Halloween series: 7 great horror shows for a spooky atmosphere

"Tales from the Crypt"

Fantasy, Horror, Comedy | 4.09 out of 5 on MyShows | 7 Seasons | 1989—1996

The witty Crypt Keeper is a reanimated dead man who loves to use hackneyed puns and tell scary stories about murderers, monsters, mysterious rituals, black magic, fate, and justice.

Many famous actors and directors took part in the production of the project: Robert Zemeckis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brad Pitt, Steve Buscemi, Daniel Craig, Demi Moore, Tom Hanks, and others.

"Put "Tales from the Crypt" deserved five stars even despite the frankly weak final season and a huge number of simply passable series. There are still here real little masterpieces that make this series so cult", — Seraphimer.

"The series of my childhood! Even now this series looks better than modern horror movies", — Wolf94.

"The first half of the series is awesome, towards the end it rolled off. But in each of the last seasons there was at least one episode that can be recorded in some of the best in the series. In short, the series is iconic, I am very favorite, I will definitely revisit", — KOStEt_58.

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"The X-Files"

Drama, crime, sci-fi | 4.37 out of 5 on MyShows | 11 seasons | 1993—2018

Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are two FBI agents working in the X-Files, a division that specializes in unusual unsolved crimes. Mulder truly believes in extraterrestrial life and all things supernatural, but Scully is a skeptic who sees all cases from the point of view of science and always tries to explain things with logic.

"Well this is simply the best TV series of all time", — suvlehim_takac.

"I believe that this series is a key turning point not only in serialization, but also in the whole of konematograf. The series not only set certain standards, but also created new trends. If you remember when these series were released and trace the subsequent series and movies, you can immediately identify and trace the origins of ideas and trends.
The authors of the series are absolutely good! They influenced not only those_who_watched_this_serial_in_the_deadset, but also the entire cinematography as a whole", — userX32.

"The series can be described in one word - legendary. Exactly legendary, because in my memory it is the first series in such a genre that intertwines mysticism, ufology, mythology and detective. When I was a child, watching the series "House" very much scared, but continued to watch: D. In general, who thinks, start watching the series or not, then safely start watching!" — FMDS.

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"Archive 81"

Drama, Horror, Supernatural | 3.98 out of 5 on MyShows | Season 1 | 2022

The series intertwines two storylines: a documentary filmmaker named Melody, who is working on an investigative film about a cult in 1994, and a man who, 25 years later, is tasked with restoring a video archive after a fire. He discovers the girl's story in the tapes and realizes he can save Melody from the horrible fate that has overtaken her.

"The series is great, it's very cool how it turned out. I can't say I'm much of a connoisseur of the genre, but I was completely engaged. The characters are well-drawn and the story is shaping up well too", — uaSolare.

"I won't say that it's straight up addictive when you watch episode after episode without stopping. However, it has its own dark atmospheric charm. Keeps you in suspense, especially the first half. This house, closed space, strange people cause a sense of anxiety. Well, and the fact that the creators were inspired by Tarkovsky's film Solaris, you can see with the naked eye, in one of the series there is a passphrase", — grapelikegarnet.

"The series is gorgeous, imho. The mystical atmosphere, the plot, the entourage, and in general everything) The series was eaten up in two evenings, it's a pity that it was closed", — Sashalight.

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"Bates Motel" 

Drama, horror, thriller | 4.15 out of 5 on MyShows | 5 seasons | 2013—2017

A prequel to the movie "Psycho". After the death of her husband, Norma Bates and her son Norman move to a small town in Oregon where they buy an old motel. Soon the former owner of the motel breaks into the Bateses' place and rapes Norma. She manages to disarm the man, after which she kills him. Norma decides not to call the police, and she and Norman dispose of the body. But when the town sheriff notices that a man is missing and takes up the investigation, Norma and Norman must prevent him from finding out the truth.

"Bravo to the creators, bravo to the cast! The idea of immersion in the world of Bates has been revealed. The series has a unique incomparable atmosphere, then it is some plastic stretching, then accelerates to a rapid flow of unexpected events and turns. The cast is chosen so competently that you experience, one way or another for each character, there are practically no passable unnecessary characters, each has its own story. The creators tried - my respect!" — ironspb.

