Horror television has undergone a revival in recent years, owing to ratings juggernauts like The Walking Dead and later highly acclaimed series like Hannibal. Netflix entered into the horror TV series business themselves with original productions like Stranger Things and The Haunting of Hill House and imports like Black Mirror.
The streaming giant has accumulated an impressive collection of scary TV series, from foreign imports like Kingdom to psychological thrillers and post-apocalyptic dramas with horror elements to good ol’ fashioned comedy gore fests like Ash vs. Evil Dead or the Netflix original The Santa Clarita Diet.
You can also read our lists of the best horror movies on Netflix, the top TV Shows on Netflix, and the 30 best horror series streaming right now.
Here are the 30 finest horror TV series available streaming on Netflix.
1. Ratched
Created by: Evan Romansky
Stars: Sarah Paulson, Finn Wittrock, Cynthia Nixon, Jon Jon Briones, Charlie Carver, Judy Davis, Sharon Stone
Original Network: Netflix
Here, Nurse Ratched (played by the incomparable Sarah Paulson, a mainstay of Murphy’s stable of regulars for years) is more of a total sociopath than an everywoman. She is cunning, shrewd, and tormented by an enigmatic inner darkness from the very start of the programme. Ratched designs a highly planned course to employment and development, endangering numerous lives along the way. Ratched is driven by a difficult personal purpose to obtain employment at a particular specific mental facility (Lucia State Hospital) at all costs.
The show just briefly addresses her vulnerability by describing the numerous frightening, horrific things that have happened to her, but there is a tangible urgency to her behavior that betrays vulnerability.
She is always properly adorned and dressed to impress. (Several times.) Ratched doesn’t actually seem to know that, so the result is a woman who lies as easily as breathing and coerces a patient to commit suicide in the first episode of the series, before moving on to a series of increasingly dark and macabre crimes. In theory, this should be a version of the character that hasn’t fully embraced her inner darkness, but Ratched doesn’t actually seem to know that. — Lacy Baugher
2. The Vampire Diaries
Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson were the authors.
Stars include Joseph Morgan, Matt Davis, Candice King, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, and Nina Dobrev.
The CW, the first network
The Vampire Diaries was probably the television programme that had the biggest impact on bourbon sales. Stefan and Damon Salvatore, two vampire brothers (Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder), have an apparently limitless supply of brown whiskey and an excellent assortment of glasses.
And I’ll admit that no other programme has ever made me want to drink with the main characters more. Yet I digress… A riveting and frequently gory adventure into the world of vampires (and werewolves, witches, hybrids, siphons, and…) with the men and women who love them has evolved from what first started as an angst-filled teenage supernatural drama.
The Vampire Diaries did an excellent job of refuting the myth that CW series trend towards melodramatic teen/YA fare, especially once it moved past its early “Dawson’s Creek with vampires” phase. This is a claim that is becoming more and more unjustified. Even if it had its moments, Season 1 was mostly one of those shows that people identify as guilty pleasures. While enjoyable, it wasn’t all that great.
However, the show really took off once creators Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson (who also created Dawson’s Creek, not by coincidence) really got a sense of where they wanted to take it. Over the past seven years, the show has established itself as a consistently well-acted, spooky, and morally ambiguous hour of drama.
The show, which will end after the forthcoming eighth season, is still popular. Staying on too long is the worst thing you can do in the world of television. The gang will be missed, but the time has come, and hopefully, some of them will occasionally appear in other spinoffs. — Mark Rabinowitz
3. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa was the creator.
Stars include Michelle Gomez, Ross Lynch, Lucy Davis, Chance Perdomo, and Kiernan Shipka.
Netflix is the original network
For aficionados of demonic magical metaphor, the two rocky seasons (or two-part first season?) of the Archie-adjacent teenage witch are nonetheless sufficient to satisfy a very specific horror need. The show’s attempts at feminism range from brutally fulfilling to annoying lip service only, but by incorporating that guiding principle into its coming-of-age stories and the secret magical societies in which they take place, it becomes a more unified, if flawed, whole.
Shipka dominates the screen while snipping and snapping with each devastating line delivery, using everything she gained from Mad Men to her advantage. With its more Riverdale-like features and a variety of romance subplots, Sabrina is primarily a horror programme that only seems to get gloomier over the course of its run. Jake Oller
4. Scream
Jill Blotevogel, Dan Dworkin, and Jay Beattie were the authors.
Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Amadeus Serafini, Connor Weil, Carlson Young, Jason Wiles, Tracy Middendorf, Kiana Brown, and Santiago Segura are among the cast members.
MTV, the original network
Unexpectedly wisely, MTV chose to adapt Wes Craven’s cult classic horror film Scream into a TV series. The series structure allows for suspense to build, but what’s remarkable is that the longer duration allows viewers to identify with certain individuals as they go through catastrophes and horrifying situations.
The revamped version also departs significantly from the original franchise, which debuted in the 1990s, by setting the narrative in Lakewood with fresh characters rather than Woodsboro with Sidney Prescott. The drama, which debuted in 2015, makes use of contemporary technology (goodbye landlines), which grows just as dangerous as the mask-wearing killer.
Like Stranger Things and the 1980s, 1996 doesn’t have the same sense of novelty. This series addresses contemporary issues affecting high school students, such as cyberbullying, slut shaming, and blackmail, which are just as dangerous as an active serial killer. Do not misunderstand us; the serial killer is also quite horrific. Characters are subjected to every vile behaviour imaginable, including being beheaded, hung, and sliced up.
However, it normally takes place in secret. Yes, it has a little too much in common with Pretty Little Liars; the acting is generally bad, and the plot is about as subtle as a thunderclap. Scream is a binge-worthy series with backstabbing from the killer and the so-called pals despite these minor flaws, which may just contribute to the hilarity of the drama. Tyler Ysteboe
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5. Lucifer
Author: Tom Kapinos
Starring: D. B. Woodside, Kevin Alejandro, Lauren German, and Tom Ellis
FOX and Netflix, the original networks
I’m prepared to restore my faith in Lucifer because it appears to have returned to its Season 1 rhythm since switching from FOX to Netflix. The new guiding principle of the play looks to be quick, tense, and dramatically dense. Airy filler episodes from too long seasons are no longer a thing, and neither are any idiotic reversals in character growth made to prevent the plot from running its course before the broadcast timetable.
What is left after that? Well, basically everything that has always made Lucifer entertaining and creative: The back-footed angelic earnestness of Amenadiel (D. B. Woodside), the stone-cold demonic awkwardness of Mazikeen (Lesley-Anne Brandt), the human steadiness of Linda (Rachael Harris), the counterbalancing ambivalence of Dan (Kevin Alejandro), the boppy joy of Ella (Aimee Garcia), the wry self-possession of Little Trixie (Scarlett Estevez), the And the fantastic soundtrack.
The abs of Tom Ellis. You’re cooking up some real (dramatic) Hellfire when you throw in Inbar Lavi as Lucifer’s effervescently naive old flame, Eve (yes, that Eve), Maze singing the sexiest song of “Wonderwall” that has ever been performed, and a big dance climax that is too wonderful to describe. Alexander Gunderson
6. The Society
Christopher Keyser was the author.
Stars include Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jacques Colimon, Gideon Adlon, Sean Berdy, Kathryn Newton, and Olivia DeJonge.
Netflix is the original network
I’ve watched a number of television shows where complex self-awareness has deepened my knowledge of what it is to be human, but I can’t recall the last time I emerged from a binge with such a terrifyingly fresh awareness of how fragile the civilization we’ve created for ourselves is. With just a bus ride, The Society, Netflix’s new high-tech, updated adaptation of Lord of the Flies, pulls off the feat.
Although teen television has been selling extremely sinister moral allegories for years, it is challenging to describe how rapidly or how existentially devastating The Society becomes. A fleet of school buses that were returning from an abandoned end-of-year camping trip dropped them off in the middle of the night in an empty, uncanny twin of their picturesque New England hometown.
The Society presents its modern, engaged audience with a co-ed spread of hormonal high schoolers. The following day, they find that all satellite and internet links to the outside world have been lost and that all roads leading out of town come to an abrupt end in dense forest. Society has zero interest in delving deeply into the causes of or locations associated with the kids’ altered reality.
It only cares about entering the psychological nightmare of a group of immature children discovering not only that they are alone in the world, but also that it is their responsibility to create and uphold all the tedious, strict regulations necessary to maintain a civilized society. Alexander Gunderson
7. Attack on Titan
created by Tetsur and Yasuko Kobayashi? Araki Stars include Yui Ishikawa, Kishô Taniyama, Marina Inoue, and Yuki Kaji.
