Horror series about folklore

List of the best horror series about folklore according to viewers: Eye Candy, The Bite, Scream Queens, Hemlock Grove, American Horror Story, Preacher, Yellowjackets, The Terror, In the Dark, From.

In the top there are new series of 2023, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

Tech genius Lindy, convinced by her roommate to begin online dating, begins to suspect that one of her mysterious suitors may be a deadly cyber stalker. When her friends at the elusive cyber-police uncover a potential serial killer in Manhattan, all signs point to one of Lindy’s dates. Teaming up with this band of hackers Lindy works to solve the murders while unleashing her own style of justice on the streets of New York City.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA

During an unexpected, deadly second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, two neighbors, Rachel and Lily, navigate life in quarantine. While Rachel juggles her many telemedicine clients as well as a shaky, passionless marriage, Lily is upstairs just trying to convince her Wall Street clientele that her very specific skillset is still just as valuable over video as it was in person.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrehorror, comedy, detective
CountryUSA
Duration03:04

The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast. 

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:50

One cannot quench his all-consuming thirst. The other cannot tame the beast clawing its way out. In the sleepy Pennsylvania village of Hemlock Grove, two young men struggle to accept painful truths: about family, themselves, the mystery of the White Tower - and a terrifying new threat so powerful it will turn them from predators into prey.

Markimdb: 8
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series.

Markimdb: 8
Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:26

    A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towing Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy child born from an angel and a devil, Jesse gives up everything to set the world straight with its creator.

    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA

      This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:37

      The crew of a Royal Naval expedition searching for the Arctic's treacherous Northwest Passage discovers instead a monstrous predator.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrehorror, action, comedy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:40

      Murphy is a flawed and irreverent woman who just happens to be blind and is the only “witness” to the murder of her drug-dealing friend, Tyson. When the police dismiss her story, she sets out with her dog, Pretzel, to find the killer while also managing her colorful dating life and the job she hates at Breaking Blind — the guide-dog school owned by her overprotective parents.

      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama

      Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama, detective
      CountryDenmark, Italy, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands
      Duration04:39

      The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, begins to weaken the staff's faith in science – a phantom ambulance pulls in every night, but disappears; voices echo in the elevator shaft; and a pregnant doctor's fetus seems to be developing much faster than is natural.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration00:45

      A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrehorror, action, drama
      CountrySouth Korea

      A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrehorror, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA

      Maggie and Negan travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland. The city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world.

      Markimdb: 5.3

      In a sun-soaked Hawaiian town with a mysterious past, a group of friends is left with a dark secret after a tragic accident. One year later, a member of the group receives a threatening message, and the friends now know that someone intends to make them pay for last summer.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA

      A teenage boy and girl get their lives changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature. As the full moon rises, all teens come together to unravel the secret that connects them.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA

      An episodic anthology that will follow individual characters from the The Walking Dead TV universe, both new and old.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada

      Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, documentary, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

      This anthology series brings to life Aaron Mahnke's “Lore” podcast and uncovers the real-life events that spawned our darkest nightmares. Blending dramatic scenes, animation, archive and narration, Lore reveals how our horror legends - such as vampires, werewolves and body snatchers - are rooted in truth.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Based on Melissa de la Cruz's best-selling novel, "Witches of East End" centers on the adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of witches -- who lead seemingly quiet, uneventful modern day lives in Long Island's secluded seaside town of East Haven. When Freya becomes engaged to a young, wealthy newcomer, a series of events forces Joanna to admit to her daughters they are, in fact, powerful and immortal witches.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration00:43

      It's the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night - useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: he hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:24

      Set in a single room of an average American motel, each episode tells a different story of the assorted characters who pass through it.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:51

      Living his best life in post-apocalyptic LA, a slacker strives to find the girl of his dreams while outwitting mindless ghouls and cliquish gangs.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration00:40

      Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind's salvation...or total annihilation.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA

      In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among others, come of age into heroes and villains at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
      CountryUSA

