Best Series on Netflix to Stream This Halloween

Looking for creepy, clever, or blood pumping stories you can sink into right now on the couch, this list gathers Netflix originals and global hits across ghosts, zombies, slashers, and dark fantasy so you can pick a vibe and let the chills roll.

‘Stranger Things’ (2016–2025)

Set in the Indiana town of Hawkins during the 1980s, this series follows kids and teens facing creatures from the Upside Down and a telekinetic girl who turns the tide. Seasons build from small town mystery to large scale threats across multiple timelines. Expect government labs, Dungeons and Dragons nods, and synth heavy needle drops. Four seasons are available with the story concluding in season five.

‘The Haunting of Hill House’ (2018)

This limited series adapts Shirley Jackson’s novel into a family saga that jumps between childhood and adulthood. The Crain siblings confront trauma tied to a summer spent in a mansion filled with hidden ghosts. Each episode centers on a different family member and threads into a single stormy night. It finishes with a self contained ending in ten episodes.

‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ (2023)

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe stories, this miniseries tracks the powerful Usher family as each heir meets a poetic fate. A mysterious woman forces the ruthless patriarch to reckon with decades of corporate crimes. Episodes weave in nods to Poe tales with modern pharmaceutical intrigue. The story completes in one season.

‘Midnight Mass’ (2021)

A priest arrives on an isolated island community and miracles begin to occur that carry a terrible cost. The show explores faith, addiction, and mortality through character focused chapters. The setting stays mostly on Crockett Island, creating a contained and escalating dread. It is a seven episode miniseries with a definitive conclusion.

‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’ (2022)

This anthology presents eight stand alone horror stories curated by Guillermo del Toro. Entries span period pieces, body horror, and cosmic frights with different directors and casts. Episodes adapt works by authors like H P Lovecraft and original screenplays. You can watch in any order since each chapter is self contained.

‘Marianne’ (2019)

A French novelist who writes about a witch returns to her hometown when her fiction begins to manifest. The series blends small town folklore with modern urban settings and social media. Practical effects and coastal locations deliver a grounded atmosphere. It completes its story in one season with eight episodes.

‘All of Us Are Dead’ (2022–2025)

A zombie outbreak traps high school students who must improvise survival plans inside hallways and science labs. The series balances action with friendships under pressure and public health failures. Later episodes expand beyond the school to show the wider response. It currently spans multiple seasons with Korean language audio and dubs available.

‘Sweet Home’ (2020–2024)

Residents of a crumbling apartment complex battle people transforming into monsters driven by personal desires. The show mixes creature designs with survival drama and shifting alliances. Story arcs move from floor to floor as resources run low. It adapts a popular webtoon across several seasons.

‘Kingdom’ (2019–2020)

Set in Joseon era Korea, this period thriller follows a crown prince confronting a plague that turns the dead into fast moving predators. Court politics, famine, and military strategy shape the response. The series features large scale battles and winter set chases. Two seasons and a special episode tell a tight arc.

‘Wednesday’ (2022–2025)

At Nevermore Academy, Wednesday Addams investigates a monster killing spree while developing psychic visions. School cliques, family secrets, and a local sheriff complicate the case. The show blends mystery of the week elements with an overarching whodunit. New and returning characters expand the Addams world across seasons.

‘Brand New Cherry Flavor’ (2021)

In early 1990s Los Angeles, an aspiring filmmaker enters an occult deal that spirals into vengeance and body horror. The miniseries recreates indie movie culture with a supernatural twist. Practical makeup and hallucinatory sequences stand out in later episodes. It concludes its story in eight parts.

‘Archive 81’ (2022)

An archivist restores fire damaged videotapes and uncovers a cult tied to a vanished filmmaker. The narrative alternates between found footage from the 1990s and present day investigation. Apartment building lore and a forbidden ritual drive the mystery. The season delivers a full arc while leaving room for interpretation.

‘The Sandman’ (2022–2025)

After decades of captivity, Dream reclaims his tools and confronts beings that distort the waking world. Episodes adapt arcs from the acclaimed comic with stand alones like a diner nightmare and an endless convention. The show moves between realms including Hell, dreams, and modern cities. It continues across multiple seasons and bonus chapters.

‘Locke & Key’ (2020–2022)

Three siblings move into Keyhouse and discover keys that unlock powers and hidden doors. A demonic adversary hunts the keys while the family uncovers their father’s past. The series steadily reveals new keys with different rules and risks. It wraps its fantasy horror plot in three seasons.

‘The Midnight Club’ (2022)

Terminally ill teens at Brightcliffe Hospice gather nightly to tell scary stories and chase clues about a former patient. The frame story connects anthology tales with the facility’s history. Each episode showcases a different genre homage delivered by the same ensemble. The season provides answers to the house’s biggest mysteries.

‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ (2018–2020)

Sabrina Spellman navigates witchcraft and mortal high school life in Greendale while facing covens, demons, and family secrets. The series adapts the Archie Horror comics with storylines that involve infernal politics and ritual magic. Seasonal arcs introduce new antagonists tied to folklore and biblical lore. Practical effects and occult rules shape how spells and pacts work across the show.

‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ (2020)

A young au pair arrives at a country estate where grief and memory fuel supernatural events. Episodes retell classic ghost literature through character focused chapters. The house’s history unfolds through nested timelines and personal artifacts. The story resolves in a single season with a closed ending.

‘Ratched’ (2020)

Set in a 1940s psychiatric hospital, this series follows Nurse Mildred Ratched as medical experiments and political maneuvering collide. The plot uses case files, clandestine trials, and patient backstories to drive suspense. Period details and institutional procedures frame how treatments are carried out. The first season forms a complete arc around power struggles inside the facility.

‘Hellbound’ (2021–2023)

Unexplained proclamations announce the time of a person’s death, followed by brutal executions by otherworldly beings. The show examines the rise of new religious groups, police investigations, and media broadcasts that amplify fear. Courtroom hearings and cult probes document how society responds. Two parts cover the aftermath and shifting public belief.

‘Black Summer’ (2019–2021)

Set early in a zombie outbreak, this series uses short chapters that track survivors as they navigate suburbs, stadiums, and military checkpoints. The camera follows real time chases and resource scrambles without narration. Characters cross paths through overlapping timelines that reveal cause and effect. The focus stays on logistics like weapons, food, and routes.

‘Ju-On: Origins’ (2020)

This Japanese series explores the incidents that led to the cursed house from the long running franchise. Investigators, producers, and victims intersect across years as the curse spreads through objects and residences. Episodes reconstruct police reports, TV programs, and personal accounts. The season functions as a prequel with a contained storyline.

‘Santa Clarita Diet’ (2017–2019)

A suburban real estate agent develops an appetite for human flesh, forcing her family to manage evidence, suppliers, and suburban routines. Episodes track cover ups, freezer inventories, and neighborhood watch concerns. The mythology introduces a pathogen with rules for infection and treatment. Family dynamics and problem solving drive each case of the week.

‘The Order’ (2019–2020)

A college freshman joins a secret society and discovers a conflict between practitioners of dark arts and a pack of werewolves. Campus locations house rituals, vaults, and memory altering spells with specific limitations. Rival fraternities and faculty councils shape the power structure. Two seasons map out the consequences of magical bargains.

‘Slasher’ (2016–2023)

Each season presents a new self contained mystery with a masked killer, a specific setting, and a roster of suspects. The anthology format uses police files, missing evidence, and motive webs to structure investigations. Timelines jump between past crimes and present day reprisals. Clues and reveals are delivered through episode end stingers and flashbacks.

‘Paranormal’ (2020)

Set in 1960s Egypt, a hematologist confronted by unexplained events documents cases that mix folklore with scientific skepticism. Episodes examine haunted houses, cursed artifacts, and desert legends. The protagonist keeps journals and lab notes that test each phenomenon. The season adapts portions of a long running book series into serialized cases.

‘Dead Boy Detectives’ (2024–2025)

Two ghosts run a detective agency that investigates hauntings and cursed objects while evading a relentless pursuer from the afterlife. Cases involve schools, small towns, and liminal spaces tied to unfinished business. The show connects to a larger supernatural universe through recurring characters and rules about crossings. Episodes balance standalone mysteries with a season long pursuit.

‘Lockwood & Co.’ (2023)

In an alternate Britain plagued by nightly apparitions, teenage agents armed with iron and salt investigate haunted sites. Cases draw on client interviews, floor plans, and spectral sources tied to specific objects. The agency operates from a townhouse base with research files and training rooms. The season adapts early novels with a complete case arc.

‘Ghoul’ (2018)

An intelligence officer interrogates a suspected terrorist inside a remote detention center where folklore meets state security. The plot unfolds through surveillance footage, cell blocks, and emergency protocols. A shape shifting entity exploits personal guilt and classified operations. The miniseries resolves in three episodes.

‘Curon’ (2020)

After returning to her mountain hometown, a mother disappears and her teenage children uncover a legend about doppelgängers. The setting uses a submerged bell tower, lake rituals, and family estates. Clues surface through diaries, restricted tunnels, and local folklore. The first season closes the core mystery while leaving the town’s history mapped.

