninth series of the anthology horror series came to an end on Wednesday in the US and for fans, was satisfyingly gory.

*SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE SERIES NINE FINALE*

The series villain – Leslie's character Margaret Booth – finally got her comeuppance for her crimes, but speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actress revealed the ending was almost completely different.

She said: "So, you know, Margaret’s death was something that we discussed a lot. [Creator] Ryan [Murphy] and I were like, 'Well, how is this going to go?' He was like, 'Well, I think this should happen,' and then it was like, 'Well, I think this should happen.'

"There were scenarios where Margaret was going to live, and then it was like, 'No, she’s got to go, and she’s got to go horrifically because she’s awful and everybody, the audience, really needs to see her brutally killed.'"

In the end, Margaret was hacked to bits by Camp Redwood's ghosts before being chucked in a wood chipper.

Leslie recalled the moment Ryan finally decided how her character was going to die, saying: "Of course I just died and laughed hysterically and said, 'That’s the single most perfect ending for that character.'"

The star found filming the gory scenes easy, adding: "Actually, I didn’t have to do a lot for that scene, to be perfectly honest.

"Mike Mekash, the co-head of the makeup department, does all the gore and the blood and the guts, and there’s no one better. He really does all the work for you.

"They did this thing where they put a fake arm, my arm is sort of hidden behind my back, and then there was a huge blood rig.

"So they cut off one of my arms and then the blood spilled out, and I have to scream and sell that, but a lot of it is really good directing.

"John Gray directed that episode, so a lot of it is really good, clever editing, directing, and really good special effects and blood and all that stuff.

"So I really didn’t have to do all that much."

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