Discover the best Horror TV Shows on Paramount+, ranked by real community votes. Use the filters to narrow results by status, runtime and streaming availability.
How are the series charts created?
Rankings are based on real user ratings. The more votes a show receives, the more stable its chart position. When you rate shows yourself, your personal recommendations improve too.
Filter series by genre, status and streaming service:
The body of a young girl is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. Eccentric FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and h... more
In a nightmarish town in middle America that traps everyone who enters, unwilling residents fight to stay alive and search for a way out. But they are plagued by the threats of the surrounding forest including terrifying nocturnal creatures. more
Horror TV shows work differently from horror films. The longer runtime forces the genre to deliver more than shock moments – they must sustain atmosphere, character and threat across multiple episodes. The strongest horror series treat that as an advantage: they build slowly, let the danger grow and give characters time before putting them at risk. That is the difference between cheap fright entertainment and series that actually stay with you.
The genre is broader than its reputation: supernatural horror, psychological horror, creature feature series, gothic drama, folk horror and socially critical horror series that use their monsters as metaphor all fall under the label. What tends to rank highest in the community are series with more than one layer. Use the runtime filter to find horror series with short episodes – a format that works particularly well for late-night viewing.
Discover related charts
Beyond horror TV shows, fans of the genre often appreciate thriller or mystery series for their similarly dark and tense atmosphere.