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44 Best Horror TV Series to Watch on Netflix

Updated: October 26, 2020

Looking for the perfect Halloween binge watch? Satisfy your blood craving with one of the many original Netflix horror series and more. The streaming service’s collection of horror-centric series includes teen vampires (The Vampire Diaries), campy zombie hunters (Ash vs. Evil Dead), genius anime detectives (Death Note), and some incredibly scary haunted houses (The Haunting of Hill House), haunted horror writers (French drama Marianne), haunted hearts (Chambers), and even haunted military interrogation centers (India’s Ghoul). Basically, there’s a lot of haunting.

Netflix also serves up multiple horror anthology series, including American Horror Story, Two Sentence Horror Stories, Slasher, and Love, Death & Robots. If anthologies aren’t your thing, sit down for some supernatural-themed procedurals, like the multi-seasoned broadcast imports Lucifer, Supernatural, and iZombie.

The streaming service has also added plenty of foreign options, including French historical horror La Révolution and Mexican religious horror Diablero, although they didn’t make the list because we’re only including series that are ranked with Tomatometer scores. (That’s also why U.S. shows like Legacies and Van Helsing didn’t make it either.)

In the mood for some TV scares? Check out this list of 44 horror TV series on Netflix you can watch right now.

Ratched (2020)
62%

#44

Synopsis: A young nurse at a mental institution becomes jaded and bitter before turning into a full-fledged monster to her patients.... [More]

Starring: Sarah Paulson, Sharon Stone, Cynthia Nixon, Finn Wittrock

Directed By: Ryan Murphy, Michael Douglas, Aleen Keshishian, Margaret Riley

The Mist (2017)
60%

#43

Synopsis: Stephen King's 1980 novella "The Mist" -- adapted into a feature film by Frank Darabont in 2007 -- is re-imagined... [More]

Starring: Alyssa Sutherland, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Bill Carr, Gus Birney

Directed By: Christian Torpe, Amanda Segel, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

Scream (2015)
61%

#42

Synopsis: MTV teams with super-producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein on a TV series adaptation of the hit horror film franchise. Instigated... [More]

Starring: Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Amadeus Serafini

Directed By: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Jill Blotevogel, Jaime Paglia

Haven (2010)
63%

#41

Synopsis: FBI Agent Audrey Parker arrives in Haven, Maine, on what she believes is a routine assignment. But the longer she... [More]

Starring: Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Adam Copeland

Directed By: T.W. Peacocke, Lee Rose, Lloyd Segan, Shawn Piller

Typewriter (2019)
67%

#40

Synopsis: A haunted house and a haunted book stir the imaginations of young wannabe ghost hunters.... [More]

Starring: Mikhail Gandhi, Purab Kohli, Palomi Ghosh, Sameer Kochhar

Directed By: Sujoy Ghosh

Two Sentence Horror Stories (2019)

#39

Synopsis: Anthology series exploring primal and social fears.... [More]

Starring:

Directed By: Vera Miao, Emily Wiedemann, Chazz Carfora

Slasher (2016)
70%

#38

Synopsis: Sarah Bennett's parents were murdered by a killer known as "The Executioner" 30 years ago. Now, she returns to the... [More]

Starring: Katie McGrath, Brandon Jay McLaren, Steve Byers, Jessica Sipos

Directed By: Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie

Daybreak (2019)
70%

#37

Synopsis: Navigating a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and "Mad Max"-style gangs, a teenage outcast searches for his lost love.... [More]

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Krysta Rodriguez, Colin Ford, Sophie Simnett

Directed By: Michael Patrick Jann, Aron Eli Coleite, Brad Peyton, Jeff Fierson

Dracula (2020)
71%

#36

Synopsis: The Count Dracula legend transforms with new tales that flesh out the vampire's gory crimes -- and bring his vulnerability... [More]

Starring: Claes Bang, Dolly Wells, John Heffernan, Joanna Scanlan

Directed By: Sue Vertue

Curon (2020)
71%

#35

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Dexter (2006)
71%

#34

Synopsis: Dexter Morgan is a Miami-based blood splatter expert who doesn't just solve murders; he commits them too. In fact, he's... [More]

Starring: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, C.S. Lee, David Zayas

Directed By: John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Scott Buck, Manny Coto

Requiem (2018)
71%

#33

Synopsis: Matilda Gray, an ambitious musician and talented cellist, has her life suddenly turned upside down when her mother commits suicide.... [More]

Starring: Lydia Wilson, Joel Fry, James Frecheville, Claire Rushbrook

Directed By: Mahalia Belo

American Horror Story (2011)
77%

#32

Synopsis: "American Horror Story" was created by the co-creators of "Glee," but the shows have little in common besides that. The... [More]

Starring: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Taissa Farmiga, Jessica Lange

Directed By: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto

Love, Death + Robots (2019)
87%

#31

Synopsis: This collection of animated short stories spans several genres, including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy. World-class animation creators bring... [More]

Starring:

Directed By: David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, Josh Donen

Black Summer (2019)
89%

#30

Synopsis: Set in the "Z Nation" universe, this series follows a crack team of special forces as it fights for hope... [More]

Starring: Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Christine Lee

Directed By: Abram Cox

Glitch (2015)
80%

#29

Synopsis: A police officer in a small country town finds his life turned upside down when six former residents return from... [More]

Starring: Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Genevieve O'Reilly, Emily Barclay

Directed By: Tony Ayres

The Walking Dead (2010)
80%

#28

Synopsis: Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, this gritty drama portrays life in the months and years... [More]

