Best horror series of all time filmaffinity - Page 2
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the bests horror series of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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21. The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
A slow-burning, gothic thriller about a governess at Bly Manor confronting apparitions, tragic pasts and themes of grief, memory and love; mood-driven horror focused on atmosphere and character. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
6.4
/10
7.4
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6.9
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22. Salem's Lot (1979)
Salem's Lot (1979) is a slow‑burn, atmospheric Stephen King vampire miniseries: small‑town dread, character-driven horror, practical effects, mounting tension leading to a grim, moral confrontation. read more
Genre: Horror
6.4
/10
6.7
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6.5
/10
23. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Sabrina nears 16 and must choose witchcraft or mortal life. A dark, Gothic coming-of-age mixing occult horror, rituals, moral conflict. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
6.3
/10
7.4
/10
6.8
/10
24. Fortitude (2015)
Fortitude: In a remote Arctic town, a shocking crime exposes buried secrets and rivalries. A slow-burning, atmospheric thriller blending psychological drama, visceral horror and moral ambiguity. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
6.3
/10
7.3
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6.8
/10
25. Black Summer (2019)
Black Summer (2019) — During the chaotic onset of a zombie apocalypse, a mother separated from her daughter fights through brutal, real-time survival alongside desperate strangers. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror
6.3
/10
6.6
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6.5
/10
26. The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959) is an anthology of uncanny, often moral tales—drama, fantasy, horror—introduced by Rod Serling. Self-contained episodes deliver eerie, thought-provoking twists and haunting reflections. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
6.2
/10
9.1
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7.7
/10
27. Locke & Key (2020)
After their father's death, the Locke family moves to Keyhouse and discovers magical keys that grant powers — but a demonic enemy threatens them as they cope with grief. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
6.2
/10
7.3
/10
6.8
/10
28. Chucky (2021)
Chucky (2021) is a darkly comic horror-thriller: a vintage doll turns up in suburbia, sparking gruesome murders that expose secrets, revive foes, and reveal the doll’s twisted origins. read more
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
6.2
/10
7.3
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6.8
/10
29. Scream Queens (2015)
Scream Queens is a darkly comic, stylized slasher-whodunit where a masked killer stalks an elite sorority (then a hospital). Centered on Chanel Oberlin and Dean Munsch, it mixes campy satire, gore, sharp humor, and twisty suspects. read more
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
6.2
/10
7.1
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6.7
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30. The Strain (2014)
The Strain: a dark horror-thriller where a vampiric virus ravages NYC. CDC lead Ephraim Goodweather and a mismatched team race from medical investigation to brutal urban warfare as science confronts ancient evil. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
6.1
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7.3
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6.7
/10
31. Sweet Home (2020)
Sweet Home: a tense horror series about Cha Hyun, a withdrawn teen who moves into a building where people become monsters. Trapped with neighbors, he battles grotesque attacks and his own darkness in a gritty mix of gore and emotional drama. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
6.1
/10
7.2
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6.7
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32. Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
Santa Clarita Diet (2017) — dark horror-comedy about Sheila and Joel Hammond, whose suburban life unravels when Sheila craves human flesh; the family conceals murders amid black humor, gore and domestic satire. read more
Genres: Comedy, Horror
6.0
/10
7.8
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6.9
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33. Moonlight (2007)
Moonlight mixes noir PI tropes with vampire romance and horror: vampire detective Mick St. John solves undead cases while hiding his nature, torn between protecting reporter Beth and the emotional cost of immortality. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
6.0
/10
7.6
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6.8
/10
34. Castle Rock (2018)
Castle Rock is a slow-burn psychological-horror drama in a fictional Maine town, interweaving Stephen King elements into a moody, character-driven mystery of secrets, moral ambiguity and dread. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
6.0
/10
7.5
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6.8
/10
35. Storm of the Century (1999)
During a savage blizzard, Little Tall Island is cut off when mysterious Andre Linoge arrives, exposes secrets and demands a terrible price. Constable Mike Anderson fights to hold the community together as it collapses. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
6.0
/10
7.3
/10
6.7
/10
36. The Silent Sea (2021)
In a drought‑scarred near future, a small crew undertakes a 24‑hour lunar mission to retrieve a classified sample from an abandoned station. Tense, claustrophobic sci‑fi thriller of dread, moral dilemmas and haunting visuals. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Horror
6.0
/10
6.9
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6.5
/10
37. The Following (2013)
Dark crime-thriller where ex-FBI Ryan Hardy hunts charismatic, psychotic author-turned-serial-killer Joe Carroll, who escapes prison to lead a murderous cult, sparking a tense cat-and-mouse game of manipulation, murder and psychological horror. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
5.9
/10
7.4
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6.7
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38. Harper's Island (2009)
Harper's Island (2009) is a 13-episode thriller-horror miniseries about a wedding on an isolated island where secrets and past killings resurface as guests die, creating a tense, twisty whodunit. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
5.9
/10
7.4
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6.7
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39. It (1990)
Dark, character-driven horror in Derry: seven bullied kids form the Losers’ Club to fight Pennywise, a child‑hunting shape‑shifter. Thirty years later they reunite to confront the monster and their past traumas. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
5.8
/10
6.8
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6.3
/10
40. Salem (2014)
Salem reimagines 17th-century witch trials as a sinister supernatural conspiracy—dark, gothic drama of occult ritual, political intrigue, moral ambiguity and graphic horror. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
5.7
/10
7.1
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6.4
/10
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