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Best Horror TV Series of 2016

145 Horror series that started in 2016, ranked by popularity

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Action 10 Adult 3 Adventure 6 Animation 10 Biography 1 Comedy 36 Crime 7 Documentary 2 Drama 40 Family 0 Fantasy 12 Game-Show 3 History 0 Horror 145 Music 1 Musical 0 Mystery 18 News 1 Reality-TV 5 Romance 0 Sci-Fi 7 Short 2 Sport 0 Talk-Show 1 Thriller 16 War 0 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 914 2010s 1222 2000s 307 1990s 133 1980s 92 1970s 75 1960s 56 1950s 19 1940s 2 1930s 2 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 32 2025 122 2024 126 2023 149 2022 158 2021 159 2020 168 2019 160 2018 141 2017 182 2016 145 2015 136 2014 104 2013 106 2012 106 2011 82 2010 60 2009 45 2008 36 2007 37 2006 32 2005 26 2004 39 2003 18 2002 18 2001 30 2000 26 1999 18 1998 16 1997 22 1996 13 1995 17 1994 10 1993 3 1992 5 1991 15 1990 14 1989 14 1988 11 1987 10 1986 10 1985 11 1984 5 1983 8 1982 6 1981 10 1980 7 1979 12 1978 7 1977 2 1976 5 1975 6 1974 5 1973 14 1972 7 1971 7 1970 10 1969 11 1968 5 1967 4 1966 7 1965 2 1964 8 1963 7 1962 6 1961 3 1960 3 1959 5 1958 6 1957 1 1955 2 1954 2 1953 1 1951 1 1950 1 1949 1 1946 1 1938 1 1931 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 1 Gritty 1 Dark tone 8 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 5 Unsettling 7 Whimsical 0 Campy 1 Cynical 1 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 1 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 1 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 4 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 1 Serialized 1 Procedural 0 Mystery box 2 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 1 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 1 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 1 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 3 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 0 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 1 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 0 Coming of age 1 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 1 Friendship 2 Found family 1 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 9 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 5 Psychological horror 2 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 3 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 0 Social commentary 1 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 1 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 1

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 1 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 0 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 0 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 1 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 2 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 1 Stylized direction 1 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 6 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 0 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 2 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 2 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 2 Disturbing 3 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 0 Easy watching 0

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145 series

Stranger Things

1.7M 42 2016–2025

Nostalgic · Monster horror

The Exorcist

34K 20 2016–2018

Faith & religion · Unsettling

Outcast

19K 20 2016–2017

Dark tone · Slow burn · Bleak

Slasher

19K 40 2016–2023

Monster horror · Graphic violence

Channel Zero

14K 24 2016–2018

Psychological horror · Anthology

BrainDead

13K 13 2016–2016

Satirical · Political intrigue

Damien

9K 10 2016–2016

Supernatural · Dark tone

Stan Against Evil

7K 24 2016–2018

Supernatural · Monster horror

Wolf Creek

7K 12 2016–2017

Revenge · Survival

Crazyhead

6K 6 2016–2016

Supernatural · Friendship

Dead of Summer

5K 10 2016–2016

Supernatural · Monster horror

The Kettering Incident

4K 8 2016–2016

Atmospheric · Small town

Bring It On, Ghost

4K 16 2016–2016

K-drama · Supernatural

The Living and the Dead

4K 6 2016–2016

Atmospheric · Unsettling

Freakish

3K 20 2016–2018

Action · Drama · Horror

Scare PewDiePie

3K 11 2016–2017

Comedy · Horror · Reality-TV

Black Lake

2K 16 2016–2018

Horror · Thriller

Stag

2K 3 2016–2016

Comedy · Horror · Mystery

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

2K 60 2016–present

Game-Show · Horror · Reality-TV

BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural

2K 56 2016–2021

Adventure · Comedy · Horror

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy - Hope Arc

2K 25 2016–2017

Animation · Drama · Horror

Fear the Walking Dead: Passage

1K 16 2016–2017

Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

Au-delà des murs

1K 3 2016–2016

Drama · Horror · Mystery

Nightmare Teacher

682 12 2016–2016

Drama · Horror · Mystery

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