Starring: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Josh McDermitt

Directed By: Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert

The Twilight Zone (1959)
82%

#27

Synopsis: "The Twilight Zone" was the brainchild of Emmy Award-winner Rod Serling, who served as host and wrote over 80 episodes... [More]

Starring: Rod Serling

The Originals (2013)
84%

#26

Synopsis: Klaus, the original vampire/werewolf hybrid, returns to New Orleans -- which his family helped build -- to investigate rumors of... [More]

Starring: Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin, Charles Michael Davis

Directed By: Julie Plec, Leslie Morgenstein

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
81%

#25

Synopsis: This adaptation of the "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" tale is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror and the... [More]

Starring: Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch, Lucy Davis, Chance Perdomo

Directed By: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Jon Goldwater

The Vampire Diaries (2009)
86%

#24

Synopsis: This supernatural drama, based on the series of novels by L.J. Smith, details the lives of two brothers, Damon and... [More]

Starring: Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Candice King

Directed By: Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, Leslie Morganstein, Caroline Dries

Lucifer (2016)
88%

#23

Synopsis: Based on characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg, this series follows Lucifer, the original fallen angel,... [More]

Starring: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, DB Woodside, Kevin Alejandro

Directed By: Nathan Hope

Ghoul (2018)
88%

#22

Synopsis: When a new prisoner arrives at a military detention center exhibiting eerie behavior, young interrogator Nida Rahim searches for the... [More]

Starring: Radhika Apte, Manav Kaul, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee

The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
88%

#21

Synopsis: A young governess arrives at Bly Manor and begins to see apparitions haunting the estate.... [More]

Starring: Victoria Pedretti, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Henry Thomas, Amelia Eve

Directed By: Justin Falvey, Mike Flanagan, Diane Ademu-John, Trevor Macy

Twin Peaks (1990)
82%

#20

Synopsis: A crime drama mixed with healthy doses of the surreal, this series is about FBI Agent Dale Cooper, who travels... [More]

Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook

Devilman Crybaby (2018)
89%

#19

Synopsis: Akira's best friend tells him that ancient demons have returned to take back the world from humans and suggests that... [More]

Starring: Kouki Uchiyama, Ayumu Murase, Megumi Han, Ami Koshimizu

Directed By: Masaaki Yuasa, Atsuhiro Iwakami, Kaata Sakamoto

Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
89%

#18

Synopsis: Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant star in this Netflix-original series as married realtors, Sheila and Joel, who are living a... [More]

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo

Directed By: Victor Fresco, Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Aaron Kaplan

iZombie (2015)
92%

#17

Synopsis: When over-achieving medical resident Liv Moore attends a party that turns into a zombie feeding frenzy, she ends up joining... [More]

Starring: Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley

Directed By: Rob Thomas, Diane Ruggiero-Wright, Danielle Stokdyk, Dan Etheridge

Penny Dreadful (2014)
91%

#16

Synopsis: Many people are familiar with classic literary characters like Dr. Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. "Penny Dreadful" brings those and other... [More]

Starring: Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney

Directed By: John Logan, Sam Mendes

Wynonna Earp (2016)
92%

#15

Synopsis: Wynonna Earp has been away from her hometown, Purgatory, for years but returns to reluctantly take on the role that... [More]

Starring: Melanie Scrofano, Tim Rozon, Shamier Anderson, Dominique Provost-Chalkley

Directed By: Emily Andras, Jordy Randall, Tom Cox

Dead Set (2008)
92%

#14

Synopsis: Inspired, says creator Charlie Brooker, by the classic horror film "Dawn of the Dead," this five-episode series chronicles a nightmare... [More]

Starring: Jaime Winstone, Riz Ahmed, Warren Brown, Beth Cordingly

Directed By: Yann Demange, Charlie Brooker

Hannibal (2013)
92%

#13

Synopsis: Gifted criminal profiler Will Graham has a unique way of thinking that allows him to empathize with anyone, including psychopaths.... [More]

Starring: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne, Aaron Abrams

Directed By: Bryan Fuller, Martha De Laurentiis, Jesse Alexander, Chris Brancato

Marianne (2019)
94%

#12

Synopsis: A famous horror writer who is lured back to her hometown discovers that the evil spirit who plagues her dreams... [More]

Starring: Victoire Du Bois, Lucie Boujenah, Tiphaine Daviot, Ralph Amoussou

Directed By: Samuel Bodin

Castlevania (2017)
94%

#11

Synopsis: Inspired by the popular video game series, this anime series is a dark medieval fantasy. It follows the last surviving... [More]

Starring: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Jessica Brown Findlay

Directed By: Warren Ellis, Kevin Kolde, Fred Seibert, Adi Shankar

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
93%

#10

Synopsis: This modern reimagining of the Shirley Jackson novel follows siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on... [More]

Starring: Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth Reaser

Directed By: Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy, Meredith Averill, Justin Falvey

Bates Motel (2013)
93%

Synopsis: After the death of her husband, Norma Bates buys a motel in the picturesque coastal town of White Pine Bay,... [More]

Starring: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke

Directed By: Ed Bianchi, Tucker Gates, Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin

Supernatural (2005)
93%

Synopsis: This haunting series follows the thrilling yet terrifying journeys of Sam and Dean Winchester, two brothers who face an increasingly... [More]

Starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Alexander Calvert

Directed By: Jeremy Carver, Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia, Adam Glass

Stranger Things (2016)
91%

Synopsis: Mysteries unravel in a small Midwestern town in the 1980s, involving supernatural forces, secret experiments and one strange girl.... [More]

Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

Directed By: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen