The 50 best horror and suspense series of all time

If you're looking for good recommendations for series to scare you and get involved in mysteries, you've come to the right place. Check out the series below: best horror and suspense series of all time, listed in chronological order! 

The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)

Original title: The Twilight Zone

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 9,0 on IMDb

Available in: Claro Video e oldflix

Set between light and shadow and between science and superstition, Beyond imagination is an anthology thriller series of Rod Serling that manages to combine the purest terror with science fiction, as well as having a hint of drama, comedy and attachment to superstition.

Serling was the presenter of all episodes and had the prestige of introducing stories that had participation from actors such as Burt Reynolds, Roddy McDowell e Robert Redford. Some of the stories of Beyond imagination They portray people's greatest fears and anxieties (or neighbors who are too strange to be supernaturally suspicious, or simply realities around them that are not at all pleasing).

By the way, Black Mirror is a contemporary version of this series, because before science fiction was limited to distant galaxies with mysterious creatures, this genre used to address social analogies and metaphors about the world we live in.

Beyond imagination gained an adaptation from the perspective of Jordan Peele in 2019, but despite being great, it ended up being canceled after two seasons.

Buffy: The Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) 

Original title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Available in: Disney +

In this famous horror and fantasy series, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a young woman who is part of a long line of warriors chosen to hunt and destroy vampires, demons and other forces of evil.

Supernatural (2005-2020)

Original title: Supernatural

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

Available in: Max e Prime Video

One of the most popular horror series of recent times, Supernatural follows the dark journey of Sam (Jared Padalecki) e Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) as they face all kinds of demons.

After losing their mother to a supernatural force, the brothers were raised by their father as soldiers who track mysterious and demonic creatures. Violent memories and life-threatening secrets intensify the burden of Sat. e Dean while they investigate everything. 

Black Mirror (2011-present)

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Each episode is independent (with hints of easter eggs) of this suspense series psychological and addresses a bizarre story related to technology, showing that its advancement is not always beneficial. Basically, this is a contemporary version of the stories of the renowned The Twilight Zone — which also contains its versions listed here in this list. 

In addition to the stories being unique, each one has its own cast, including names like Bryce Dallas Howard, Daniel Kaluya, Jodie whittaker, Rory kinnear, Jon Hamm, Anthony Mackie, Michaela Coel, Jesse Plemons e Alex lawther.

Bates Motel (2013-2017)

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Available at: Currently unavailable

With the death of her husband, Norma Bates (Vera Farmiga) buys a motel in a small town to start a new life with his son Norman (Freddie Highmore). The two maintain a complicated and intense relationship that has made Norman a serial killer in adulthood.

In the Flesh (2013) 

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Available at: Currently unavailable

An English village is attacked by dead people who have emerged from the ground. Four years after the zombies were captured and treated, Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry) returns to society, diagnosed with Partial Death Syndrome.

Hannibal (2013-2015)

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Available in: Prime Video

The talented criminal profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) has a unique mindset that allows him to empathize with anyone, including psychopaths. But while helping the FBI track down a particularly complex serial killer, he decides he needs help and hires the brilliant and mysterious psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). 

The two form a partnership and it seems there is no villain they cannot uncover together, however, Lecter holds a dark secret. His own brilliant mind has gone over to the dark side and he has far more in common with the criminals they hunt than Will could imagine.

Salem (2014-2017)

82% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Available in: Disney +

Nessa psychological horror and suspense series, the people of a town paralyzed by fear are determined to rid themselves of evil at any cost. This is the dark and terrifying truth behind the infamous Salem witch trials of the 17th century.

Helix (2014-2015)

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Available in: Claro Video

Nessa suspense series, we follow the doctors' story Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell) e Julia Walker (Kyra Zagorsky), scientists who were once married and once worked for the Centers for Disease Control. Now, as outbreaks worsen, they will face life-or-death struggles to contain the viruses they encounter. Fighting diseases often takes pathologists to remote, isolated parts of the world, but failure to travel could hamper their efforts to contain outbreaks and ultimately lead to the end of humanity.