Mainichi Broadcasting System, the original network
Attack on Titan, one of the most well-known and shocking supernatural horror entries in contemporary anime (with one of its more recognizable theme songs, to boot), heavily relies on the gore that is horror anime’s greatest asset. This violent television programme features large, dangerous evil guys.
If you thought the bloody killing in Castlevania was intense, wait till you see this. Eating people is the only instinct a titan has. Indeed, they do. The intricate tale of bloodlines and survival enhances the eerie setting as the struggles get harder and harder during the show’s seasons. Jake Oller
8. Daybreak
Brad Peyton and Aron Eli Coleite are the authors.
Alyvia Alyn Lind, Austin Crute, Cody Kearsley, Jeanté Godlock, Gregory Kasyan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Matthew Broderick are among the cast members.
Netflix is the original network
It’s like donning a colored-glass suit of ronin samurai armor that someone—possibly Ferris Bueller himself—fashioned from the kaleidoscope of Mark Twain’s old adage, “There’s no such thing as a new idea, just new ways of putting the same old shiny pi” when watching Netflix’s new teen post-apocalypse comedy Daybreak, which stars Colin Ford from Supernatural as a C
Look, Daybreak won’t provide you with any fresh insights from your next teen/Apocalypse binge. It’s not unexpected that Josh Wheeler (Ford) was cast as the reluctant young hero. Sam (Simnett) is an obvious pick for the damsel in (potential) peril. Wesley Fists, an ex-joker (Crute), and Anjelica, a preteen nightmare (Lind), are two unlikely candidates for heroic sidekicks. (See also:
the Last Kids on Earth adaptation from last month.) None of these are clever Apocalyptic spins on old-fashioned high school tropes, such as bloodthirsty jock Vikings, homesteading 4-Hers, violently misandrist Cheermazons, and an overly-woke principal on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
In spite of the fact that Daybreak wears its countless teen and genre movie clichés on its sleeves like Mad Max: Fury Road, it’s still a lot of fun to see. More than that, the first episode (“Josh vs. the Apocalypse, Pt. 1”) does what any self-aware kaleidoscope of old ideas should do and uses its gross of references to subvert some key ideas. Yes, Josh’s biology teacher does drone “Wheeler?… Wheeler?… Wheeler???” as he turns to break through the wall while she’s calling attendance; no, thank YOU for asking. Alexander Gunderson
9. The Originals
Author: Julie Plec
Starring: Yusuf Gatewood, Riley Voelkel, Danielle Rose Russell, Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin, Charles Michael Davis, Daniella Pineda, Leah Pipes, Danielle Campbell, Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, and Danielle Rose Russell
The CW, the first network
When the spinoff is better than the original, it happens infrequently. For every Frasier and Boston Legal, there are dozens of programmes like Joni Loves Chachi, Beverly Hills Buntz, and AfterMASH. The history of television is replete with sequels that were poorly planned and executed. The Originals, thankfully, is squarely in the first category and is a prime example of a situation in which the offspring outperformed the father.
Even though The Vampire Diaries has entertaining and interesting characters and stories, the first few seasons of the programme were set in a more constrained environment and took a bit too long to really take off. Instead of being constrained by geometry class or the limitations of a tiny town, the sequel began with fully developed characters (with a mythology built by the parent show). One of the most sophisticated anti-heroes on television is Klaus Mikaelson (Joseph Morgan), whose creator Julie Plec isn’t hesitant to snoop around in anyone’s psyche or even kill a few.
The Originals outshines The Vampire Diaries in terms of darkness and frightening content, which has gotten darker as the characters have aged. Plec has widened the world she co-created for The Vampire Diaries, allowing her characters more capacity for emotional development and vastly more complex problems to solve.
The Originals’ politics are as as fascinating as its supernatural components, and it already feels more developed than The Vampire Diaries did in its early seasons. As much as I like the gang from The Vampire Diaries, the broad character palette Plec and the writers have to work with here is a notch above. It also helps that New Orleans is unquestionably more entertaining to explore than an imagined little town in Virginia. — Mark Rabinowitz
10. The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell
Christine McConnell was the author.
Stars include Dita Von Teese, Mick Ignis, Christine McConnell, and Drew Massey.
Netflix is the original network
This one-time phenomenon is comparable to grabbing a bag of Halloween sweets on the first. Goth-chic baker Christine McConnell and her crew of Henson-created puppets help us all unleash our inner Hot Topic with their enormous feasts when eerie spirits are at their height. Well, meals if you’re like me and only eat edible decorations that resemble something from a Hammer horror movie.
