These series have everything to tickle the nerves: zombies, ghosts, aliens and other evil spirits. Therefore, watching them at night is strongly discouraged. By the way, psychologists say that for many people it’s interesting horror shows that help them escape from problems and reduce stress.

So, we present to your attention Rating of the best horror series or most scary series of all that ever appeared on the screen!

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10. Salem vampires

Foreign horror series began to be filmed a long time ago, and Vampires is one of the pioneers of the genre. A multi-part story about vampires from the town of Salems Lot appeared on television in 1979. Despite the fact that the main villain resembles the Soviet Koshchei, and special effects, to put it mildly, primitive, many fans of horror films are happy to watch this series.

9. Are you afraid of the dark?

In the story, a group of teenagers weekly poisons bikes around a campfire. And each new story is worse than the previous one. The fascinating series has seven seasons on TV from 1991 to 1996. Despite the fact that the series was released on the "cartoon" channel Nickelodeon, many stories force even adults to squint with fear.

8. Twilight zone

The scariest horror shows do not have to be full of the latest special effects. The classic 1959 series is on the list of 50 Greatest TV Shows According to TV Guide. Remakes of the Twilight Zone were released in 1985 and 2002.

7. Dead End

Our rating includes not only American horror series, but also a chilling 5-episode British film about zombie apocalypse. Participants in the reality show, having spent several months in the studio, discover that they were left alone among the millions of rebels who died.

6. Tales from the crypt

Listing the best horror series, the list should certainly be supplemented with such a black comedy as “Tales from the Crypt”. The famous director Robert Zemeckis stood at the origins of the series, and The Tales were shot based on American comics.

5. American horror story

This is the "freshest" of all the series included in the top ten. The first season of "Horror Stories" started in 2011, the third was held in 2013. The seasons are not interconnected by storylines, but are full of chilling mysticism. The final rating of the series did not pass this picture. Horror thriller fans will surely appreciate it.

4. Freddy's Nightmares

Even those who have never watched horror films probably know Freddy Krueger. The plot of the series is an offshoot from the cult Nightmare on Elm Street. In each series, Kruger acts as the lead, and sometimes as the main villain. The series has 3 seasons aired from 1988 to 1990.

3. The X-Files

Not all horror series included in the rating can boast an Emmy award and a couple of dozens of other prestigious awards. Over 9 seasons, “X-Files” themselves, its soundtrack, symbols and other attributes have become mega-popular. Television has never before revealed the theme of the inexplicable, otherworldly and mysterious in such detail. The first episode of The X-Files was released in 1993.

2. The Walking Dead

The plot of the series is simple - the world we are used to is experiencing an apocalypse and is now inhabited by walking corpses. It’s not easy to survive in such a company, but a handful of people manage to survive for 4 consecutive seasons. The series was released in 2010 and has not yet been completed.

1. Supernatural

The most popular horror series started in 2005 and has been triumphantly walking on blue screens for nine consecutive seasons. Brothers Dean and Sam in search of the missing father are faced with all possible forms of evil spirits: demons, spirits and the like characters. In 2006, the series was nominated for an Emmy.

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