The terror

Based on the real-life doomed Arctic expedition of Captain Sir John Franklin (here played by Ciarán Hinds): We see the men aboard two ships, one of which is absurdly named HMS Terror (yes, really), struggle as they slowly try to carve a path through the ice. But there is something (or things) far more sinister plaguing the journey. Jared Harris and Tobias Menzies play. Number of episodes: 10 — Sharon Knolle

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The Terror: Infamy

The second season of the AMC series is set in a World War II Japanese internment camp, where a series of bizarre deaths occur and a man (Derek Mio) is haunted by a more than usually vengeful ghost. “Star Trek” icon George Takei, who has rewritten his family’s own prison during the war, served as a consultant and also costars. Number of episodes: 10 — SK

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True Detective: Night Country

“Tigers Are Not Afraid” director Issa López served as writer, director and showrunner of the latest installment of the acclaimed series, the eerie setting is an isolated Alaskan town where an entire team of scientists mysteriously disappears from the local research station a night. Jodie Foster won her first ever Emmy for her role as wildly unsympathetic police chief Liz Danvers who ends up teaming up with former colleague Trooper Evangeline Navarro (the stunning and Emmy-nominated Kali Reis) whose connections to the local indigenous population can help them crack the increasingly dangerous the case. Number of episodes: 6 — Sharon Knolle

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Brilliant girls

Elsbeth Moss stars as Kirby Mazrachi, a former journalist still recovering from a brutal attack that nearly killed her – and trying to live with a reality where everything – where she lives, who she dates, even what kind of pet she has – can change at a moment’s notice. Jamie Bell stars as the time-traveling serial killer who also has Dr. Jin-Sook Gwansun (Phillipa Soo) in his sights. It is based on the novel of the same name by Lauren Beukes. Number of episodes: 8 — SK

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File 81

This incredibly addictive series took place in two timelines: the present, where video archivist Dan (Mamoudou Athie) is hired to restore fire-damaged videos recorded in 1994 by Melody (Dina Shihabi), who presumably perished in the same disaster that claimed the historic apartment building there she lived, along with a number of neighbors who would feel right at home and live next door to Minnie Castevet (Ruth Gordon) from “Rosemary’s Baby.” Unfortunately, the show, which ends with an unexpected twist, was not renewed for season 2. Number of episodes: 8 — SK

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Enfield Haunting

Yes, it’s the same story as “The Conjuring 2”, but more precisely without Ed and Lorraine Warren (who were reportedly at the scene of the real ghost for less than a day). No upside down crosses or evil nuns, but a solid look at a famous incident – which people still can’t tell if it was a hoax or not. Timothy Spall, Matthew Mcfadyen and Juliet Stevenson star. Number of episodes: 3 — SK

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Salem’s Lot (1979)

Tobe Hooper’s definitive version of the Stephen King novel gives the story more time to develop than the new film version, with iconic scenes such as Mark Petrie (Lance Kerwin) fending off a night visitor at his window and a grave digger who is no longer alive. who makes an unwelcome visit. Brit James Mason is also smoothness itself as Richard K. Straker. Number of Episodes: Originally aired in two 90-minute episodes. — SK

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The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

The first of Mike Flanagan’s horror series on Netflix, “The Haunting of Hill House” adapts and modernizes the story of the same name by Shirley Jackson. Another story set in two timelines follows a family that moves into a home that slowly destroys their lives as they deal with tragedy. The current story reunites the family’s children to confront their traumatic childhoods. Number of episodes: 10 —Jacob Bryant

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Swarm (2023)

“Swarm” explores the dangerous and downright scary side of rabid fan bases. Dominique Fishback stars as an obsessive fan of an R&B singer whose fandom takes increasingly dark turns. Number of episodes: 7 — JB

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Midnight Mass (2021)

Another Mike Flanagan outing, “Midnight Mass,” finds a small island community shaken by the arrival of a charismatic priest who rekindles a religious fervor as miracles begin to happen. The dying society begins to trust the newcomer openly even though a number of omens also follow the miracles. Number of episodes: 7 — JB

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