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Best Horror TV Series of the 1980s

92 Horror series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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92 series

Sabbath

★ 4.5
15 6 1989–1991
Horror

The Deadly Ernest Horror Show

★ 8.1
15 10 1985–1991
Comedy · Drama · Horror

Haunted Hollywood

★ 7.1
15 1986–present
Documentary · Fantasy · Horror

Creature Feature

★ 7.1
14 44 1982–1983
Horror

The Old Miao Myth

★ 6.2
13 20 1983–present
Crime · Drama · Horror

Movie 18

★ 7.9
13 10 1985–1991
Action · Fantasy · Horror

Lola Calamidades

★ 7.7
12 120 1987–present
Drama · Horror · Thriller

Gegege no Kitarô: Jigoku hen

★ 4.7
12 7 1988–present
Animation · Comedy · Horror

Liegui Aisha

★ 3.8
12 1986–1988
Animation · Fantasy · Horror

Life with Grandpa

★ 1.4
12 1985–present
Comedy · Horror · Musical

Saturday Night Dead

★ 7.2
10 1980–1981
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

Late Night Stories

★ 8.2
10 13 1987–1991
Horror

Momento de incertidumbre

★ 7.1
10 17 1985–present
Horror

Locusts and Wild Honey

★ 8.0
10 3 1980–1980
Action · Drama · Horror

Count Gregore's Horror Theater

★ 7.8
10 1980–1983
Fantasy · Horror · Sci-Fi

The Willow Bend Mystery

★ 7.4
8 5 1981–present
Horror · Mystery

Warau Salesman Special

★ 3.2
8 1989–present
Animation · Comedy · Horror

Cuentos de Madrugada

★ 4.6
8 1985–present
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

Dr. Krankenstein

★ 6.9
8 8 1987–1988
Comedy · Horror

The Third Eye

★ 7.0
7 34 1983–1985
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