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Best Horror TV Series of 2018

141 Horror series that started in 2018, ranked by popularity

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Action 10 Adult 0 Adventure 6 Animation 7 Biography 0 Comedy 20 Crime 8 Documentary 2 Drama 36 Family 0 Fantasy 23 Game-Show 0 History 2 Horror 141 Music 2 Musical 0 Mystery 25 News 0 Reality-TV 2 Romance 3 Sci-Fi 7 Short 6 Sport 0 Talk-Show 4 Thriller 12 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 1 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 0 Dark tone 10 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 1 Tense 7 Unsettling 9 Whimsical 0 Campy 1 Cynical 0 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 3 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 1 Serialized 3 Procedural 0 Mystery box 5 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 1 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 3 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 0 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 0 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 1 Coming of age 2 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 1 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 3 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 1 Supernatural 7 Space & sci-fi 1 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 2 Psychological horror 4 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 1 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 1 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 0 Social commentary 2 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 1 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 3

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 3 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 1 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 1 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 2 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 2

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 2 Stylized direction 1 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 7 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 1 Kids & family 0 Young adult 4 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 1 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

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

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 1 Disturbing 3 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 2 Easy watching 0

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141 series

The Haunting of Hill House

333K 10 2018–2018

Psychological horror · Unsettling

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

120K 36 2018–2020

Young adult · Supernatural

The Terror

63K 26 2018–2026

Survival · Bleak · Atmospheric

Castle Rock

58K 20 2018–2019

Atmospheric · Psychological horror

The Purge

22K 20 2018–2019

Dystopia · Graphic violence

Siren

17K 36 2018–2020

Supernatural · Serialized

Ghoul

16K 3 2018–2018

Unsettling · Tight limited run

Nightflyers

15K 10 2018–2018

Origin

8K 11 2018–2018

Mystery box · Survival · Tense

Requiem

8K 6 2018–2018

Unsettling · Atmospheric

The Innocents

7K 8 2018–2018

Young adult · Supernatural

Into the Dark

6K 24 2018–2021

Anthology · Monster horror

Light as a Feather

4K 26 2018–2019

Young adult · Supernatural

The A List

4K 21 2018–2021

Young adult · Cliffhanger-driven

Angels of Death

4K 16 2018–2018

Anime · Psychological horror

Haunted

4K 18 2018–present

Anthology · Supernatural

Los Espookys

3K 12 2018–2022

Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

Eli Roth's History of Horror

3K 19 2018–2021

Documentary · History · Horror

Son: The Guest

3K 16 2018–2018

Drama · Horror · Mystery

The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell

3K 6 2018–2018

Comedy · Horror · Talk-Show

Junji Ito Collection

3K 14 2018–2018

Animation · Drama · Horror

The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs

2K 214 2018–2026

Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

Don't Watch This

2K 5 2018–2018

Horror · Short

Sacred Lies

999 20 2018–2020

Drama · Horror

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