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Best Horror TV Series of 1983

8 Horror series that started in 1983, ranked by popularity

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8 series

The Hitchhiker

★ 6.7
2K 85 1983–1997
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Shades of Darkness

★ 7.7
355 9 1983–1986
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

The Mad Death

★ 6.8
145 3 1983–1983
Drama · Horror

El maleficio

★ 8.2
126 320 1983–1984
Horror · Mystery · Thriller

The Dark Side of the Sun

★ 7.3
112 6 1983–1983
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

Outer Limits

★ 7.8
27 1983–1984
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

The Old Miao Myth

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

The Third Eye

★ 7.0
7 34 1983–1985
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