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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 (2019)
61%

#44

Synopsis: From Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, RATCHED is a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse... [More]

Starring: Sarah Paulson, Alice Englert, Rosanna Arquette, Don Cheadle

The Mist (2017)
60%

#43

Synopsis: A mysterious mist threatens a small town.... [More]

Starring: Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Danica Curcic, Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Scream (2015)
61%

#42

Synopsis: The murder of an entitled teen reverberates through a town's social hierarchy; and impacts arty loner Audrey, her nerdy pal... [More]

Starring: Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Willa Fitzgerald, Tracy Middendorf

Directed By: Tim Hunter, Leigh Janiak, Brian Dannelly, Ti West

Haven (2010)
63%

#41

Synopsis: An FBI agent encounters residents with supernatural abilities in a small Maine town in this dramatic series inspired by Stephen... [More]

Starring: Joy Philbin, Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour

Directed By: Jason Priestley, T.W. Peacocke, Lee Rose, Adam Kane

Typewriter (2019)
67%

#40

Synopsis: Three friends in Goa head to an old villa in search of spirits. A new family decides to move in... [More]

Starring: Purab Kohli, Aaryansh Malviya, Palomi Ghosh, Mikail Gandhi

Two Sentence Horror Stories (2019)
67%

#39

Synopsis: Contemporary tales of horror and haunting for the diverse and digital age. Inspired by the viral fan fiction of two... [More]

Starring: Nicole Kang, Wei-Yi Lin, Jim Parrack, Gentry White

Directed By: J.D. Dillard

Slasher (2016)
70%

#38

Synopsis: A horror anthology series begins with a woman at the center of a series of copycat killings, similar to her... [More]

Starring: Katie McGrath, Salvatore Antonio, Brandon Jay McLaren, Lisa Berry

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 in... [More]

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Austin Crute

Dracula (2019)
71%

#36

Synopsis: TV series inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula, which follows the bloodthirsty count as he travels from Transylvania to London.... [More]

Starring: Claes Bang, John Heffernan, Tim Ingall, Clive Russell

Directed By: Jonny Campbell, Paul McGuigan

Curon (2020)
71%

#35

Synopsis: Anna just got back to Curon, her hometown, together with her teenage twins, Mauro and Daria. When Anna mysteriously disappears,... [More]

Starring: Valeria Bilello, Luca Lionello, Federico Russo, Margherita Morchio

Directed By: Fabio Mollo

Dexter (2006)
71%

#34

Synopsis: A forensic expert lives a double life as a vigilante-serial killer who murders wrongdoers who've escaped justice.... [More]

Starring: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Luna Lauren Vélez

Directed By: Marcos Siega, Steven Shill, Stefan Schwartz, Michael C. Hall

Requiem (2018)
71%

#33

Synopsis: The death of a mother leaves a young woman curious about her identity.... [More]

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

American Horror Story (2012)
77%

#32

Synopsis: A horror anthology series from Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy.... [More]

Starring: Jessica Lange, Heather Langenkamp, Emilia Ares , Cody Fern

Directed By: James Wong, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Bradley Buecker, Jeremy Podeswa

Love, Death & Robots (2019)
80%

#31

Synopsis: Love, Death & Robots is a collection of animated short stories that span the science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy... [More]

Starring: Topher Grace, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gary Cole, Scott Whyte

Black Summer (2019)
89%

#30

Synopsis: Strangers band together to survive following a zombie apocalypse.... [More]

Starring: Jaime King, Sal Velez Jr., Christine Lee, Justin Chu Cary

Glitch (2015)
80%

#29

Synopsis: A drama series where six individuals suddenly appear in a cemetery in the middle of the night with no recollection... [More]

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

The Walking Dead (2010)
80%

#28

Synopsis: The story of the years that follow after a zombie apocalypse, following a group of survivors led by a former... [More]

Starring: Sean Freeland, Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun

Directed By: Julius Ramsay, Michael E. Satrazemis, Michael Uppendahl, Jeremy Podeswa

The Twilight Zone (1959)
82%

#27

Synopsis: A classic anthology of sci-fi, suspense and goose-bump-inducing tales that explore 'a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to... [More]

Starring: Tim Stafford, Fredd Wayne, John Fiedler, Richard Donner

Directed By: William F. Claxton, Richard C. Sarafian, Leslie Goodwins, Christian Nyby II

The Originals (2013)
84%

#26

Synopsis: A spin-off of "The Vampire Diaries" focuses on the original vampire family who return to New Orleans to reclaim the... [More]

Starring: Moses Znaimer, Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin

Directed By: Rob Hardy, Brad Turner, Kellie Cyrus, Joshua Butler

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
81%

#25

Synopsis: Imagines the origin and adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the... [More]

