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Best Horror TV Series of 1981

10 Horror series that started in 1981, ranked by popularity

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10 series

The Day of the Triffids

★ 7.3
3K 6 1981–1981
Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

Elvira's Movie Macabre

★ 8.3
710 432 1981–1997
Comedy · Horror

Darkroom

★ 7.2
396 16 1981–1982
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Night Flight

★ 8.6
294 31 1981–2018
Animation · Comedy · Horror

The Nightmare Man

★ 6.7
244 4 1981–1981
Horror · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Seagull Island

★ 6.0
242 5 1981–present
Adventure · Drama · Horror

The Devil's Game

★ 6.6
56 6 1981–1981
Fantasy · Horror

Noires sont les galaxies

★ 6.4
46 4 1981–present
Horror · Sci-Fi

Mis terrores favoritos

★ 7.1
16 1 1981–1992
Horror

The Willow Bend Mystery

★ 7.4
8 5 1981–present
Horror · Mystery
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