What is the best horror TV series of all time?

Psychological dread, supernatural terror, and survival horror — these shows push the boundaries of what television can scare up. Pick your nightmare!

1. 1
   The Haunting of Hill House

   Mike Flanagan's atmospheric family drama horror on Netflix, blending haunted house terror with deep emotional storytelling.
2. 2
   American Horror Story

   Ryan Murphy's anthology series exploring different horror themes each season, from haunted houses to asylums to covens.
3. 3
   Stranger Things

   The Duffer Brothers' supernatural series set in 1980s Hawkins, Indiana, following kids who encounter otherworldly threats.
4. 4
   The Walking Dead

   Post-apocalyptic zombie survival drama based on the comic series, following survivors navigating a world overrun by the undead.
5. 5
   Midnight Mass

   Mike Flanagan's slow-burn horror about a mysterious priest whose arrival on a small island brings miraculous and terrifying events.
6. 6
   Hannibal

   Bryan Fuller's artistic psychological thriller exploring the complex relationship between FBI profiler Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
7. 7
   Penny Dreadful

   Gothic horror series featuring classic literary characters like Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dorian Gray in Victorian London.
8. 8
   The Exorcist

   TV adaptation of the classic film exploring demonic possession, following two priests investigating a disturbing case in Chicago.
9. 9
   Bates Motel

   Contemporary prequel to Psycho following young Norman Bates and his mother Norma as they run a motel in a small Oregon town.
10. 10
    Marianne

    French horror series about a novelist who discovers the terrifying witch from her books actually exists and is haunting her hometown.
11. 11
    Yellowjackets

    Survival horror drama about a girls' soccer team stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash and the dark secrets that follow them into adulthood.
12. 12
    Chucky

    TV continuation of the Child's Play franchise following the infamous killer doll as he terrorizes a small American town.