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Bloody Disgusting’s Guide to Over 30 Binge-Worthy Horror Shows You Can (and Should) Stream Right Now
If you’re looking to break up your horror movie marathons or simply need a break, there’s no shortage of great binge-worthy genre series at your disposal right now. To make it easier to navigate the hours upon hours of horror across multiple platforms currently available, we’ve whipped up a handy guide for you. It’s only scratching the surface of what’s available, too.
From retro series worth revisiting, to brand-new episodes to discover and dig into for the first time, these binge-worthy shows make for a fantastic start to endless TV watching.
Hulu
“The Exorcist”
This show deserved a lot more love and attention during its run on Fox. Created by Jeremy Slater, season one kicks off with Angela Rance (Geena Davis) enlisting the help of two priests when she suspects a demonic entity is targeting her family. It’s only the beginning of a twisty and harrowing nightmare conspiracy. Season two offers a whole new family and scenario coping with demonic possession. Seriously, this show is great.
“Preacher”
Based on Garth Ennis’s comic book, this series follows Jesse Custer, a preacher in a small town trying to evade his previous life of crime. Supernatural events change everything, causing him to enlist his ex Tulip and Irish vampire Cassidy in his quest for answers.
“American Horror Story”
Though this anthology horror story by Ryan Murphy is also available on Netflix and Prime Video, Hulu has the advantage of being the only one to offer the most recent season; “1984”.
“The Terror”
A supernatural horror anthology series, with each season drawing inspiration from historical events. Season one was based on Dan Simmons’ novel of the same name, a fictional account of Captain Sir James Franklin’s lost expedition to locate the Northwest Passage. Season two centered around a Japanese American community haunted by bakemono during World War II.
“NOS4A2”
Based on Joe Hill’s epic novel, immortal vampire Charlie Manx feeds off children, transforming them into monstrous shells in his nightmarish Christmasland. Only a New England teen with a unique gift can stand in his way.
“Castle Rock”
Taking place in Stephen King’s fictional town of Castle Rock, characters, themes, and plot beats from King’s novels are re-purposed to create completely new stories in “Castle Rock.” Two seasons are currently available, with season two centered on Misery‘s Annie Wilkes.
“The Purge”
Once a year, any and all crime – including murder – is legal in America for a period of 12 hours. A spinoff TV series from the popular film franchise.
“Stan Against Evil”
John C. McGinley stars as a retired sheriff who joins forces with the new sheriff to fend off demons plaguing their town. Think wacky horror comedy in the vein of Ash vs. Evil Dead, but from creator Dana Gould.
“Twin Peaks”
Mark Frost and David Lynch’s beloved series follows quirky FBI Agent Dale Cooper in his quest to solve the murder of a young woman in the bizarre town of Twin Peaks.
“Salem”
A fictional retelling of the Salem witch trials, heavy on the horror. Witches, plagues, gruesome rituals, murder, and more as witch Mary Sibley vies for control in her quest to summon Satan.
“Inside No. 9”
An anthology series by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith that varies in genre, from horror to drama, but always employs dark humor. When it’s scary, it’s scary. A very original and creative show for genre fans.
Netflix
“The Haunting of Hill House”
Mike Flanagan’s modern reworking of Shirley Jackson’s classic novel brought the heart and horror in equal measure. It’s also the perfect series to revisit again and again- there’s no way you’re going to catch all of the hidden ghosts upon first watch, after all. Plus, a rewatch now seems ideal with The Haunting of Bly Manor on the way.
“Marianne”
When famous horror author Emma is on the verge of ending her most popular novel series, the entity haunting her pages bleeds over into her waking life. A bizarre encounter with a childhood friend prompts her to return home to confront her past. If you’re in the mood for masterful scares, this is it.
“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa brings his comic to life for Netflix, which sees the teen witch trying to navigate both the mortal world and the world of witches. Things get downright Satanic.
“I Am Not Okay with This”
Like most teens, Sydney is struggling with her family life and budding feelings for her best friend. Unlike most teens, she’s also struggling with a new mystery power that leads to catastrophe when she gets too upset. Things get funny, then bloody.
“You”
Joe is a charming bookstore manager in New York City who’s obsessed with the idea of being in love. So much so that he’ll go to devastating lengths to win over the latest object of his desire. Including murder. Lots of creepy, unnerving murder.
“Santa Clarita Diet”
This delightful and gory comedy was canceled far too soon. At least there’s still three wonderful seasons to revisit. Sheila and Joel are married real estate agents in Santa Clarita, California. When Sheila dies, their lives take a dark turn. Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant are delightful in their roles, and the blood flows freely.
“Ash vs. Evil Dead”
Ash reluctantly picks up the chainsaw once more to save the world from a Deadite plague. Never mind that he actually started it. This time he has help in the form of the Ghost Beaters, and the Evil Dead universe gets expanded like never before.
“Kingdom”
In this period thriller, a Korean prince is sent out on a mission to investigate an outbreak that threatens his kingdom. That outbreak, of course, is zombies. Season two just dropped.
“Mindhunter”
For the true crime junkies. Set in the late 1970s, two FBI agents are tasked with interviewing serial killers to solve open cases.
“Stranger Things”
Sci-fi horror meets ‘80s nostalgia in this mega-popular series. When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief and his friends must confront terrifying supernatural forces in order to get him back.
“Penny Dreadful”
An original series set in Victorian London that weaves together characters from popular classic and Gothic fiction, like Dorian Grey, Victor Frankenstein, and Dracula. Well cast and brilliantly executed, Eva Green stole the show in this series. And it’s perfect to revisit ahead of the upcoming spinoff, “City of Angels.”
“Supernatural”
Two brothers follow their father’s footsteps as hunters, road tripping across the country to fight evil supernatural beings of all varieties. Now in its final season, now’s a perfect time to get caught up.
“Ghoul”
In a totalitarian near-future India, a mysterious prisoner is sent to a remote military interrogation center where he turns the tables on his captors by exposing their most shameful secrets and unleashing a demon from Arabic folklore. If you’re looking for a series that requires little to no commitment, Ghoul is only three episodes long.
“From Dusk Till Dawn”
Created by Robert Rodriguez, this series expands upon the events of the original film, beginning with the Gecko brothers’ bank heist that leads to their fateful encounter with the supernatural at the vampire-inhabited strip club in Mexico.
“Locke & Key”
After their father is murdered, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. Based on the popular comic series, this Netflix show is gearing up for a second season.
Prime Video
“Hannibal”
Before the events of Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, Hannibal Lecter was a renowned psychiatrist in the employ of the FBI. This prequel series by Bryan Fuller explores Lecter’s relationship with young FBI criminal profiler Will Graham, who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers. Grisly and clever, it’s a must-see horror show.
“The Boys”
Based on Garth Ennis’s comic book series, “The Boys” shows the darker side of superheroes. Much, much darker. To the public, superhero team “The Seven” are godlike celebrities. Behind the scenes, though, they’re narcissists that abuse their power. The Boys are the vigilantes that aim to keep them in check. Gore and violence ensue.
“Dark Shadows: The Revival”
Created by Dan Curtis, this 1991 Gothic soap opera streamlined the original story. Victoria Winters comes to Collinwood to work as a governess, but soon finds herself drawn into a strange world of vampires, ghosts and curses. Ben Cross assumes the role of vampire Barnabas Collins and Joanna Going plays Victoria Winters. Look for a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt as one of the Collins children.
“Grimm”
All six seasons are available to binge. Inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales, detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he’s a descendant of “Grimm” hunters charged with preserving the balance between humans and supernatural creatures of the world.
