Kathy Bates happy being part of FX’s ‘Horror’

Kathy Bates, right, a cast member in the FX series “American Horror Story: Coven,” answers a reporter’s question as fellow cast member Sarah Paulson looks on at the FX 2013 Summer TCA press tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. AP

BEVERLY HILLS, California— Kathy Bates says she’s thrilled to be a regular on FX’s “American Horror Story.”

It’s almost good enough to rid her of the bad taste from her previous stint on series TV.

She told reporters at a Television Critics Association session on Friday that she has an issue with NBC, which cancelled “Harry’s Law” last season after a two-year run.

Things are happier on her current project, which just began shooting.

The Oscar-winning Bates plays Madame LaLaurie, a real-life 19th-Century Louisiana socialite and serial killer. She co-stars with Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett and Jessica Lange, who plays a witch.

“American Horror Story: Coven” premieres in October.