They Sent Shivers Down My Spine: Netflix’s 10 Best Horror Series

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Sometimes, one scare isn’t enough and we crave multiple episodes to keep our hairs standing on end and the butterflies in our stomachs.

Here are the 10 best horror series on Netflix right now.

Ash vs. Evil Dead

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A continuation of Sam Raimi’s acclaimed Evil Dead series of films, Ash vs. Evil Dead sees Bruce Campbell return as the chainsaw-handed monster slayer who has avoided monster slaying and all responsibilities in general, for the last 30 years. Knowing that the Evil Dead would return for him, Ash gears up again to slay monsters.

Dark

Dark
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After two young children disappear in a small German town, the town’s sinful past is brought to light along with the fractured relationships and double lives of key four families.

The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House
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Based on Shirley Jackson’s acclaimed novel, The Haunting of Hill House tells the story of siblings who grew up in, what would later become, the most famous haunted house in the country. Now in adulthood, the siblings are forced back together and must confront their dark past.

Stranger Things

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Netflix’s most popular original series ever, Stranger Things follows the strange happenings in a small town in Indiana after people start going missing and a young girl with supernatural powers appears out of nowhere with the government on her tail.

The Haunting of Bly Manor

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Following on from the success of The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor is actually based on The Turn of the Screw by the author Henry James. After a young governess arrives at Bly Manor, she begins to see strange apparitions and spirits haunting the estate.

Supernatural

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The story of the Winchester brothers is one of the longest-running horror series ever made. Supernatural follows the Winchesters as they try and follow in their father’s footsteps and attempt to rid the world of supernatural entities and demons.

1899

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This multi-lingual horror series focuses on a group of immigrants aboard a steamship traveling from London to New York as they get caught up in a mysterious riddle involving a second vessel in the middle of nowhere.

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities

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From the mind of one of the best filmmakers currently working, Cabinet of Curiosities is an anthology of sinister stories including a grave robber who eyes the wealth of a rich new arrival at the cemetery, a seasoned sheriff investigating a horrific murder, and a researcher using drugs to traverse a sinister realm to bring back his twin sister.

Dracula

Dracula
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BBC’s big-budget adaptation of Bram Stoker’s acclaimed novel is one of the best retellings of the story. After Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet a new client, he finds himself trapped in a terrifying maze-like castle filled with undead brides and a vampire Count with ambitions to conquer the world.

Junji Ito Maniac: Tales of the Macabre

Junji Ito Maniac
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From the mastermind of Japanese horror, Junji Ito Maniac is an anthology of the lorded horror manga writer’s best works and features horrifying tales filled with grotesque, Cronenbergue-esque body horror and supernatural spirits.

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