Are you in the mood to binge-watch some seriously scary TV shows? We've looked back over the last decade and selected 20 of our favorite horror-drenched offerings for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own crypt.

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From saucy vampire-on-werewolf action to delectable cannibal romance through the return of the Deadites and anime chillers, we've got something for everyone in our radical round-up of the best horror TV shows that have aired over the last 10 years. Read on for the full list…

The Haunting of Hill House

Hannibal

Supernatural

Penny Dreadful

Stranger Things

The Walking Dead

The Exorcist

Les Revenants

Castle Rock

Castlevania

American Horror Story

Dead Set

Junji Ito Collection

Dark

Bates Motel

In the Flesh

Channel Zero

The Terror

Ash vs. Evil Dead

Crazyhead

Mike Flanagan's adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House instantly became one of those must-binge Netflix series, imbibing a dark and deep family drama with outright horror. The show is as much about the ghosts that haunt the Crain family as it is their equally haunting past, smartly skimping on the gore in favor of psychological blood and guts that delve into the adult lives of the family’s children and how their time in the house helped to make them the men and women that they are today. For better or worse. Bryan Fuller's beautiful horror-thriller reimagined the iconic roster of characters from Thomas Harris' classic series of novels and, of course, the Oscar-winning Silence of the Lambs. Mads Mikkelsen gives a career-best performance as the charming, delectable, and deadly Hannibal Lecter, who terrorizes the local branch of the FBI whilst also working alongside them, wining and dining them with extravagant meals made out of his latest victims. It's one of the most haunting, stylish, and devilishly romantic horror shows of all time. R.I.P Hannibal, you were gone too soon. The CW’s long-running series will reach the end of the road in Season 15, and while the tone has shifted over the years to encompass everything from fourth-wall-breaking meta humor to a goddamn spectacular animated crossover with Scooby Doo, Supernatural remains one of the spookiest, bloodiest, most beloved genre shows on TV. Tackling iconic urban legends like Bloody Mary and the Hookman, nightmare fuel like killer clowns and razor-wielding little girls, plus your run-of-the-mill ghosts, demons, and werewolves, there isn’t a horror trope Supernatural hasn’t tackled or given a new twist over the past 15 years - and the fact that it’s anchored by the bond between two ass-kicking brothers and their extended surrogate family ensures that this horror gem also has plenty of heart. This macabre mash-up features a literary dream team that includes Dorian Gray; Frankenstein and his monster; Jekyll/Hyde; the Wolf Man; and Dracula himself, but it’s Eva Green’s transfixing performance as Vanessa Ives, a beguiling medium who seems to be a magnet for all manner of supernatural creatures, that made Penny Dreadful appointment viewing during its brief three-season run on Showtime. Despite bubbling under the ratings radar, the show had its share of admirers - enough to merit a revival with a new cast of characters, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, set in 1930s Los Angeles, which is currently in production. Hitting that sweet spot that lands somewhere between 1980s nostalgia, creepy fun, and genuine scares, Stranger Things took audiences by storm when it debuted in 2016, and it’s only grown in our hearts in subsequent seasons as we’ve watched the crew start to grow up, even while new additions like Max and Robin have deepened the bench of beloved and quirky characters. Combine that with an adult cast of faves led by Winona Ryder and David Harbour, some mysterious and freaky universe building, and, yeah, some monsters too, and we’re eagerly anticipating the next season of adventures. The Walking Dead started as a little black and white comic that riffed on a well-trodden genre for horror fans -- the zombocalypse as envisioned by George Romero in the classic film Night of the Living Dead -- and turned the concept into a cottage industry where your mom, your mom’s mom, and your mother-in-law were suddenly into zombie gore, end-of-the-world scenarios, and of course, the human drama that is always at the heart of the best such stories. The Walking Dead has had its ups and downs in the near-decade since it debuted on AMC, but it’s still going strong and spawning spin-offs and movies like, well, a zombie plague that just can’t be extinguished. Fox’s cancelled-too-soon series revealed itself to be a stealthy sequel to the seminal 1973 horror film in its first season, but leaving aside those surprisingly effective thematic ties, The Exorcist also managed to be an unsettling, atmospheric thriller in its own right, focusing on two troubled priests struggling with their own dark deeds while confronting all manner of demonic foes. If you missed it the first time around, you can experience the chills of its two taut, 10-episode seasons on Hulu. This French offering is one of the creepier and more affecting picks on our list, transporting viewers to a small alpine town which was torn apart by the deaths of a coachload of school kids and their teachers. Several years later, members of the community who were killed in that traffic accident start returning alongside other long dead people, none of whom seem to realize that they've been dearly departed for a while. Chilling, moving, and decidedly original, this supernatural mystery is an underrated gem. There's no denying the appeal of the conceit at the heart of Hulu's Castle Rock: The series is set in the Kingverse (that is, Stephen King), pulling elements, locations and characters from a variety of King stories and books. In its first season, the show at times struggled to color within the lines of that world while also creating its own compelling narrative, but when at its best, Castle Rock is able to balance great character development with all the King-isms inherent in the concept. In a time when most of Hollywood still can't seem to figure out how to translate video games into movies and TV shows, Netflix’s Castlevania has become the go-to guide for how to pull it off. The