"This is something! Very impressed. A masterpiece. The main actor is simply brilliant, perfectly revealed a difficult character. Definitely recommend to watch, the series is not to tear yourself away, and that is rare, the last seasons are not sagging, the quality and the plot at the height to the end. Of course, not for faint-hearted fans of melodramas. Sharp plot and psychologism", — stollenz.

"This is a gorgeous series, from the cast, to even the musical accompaniment. I enjoyed the shots, the angles, the acting, the emotions of the actors, the plot that kept me in suspense until the last, that punctured the proper emotions. The duo of Vera and Freddie won me over", — stop_factor.

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"The Exorcist"

Drama, horror, supernatural | 4.1 out of 5 on MyShows | 2 seasons | 2016—2017

The show is based on William Peter Blatty's novel of the same name, which was the basis for the 1973 cult film adaptation. In the series, the two clergymen, Tomas Ortega and Marcus Keane, couldn't be more different from each other, but both have one mission: to help the Ransom family rid themselves of a demonic presence. In the anthology's second season, the priests take it upon themselves to help one of psychologist Andrew Kim's charges, whose home is home to five foster children.

"Devoured both seasons in three days. It's a terrible pity that the series was closed. Stylish, strong, controversial in places, but still falling in love. The incredibly charismatic tandem of Marcus and Thomas... How could this project have been shut down in the first place?" — MadHelen.

"This was powerful, it's been a long time since I've been so impressed with a series! Awesome atmosphere, gorgeous acting and good plot", — Natali_may.

"Very cool and worthy series in its genre! And very saddened by the news that it was closed! Low ratings? Yes this series will be cooler than any movie of this genre", — id134767550.

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"Fear Itself"

Horror, Drama | 3.44 out of 5 on MyShows | Season 1 | 2008—2009

An anthology of 13 horror stories about monsters, werewolves, zombies, serial killers and mysterious events that happen to the characters of Anna Kendrick, Brandon Routh, Elisabeth Moss, Cory Monteith, and Jesse Plemons.

"A pretty good horror movie with unconventional plots to standard ideas. Filmed aesthetically and not ghastly, it nevertheless really got scary. Rare happy endings and breaking of all templates, when wins not good, but the strongest, a miraculous rescue at the last moment does not come, and the heroes are not dumb. Sometimes it felt like I was watching Supernatural, but the Winchesters were somewhere delayed", — nangel.

"What an awesome series. Some series are great, it's amazing that I didn't know about it before and found it completely by accident", — LenkaBird.

"Some of the series are great, to some of them can not be criticized, but it is painfully unpleasant, and in some of the plot heroes sometimes acted as if before it was nothing and they are just on a walk or on vacation", — Blahh.

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"Penny Dreadful"

Thriller, horror, supernatural | 3.99 out of 5 on MyShows | 3 seasons | 2014—2016

Sir Malcolm Murray is an African explorer who lost his daughter Mina to supernatural forces. He teams up with American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, medium Vanessa, and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to uncover the secrets of Victorian England and save Mina.

"A wonderful, dark, intriguing, gripping series about Victorian London. We were shown against a backdrop of mysticism the real life of the time. The drama was played for all 100, separately it is worth mentioning the magnificent Eva Green, who became my personal discovery", — anna_mz.

"As someone who in principle has no interest in horror, demonic plots and the like, hats off to you. So aesthetically pleasing, so heartfelt, so addictive. Penny Dreadful is beautiful in every way, and even the understatements, flaws and frustrations pale beside it. And the actors! I never thought that a company from mystical Victorian London, not very credible, would become so close to me. For three seasons, you get so close to the characters, so felt that then you can not help but think: "This is mine, here I belong. This series has become my family, I can't stop admiring how talented and beautifully it was done", — laughter_lines.

"The series will forever remain in my memory as the most wonderful and subtle creation. The unrivaled acting was goosebump-inducing, the music was beautiful, the camerawork was excellent and the attention to small, insignificant details was outstanding. There were shootouts, drama, horror and philosophical messages. And it was all quite harmonious and interesting", — Seraphimer.

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Even more cool horror shows can be found in our previous Halloween collection. And for those who want to spend the holiday with their favorite sitcoms, here's a collection of really funny Halloween specials.