Here at CinemaBlend, we value the horror genre above all else and are always ready to solve anything A new scary movie is in theaters. (And if I had to compromise by watching it again, best horror movie of all time, that’s hardly a loss. ) But audiences often want to live in fear for longer than a movie’s running time, making streaming giant Netflix a reliable spot for top-notch horror television.
While the service doesn’t boast as much of the stacked library of licensed shows it had in years past, Netflix has produced more than enough original horror series over the past decade to make up for it. Some of them are as good or better than others on small screens. Netflix subscription (figuratively speaking, horror fans) and keep reading!
The Haunting of Hill House (1 season)
He honed his skills in films such as oculus and Ouija: Origin of Evilgenre mastermind Mike Flanagan makes the leap into episodic horror with his third Netflix project (as follows) It becomes quiet and gerald’s game), a series inspired by Shirley Jackson The Haunting of Hill House. Boasting a complete cast centered around Carla Gugino, Victoria Pedretti, Michel Huisman, etc. hill house A+ Horror TV, tells a haunted house story for generations, packed with meaningful twists, emotional trauma, and big scares. Flanagan & Co. also brilliantly spread out a ton of gory facial expressions in the background of the shots, adding an extra layer of unsettling to the whole thing.
Archive 81 (1 season)
A loose adaptation of the acclaimed Found Audio Podcast. Archive 81 The film follows Dan Turner, played by Mamoudou Athy, as he takes on a mysterious new job restoring video footage recorded by a graduate student played by Dina Shihabi. The discovery in her apartment had a world-changing impact. The moody, well-written story (by creator Rebecca Sonnenschein) is best experienced with as little knowledge as possible. Archive 81 filled with creepy moments It stays with the viewer long after watching.please don’t let me unfortunate cancellation It shakes you from watching.
Sweet Home (currently 2 seasons)
Sweet home is a live-action version of the Korean webtoon by Kim Carn-bee and Hwang Yong-chan, and it definitely brings the same amount of outrageous, multi-genre fun. The story begins with Cha Hyun Soo (Song Kang), a depressed high school dropout. Cha Hyun-soo is the only survivor of a tragedy in which his entire family died, and he joins the others in a new apartment after a monster suddenly appears and starts destroying it. City. The first two seasons of his are available now, and the third set is set to cause even more fantastic chaos in his summer of 2024.
The Walking Dead (11 seasons)
Although there is an abundance, Both completed and ongoing spin-offs Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore have expanded the world of comics co-created. the walking dead‘s flagship live-action series doesn’t need to build an adjacent world to keep viewers hooked for 11 seasons. Though reviews vary from story to story, it’s hard to deny the importance of Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira’s Michonne, and many others in the history of great horror TV. And even if the story doesn’t pique your interest, there’s no doubt that effects maestro Greg Nicotero and his team will bring you the most dangerous zombie carnage in all of media.
Brand new cherry flavor (1 season)
sex. curse. nightmare. Cats covered in saliva. These concepts provide a gist of what viewers can expect when they press play. brand new cherry flavorBut there are no words to do justice to the terrible things that are happening to the characters, played masterfully by Rosa Salazar, Catherine Keener, Eric Lange, and others. Very simply, it is the story of a film director who chose the wrong path to achieve his dream. brand new cherry flavor co-created by channel zero and actionCo-stars Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion, and is based on the novel by Todd Grimson. It’s a wild, unpredictable, darkly comedic ride that is viscerally disturbing to all the senses in a unique way.
Ghoul (1 season)
A miniseries set in a dystopian future where fascists reign supreme in India. ghoul It’s a combination of folklore horror and politicized military thriller, and I wonder why this particular subgenre isn’t utilized more. Radhika Apte plays Nida, a novice military officer who is tasked with participating in the secret interrogation of a very notorious terrorist (played by Mahesh Balraj) inside a secret camp. However, things quickly take a turn for the worse, and the terrorists prove to be a bigger threat than anyone imagined. It is Netflix’s second Indian original, released in 2018, and produced by Blumhouse Productions.
Dahmer – Monster: The Story of Jeffrey Dahmer (1 season)
meanwhile Dahmer – Monster: The Story of Jeffrey Dahmer Although it doesn’t fit as neatly into the horror frame as other series, Evan Peters’ performance that will please fans The role of the titular murderer, necrophile, and cannibal is as chilling as any supernatural monster. It also helps give the genre credibility that it was co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. scream queens and watcheramong others. Dahmer’s popularity and award-winning history sparked a shift. monster Collected into an anthology, future seasons will also focus on real-world killers.
Marianne (1 season)
french series mariannecreated by spider web Director Samuel Bodine utilizes a tried-and-true story concept that works particularly well in the horror genre. Writers notice that the characters they are writing about begin to appear in the real world. Such is the case with Victoire Du Bois’s horror novelist Emma Larsimmon. Although she tried to distance herself from genre stories, she ended up returning to some of her darkest works, including her titular Marianne. Praised by Stephen King, The show was canceled after one season.but the nightmare lives on.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1 season)
Instead of going to ghost Mike Flanagan, who created a one-season remake of Edgar Allen Poe’s short stories, has produced his final Netflix series (for now) Fall of the House of Usher As an independent project and a 2023 release, it certainly garnered attention. From a stable of Flanagan-friendly regulars (and newcomers like Mark Hamill), A shocking and brutal interpretation of Poe’s most classic story In keeping with the pharmaceutical industry plotlines woven into the Usher family legacy, this is undoubtedly the author’s most accomplished series to date, but it’s possible he may one day surpass it. his dark tower series to go.
Stranger Things (4 seasons so far)
It is unclear how, but stranger thingsWhile the upcoming fifth season will ultimately impact the legacy of this sci-fi horror, the first four seasons were huge hits on the streaming service and catapulted the entire ensemble cast to superstardom in recent years. . Whether it’s his 1980s setting, Stephen his references to King, Stephen’s hair, or the mysterious connection between Hawkins, Indiana and the ever-threatening Upside Down on him. , stranger things Covers all genres.
Parasite: The Gray (1 season)
Director/Co-writer Train to BusanKorean science fiction horror, Yeon Sang-ho Parasite: The Gray We bring you Hitoshi Iwaaki’s manga. parasite Live-action in an amazing way. Humanity begins to fall into disarray after a group of parasites fall from space to Earth and begin taking over people’s bodies and killing them. Making things even more dangerous is the fact that they can transform their heads, and this ability is utilized in some bizarre ways. The “Grey” in the title refers to the task force set up to eliminate the threat and perception of the parasite, but this is easier said than done.
Midnight Mass (1 season)
Rather than adapting other authors’ famous works, Mike Flanagan developed his own pitch for a slow-burn religion-infused horror series. midnight mass, but it reflects no small amount of major genre influence. Paul Hill, played by Hamish Linklater, becomes a priest at a local church, coinciding with the return of Riley Flynn, played by Zach Gilford, who has been newly released from prison for a fatal drunk driver accident. The remote community of Crockett Island will be forever changed. Religious fears are most often centered around demonic possession or the birth of the Antichrist; midnight mass Thankfully, you can avoid both of those myths.