Penny Dreadful (2014-2016)

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Available in: AppleTV +

Penny Dreadful is definitely one of the best horror series ever made — if not the best ever. Many people know classic and popular characters from literature like Dr Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and werewolves. This series brings these and other figures from a new perspective, exploring their origin stories. A psychological thriller set in the darkest alleys of Victorian London. 

In the initial premise, Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton) is an explorer who lost his daughter to the creatures of the city and will do whatever it takes to get her back and correct the mistakes of the past. His accomplice, the seductive clairvoyant Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), recruits the charming American Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett) to help locate the daughter of Sir Malcolm and kill some monsters.

Ash vs Evil Dead (2015-2018) 

99% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

Available in: Prime Video

Thirty years after his hunts for monsters and demons, Ash (Bruce Campbell) is back avoiding any kind of responsibility. However, a plague arrives to threaten humanity and he is forced to face his demons again.

The Haunting of Enfield (2015) 

Original title: The Enfield Haunting

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Available at: Currently unavailable

Based on real events, this special recreates bizarre events that took place in August 1977 in London. At the time, two experts were investigating an evil spirit that terrorized an ordinary family in the Enfield district.

Preacher (2016 – 2019) 

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87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Available at: Currently unavailable

In one of the best horror series, Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a former pastor from Texas, ends up receiving the power to make anyone obey him. Accompanied by his ex-girlfriend Tulip (Ruth Negga) and the Irish vampire Cassidy (Joe Gilgun), he goes after God, who abandoned paradise.

Crazyhead (2016) 

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

In this horror series mixed with humor, Amy (Cara Theobold) works at a bowling alley and Rachel (Susie Wokoma) is a nonconformist. Together, they face evil spirits and confront their demons and the problems that the crisis in their twenties brings.

Behind the Walls (2016) 

Original title: Behind the Walls

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Available at: Currently unavailable

Em Behind the Walls, Lisa (Veerle Baetens), a young speech therapist, inherits a house from a mysterious man. When she moves into the house, she finds a dark labyrinth leading to a different world, full of ghosts and creatures from her past.

Outcast (2016) 

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Available at: Currently unavailable

in the plot of Outcast, Kyle Barnes (Patrick Fugit) has been tormented since childhood by demonic visions. With the help of a reverend, he is determined to discover the truth about this curse.

The Exorcist (2016-2018) 

Original title: The Exorcist

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Available in: Prime Video

In the history of The Exorcist, two very different men turn their attention to a horrific case of demonic possession in a local family and find themselves face to face with true evil.

Dark (2017-2020)

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

A suspense series psychological Dark is one of those productions that divides the public between those who think it's brilliant and those who hate it and see no sense in the plot. Regardless of opinions, this can be considered one of the best thriller series of all time when taking into account its proposal, execution and outcome. It had a beginning, middle and end without being carried away by the wave of success and becoming a never-ending story. 

The premise of this German series is to reveal the dark mysteries that a small town begins to present when a child disappears. As families and close friends begin a relentless search, they discover a huge time portal that involves the origin of family ties and the troubled history that permeates the region.

Room 104 (2017-2020) 

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,1 on IMDb

Available in: Max

Set in an average hotel in the United States, one room in particular is the space where the most different stories take place. 

Ghoul: Demon Plot (2018)

Original title: Ghoul

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Em Ghoul: Demonic Plot, when a new prisoner arrives at a military detention center displaying strange behavior, the young interrogator Nida Rahim (Radhika Apte) seeks to investigate the truth. However, his search ends up becoming a battle for survival when the prisoner, and leader of the sect Ali Saeed (Mahesh Balraj), turns the game against Nida and the other interrogators, exposing their darkest secrets. 

The Curse of the Hill Residence (2018)

Original title: The Haunting of Hill House

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Created by the brilliant Mike Flanagan, the horror series The Curse of the Hill Residence follows a family with children who grew up and lived in what would become the most famous haunted house in the country. 

Now adults, they are forced to come together again in the face of a great tragedy and must finally confront the ghosts of their past. Some of these ghosts still lurk in their minds, while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House. 