“Hammer House of Horror”
Hammer Horror’s anthology series told tales of haunted houses, demons, ghosts, and other supernatural wonders. There are a lot of great gems in this 13-episode run, including “The House That Bled to Death.”
Shudder
“The Dead Lands”
In ancient Maori times, an undead warrior and a young tribeswoman team up to find a way to stop the evil dead from rising. A unique genre series by Glenn Standring, based on his 2014 movie of the same name.
“Creepshow”
The Creep is back once more, this time in anthology series form for Shudder. Showrunner Greg Nicotero assembles a Murderers’ Row of horror talent, and an insane amount of Easter eggs for the Creepshow fan.
“Cursed Films”
Jay Cheel’s five-part documentary series examines the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously cursed horror film productions. The Exorcist is available now. Look for the next two episodes to drop on April 9.
“Channel Zero”
Nick Antosca’s anthology series centered each season on a specific Creepypasta. It was canceled far too soon, but at least we can binge Candle Cove, The No-End House, Butcher’s Block, and The Dream Door on Shudder now.
“The Core”
Mickey Keating hosts this horror talk show that examines and dissects the horror genre, from techniques and tropes to psychology. Look for breakdowns of special effects and insights from guests.
“Wolf Creek”
Greg McLean continues the murderous exploits of Mick Taylor in series form. In season one, American teenager Eve barely escapes from Taylor when he slaughters her family. Left for dead, Eve sets off on a quest for revenge. Season two, which arrives on April 30th, revolves around a new set of characters for Taylor to torture.
Tubi
“Dark Shadows”
For the ambitious overachiever, all 1,245 episodes of Dan Curtis’s original Gothic soap opera are available for your viewing pleasure. You can even break it down in chunks according to your favorite storylines. Vampire Barnabas Collins, for example, doesn’t even enter the series until episode 211.
“Masters of Horror”
Creator Mick Garris assembled the foremost names in the horror film genre, including John Carpenter, Dario Argento and Takashi Miike, to unleash hour-long horror films for “Masters of Horror.” Both seasons are available, including the infamously banned episode “Imprint.”
I first heard about The Mandela Catalogue through a couple of nephews who were obsessed with the ARG’s sinister mythology. It was only after watching Wendigoon’s in-depth analysis of the series that I realized just how deep this rabbit hole goes.
In fact, I’d already been exposed to the nightmarish visuals of Alex Kister’s YouTube creation for years at that point without even realizing that it was the origin of several viral “cursed images” and spooky memes that had leaked into the wider internet – with this viral element actually being a part of the Catalogue’s overarching narrative.
Flash-forward to 2026 and the unprecedented success of Kane Parsons’ Backrooms has led to Hollywood betting on horrific internet properties with existing fanbases, which means that Kister’s unique hybrid of both religious and analog horror is finally headed to the big screen with a script written by Kister himself alongside Tyler Clifton.
While this news shouldn’t be too surprising if you’ve been keeping up with the ongoing success of The Mandela Catalogue (both myself and Wendigoon having previously predicted that the series would inevitably make the jump to theaters one day), plenty of horror fans are likely confused as to why so many folks are excited for what appears to be a Hollywood adaptation of a series of creepy .jpeg images under a VHS filter.
With that in mind, today I’d like to invite fellow readers to accompany me as I explore the origins of Alex Kister’s viral hit and attempt to explain exactly why we should all be excited about the Mandela Catalogue adaptation!
From High School Writing Project to Internet Horror Phenomenon
The first seeds of The Mandela Catalogue were sown when Kister was still in high school and developed a writing project subverting religious tropes in a world where biblical history had been altered by demonic forces. A little while later, Kister came across an analog horror contest on Reddit and decided to adapt his ideas into a standalone video where he would edit a religious kids’ cartoon –The Beginner’s Bible: The Nativity, to be specific- into something far creepier. This is how the iconic Overthrone video was born, with this viral short film taking on a life of its own as fans demanded more eerie content from Kister.
