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Best Horror TV Series of the 1960s

56 Horror series that started in the 1960s, ranked by popularity

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56 series

The Addams Family

★ 8.0
24K 64 1964–1966
Campy · Sitcom · Family-safe

The Outer Limits

★ 8.1
10K 49 1963–1965
Anthology · Episodic · Unsettling

Night Gallery

★ 7.9
7K 48 1969–1973
Anthology · Episodic · Unsettling

Dark Shadows

★ 8.1
6K 1233 1966–1971
Supernatural · Lo-fi charm

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

★ 8.5
6K 93 1962–1965
Anthology · Episodic · Tense

Thriller

★ 8.2
2K 67 1960–1962
Crime · Drama · Horror

Tales to Keep You Awake

★ 7.8
333 30 1966–1982
Crime · Drama · Horror

Journey to the Unknown

★ 7.6
313 17 1968–1969
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Out of the Unknown

★ 7.5
210 49 1965–1971
Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

'Way Out

★ 7.7
210 14 1961–1961
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Pompel og Pilt

★ 7.7
209 5 1969–1969
Animation · Family · Horror

Mystery and Imagination

★ 7.2
172 24 1966–1970
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Strange Paradise

★ 8.2
98 195 1969–1970
Drama · Horror

Creature Features

★ 9.1
96 353 1966–1976
Horror

Operation: Mystery!

★ 6.4
74 26 1968–1971
Horror · Sci-Fi

Les compagnons de Baal

★ 7.5
72 7 1968–present
Adventure · Crime · Horror

Shock Theater

★ 8.6
71 245 1963–present
Comedy · Drama · Horror

Out of This World

★ 7.7
68 14 1962–1962
Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

Great Ghost Tales

★ 7.6
61 12 1961–1961
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Jekyll

★ 6.2
57 4 1969–1969
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

El hombre que volvió de la muerte

★ 8.3
51 13 1969–1969
Crime · Drama · Horror

Chiller Theater

★ 8.9
49 1824 1963–1984
Comedy · Horror · Mystery

Late Night Horror

★ 6.9
44 6 1968–1968
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Nightmare Theater

★ 8.6
33 898 1962–1989
Comedy · Drama · Horror
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