Starring: Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, Chance Perdomo, Ross Lynch

The Vampire Diaries (2009)
86%

#24

Synopsis: It's Elena's first day back at Mystic Falls High School since the tragic death of her parents. Along with her... [More]

Starring: Charlie Bewley, Nina Dobrev, David Alpay, Paul Wesley (II)

Directed By: Ernest Dickenson, Josh Butler, Paul Wesley (II), Jeff Hunt

Lucifer (2016)
86%

#23

Synopsis: When the devil tires of life in Hell, he materializes in the City of Angels, where he aids the LAPD... [More]

Starring: Tom Ellis, Lina Esco, Lauren German, D.B. Woodside

Directed By: Len Wiseman, David Frazee, Ben Bray, Nathan Hope

Ghoul (2018)
88%

#22

Synopsis: From the makers of Insidious, Get Out and Udta Punjab, Ghoul is a chilling series about a prisoner who arrives... [More]

Starring: Radhika Apte, Manav Kaul, Rohit Pathak, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee

The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
87%

#21

Synopsis: From The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy comes THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR, the... [More]

Starring: Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Victoria Pedretti, Amelie Bea Smith, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth

Twin Peaks (1990)
82%

#20

Synopsis: A surreal cult favorite about the investigation into the murder of a high-school homecoming queen in a Pacific Northwest lumber... [More]

Starring: Billy Zane, Jack Nance, Harry Goaz, Joan Chen

Directed By: Diane Keaton, James Foley, Leonardo, Todd Holland

Devilman Crybaby (2018)
89%

#19

Synopsis: Two friends use their supernatural powers against an ancient race of demons.... [More]

Starring: Koki Uchiyama, Ayumu Murase, Kyle McCarley, Megumi Han

Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
89%

#18

Synopsis: Joel (Timothy Olyphant) and Sheila (Drew Barrymore) are husband and wife realtors leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb... [More]

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson

Directed By: Tamra Davis, Lynn Shelton, Marc Buckland, Ken Kwapis

iZombie (2015)
90%

#17

Synopsis: A zombie helps Seattle police solve murders by experiencing victims' memories when she eats their brains.... [More]

Starring: Rose McIver, Robert Buckley, David Anders, Malcolm Goodwin

Directed By: David Warren, Dermott Downs, Rob Thomas (II), Patrick Norris

Penny Dreadful (2014)
91%

#16

Synopsis: Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking... [More]

Starring: Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Billie Piper

Directed By: Brian Kirk, Kari Skogland, Brian Kirk, Paco Cabezas

Wynonna Earp (2016)
92%

#15

Synopsis: Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter brings the paranormal to justice in this supernatural series based on the IDW Publishing comic created... [More]

Starring: Greg Bryk, Melanie Scrofano, Tim Rozon, Shamier Anderson

Directed By: Paolo Barzman, Ron Murphy, Peter Stebbings, Brett Sullivan

Dead Set (2008)
92%

#14

Synopsis: Zombies menace the sequestered cast and crew of Britain's "Big Brother" in this horror sitcom.... [More]

Starring: Jaime Winstone, Riz Ahmed, Warren Brown, Davina McCall

Directed By: Charlie Brooker

Hannibal (2013)
92%

#13

Synopsis: A gifted criminal profiler teams with cunning psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter to solve murders in this crime drama based on the... [More]

Starring: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas

Directed By: David Semel, Peter Medak, John Dahl, James Foley

Marianne (2019)
93%

#12

Synopsis: Lured back to her hometown, a famous horror writer discovers that the evil spirit who plagues her dreams is now... [More]

Starring: Victoire Du Bois, Mehdi Meskar, Pierre Aussedat, Lucie Boujenah

Castlevania (2017)
94%

#11

Synopsis: Inspired by the video game, this medieval fantasy follows the last surviving member of the Belmont clan and his attempt... [More]

Starring: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Graham McTavish, Alejandra Reynoso

Directed By: Sam Deats

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
93%

#10

Synopsis: Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that... [More]

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

Bates Motel (2013)
93%

Synopsis: The teenage years of Norman Bates from Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho."... [More]

Starring: Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Max Thieriot, Nicola Peltz

Directed By: Lodge Kerrigan, Tim Southam, Paul Edwards Jr., Max Jenkins

Supernatural (2005)
93%

Synopsis: Twenty-six years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father... [More]

Starring: John De Santis, Jared Padalecki, Tricia Helfer, Jensen Ackles

Directed By: David Nutter, Philip J. Sgriccia, Paul Edwards, Charles Robert Carner