Though the video was originally meant to be a one-and-done sort of affair, with Kister actually regretting some of its primitive visuals and considering the editing amateurish and “YouTube-Poop-like” when compared to his current standards, fan reaction and free time during the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged the (then) seventeen-year-old filmmaker to continue producing content set in this same world. The Mandela Catalogue name was inspired by the Mandela Effect conspiracy theory, as the series would slowly begin to explore the subtle horror of alternate histories.
Inspired by existential dread brought on by extended periods of quarantine as well as a personal crisis of faith, Kister continued to expand his alternate timeline where the rise of Christianity had been prevented by what was presumably the Devil disguised as the Archangel Gabriel. This alternate course of fictional events led to the existence of certain paranormal anomalies that had come to be accepted as “normal” by the 1990s, which is why most of the series’ supernatural horror is presented in such a matter-of-fact manner.
Most of this background information and religious lore is delivered by increasingly cryptic broadcasts and in-universe PSAs, as well as the occasional found footage video, that often have to be decoded by clever viewers. Of course, it’s the consistently disturbing imagery that made the series so popular – much of which was originally created by Kister on a smartphone!
The Alternates: Horror’s Most Unsettling Modern Monsters
The show’s early episodes mostly take place within the fictional Mandela County in Wisconsin and depict life in a world where demonic entities are capable of using media to enter our reality. This process usually involves scaring victims into killing themselves and then repurposing their bodies as horrific doppelgangers referred to as “Alternates”. This terrifying phenomenon has become so common that local police already have specialized procedures in place to deal with the issue, though this usually consists of simply ignoring calls for help so as to avoid spreading so-called “Metaphysical Awareness Disorder” any further.
Over time, Kister would expand this mythology and incorporate different kinds of Alternates into the mix, though the story never stopped deconstructing religious concepts. The series’ second volume exponentially increased both video quality and the overall narrative scope as we began to follow the lives of characters who had already grown up in this dystopian hellscape where the government is forced to prohibit religion, television, and even mirrors in the hopes of mitigating the damage done by the ongoing invasion of otherworldly entities.
The really interesting part comes into play when you realize exactly how the Alternates make use of scary media in order to spread their demonic influence, with the analog horror of it all being a diegetic part of the story and something of a memetic trap orchestrated by the false Gabriel.
I particularly appreciate how some characters begin to suspect that there’s something wrong with their version of reality and that things weren’t meant to play out this way, especially when Mark utters the haunting line “who have I been praying to all this time?” That’s why I think The Mandela Catalogue is an effective piece of religious horror even if you don’t subscribe to the Christian worldview, as the mere idea of a world where evil has already won is a universally terrifying concept in and of itself. Not only that, but the series’ uncanny analog imagery alone is already worth the price of admission, as you’ve likely already noticed by looking at the pictures accompanying this article.
Why The Feature Adaptation Could Be Horror’s Next Big Success
It’s actually been a whole year since Kister first announced that he had been working on a feature-length screenplay for a Mandela Catalogue movie since 2022, with his proposed story following an ensemble of high-school graduates who uncover a supernatural conspiracy after the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student. This premise sounds similar to narrative elements present in the series’ second volume, but I’m pretty sure that Kister is going to go the Kane Parsons route and make the movie more of a spin-off than a re-imagining of its source material.
While notable Hollywood producers like Aaron B. Koontz, Scott Stuber, and Steven Spielberg himself are backing the upcoming project, I feel like there’s no one better to adapt this deeply personal exploration of faith and the dark side of communication than the person who first came up with it. That’s why I can’t wait to see Kister’s work on the big screen, as I have a feeling that this young filmmaker is the next one on the list about to make cinematic history – especially since this is clearly a passion project that has been in the works for years at this point!
That being said, there’s always a chance that the film could end up unleashing a fresh wave of Alternate incursions, but I guess that’s just a risk we’ll have to take.
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