With murders and dinner dates replacing the caramel arachnids, the scripted humorous pieces connecting these baking accomplishments are just as charmingly eccentric as Elvira and Svengoolie presenting their own Food Network show. The best thing about horror is that it doesn’t have to give you nightmares in order to be entertaining, even if it isn’t all that terrifying. Jake Oller
11. Devilman Crybaby
Go Nagai was the author.
Masaaki Yuasa is the director.
Netflix is the original network (U.S. license)
Go Nagai is a man with a reputation, to put it mildly. In addition to being one of the creators of the “Super Robo” type of mecha with his creation Mazinger Z, he is renowned for producing works that broke social norms and sparked the anime industry’s transition from family-friendly content to darker, more sexually explicit material.
Take Devilman, for instance. Masaaki Yuasa’s modern retelling of Nagai’s original manga’s “love” narrative between Akira Fudo and Ryo Asuka is a worthy tribute to both the work of the author and the illustrious history of the character, being as orgiastically violent and unrelentingly risqué as Nagai’s original manga.
From the Luciferian beauty of Berserk’s Griffith to the post-apocalyptic loneliness of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Devilman’s influence can be felt everywhere. Due to all of these factors and more, Devilman Crybaby presents itself as one of the best television shows in recent memory as well as one that will endure for many years to come. Tonsaint Egan
12. All of Us Are Dead
Joo Dong-geun and Chun Sung-il were the authors.
Stars include Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Park Solomon, and Park Ji-hoo.
Netflix is the original network
High school students and zombies have previously coexisted on Netflix in the underappreciated and short-lived Daybreak. But when a biology teacher accidentally creates a virus that transforms their other pupils into the undead, the new South Korean coming-of-age post-apocalyptic series All of Us Are Dead makes the classroom the first battlefield for our protagonists. Following closely behind Squid Game, it also succeeded in leveraging American audiences’ rising interest in South Korean culture. Jackson, Josh
13. Wynonna Earp
Author: Emily Andras
Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Shamier Anderson, Melanie Scrofano, and
SYFY, the first network
Earper jubilation! Popular Western romp With curses, swords, and so much inventive profanity, Wynonna Earp is as horror-filled as it is feminist, and you’d &$! your own &*###$! to have a vocabulary as rich. The most terrifying thing of all is childbirth, not vampires or demons! Add to this delightfully strange tale of a woman who smashes her way past all imaginable otherworldly foes.
This is your female-fronted entry point if you want Deadwood via The Walking Dead (also known as The Walking Deadwood). Did I also mention that it’s funny? Oh, that’s hilarious. Jake Oller
14. iZombie
Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright are the authors.
Stars include Rahul Kohli, David Anders, Aly Michalka, Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Robert Buckley, and Robert Knepper.
The CW, the first network
This fascinating drama is best described as Veronica Mars meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Mars inventor Rob Thomas’s iZombie builds on the virtues of both of these venerable programmes while forging its own unique path. A disastrous night of partying converted Liv Moore (Rose McIver), a bright medical student, into a zombie. She now solves crimes in the morgue on the side, all the while hiding her true health from her loved ones (she uses sunscreen, so she’s not too pale).
More people learned of Liv’s secret as the second season went on, and she formed her own Scooby team while battling to keep those she loves safe. With all the delicious ways Liv serves up brains, it’s clear that the show has a fantastic sense of humor.
However, the ghastly and ravenous zombies provide genuine frights, and Vaughn Du Clark, the evil CEO played by Steven Weber, is genuinely terrible. You’ll stay up at night worrying about the show’s central conceit, which is that any of us may end up living among the dead and having to restrain our most primal urges while yet managing to maintain some kind of normalcy. — Amy Amatangelo
15. Two Sentence Horror Stories
Author: Vera Miao
Different (Anthology) Stars; Original Network: The CW
We’ve seen adaptations in podcasts, video games, and even short-form internet creepypasta. The CW’s Two Sentence Horror Stories is the first TV show to be based on a Reddit discussion, to my knowledge. What is the best horror story you can come up with in two sentences? is the unsuspecting prompt behind creator/writer/director Vera Miao’s horror anthology, which is making the jump from its previous iteration on Verizon’s go90.
However, how this viral inspiration differs from a traditional logline is, at best, unclear. It’s at least an excuse to watch some effective, standalone horror that capitalizes on the expectations and subversion that define the subgenre. There isn’t much room for more information with only two phrases.
