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Best Horror TV Series of 1988

11 Horror series that started in 1988, ranked by popularity

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11 series

Freddy's Nightmares

★ 6.2
4K 44 1988–1990
Monster horror · Anthology

War of the Worlds

★ 6.5
2K 44 1988–1990
Action · Adventure · Horror

Hora marcada

★ 7.8
296 99 1988–1990
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

Something Is Out There

★ 6.6
261 8 1988–1989
Horror · Sci-Fi

Painajainen

★ 7.6
158 4 1988–1988
Horror · Mystery

Moviedrome

★ 9.0
149 82 1988–2000
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Dragon Century

★ 6.8
78 2 1988–present
Animation · Fantasy · Horror

The Watch House

★ 7.1
41 3 1988–present
Family · Horror · Mystery

TerrorVision

★ 6.2
38 8 1988–1989
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Historias del otro lado

★ 6.1
37 13 1988–1996
Horror · Thriller

Gegege no Kitarô: Jigoku hen

★ 4.7
12 7 1988–present
Animation · Comedy · Horror
‹ 1987 1988 1989 ›
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