A horror television series usually focuses on gripping and terrifying stories with a lot of supernatural and psychological horrors as well as strong scenes meant to make viewers feel scared and uneasy. These shows frequently examine subjects like the evil side of human nature, haunted houses, monsters, and ghosts. Horror shows try to enthrall viewers and keep them on the edge of their seats with gripping narrative, eerie atmosphere, and endearing characters.

THE BEST HORROR SERIES EVER

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1. All of Us Are Dead

A South Korean coming-of-age zombie apocalypse horror streaming television series, All of Us Are Dead (Korean: 지금 좰리 학교는). Starring are Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Yoo In-soo, Lee Yoo-mi, Kim Byung-chul, Lee Kyu-hyung, Jeon Bae-soo, Yoo In-soo, and Lomon. The show revolves around a group of high school students trying to survive a zombie epidemic in the made-up South Korean city of Hyosan. It is based on the same-titled Naver webtoon by Joo Dong-geun, which was released from 2009 to 2011. In Andong, South Korea, at Sunghee Girls’ High School, this series was filmed.

Netflix launched the series on January 28, 2022. In the 30 days after its debut, the series was viewed over 474.26 million times on the platform. The show received a second season renewal on June 6, 2022.

It is anticipated that the second season of the show would air in 2024.

2. The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House is the first installment in the The Haunting anthology series. It is an American supernatural horror drama miniseries that was developed and directed by Mike Flanagan and produced for Netflix by Amblin Television and Paramount Television. It is partially based on Shirley Jackson’s 1959 book of the same name. The storyline shifts between two timelines: one that follows five adult siblings whose haunting experiences from Hill House persist into the present, and another that alternates between flashbacks showing the events leading up to the memorable night in 1992 when the family escaped the estate. Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, and Victoria Pedretti play the adult siblings; Hugh and Olivia Crain’s parents, Carla Gugino and Henry Thomas, are represented by Timothy Hutton, who plays Hugh’s older twin.

The Netflix original series debuted on October 12, 2018. The acting, direction, and production qualities of The Haunting of Hill House were highly praised by critics. October 9, 2020 saw the debut of Flanagan’s follow-up series, The Haunting of Bly Manor, which included a different plot and cast but mostly the same team.

3. The Walking Dead

American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series The Walking Dead is based on the same-titled comic book series by Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore, and Robert Kirkman. The foundation of The Walking Dead franchise consists of both the comic book series and the television show. The show follows a sizable ensemble cast of survivors of a zombie apocalypse as they struggle to survive while constantly fearing attacks from “walker” zombies. These survivors of the breakdown of modern civilization are forced to deal with other survivors of humankind who have established villages and groups with their own laws and morality, which can occasionally result in open violence. The Walking Dead television series is the first in the franchise’s history.

AMC’s flagship series, The Walking Dead, gained notoriety as a ratings powerhouse. The Walking Dead received the highest number of viewers aged 18 to 49 among all broadcast and cable television shows starting with its third season. Critics gave the series excellent reviews. It received nominations for multiple honors, including the Writers Guild of America Award for New Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series-Drama. Later seasons of the show saw a dip in viewership.

4. Stranger Things

The Duffer Brothers are the creators of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things, which is available on Netflix. The first season, which was produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, debuted on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The fourth season aired in two parts in May and July 2022. The second and third seasons debuted in October 2017 and July 2019, respectively. Stranger Things received a fifth and final season renewal in February 2022.

The Duffer Brothers created Stranger Things by combining elements of 1980s popular culture with horror and infantile sensibilities to create a blend of supernatural and investigative drama. The films of Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, David Lynch, Stephen King, Wes Craven, and H. P. Lovecraft served as inspiration for a number of thematic and directorial decisions. Conspiracy theories about covert government initiatives and tests carried out during the Cold War served as additional sources of inspiration.

5. Fear the Walking Dead

Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson are the creators of the American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series Fear the Walking Dead, which airs on AMC. It is a spin-off of The Walking Dead, which is based on Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard’s comic book series of the same name. In the Walking Dead franchise, it is also the second television show. The first three seasons, which center on a blended family who witnesses the beginning of the zombie apocalypse, act as a prequel. Seasons after that air alongside the original program, and The Walking Dead’s Morgan Jones (Lennie James) makes an appearance.

Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark, Frank Dillane as Nick Clark, Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa, and Kim Dickens as Madison Clark initially lead the series’ vast ensemble cast. Lennie James played Morgan Jones in the fourth season of the show, which had a soft reboot. Colman Domingo, Mercedes Mason, Rubén Blades, Maggie Grace, Danay García, Jenna Elfman, Alexa Nisenson, Karen David, Austin Amelio, Mo Collins, and Christine Evangelista have all been regulars on the show as well.

6. The Outsider

The Outsider is a 2018 Stephen King novel that Richard Price adapted for television. It is an American psychological thriller-horror crime drama series. MRC optioned it as a miniseries in June 2018, then on December 3, 2018, it was ordered to series. HBO debuted it on January 12, 2020. Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Cynthia Erivo, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson, and Jason Bateman—who also directed the first two episodes—are among its cast members.

HBO rejected a second season proposal in November 2020, and the production company MRC planned to pitch the show to other networks.[4] King said that the actors and crew expressed interest in carrying on with the show, and scripts for a second season had been drafted.

7. Marianne

Victoire Du Bois, Lucie Boujenah, and Tiphaine Daviot are the stars of the French horror streaming television series Marianne, which was written and directed by Samuel Bodin and Quoc Dang Tran. The plot centers on Emma, a teenage author who discovers that the people she creates for her horror books actually exist. On September 13, 2019, Netflix launched the series. January 2020 saw the end of the show after one season.

8. The Mist

Christian Torpe is the creator of the science fiction-horror thriller television series The Mist in the United States. It is based on Stephen King’s eponymous horror book from 1980. From June 22 to August 24, 2017, Spike broadcast a single season of the show consisting of ten episodes. Later that year, on September 27, Spike canceled the series.

9. Sweet Home

A web series from South Korea, Sweet Home (스위트홈) stars Song Kang, Lee Jin-wook, and Lee Si-young. It is based on Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan’s Naver webtoon of the same name, which has amassed over 2.1 billion net views. Netflix launched the first season on December 18, 2020. December 1, 2023, saw the release of the second season. The summer of 2024 will see the release of the third season.

10. Supernatural

Eric Kripke is the creator of the American television series Supernatural. It debuted on The WB on September 13, 2005, and later made an appearance on The CW, the network that succeeded it. The show, which stars Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester and Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester, centers on the two brothers as they pursue ghosts, monsters, demons, and other paranormal entities. Warner Bros. Television, in collaboration with Wonderland Sound and Vision, produced the series. Executive producers Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia, Sera Gamble, Jeremy Carver, John Shiban, Ben Edlund, and Adam Glass have worked with Kripke. Kim Manners, a former director and executive producer, passed away while the fourth season was being produced.