That’s advantageous. Two Sentence Horror Stories finds the correct pace and balance for its anthology more than many recent forays into the twist-forward genre (looking at you, Into the Dark). The brief episodes—each lasting less than 30 minutes—do not waste any time sowing the seeds of their unease.
To give you a hazy premise upfront and reveal its gruesome twist before the credits roll, they divided their source sentences. It’s similar to hearing the first part of a joke and then eating the popsicle to hear the rest. The storyline behind “Oh No, Henry!” in the episode is distinctly in the Tales from the Crypt vein, and it’s equally hilarious and delightfully goofy. Jake Oller
16. Archive 81
Rebecca Sonnenshine was the author.
Stars include Dina Shihabi, Mamoudou Ahtie, Matt McGory, Julia Chan, and Evan Jonigkeit.
Netflix is the original network
The popular podcast is now a TV show about a demonic cult, a missing director, some videotapes, and an archivist. Dina Shihabi plays graduate student Melody Pendras, who was staying in a mystery New York building for a research project when she shot the footage. Mamoudou Athie plays Dan Turner, who has been given a sizable sum of money to restore the footage. Over the course of eight episodes, the mystery is revealed as the videos become stranger and more intimate to Dan. Jackson, Josh
17. Supernatural
Author: Eric Kripke
A list of the cast members includes Misha Collins, Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Katie Cassidy, Lauren Cohan, Mark A. Sheppard, Mark Pellegrino, and Alexander Calvert.
The WB/The CW, the first network
For a programme like Supernatural to continue airing after a decade of skewering various monsters is no minor feat. When The WB first broadcast the aberration-hunting exploits of the Winchester brothers, Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki), back in 2005, the network had added a slew of new shows to its ’05-’06 schedule, including Just Legal, Twins, Pepper Dennis, among many others.
Take this into consideration as the show approaches the premiere of a new season. Also, keep in mind that none of them left a lasting mark or were there for very long. (As we speak, you’re probably opening Wikipedia to learn more about each of them.) Supernatural, though? The supernatural survived. Supernatural left the Thunderdome in 2006 when the WB and UPN combined. The reason “why” is clear.
Throughout each of its numerous seasons, Eric Kripke’s tale of two brothers on a mission to defend the defenseless from evil in all its varied manifestations—ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, the occasional wendigo or djinn, zombies, you name it—maintains a fantastic balancing act, blending just enough humor, horror, and individual personality with well-trodden genre tropes and plots to set it apart from other programmes of A few episodes edge closer toward being humorous.
Others tend to tilt toward “scary.” Others continue to make you snicker while shuddering with dread. So it makes sense that The WB’s passing didn’t deter the Winchesters from carrying out their routine. — Andy Crump
18. Oats Studio – Vol. 1
Neill Blomkamp was the author.
Sigourney Weaver, Carly Pope, Dakota Fanning, and Steve Boyle are the actors.
Network of origin: YouTube
The District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s collection of experimental sci-fi and horror shorts, many of which appear to be seeded for prospective feature film projects, was first made available on YouTube in 2017. Each of the key projects in Blomkamp’s Oats Studio is highly spectacular in its own way. It was created as a project to conduct real-world VFX testing and to develop some of his crazier ideas.
In the science fiction film Rakka, telepathic reptilian aliens overtake Earth while human survivors fight a hopeless battle, and in Firebase, a soldier engages in combat with a reality-altering “River God” in a southeast Asian military struggle. With strong echoes of The Thing and the PC game Carrion from the previous year, Zygote, starring Dakota Fanning as a researcher fleeing a genuinely repulsive creature that has taken over her facility, may be the true star of the evening.
This short film really deserves to be seen by a larger audience because the creature of Zygote, with its dozens of borrowed human limbs, is one of the most insane monsters we’ve seen in the horror genre recently. James Vorel
19. The Haunting of Bly Manor
Author: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Tahirah Sharif, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Amelia Eve, T’Nia Miller, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Victoria Pedretti, and Henry Thomas.
Netflix is the original network
When does a horror story cease to be one? When does a ghost cease to be one? Can it truly be called anything other than life if a spirit lives, breathes, and moves around among the living? If a ghost experiences the same levels of love, dread, and regret as a live being, then shouldn’t life be equally as dangerous as death?
The Haunting of Bly Manor, a nine-hour Netflix original series that adapts Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw while also delving down every possible narrative rabbit hole on the grounds of a vast English manor, would like you to ponder approximately 10,000 questions throughout the course of the film.
