When it comes to genre fans, you will be hard pushed to find a more dedicated audience than horror heads.
However, if you’re new to the game, you would be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed with choice.
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Gorefests to ghosts, slashers to paranormal entities, zombie chaos to vicious vamps, Netflix has a fantastic choice of their own originals and new television shows that are sure to give you a fright – and some delight.
Don’t stay up all night scrolling your Netflix homepage, looking to find a terrifying show that suits your taste though, instead take a look at our list of some of the highest rated horror series now streaming on Netflix UK, based on ratings from popular review site Rotten Tomatoes.
Be be warned, you may need to watch some of these through your fingers…
5. Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Like Ash? Like the Evil Dead? Like when the fight like the movies? Groovy - you're going to love Ash vs Evil Dead. Photo: Creative Commons 2.0
6. Marianne (2019)
A famous horror writer who is drawn back to her hometown only to encounter that the evil spirit who plagues her dreams is now wreaking havoc in the real world. Photo: Netflix
7. The Order (2020)
The Order follows college student Jack Morton as he joins the 'Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose' - a secret society which practices magic. As he goes deeper into the history of the organisation, dark family secrets emerge. Photo: BETTINA STRAUSS/NETFLIX
8. Curon (2020)
Curon is an Italian supernatural drama that has a superb ending - but we won't spoil it for you. Give it a watch. Photo: Loris T. Zambelli / Netflix