      Pursued by intergalactic bounty hunters, the Critters return to Earth on a secret mission and encounter lovelorn high-schooler Christopher, his crush Dana, his best friend Charlie, and his mom Veronica, whose past will come back to bite them—literally.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Dominion is an epic supernatural drama set in the near future. Specifically, 25 years after "The Extinction War," when an army of lower angels, assembled by the archangel Gabriel, waged war against mankind. The archangel Michael, turning against his own kind, chose to side with humanity. Rising out of the ashes of this long battle are newly fortified cities which protect human survivors. At the center of the series is the city of Vega, a glistening empire that has formed from the ruins of what was once Las Vegas.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:07

      An intense and fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie’s life after her controversial acquittal of the horrific double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration00:43

      FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrehorror, comedy, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom

      When 38 year-old Natasha is unexpectedly landed with a baby, her life of doing what she wants, when she wants, dramatically implodes. Controlling, manipulative and with violent powers, the baby twists Natasha's life into a horror show. Where does it come from? What does it want? And what lengths will Natasha have to go to in order to get her life back?

      Markimdb: 4
      Genrehorror, comedy, reality TV
      CountryUSA

      In this reality-adventure series from the creator and executive producers of "The Walking Dead," experience thrills, chills, and laughter as PewDiePie encounters terrifying situations inspired by his favorite video games.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration00:40

      Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who’s impeccably equipped for everything the night throws at them. As the clock winds down with their fates hanging in the balance, each character is forced to reckon with their pasts as they discover how far they will go to survive the night.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      In this fantasy anthology series, encounters with mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts drive broken people to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line between man and beast.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genrehorror, action, fantasy, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:46

      A dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. Inspired by the classic video game series.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, cartoon, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Mike Tyson is taking the fight from the boxing ring to the streets … by solving mysteries! Aided by the Mike Tyson Mystery Team — the Ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, Mike’s adopted Korean daughter and a pigeon who was once a man — Mike Tyson will answer any plea sent to him.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration00:22

      Ugly Americans is an American animated sitcom created by Devin Clark and developed by David M. Stern. The program focuses on the life of Mark Lilly, a social worker employed by the Department of Integration, in an alternate reality version of New York City inhabited by monsters and other creatures. Daniel Powell serves as executive producer and Aaron Augenblick is supervising producer and animation director. Ugly Americans aired on Comedy Central from March 17, 2010 to April 25, 2012 with a total of 31 episodes over two seasons.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada, Mexico
      Duration00:43

        A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
        CountryUSA

        The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:14

        What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, crime, detective
        CountryUSA

        Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not to be first-run on Saturday mornings. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network and premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010, with the next twelve episodes continuing, and the first episode re-airing, on July 12, 2010. The series concluded on April 5, 2013 with two seasons and fifty-two episodes, with a total of twenty-six episodes per season.Mystery Incorporated returns to the early days of Scooby and the gang, when they are still solving mysteries in their home town, though it makes many references to previous incarnations of the franchise, not least among them many cases and creatures from the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. Episode by episode, the series takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the classic Scooby-Doo formula, with increasingly outlandish technology, skills and scenarios making up each villain's story, and a different spin on the famous "meddling kids" quote at the end of every episode. Contrasting sharply with this, however, are two elements that have never been used in a Scooby-Doo series before: a serial format with an ongoing story arc featuring many dark plot elements that are treated with near-total seriousness, and ongoing relationship drama between the characters.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrehorror, documentary
        CountryCanada, USA

        A five-part documentary series exploring the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productIons. From plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen, to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist, these stories are legendary amongst film fans and filmmakers alike. But where does the truth lie?

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
        CountryUSA

        A dysfunctional family moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:43

        The River follows the story of wildlife expert and TV personality Emmet Cole. Emmet set course around the world with his wife, Tess, and son, Lincoln, while filming what would become one of the most popular shows in television. After he goes missing deep in the Amazon, his family, friends and crew set out on a mysterious and deadly journey to find him.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:43

        A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
        CountryUSA

        Monster hunters Fred and Deloris Allen tangle with evil ... and family drama with their teenage twins. From the comics by Steve Niles and Damien Worm.

        Markimdb: 8.7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration03:09

        When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrehorror, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        Falling in love is tricky for teens Juliette and Calliope: One's a vampire, the other's a vampire hunter — and both are ready to make their first kill.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrehorror, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:00

        Kyle Barnes has been plagued by possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a spiritual journey to find answers, but what he uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it.




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