The Haunting of Hill House’s Netflix sequel is less focused than its predecessor and attempts to construct an epic tale with in-depth backstories for almost every character, yet it exhibits the same kind of devastating emotional intensity. What it lacks, however, is likely to dissatisfy a portion of the audience: the frights.
In the end, Bly Manor is an epic, romantic gothic melodrama that avoids traditional horror tropes like the conflict between good and evil. In this profoundly human tale, there is no such thing as indiscriminate evil; rather, both the living and the dead are divided and misunderstood. As they are revealed to be the byproducts of misdirected human emotions like fury, loneliness, and sorrow rather than the supernatural bogeymen we are more accustomed to seeing, even the ghosts all become characters of sympathy and pity. James Vorel
20. Kingdom
Kim Eun-hee and Kim Seong-hun are the creators.
A few celebrities are Ju Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Bae Doo-nam, and Kim Sung-kyu.
Netflix is the original network
American (or even just Western) zombies are almost always the focal point of the story; they represent major, evil threats like racial tension, capitalism, disease, nuclear war, and social collapse. As a result, they frequently restrict the genre’s potential and place a heavy emphasis on external forces in their stories.
In contrast, the stories in Kingdom (which is set during the Joseon era in South Korea) start to focus more on how the existing structures (and the regular people who live inside them) respond to the threat and how coping with it prepares them for the ultimate return to normalcy.
The factional city-states of The Walking Dead (Alexandria, Hilltop, and Woodbury) or Anne Garcia’s (Natalie Morales) religious fervor in Santa Clarita Diet provide examples of how society adapts to these monstrous allegories in Western zombie shows; Korean zombies rage in a society that ultimately remains the same. The zombies magnify and highlight the latter’s evils, but the infected undead also spark a satisfying hero’s quest through mistaken judges, fear-based isolationism, and class conflict. Jake Oller
21. Santa Clarita Diet
Victor Fresco was the author.
Starring: Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo, Timothy Olyphant, Drew Barrymore
Netflix is the original network
The regular couple Sheila (Drew Barrymore) and Joel (Timothy Olyphant), a real estate team, try to raise their daughter Abby (Liv Hewson) properly in Netflix’s horror comedy. The neighborhood is excellent, issues are few, and middle-class living lives up to what the American Dream promised. That is, up until Sheila hacks open a mystic orb and develops a craving for human flesh.
Eric (Skyler Gisondo), a reckless young neighbor, has also been included in the plan. They put the “dead” in “deadpan” by working together. Sheila’s gravely upbeat demeanor is reminiscent of the way Crazy Ex-Girlfriend surrounded its dark, emotionally or physically painful story turns with excessively cheery aesthetics, flooding each frame with palette-filling color even while the gore flew. It seems like the people talking about traffic in the SNL spoof “The Californians” are in a Saw movie. Jake Oller
22. The Walking Dead
Frank Darabont was the author.
Starring: Laurie Holden, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Andrew Lincoln
AMC, the first network
On Halloween of 2010, as I watched The Walking Dead with excitement, I remember thinking, “This is so cool, but it’ll never be popular. a one-hour drama about zombies? Nobody but me is going to watch it! Well, it’s evident that I was completely mistaken. Contrary to predictions, The Walking Dead managed to surpass Sunday Night Football on occasion and became cable’s highest-rated programme. Take a time to think about the implications:
Our nation has generally grown to be so nerdy that an hour-long zombie drama can get more viewers than Sunday Night Football. The Grimes Gang’s struggle to survive has had varying degrees of quality, but the production values have always been top-notch. Even with recognizable villains like David Morrissey’s Governor, the programme always seems to recover with a moment of profound pathos, despite times when the plot has dragged or been overextended.
Whether or not you enjoy the most recent seasons featuring Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan, the show’s success to date has already had a significant impact on the viability of horror on television. James Vorel
23. Castlevania
Kevin Kolde and Warren Ellis were the authors.
Stars include Alejandra Reynoso, Tony Amendola, James Callis, Graham McTavish, Richard Armitage, Matt Frewer, and Emily Swallow.
Netflix is the original network
Despite ostensibly having no prior knowledge of the Castlevania gaming franchise, comic legend Warren Ellis was able to take one look at its iconography and convert it into gold for Netflix in the incredibly brief first season of this series (only four episodes, or around a feature film in length). Richard Armitage plays Trevor Belmont, and Graham McTavish reprises his role as Dracula in the four episodes, which are a sumptuous gothic feast of bloodletting and dizzying anime action scenes.