Castle Rock (2018-2019)

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Available in: balloon play

A horror series psychological set in the multiverse of Stephen King blends mythological scale and the intimate narrative of the characters in her works. She weaves an epic saga of darkness and light that unfolds across a few square miles of Maine woodland.

The Terror (2018-2019)

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Available in: Prime Video

Set in 1847, The Terror follows a Royal Navy expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. In the plot, it is attacked by a mysterious predator that stalks the ships in a tense and desperate game of survival.

Marianne (2019) 

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Back in her hometown, a famous horror writer discovers that the spirit that haunts her dreams is causing chaos in the real world.

Servant (2019 – 2023)

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Available in: Apple TV +

The thriller series of M. Night Shyamalan follows a Philadelphia couple's grief after a major tragedy rocks their marriage and allows a mysterious force to enter their lives.

Kingdom (2019 – currently)

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Incredibly well produced, Kingdom The premise is the resurrection of a deceased king and a mysterious plague that begins to spread. In this scenario, the prince must face a new race of enemies to unravel the evil scheme and save his people.

The Order (2019) 

Original title: The Order

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

To avenge his mother's death, a college student joins a secret order and ends up in the middle of a war between werewolves and followers of the dark arts.

Evil: Supernatural Contacts (2019-present)

Original title: Evil

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Available in: balloon play

Nessa horror series, a skeptical forensic psychologist teams up with a priest-in-training and a technology expert to investigate mysteries surrounding the Catholic Church. The group ventures into cases of demonic possession, spirits, and miracles.

The Outsider (2020) 

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Available in: Max

Based on the novel by Stephen King, The history of The Outsider follows the investigation into a boy's murder that takes a dark turn when a supernatural entity causes the team in charge to question their own beliefs.

Lovecraft Country (2020)

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Available in: Max

Set in the 1950s in the United States, this is one of the best horror series accompanies Atticus (Jonathan Majors), who joins her friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) and to your uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) on a trip in search of his missing father in the south of the country under strong racial segregation.

The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)

Original title: The Haunting of Bly Manor

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

After the success of The Curse of Hill House, Mike Flanagan hits the nail on the head, once again, with another horror series: The Curse of Bly Manor. The story is captivating and electrifying, the cast is excellent and the whole ensemble almost begs for a marathon. 

Here, the supernatural works to highlight fears and traumas that are more human than anything else. In the story, the talented victoria pedretti plays Dani, a young woman who starts working in a mansion as a nanny Flora (Amelie Bea Smith) e Miles (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth), two sister children who, as time passes, begin to behave strangely. 

In the meantime, Hannah (T'Nia Miler), Owen (Rahul Kohli) e Jamie (Amelia Eve), the other employees of the house, also have their own secrets and mysteries to solve.

Monsterland (2020) 

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 5,7 on IMDb

Available at: Currently unavailable

It horror series and fantasy tells the story of people who encounter mythical creatures — such as fallen angels and werewolves — and who are driven to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives.

Sweet Home (2020-2024)  

Original title: Seuwiteuhom

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

When humans turn into savage monsters and spread terror, a tormented young man and his neighbors struggle to survive without losing their humanity.

Chucky (2021-present) 

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Available in: Disney +

In the story, after the lonely teenager Jake Webber (Zackary Arthur) discovers an old "Nice Guys" doll at a suburban garage sale, the sleepy American town is quickly thrown into chaos when a rash of vicious murders begins to reveal everyone's deepest, darkest secrets. As Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) spreads terror, familiar faces from his past return and threaten to reveal his dark origins, from when he was a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became the legendary killer doll.

Them (2021-present) 

79% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Available in: Prime Video

One of the best horror series current ones ever produced and one of the heaviest too. In Them, a black family moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood in 1953, where their dream home becomes ground zero for malevolent forces.

Yellowjackets (2021-present) 

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix e Paramount +

The premise may sound vaguely familiar, as it follows the journey of a high school girls' soccer team who survive a plane crash in the remote Ontario wilderness in 1990. Created by ashley lyle e Bart Nickerson, yellowjackets mixes psychological horror and drama in a survival story.

