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TV Shows & Series: Best "horror" TV Shows/Series

Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apocalyptic events, and religious or folk beliefs. Horror films have existed for more than a century. Early inspirations from before the development of film include folklore, religious beliefs and superstitions of different cultures, and the Gothic and horror literature of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley. From origins in silent films and German Expressionism, horror only became a codified genre after the release of Dracula (1931). Many sub-genres emerged in subsequent decades, including body horror, comedy horror, slasher films, splatter films, supernatural horror and psychological horror. The genre has been produced worldwide, varying in content and style between regions. Horror is particularly prominent in the cinema of Japan, Korea, Italy and Thailand, among other countries. Despite being the subject of social and legal controversy due to their subject matter, some horror films and franchises have seen major commercial success, influenced society and spawned several popular culture icons. ()
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Supernatural(2005-2020)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 3,546 votes)

When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.

With Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Genevieve Padalecki, ...
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American Horror Story(2011-)

TV-MA
| Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 2,668 votes)

An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.

With Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters Araya, Taissa Farmiga, Denis O'Hare, Jessica Lange, ...

The Walking Dead(2010-2022)

TV-MA
| 42min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 7,888 votes)

Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.

With Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, ...
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Fear the Walking Dead(2015-2023)

TV-MA
| Action & Adventure, Drama
3.8/5 (with 2,350 votes)

What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.

With Cliff Curtis, Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Mercedes Mason, ...

Black Mirror(2011-)

TV-MA
| Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
4.2/5 (with 2,309 votes)

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.

Directed by Otto Bathurst, Euros Lyn, Brian Welsh, Owen Harris, Carl Tibbetts, Bryn Higgins, ... - With Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen, Michaela Coel, Daniel Kaluuya, Toby Kebbell, Rory Kinnear, ...
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The Twilight Zone(1959-1964)

TV-PG
| 30min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
4.2/5 (with 411 votes)

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.

With Rod Serling

The Twilight Zone(2002-2003)

TV-14
| 21min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
3.6/5 (with 49 votes)

A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host.

With Forest Whitaker

Tales from the Crypt(1989-1996)

NR
| 25min per episode | Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.0/5 (with 408 votes)

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?

Directed by Russell Mulcahy, Robert Zemeckis

Stranger Things(2016-)

TV-14
| Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery
4.3/5 (with 8,329 votes)

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

Directed by Shawn Levy, Andrew Stanton, Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Richard Greenberg - With Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Matthew Modine, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, ...
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Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1992-2000)

TV-Y7
| 24min per episode | Mystery, Kids & Family, Drama
4.1/5 (with 272 votes)

Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a joint Canadian-American horror/fantasy-themed anthology television series. The original series was a joint production between the Canadian company Cinar and the American company Nickelodeon. The episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" was aired as a pilot on the evening of October 31, 1991 in the USA and in October 1990 in Canada. Are You Afraid of the Dark? was aired from August 15, 1992 to April 20, 1996 on Nickelodeon's SNICK. The series also aired on the Canadian television network YTV from October 30, 1990 until June 11, 2000. A revived series with new directors, writers, and cast was produced by Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2000 and also aired on SNICK. The sole member from the original lineup to return for the sixth and seventh seasons was Tucker, although Ross Hull returned for the concluding miniseries, which notably broke from the show's established format by blurring the line between story and "reality".

Directed by David Winning

The Addams Family(1964-1966)

NR
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
4.0/5 (with 171 votes)

A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.

Directed by Jerry Hopper, Sidney Lanfield, Sidney Salkow, Jean Yarbrough, Arthur Lubin, Arthur Hiller, ... - With Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Vito Scotti, Don Rickles, ...

Samson & Gert(1990-2014)

Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 3 votes)

Samson & Gert is a Flemish children's television series produced by Studio 100, centered around the talking dog Samson and his boss Gert.

Directed by Bart Van Leemputten - With Samson, Gert Verhulst, Stef Bos, Walter De Donder, Koen Crucke, Walter Van de Velde, ...
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Ash vs Evil Dead(2015-2018)

TV-MA
| 43min per episode | Comedy, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.8/5 (with 734 votes)

Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ash Williams, an aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who’s spent the last three decades avoiding maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead. But when a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, he’s forced to face his demons — both metaphorical and literal.

With Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Lucy Lawless
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The Strain(2014-2017)

TV-MA
| 44min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 848 votes)

A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

With Corey Stoll

Friday the 13th: The Series(1987-1990)

TV-MA
| 45min per episode | Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 109 votes)

Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can store them in safety inside the antique store's vault.

