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Best Horror TV Series of 1996

13 Horror series that started in 1996, ranked by popularity

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13 series

Millennium

★ 7.9
13K 67 1996–1999
Dark tone · Unsettling

Kindred: The Embraced

★ 7.5
3K 8 1996–1996
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

The Beast

★ 5.9
3K 2 1996–1996
Action · Adventure · Horror

Poltergeist: The Legacy

★ 6.9
2K 87 1996–1999
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

100 Years of Horror

★ 7.0
567 26 1996–1996
Documentary · Horror

Apocalypse Zero

★ 5.3
320 2 1996–1996
Action · Animation · Horror

Skuggornas hus

★ 6.7
301 3 1996–1996
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Wilderness

★ 6.5
253 3 1996–1997
Drama · Horror · Thriller

Drákuluv svagr

★ 6.4
23 12 1996–1996
Comedy · Horror

Torntuppen

★ 7.1
16 3 1996–1996
Horror

The Quest

★ 5.7
15 1 1996–1998
Documentary · Horror

Blue Seed Ver. 1.5

★ 6.1
11 2 1996–1996
Animation · Comedy · Horror

Klaatu barada niktó

★ 7.2
7 1996–present
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