Do you like spooky horror tv shows? So you are in the right place. Here, we selected the scariest tv shows for you to discover and watch on a cold and rainy night.
10 – The X-Files (1993)
The truth is out there,’ and FBI agents Scully and Mulder seek it in this sci-fi phenomenon about their quest to explain the seemingly unexplainable. Their strange cases include UFO sightings, alien abductions and just about anything else paranormal.
9 – The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone was a popular American anthology series. The series was a collection of various tales that range from the tragic to the comedic. They may be scary or just thought-provoking. Most episodes have unexpected endings and a moral lesson. But, no matter what, it’s “a journey into a wondrous land, whose boundaries are that of the imagination.”
8 – American Horror Story (2011)
An anthology series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an insane asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a haunted hotel, a possessed farmhouse, a cult, the apocalypse and a slasher camp.
7 – Tales From the Crypt (1989)
Based on the legendary and gruesome EC Comics from publisher William Gaines, this horror anthology featured stories of murder, the super natural, gore and humor and always had a twist ending of sorts. Some of Hollywood’s biggest names took part, either working in front or behind the camera. Hosting duties fell to everyone’s favorite decaying corpse, the Crypt Keeper. The success of this series spawned a Saturday morning cartoon series (Tales From the Cryptkeeper), a short lived Saturday morning gameshow on CBS (Secrets of the Cryptkeeper’s Haunted House) and lots of merchandise. Two feature films (Demon Knight and Bordello of Blood) were also produced. Two other movies based on the EC Comics (Tales From the Crypt and The Vault of Horror) were released back in 1972 and 1973 respectively. But they are not connected to this series and will not be listed here! Tales from the Crypt has aired on HBO, Fox, in syndication and the Sci-Fi Channel. Most recently, the series has bee
6 – Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992)
A group of kids (the Midnight Society) get together in the woods, and tell ghost stories. One of the most iconic tv shows from our american childhood.
5 – Tales From the Darkside (1984)
“Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality. But… there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit… a Darkside.” This 30-minute horror/fantasy anthology series follows in the vein of The Twilight Zone. Each week presents another standalone story of horror fantasy, and/or science fiction. Some episodes are gruesome, a few are of a lighter comedic style. Like many such shows, Tales… adapted the work of famous genre authors of the period such as Harlan Ellison, Stephen King, and Clive Barker. Many episodes also featured veteran actors of the 40’s and 50’s that saw very little work in their later years. “The Darkside is always there waiting for us to enter; waiting to enter us. Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight.”
4 – Haven (2010)
When shrewd and confident FBI Special Agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven she soon finds herself caught up with the return of The Troubles, a plague of supernatural afflictions that occurred in the town at least once before. If that was not enough to draw her in, she also finds a link that may lead her to the mother she has never known.
3 – Supernatural (2005)
Two brothers follow their father’s footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons and gods that roam the earth.
2 – Masters of Horror (2005)
Anchor Bay has amassed some of the greatest horror film writers and directors to bring to you the anthology series, “Masters of Horror”. For the first time the foremost names in the horror film genre have joined forces for the series consisting of 13 one-hour films each season.
1 – Goosebumps (1995)
This Canadian children series based on the popular series of books by RL Stine adapts some of the best tales in the spinechilling series to the screen.