The cast is flawless, and several of the dwarves from The Hobbit series appear. In addition to being gory and unrelenting, it perfectly captures the dark, princely gravitas that has always been present in Castlevania and in figures like Dracula and his son Alucard. The first episode is jaw-dropping in its depictions of grandiose, justifiable vengeance, as a semi-benevolent Dracula loses the love of his life to a mob of Luddite priests and prejudiced townspeople who burn her at the stake as a witch.
As a godlike pillar of flame, he descended upon those poor, helpless fools, destroying everything in his path and establishing himself as an unstoppable force of nature. Even after seeing the group of heroes gathered to defeat him, it’s difficult to imagine how they’ll be able to handle the task. James Vorel
24. Ash vs. Evil Dead
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Ivan Raimi, Sam Raimi, and Tom Spezialy are the creators.
Starring: Jill Marie Jones, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, and Bruce Campbell
Starz, the original network
Remember, Ash vs. Evil Dead is more than just “a horror TV programme.” It’s the TV show-sized version of one of horror’s most enduring franchises, the moment when Sam Raimi became Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell became Bruce Campbell, and a new source of inspiration opened up for all kinds of film genres, from horror to fantasy.
The words “groovy” and “boomstick” were introduced into the “Movies” portion of the common language by Evil Dead and its offspring. It’s the series that gave book smart individuals like Campbell and Ash, the guy who is equally skilled with a chemical textbook as he is with a shotgun, new heroes to call their own. When it comes to beating Deadites, demons, and skeletons, Ash is a nerd, but he is a roguishly attractive nerd with a well-endowed chin.
Ash doesle out the harshness and, as is his tendency, ushers in the fucking apocalypse in these 20-45 minute pieces of pure, unfiltered monster ass-kicking goodness that are Ash vs Evil Dead. (Well done, Ash.) If you had to describe the show in just two words, “arterial spray” would do. Ash vs Evil Dead has your back if you’re a gore addict that has to satisfy their habit on a regular basis.
Stars of the programme, including Campbell and Ray Santiago and Dana DeLorenzo, often approach Deadites with deli slicers, chainsaws, hand cannons, and other weapons. And if you need your sense of humour to be tickled, Ash and company can do that too. It’s the ideal brew of unrepentant black comedy and batshit violent craziness to satisfy your weekly horror itch. — Andy Crump
25. Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker was the creator.
various stars; anthology
Original Network: Channel 4 and Netflix (UK)
Most of us likely experience periods in our lives when we view our technologically advanced society as more of a dystopia than a utopia. It can appear as though our freedom is being restricted, our privacy is being compromised, and we are being subjected to anonymous attacks. The worst aspect is that we are involved in the invasion because we have accepted it, and in some cases—or possibly most cases—we have developed addictions.
We can’t escape the fact that technology is everywhere, therefore if we want to stay sane, we must come to terms with it. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t something to think about; after all, it is exactly what Black Mirror is about. The black mirror of the title is the one you’ll find on every wall, on every desk, and in the palm of every hand: the cold, shiny screen of a TV, a monitor, or a smartphone, as explained by the title’s author Charlie Brooker.
This show’s purpose is to portray our society in a negative light, and it accomplishes this goal by using a fresh cast and intriguing new plotlines in each episode. Even though our brave new world is unavoidable, it is not enjoyable to watch—it is mostly horrifying—but the show represents a form of protest that feels more necessary than ever. Ryan Shane
26. Alias Grace
by Sarah Polley and Mary Harron
Starring: Anna Paquin, Zachary Levi, Rebecca Liddiard, Kerr Logan, David Cronenberg, Edward Holcroft, and
Original Network: Netflix and CBC
This excellent Canadian limited series is a masterful feat of tight construction, adapted by Sarah Polley from Margaret Atwood’s historical novel and helmed by Mary Harron with honest shudders of psychological dread.