With Louise Robey, John D. LeMay, Steve Monarque, Chris Wiggins

Santa Clarita Diet(2017-2019)

TV-MA
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 316 votes)

They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.

With Timothy Olyphant, Drew Barrymore, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo
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King of Kensington(1975-1980)

30min per episode
2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

King of Kensington is a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980. The show starred Al Waxman as Larry King, a convenience store owner in Toronto's Kensington Market who was known for helping friends and neighbours solve problems. His multicultural group of friends consisted of Nestor Best, Max, and Tony "Duke" Zarro, who hung around regularly to the perennial disapproval of King's mother Gladys. The show was popular with viewers; prior to the start of the fourth season one of the producers noted that show drew 1.5 to 1.8 million viewers weekly. For the first three seasons, Fiona Reid played his wife Cathy. At the end of the third season, Reid decided to leave the series, so Larry and Cathy divorced. The show never fully recovered its stride or chemistry as Larry pursued other relationships, most notably with Gwen Twining in the final season. The show's gentle but politically conscious humour is seen by some critics as a Canadian version of the topical Norman Lear sitcoms of the 1970s, such as All in the Family and Maude. The series was syndicated to some American stations during the height of its popularity, including WTTG in Washington, D.C.

With Al Waxman

Masters of Horror(2005-2007)

TV-MA
| Drama, Mystery, Crime, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 130 votes)

An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.

Bates Motel(2013-2017)

TV-MA
| 43min per episode | Drama, Crime, Mystery
4.1/5 (with 739 votes)

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

Directed by Tucker Gates, Ed Bianchi, Roxann Dawson, Christopher Nelson - With Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nicola Peltz, Nestor Carbonell, ...

Goosebumps(1995-1998)

TV-PG
| 22min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Kids & Family, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 261 votes)

Anything can turn spooky in this horror anthology series based on the best-selling books by master of kid horror, R.L. Stine. In every episode, see what happens when regular kids find themselves in scary situations, and how they work to confront and overcome their fears.

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American Horror Stories(2021-)

TV-MA
| 45min per episode | Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.9/5 (with 400 votes)

An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.

El día menos pensado(1999-2022)

NR
| Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Stories of paranormal activities and extraordinary nature -allegedly- based on real events.

Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater(1991-1996)

TV-MA
| Action & Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Talk-Show
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Host Joe Bob Briggs hosts B-grade flicks on the movie channel, giving background information about each one.

Tokyo Ghoul(2014-2018)

TV-MA
| 24min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation
4.2/5 (with 1,057 votes)

Ken Kaneki is a bookworm college student who meets a girl names Rize at a cafe he frequents. They're the same age and have the same interests, so they quickly become close. Little does Kaneki know that Rize is a ghoul – a kind of monster that lives by hunting and devouring human flesh. When part of her special organ – "the red child" – is transplanted into Kaneki, he becomes a ghoul himself, trapped in a warped world where humans are not the top of the food chain.

Directed by Shuhei Morita

All of Us Are Dead(2022-)

TV-MA
| 1h 5min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.2/5 (with 1,767 votes)

A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.

Directed by Lee Jae-gyu, Kim Nam-su - With Yoon Chan-yeong, Park Ji-hu, Cho Yi-hyun, Lomon, Yoo In-soo, Lee You-mi, ...
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The Exorcist(2016-2017)

TV-14
| 44min per episode | Mystery, Drama
3.7/5 (with 327 votes)

Follow the lives of two very different priests tackling one family’s case of terrifying demonic possession.

With Alfonso Herrera Rodriguez, Ben Daniels, Geena Davis, Alan Ruck

Creeped Out(2017-2019)

TV-PG
| 25min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 49 votes)

A masked figure known as "The Curious" collects tales of dark magic, otherworldly encounters and twisted technology in this kids anthology series.

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The Boulet Brothers' Dragula(2016-)

TV-MA
| 59min per episode | Reality-TV
3.5/5 (with 8 votes)

The Boulet Brothers host a competition of drag performers who don't just push the envelope - they chew it up and spit it out. With themes like Zombie and challenges like being buried alive, this ain't your momma's drag competition.

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022-)

TV-MA
| Drama, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 334 votes)

Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.

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The Walking Dead: World Beyond(2020-2021)

TV-MA
| 43min per episode | Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 531 votes)

A heroic group of teens sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world receive a message that inspires them to leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to find the one man who can possibly save the world.

With Hal Cumpston, Nico Tortorella, Annet Mahendru, Julia Ormond, Natalie Gold, Jelani Alladin, ...
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