Midnight Mass (2021)

Original title: Midnight mass

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

The horror and suspense series Midnight Mass follows the arrival of a charismatic priest who brings with him miracles, mysteries and the preaching of a fervent religion in the midst of a dying city.

Prophecy of Hell (2021-2024) 

Original title: Jiok

Popular title: Hellbound

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

In this plot, supernatural creatures appear in the world to take the damned to hell. Amidst the chaos and mystery, a cruel and violent religious sect also emerges.

All of Us Are Dead (2022-present)

Original title: Ji-geum u-ri hak-gyo-neun

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Trapped after a deadly epidemic breaks out at a school, the students have only one option: fight with all their might to avoid becoming zombies.

Origin (2022-present)

Original title: from

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Available in: balloon play

In the plot of this horror series, the residents of a mysterious city, which imprisons everyone who enters it, try to escape and must survive the threats of the forest and the terrible creatures that appear at night.

Archive 81 (2022)

Original title: Archives 81

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Nessa horror series, an archivist is hired to restore very important videotapes that were damaged by fire. He recovers the material little by little and realizes that there is a disturbing mystery involving the author of the videos.

Interview With The Vampire (2022) 

Original title: Interview With The Vampire

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Available in: Prime Video

Interview with the Vampire, series based on the work of Anne Rice, accompanies Louis (Jacob Anderson), a centuries-old vampire who decides to tell his life story to a journalist. Transformed by Lestat (Sam Reid), Louis is condemned to eternity as an immortal creature with an uncontrollable craving for human blood. In conflict with his new reality, he tries to feed only on animals, but his relationship with Lestat influences him to experiment with humans and Louis begins to gradually lose the remnants of his humanity.

Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022 – current)

Original title: Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Macabre and stunning, this horror collection that makes up the list of best horror and suspense series features eight chilling stories full of grotesque nightmares.

Swarm (2023 – currently)

Original title: Swarm

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Available in: Prime Video

In the horror series Swarm, an obsessed fan takes drastic and violent measures for her favorite pop artist.

The Creature from Gyeongseong (2023) 

Original title: Gyeongseong Keuricheo

Popular title: Gyeongseong Creature

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Em The Creature from Gyeongseong, Jang Tae-sang (Park Seo-jun), a rich informant of the national forces, and Yoon Chae-ok (Han So-hee), a missing person specialist, join forces to fight a monster fueled by human greed and selfishness during one of the worst periods in Korean history.

Twins: Morbid Similarity (2023)

Original title: Dead Ringers

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Available in: Prime Video

the twins Elliot e Beverly Mantle (Rachel Weisz) They share everything from drugs to lovers, and a desire to do whatever it takes, including pushing the boundaries of ethics. To do so, they will make an effort to challenge outdated practices while trying to put women's health first.

The Horrors of Dolores Roach (2023) 

Original title: The Horror of Delores Roach

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Available in: Prime Video

Based on a podcast of the same name, a woman recently released from prison goes through unusual situations to reestablish herself in life. Dolores (Justina Machado) served his sentence for 16 years and had a reality check when he returned to his Washington Heights neighborhood — the New York neighborhood he had lived in his entire life — because of the completely different and absurd scenery and dynamics. 

Dead Boy Detectives (2024) 

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Original title: Dead Boy Detectives

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

Two teenage ghosts and a psychic work solving mysteries for supernatural clients. Everything is going well until a powerful witch arrives to disrupt their plans.

Parasyte: The Gray (2024)  

Original title: Gisaengsu: Deo geurei

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Available in: Netflix

This series is an adaptation live action from the manga Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki. The story takes place in a dystopian reality where humanity fights against parasites that enter people's bodies as a way to reproduce and dominate the world. 

Uzumaki (2024) 

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Available in: Max

Based on the work of Junji Ito, The history of Uzumaki takes place in a fictional town that has been taken over by a supernatural curse related to spirals. This causes the population to gradually surrender to madness, suffering inexplicable and bizarre deaths.

And that was our list of 50 best horror and suspense series of all time. Did you like it? So, write in the comments which are your favorite horror and suspense series and if any were left out of this article.

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Sources: Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb e Rolling Stone (USA)

reviewed by Glaucon Vital em 15 / 12 / 23.

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