Alias Grace is a riveting mystery, an intricate biographical portrait, a lavishly decorated period drama, and a ferocious examination of the gap between what “the world at large” deigns to call harm and the myriad ways men cause it. It is set in Canada in 1859 and stars the brilliant Sarah Gadon as “celebrated murderess” Grace Marks. It is directed by Edward Holcroft. Mr. Brennan
27. Midnight Mass
Author: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Henry Thomas, Samantha Sloyan, Kristin Lehman, Kate Siegel, Zach Gilford, and Hamish Linklater
Netflix is the original network
Every islander on Crockett Island in Midnight Mass feels beset by bad luck. The island’s local fishing industry was devastated by the recent oil disaster, which nearly wiped off the fish supply. Their houses peel and disintegrate from neglecting the effects of the ocean. Due to lack of opportunities, the vast majority of islanders have left, leaving only a pitiful minority behind. They may only travel to the mainland on two ferries. A significant storm is brewing, and there is little hope left.
What can be stated about this seven-episode Netflix series is that, despite its forays into the paranormal, Midnight Mass (produced by The Haunting’s Mike Flanagan in his most recent collaboration with Netflix) is a show that digs in rather than thrusts itself outside. Midnight Mass is concerned with the horrors of addictive tendencies, hidden histories, and issues of forgiveness and belief.
It does this by emphasizing both the external claustrophobia of Crockett’s environment and the emotional agony of its characters. It appears to be a television series that has mined Catholic guilt for valuable material. In another, it offers a sobering, yet measured perspective on group psychology, the need for faith in grief, and the morality of leadership with such gullible subordinates, weighing whether these impulses are indicative of human goodness, evil, or simply nothing at all.
Blessed are those who have believed despite not having seen. Anyone can choose to attend midnight mass, whether they are a true believer or a doubting Thomas. What distinguishes a miracle from a paranormal occurrence, exactly? Kathleen Smith
28. Mindhunter
Joe Penhall was the author.
Stars include Hannah Gross, Anna Torv, Cotter Smith, Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, and Cameron Britton.
Netflix is the original network
You would believe that this is a regular network procedure based on the name and the description: Psychopaths are interrogated by FBI agents to identify murderers. But Mindhunter is just as much a Law & Order show as Mad Men is. The story centers on two real-life agents, Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff, from HBO’s Looking and the original King George III in Hamilton on Broadway), and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), as well as consulting psychologist Dr. Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), who works in the FBI’s fledgling Behavioral Science Unit.
The series by Joe Penhall is based on a true crime book of the same name. In addition to contributing to ongoing investigations, interviewing and categorizing convicted serial killers (a term the trio invents) has different effects on each of their personal lives. Particularly memorable is Cameron Britton’s performance as the infamous killer and necrophile Edmund Kemper. Jackson, Josh
29. Stranger Things
The Duffer Brothers are the authors.
Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, and Matthew Modine are among the cast members.
Netflix is the original network
Whatever your opinion of the show’s storytelling merits, Stranger Things is nonetheless a blatant celebration of the 1980s, from its own filmic allusions to the decade’s style and plot to a bevy of concrete allusions. Its intrepid group of young children and teenagers fight off monsters (either external or internal) and visit the mall. It’s both a terrifying nightmare and a dream of nostalgia.
However, the show’s meticulously designed aesthetics always help to enhance the joyous character of the series’ non-monster moments, regardless of whether it is set during Halloween or in the midst of a mid-80s summer. Actually, Stranger Things excels in this area. The creep factor is significant (and occasionally really scary or extremely nasty), but it serves as a humorous counterpoint to the otherwise upbeat portrayal of suburban life.
However, what makes Stranger Things so fantastic are mostly the coming-of-age tales, relationships, and family ties. The Netflix horror series is, for better or worse, just as sweet, messy, and transient as an ice cream cone on a hot summer day. Ahoy! — Allison Keene
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30. The Haunting of Hill House
Author: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Carla Gugino, and Michiel Huisman
Netflix is the original network
The Haunting of Hill House’s aesthetic makes it effective as both a skillful adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s iconic book and as horror television. On the wall, there are monsters, ghosts, and other spooky creatures that are either off-screen, barely visible, or hidden by shadow. In order to create unease and inconsistency, the series even goes back to some of the camera movement and shot design choices from the original film adaptation.
Perhaps “inconsistency” is the wrong word to use here. When you watch it, your head is the only thing that seems truly inconsistent because you are constantly on the lookout for tricks but are frequently fooled by the way the scenes are put together.
The Haunting of Hill House excels at conjuring up unsettling circumstances and even better at letting us stew in them by embracing the squirm and the time needed to make us squirm rather than leap. (Watch the sequel The Haunting of Bly Manor, which you may also start with, for a little less fright and a fantastic gothic romance.) —Jacob Oller
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