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Best Horror TV Series of 1986

10 Horror series that started in 1986, ranked by popularity

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10 series

The Little Vampire

★ 7.5
507 13 1986–1987
Family · Horror

Alice to Nowhere

★ 6.7
96 2 1986–1986
Crime · Drama · Horror

Worlds Beyond

★ 6.7
72 13 1986–1986
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Classic Ghost Stories

★ 7.3
55 5 1986–present
Horror

USA Saturday Nightmares

★ 8.5
26 1986–1994
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

The Son of Ghoul Show

★ 8.1
23 2 1986–present
Comedy · Drama · Horror

The Haunted School

★ 7.3
21 8 1986–1987
Horror

Morgus Presents

★ 8.5
18 338 1986–1993
Comedy · Horror · Mystery

Haunted Hollywood

★ 7.1
15 1986–present
Documentary · Fantasy · Horror

Liegui Aisha

★ 3.8
12 1986–1988
Animation · Fantasy · Horror
‹ 1985 1986 1987 ›
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