There is no better place to start than with a series by Mike Flanagan. His shows are available to stream on Netflix and are all jampacked with nightmarish ghouls and fragile interpersonal relationships between his characters. The obvious starting point would be ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ an eerie exploration of family dynamics and ghastly secrets.
If anthology series is more your thing, 1980’s ‘Hammer House of Horrors’ could be your next watch- available to stream on ITV X and Prime Video, no two episodes are quite the same but expect tales of witchcraft and werewolves. This show is a classic for a reason, the kind that's so bad that it's just so good. Otherwise, try 1989’s ‘Tales from the Crypt’- it follows a similar premise to the aforementioned show. This dark fantasy and black comedy is based on the 1950’s comics of the same name and perfect for a casual supernatural watch.
A lighthearted pick and personal favorite, try 1999’s ‘Mona the Vampire’ as your next watch. This show follows Mona and two school friends as they solve supernatural mysteries and battle a new paranormal foe in each episode. It's the perfect mix of nostalgia and bizarre and certainly not just for kids.
For viewers who prefer a binge worthy series, ‘The Walking Dead’ is perfect due to its vast runtime. Spanning 11 seasons and almost countless spinoffs, there should be enough episodes to keep even the most avid watcher entertained for a while. The supernatural comes in the form of animated rotting flesh amidst the apocalyptic setting, keep watching to the later seasons for some increasingly spooky and supernatural dream-like episodes.
For viewers who prefer a binge worthy series, ‘The Walking Dead’ is perfect due to its vast runtime.
And finally for those craving supernatural beyond the genre of horror try ‘Twin Peaks’ a small town, detective thriller with some supernatural undertones. It's a perfect eerie pick for viewers with a preference for crime watching over outright scares. If that's not for you, maybe lean into the superpower end of the supernatural and try ‘Misfits’- a show following a group of young offenders and the powers they develop or go back to the basics with Roald Dahls ‘Tales of the Unexpected’ a classic watch with implicit but undeniable supernatural themes.
