The 115+ Best Horror Shows Of All Time
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- Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton
- Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell
- Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay OverholtsMore The Twilight Zone
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- #4 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- John Kassir, Kirk DouglasMore Tales from the Crypt
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- Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Taissa Farmiga
- John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Annette O'Toole
- Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Mitch PileggiMore The X-Files
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- #16 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby BrownMore Stranger Things
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- David Arquette, Adrienne Barbeau, Tobin BellMore Creepshow
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- Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams
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- #39 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
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- Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren CohanMore The Walking Dead
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- #104 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- Paul Sparer
- #157 of 279 onThe 260+ Best SciFi Shows Of All Time
- #7 of 71 onThe Creepiest Shows In TV History
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- Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha CollinsMore Supernatural
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- #124 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne
- Ross Hull, Raine Pare-Coull, Jodie Resther
- Kevin ConwayMore The Outer Limits
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- #57 of 279 onThe 260+ Best SciFi Shows Of All Time
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- R.L. Stine, Kathryn Short, Cody JonesMore Goosebumps
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- Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Josh HartnettMore Penny Dreadful
- Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless, Ray SantiagoMore Ash vs Evil Dead
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The Exorcist
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- Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Laura San Giacomo
- Matt Bomer, Gavin Creel, Sierra McCormick
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- Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max ThieriotMore Bates Motel
- #153 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
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- Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel, Hamish Linklater
- David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Reggie LeeMore Grimm
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- #96 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
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- Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan
- David Bradley, Corey Stoll, Kevin DurandMore The Strain
- #139 of 279 onThe 260+ Best SciFi Shows Of All Time
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- #23 of 71 onThe Creepiest Shows In TV History
- Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Paul SparksMore Castle Rock
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- #324 of 449 onThe 440+ Best Binge Worthy Shows Of All Time
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Twin Peaks
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- #66 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- Paul Schneider, Fiona Shaw, Shaun BensonMore Channel Zero
- #16 of 82 onThe 75+ Scariest TV Shows Of All Time, Ranked
- #12 of 43 onThe Darkest Anthology Series
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