show’s greatest strength is the fact that none of the characters fall neatly into hero or villain categories, with each major player getting a nice dash of depth and nuance. Dracula himself is the most compelling player here, tragic and lashing out at the world of men. Castlevania is faithful to the games on which it’s based, but also manages to make big changes where necessary, while also emphasizing character growth over mindless action. One of the most popular horror series of all-time, American Horror Story is still going strong in its ninth season. Expanding on the anthology format which has been so popular in the horror genre from The Twilight Zone to Creepshow to Tales From the Darkside, AHS has a story for every horror head whether you want to explore an erotic haunted house, join a modern coven, or harass your neighbor about who they voted for. Genuinely scary, surprisingly gory, and always served with a good dollop of self-aware humor, American Horror Story is a contemporary genre classic. You've probably never heard of this fun, frenetic, and bleak British satire by Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker. Filmed on the actual set of the UK version of Big Brother, this meta zombie miniseries blurred the lines between reality and scripted TV and is a whole bundle of fun. It follows a group of housemates embarking on a new season of the classic reality show as the world outside is falling apart due to an unexpected outbreak of the dead coming back to life. If you're a fan of gore, ghouls, and sarcastic humor, then you'll love this early stage Brooker offering from which you can easily draw a line to his Emmy winning sci-fi show that would follow. One of the most famous mangaka of all-time, Junji Ito is nothing less than a horror master and his terrifying comics have been scaring readers for 30 years. In 2018, an anime series based on some of the artist's most iconic stories was released and it's absolutely fantastic. Atmospheric, chilling, and true to the work of Ito, these scary shorts are a perfect introduction to one of the best minds in the genre. From a family of puppets to giant balloons in the shape of the faces of the people they're haunting all the way through a blood-curdling beauty, Junji Ito Collection has it all. If you loved Stranger Things but thought it could have leaned a little -- or a lot -- more into horror, then Dark is for you. Set in the small German village of Winden where a spate of children have gone missing, this pitch black mystery straddles the lines between horror, crime, and science fiction. Grim and gripping, Dark entices viewers as we slowly learn that -- of course -- the disappearances are actually part of a much larger conspiracy, one which links three generations and multiple families from Winden. A primetime TV show based on one of the most critically acclaimed horror films of all time has no right to be as enjoyable, effective, and creepy as Bates Motel, but this Psycho prequel delivers. Expanding on both the novel and the film, the series delivers chills and thrills as well as actually creating interesting character arcs for both Norman and his mother. Vera Farmiga is a standout here, all tortured emotions and dangerously protective love. Really, Vera is an underrated horror icon and a gift that none of us deserve. What would life be like after a zombie apocalypse? In the Flesh's vision of a post-apocalyptic future is an inventive, original, and moving one. Eschewing the desolate and destroyed big cities the genre usually focuses on, instead we focus on a small Lancashire village and the recovering population of zombies known as "rotters" who, due to scientific advances and forced rehabilitation, are being reintroduced into the general population. An allegorical tale for our times, In the Flesh is a great example of the way genre projects can tell huge and vital stories. Another excellent anthology show on our list is Channel Zero, with each season telling a different story based on a popular creepypasta. The first season caught horror fans' attention by adapting Candle Cove. For those who don't know, the modern internet folktale is centered around an enigmatic and horrifying kids’ TV show that can only be seen by a select group of children. But it really hit its stride with later entries that elevated the catchy premise by adapting the stories and also exploring mental health, relationships, family, and -- of course -- fear. There's nothing quite like AMC's chilling period drama, which has tackled two harrowing events in real human history thus far. Season 1 was based on the 2007 novel of the same name which fictionalized the real story of the polar exploratory vessels HMS Erebus and HMS Terror that got lost in the Arctic, while Season 2 is set against the all-too-real horrors of the Japanese internment camps in World War II. Both seasons feature supernatural scares, but in both stories, it soon becomes clear that the real horror stems from the evils that humans inflict on each other. After years -- decades -- of hopes and dreams of an Evil Dead 4 movie that never quite came to be, the unthinkable happened. Yes, something even more unthinkable than your headless Deadite girlfriend chasing you around with a chainsaw: An Evil Dead TV series was green-lit, and it featured not only Bruce Campbell returning to the iconic role of Ash Williams, but also the original Evil Dead producer/director team of Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert coming back to steer the further adventures of the most heroic screw-up in the history of horror. It was bloody, it was fun, and it was a long time coming. Ever dreamed of a show about two tough women trying to survive their twenties whilst also kicking a whole lot of demon butt? Well, then this awesome and horribly ignored English series is a dream come true. Susan Wokoma and Cara Theobold star in the cheeky, dirty, and surprisingly violent show from the creator of the equally brilliant Misfits. Sadly, this spectacular show was cancelled after just one season, but you can still catch it streaming. If you have a Buffy-shaped hole in your life, then this will (over) fill it and leave you desperate for more.What recent horror shows are you a fan of? Let’s discuss in the comments!Note: This list was updated on 10/29/2019 with our latest favorites.