From The Walking Dead to Twin Peaks: 10 essential TV series all horror fans should see
As horror finally gains more awards-circuit credibility in Hollywood and creeps into the mainstream, here are 10 of the genre's must-see entries to add to your watchlist.
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1974
Horror
Mystery
12
Carl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces. Ultimately, rather than reporting on the crimes, he solves them.
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1990
Mystery
Crime/detective
PG
Agent Dale Cooper heads the investigation into the murder of teenager Laura Palmer in this detective drama, set in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, which abounds with quirky characters.
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1992
Drama
Horror
12
In a "live" broadcast on Halloween night, a BBC team investigate a reported poltergeist in an ordinary London home.
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1997
Action
Adventure
12
Buffy is a high school cheerleader in the fictional Californian town of Sunnydale. She uses supernatural powers to fight the forces of darkness alongside her friends Xander and Willow.
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2010
Horror
Romance
18
American post-apocalyptic drama based on the comic-book series. It focuses on a group of survivors, led by lawman Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), as they battle marauding zombies.
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2013
Crime/detective
Drama
18
Troubled criminal profiler Will Graham and killer psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter are teamed up by the FBI to help solve difficult murder cases. Drama, starring Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy.
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2016
Sci-fi
Drama
12
In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.
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2018
Horror
Drama
15
Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.
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2025
Sci-fi
Drama
15
In space, everyone can still hear you scream through an eight-part sci-fi thriller created by Noah Hawley, set in 2120, two years before the events of the original Alien film directed by Ridley Scott. Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), CEO of the Prodigy Corporation, announces the birth of humanoid robots paired with human consciousness, so-called hybrids, which mark a step up from the cyborgs and synthetics of rival companies Weyland-Yutani, Dynamic, Lynch and Threshold. The first hybrid Wendy (Sydney Chandler) is stationed on Earth in Prodigy City, living in harmony with humans. Weyland-Yutani's research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth and unleashes the most terrifying life forms in the universe. Wendy and a group of a tactical soldiers are embroiled in a fierce battle for survival against acid-blooded predators that could overrun Earth's defences.
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2025
Horror
Thriller
15
Supernatural horror prequel to Stephen King's novel It, starring Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, Stephen Rider and Bill Skarsgård
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