‘1899’ (2022)

Passengers on a migrant steamship encounter impossible phenomena that scramble navigation and identity. The series uses ship schematics, cabin keys, and telegraph codes to structure puzzles. Flashbacks reveal hidden connections through personal tokens and recurring symbols. The season delivers a full sequence of discoveries that reframe the voyage.

‘The Watcher’ (2022)

A family moves into a New Jersey home and begins receiving anonymous letters that reference private details about the property. Police reports, neighborhood associations, and prior ownership records become central to the investigation. The story includes real estate documents, surveillance attempts, and interviews with residents. Each episode adds suspects through timelines and property maps.

‘Dracula’ (2020)

This retelling follows the count’s origins in Eastern Europe and his later arrival in modern London. The plot uses diaries, ship logs, and legal papers to trace his movements. Medical examinations and religious artifacts inform the methods used to resist him. The series presents a closed case across three feature length chapters.

‘Black Mirror’ (2011–2023)

Each standalone episode explores technology that distorts behavior and fear in near future settings. Stories use formats like game testing trials, social scoring systems, and reality shows. Police files, corporate memos, and livestreams often drive the plot mechanics. You can watch the episodes in any order since the arcs are self contained.

‘Hemlock Grove’ (2013–2015)

A Pennsylvania town confronts murders that reveal werewolves, biotech experiments, and secret family histories. Episodes include lab procedures, autopsies, and ancestral research. The social ties of the town determine who controls treatment facilities and funding. Three seasons map out conflicts between human and supernatural factions.

‘Typewriter’ (2019)

A group of kids in Goa plans to capture a ghost linked to an old novel and a villa with a history of deaths. The arrival of a new family triggers events tied to the house’s library and a specific typewriter. Police inquiries and school records add detail to the mystery. The season concludes its central haunting within a limited run.

‘The OA’ (2016–2019)

A missing woman reappears with new abilities and recruits locals to help recover someone still in danger. The narrative uses hospital charts, FBI interviews, and personal notebooks to reconstruct her past. Alternate dimensions and movement sequences are governed by defined rules. Two parts present layered accounts that invite comparison of testimonies.

‘The Rain’ (2018–2020)

Siblings emerge from a bunker after a deadly contagion spreads through rainfall and find survivor groups with conflicting plans. The series follows scavenging runs, lab searches, and military checkpoints. Scientific trials and quarantine zones define how exposure is handled. Three seasons build a path from containment to potential remedies.

‘Katla’ (2021)

After a volcanic eruption in Iceland, people linked to a small town begin returning in inexplicable ways. Geology sites, ash covered farmlands, and research stations provide key locations. Personal items and recovered artifacts connect each case to unresolved events. The season centers on the town’s archives and the surrounding glacier.

‘Devil in Ohio’ (2022)

A hospital psychiatrist shelters a teenager who escaped a cult, which draws attention from the group and unsettles her family. Case files, county records, and farm properties become major sources of information. The investigation turns to abandoned chapels and coded symbols. The limited series wraps its immediate threat within one season.

‘V Wars’ (2019)

A disease transforms people into vampires with symptoms that vary by genetics and environment. The show tracks public health responses, containment zones, and media debates. Laboratory protocols and field teams document the spread. Government orders and corporate interests complicate treatment options.

‘October Faction’ (2020)

Monster hunters maintain a cover as a suburban family while battling entities that tie back to a secret society. The plot uses museum collections, school files, and rural crime scenes to reveal origins. Rituals and artifacts have specific effects that limit or empower creatures. A single season outlines the main conflict around the organization.

‘The Irregulars’ (2021)

Victorian teenagers assist an investigator on cases that involve rifts releasing supernatural threats. Newspaper clippings, morgue reports, and city tunnels provide leads. Alchemical texts and stolen relics determine how each threat operates. The season forms a complete arc about the source of the disturbances.

‘Freud’ (2020)

A young Sigmund Freud becomes involved in a string of crimes that mix hypnosis, occult practices, and political intrigue. Police work intertwines with early psychoanalytic methods used on suspects and witnesses. Secret societies and coded messages frame the conspiracy. The season delivers a period mystery with supernatural elements.

‘To the Lake’ (2019–2022)

A group flees Moscow during a lethal epidemic and navigates checkpoints, forests, and frozen waterways toward a remote refuge. The journey depends on fuel maps, supply lists, and shifting alliances. Medical symptoms and transmission vectors are tracked by the travelers. Two seasons cover the route and its hazards.

‘Glitch’ (2015–2019)

Residents of a small Australian town return from the dead without explanation and with no physical deterioration. Local police and a doctor document the cases through tests and interviews. Boundaries around the town enforce rules about who can leave. Three seasons examine the connections among the returned and their unfinished business.

Tell us which shows you are queuing up first and drop your own spooky favorites in the comments.