If one measly movie isn't enough to get your adrenaline pumping, try binging one of these.
How do you mark the start of spooky season? Some believe you should wait until October, while others get into the spirit as soon as the air is crisp. Neither method is wrong, but if you’re ready to celebrate, go ahead and break out your halloween decorations and queue up Netflix. Year after year, the streamer has proven to be the go-to destination for thrilling television series. (Netflix is home to Stranger Things, after all. Vecna will never leave our nightmares.)Really, what’s better than scaring yourself for eight hours straight? Below we’ve curated a list of Netflix’s best scary shows, from campy-mysteries like Slasher, to supernatural thrills like Dark, and eerie generational curses like Haunting of Hill House. So go ahead and take your pick, 'tis the season after all. Just make sure to take a break between episodes, at the very least.
Wednesday
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Wednesday is a fresh take on The Addams Family franchise. The supernatural series follows Wednesday’s journey at a new school, called the Nevermore Academy. After failing to fit in with “normal” kids, her parents Morticia and Gomez drop her off at Nevermore in hopes that she can harness her psychic abilities. Instead, she’s roped into a murder mystery that’s haunted her family for decades.
The Midnight Club
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The mere fact that horror-movie master Mike Flanagan created this series should bump this show to the top of your watchlist. The Midnight Club follows a group of teenagers who meet every night at midnight to tell scary stories and connect with ghosts. Naturally, it doesn’t end well.
The Watcher
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The Watcher follows a family who moves into their dream home. Shortly after they arrive, they’re sent letters from an anonymous person who watches their every move. Once you’ve finished watching, you can dive into the true story that inspired it.
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Midnight Mass
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Apparently Mr. Flanangan is a big fan of midnights. In Midnight Mass, he explores how religion and a conniving priest can wreak havoc on a small town.
Marianne
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This eight-episode-long French horror series is filled with plenty of suspense to keep you up at night. When a famous horror novelist returns to her hometown, one of her characters pays her a visit. As more appearances cropped up across the town, the novelist realizes the hauntings might not be fiction after all.
Brand New Cherry Flavor
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Set in the early ‘90s, a filmmaker travels to Hollywood to make her movie. After her relationship with her producer spoils, the filmmaker turns to a witch for revenge.
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The Haunting of Bly Manor
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Unlike the The Haunting of Hill House, this series provides an explanation for all the ghostly acts. Bly Manor bases its story around a wealthy family and their employees living at a country estate permeating with the spirits of those who’ve died on the property.
Archive 81
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An archivist took on the job of restoring a collection of videotapes from the ‘90s. The tapes came from a grad student’s documentary of a burned-down building. As the archivist reconstructs the footage, he becomes obsessed with discovering what happened to the student.
All of Us Are Dead
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If you can’t get enough of Korean zombie thrillers, then All of Us Are Dead has got you covered. The series primarily takes place at a high school where a science experiment didn’t go as planned, initiating a zombie apocalypse.
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iZombie
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Based on Chris Roberson and Michael Allred’s comic book series with the same name, iZombie breaks the typical zombie storyline. The series centers around a medical-resident-turned-zombie who takes a job at a morgue to keep her homicidal tendencies in check.
Sweet Home
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As a teenager moves into a new apartment, people in his town turn into terrifying, ravenous monsters. Banding with his neighbors, the teenager does everything he could to stay alive.
Slasher
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Slasher is exactly what you might anticipate from the name. With serial killers on the loose, each eight-episode-long season is packaged as a gory whodunnit.
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Paranormal
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Paranormal is Netflix’s first original Egyptian series. The show takes place in the ‘60s, where a hematology professor experiences supernatural events connected to his past. Along with his colleagues, he goes on a paranormal investigation to protect their loved ones.
Dracula
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Inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel, Dracula deviates from the original story. The three-part series brings the iconic character back for a new take on the vampire’s attacks.
The Order
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Limited to two seasons, The Order unveils a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic after a college student pledges a secret society. As the student immerses himself deeper into the organization’s history, he uncovers dark family secrets.
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Bloodride
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If horror anthology is your style, but you want to dip beyond Slasher, this Norwegian series can satisfy that spooky itch. Each episode is about half an hour long, concentrating on one passenger as each steps off an eerie bus.
Two Sentence Horror Stories
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Inspired by the Reddit thread with the same name, Two Sentence Horror Stories is a horror anthology series that explores social issues.
Black Mirror
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Fine—Black Mirror is technically a sci-fi anthology series. But are you really telling us that no Black Mirror episode scared you sh*tless?
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DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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We really, really shouldn't have to tell you why DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is one of the most horrifying series to ever hit the platform.
Castlevania
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If you're like me and frequently have sudden cravings to play your favorite PS1 games—without actually owning a PS1—maybe give Castlevania a watch. The anime based on the video game of the same name is (almost) as good as a playthrough.
