12 must-stream horror TV shows

1. The Watcher

Available now on Netflix 

When the Brannock family moves into their suburban dream home, they quickly find themselves living in a nightmare, and begin to receive ominous letters from someone calling themselves "The Watcher"... 

2. You  

Available now on Netflix 

Following the story of a man who will do just about anything for ‘love’,  this must-see Netflix original series puts us in the perspective of Joe Goldberg, a seemingly sweet and innocent young man who begins to develop feelings for a librarian. Using every tool in the book to become closer to her, he’ll do just about anything to have her for himself. Really, anything at all. Season 3 recently dropped on Netflix, and it’s already been renewed for a fourth!  

3. Red Rose  

Available now on BBC iPlayer

This original horror series explores the relationships between teens and their online lives, set just after a group of friends take their GCSEs. When their phones get slowly taken over by an app that threatens them with dangerous consequences if they don't meet its demands. 

4. I Know What You Did Last Summer 

Available now on BBC iPlayer

Based on the hit movie franchise from the 90s starring Freddie Prinze Jr and Sarah Michelle Gellar, Prime Video relaunched the horror phenomenon as a 2021 series and we’re ready for it this Halloween!  

5. The Haunting of Hill House  

Available now on Netflix 

Ready for a chilling tale set in a classic gothic home? The Haunting of Hill House is a must-see for horror fans. The anthology series is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson and switches between two timelines following five adult siblings and their memories as children in the house.  

6. Unsolved Mysteries

Available now on Netflix

From the producers of Stranger Things, this iconic and gripping series returns with a three-week event featuring more unexplainable deaths, baffling disappearances, and bizarre paranormal activity. 

7. Stranger Things 

Available now on Netflix 

Speaking of... For these kids, life isn’t quite ordinary. Set in the 80s, Indiana, Stranger Things explores the supernatural and big government conspiracies, and at the heart of it, a wholesome team of kids on bikes attempting to save the universe. Plus, the monsters are terrifying.  

8. Ratched  

Available now on Netflix 

Based on One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, we get a peek at Nurse Ratched’s early life as she begins her career at a mental institution. She soon becomes jaded and bitter before turning into the full-fledged monster we know her as from the novel. A must-see, twisted origin story, not for the faint of heart! 

9. Them 

Available now on Prime Video 

When a black family moves to a white neighbourhood in 1953 (Los Angeles), their new home becomes a base for malevolent forces. 

10. Wednesday  

Available from 23rd November on Netflix 

The series we've all been waiting for is almost here! The spin-off of the Addams Family stars Jenna Ortega (You) in the lead role, Wednesday, as she begins a new year as a student at Nevermore Academy. She attempts to master her emerging psychic abilities all while trying to prevent a monstrous killing spree that has terrorised the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago. 

11. Ghosts

 Available now on BBC iPlayer

The latest season of Ghosts is finally here, and if you've never seen the show, it follows a young couple who inherit a dilapidated property from a distant relative completely unaware of its invisible residents and proceeds to renovate it ot the dismay of the ghosts that reside there! 

12. Wreck

 Available now on BBC iPlayer

For a classic teen slasher, try Wreck on BBC iPlayer! Go on board the ship of nightmares with Jamie, who searches for answers about his missing sister, and joins the crew on a mysterious cruise liner... 

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