Summary

• Shows like Haunting of Hill House offer sophisticated, emotionally pervasive horror that touches viewers on a personal level.
• Other shows, such as Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Midnight Club, and Evil, share aspects of the deep psychological horror and haunting elements found in Hill House.
• Fargo and Stranger Things offer a mix of fear, mystery, and family dynamics that resonate with fans of Haunting of Hill House, while The Outsider and Ghoul provide realistic horror with supernatural twists.

Shows like Haunting of Hill House offer fans a chance to see some of the best horror on television, as well as a unique and brilliantly told anthology television show. Mike Flanagan's brand of horror is emotionally pervasive in the best way imaginable. This is evident in his storytelling masterpiece The Haunting of Hill House, a series loosely based on a novel by Shirley Jackson. Hill House serves as the first season of an anthology; the next installment is The Haunting of Bly Manor. But for those viewers who felt so impacted by Hill House and are still looking for other horrors that can touch them on a personal level, then these are the ideal options.

When it comes to shows like Haunting of Hill House, there are other shows that have the deep psychological horror of this Mike Flanagan series. There are also shows that bring in the haunting aspects of the show, and others that rely on the anthology aspects of Flanagan's Haunting of series as a whole. When it comes to horror television, the shows run the gamut from exploitative and disturbing horror to more teen-centric horror that gears toward romance. The shows like Haunting of Hill House are more cerebral, and these shows rise above the genre on the small screen.

25 Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities (2022- )

• Stream now on Netflix

In 2022, Guillermo Del Toro brought his unique brand of fairy tale horror to Netflix with his anthology series, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. While this show takes an episode-by-episode anthology format, compared to shows like Haunting of Hill House, which had a full story for the season, the two still share a lot in common when it comes to the sophisticated approach to horror. Del Toro curated the stories and then brought in filmmakers like Guillermo Navarro, Vincenzo Natali, and more to tell the stories on the small screen. The series was also critically acclaimed, picking up several Primetime Emmy nominations.

24 Midnight Club (2022)

• Stream now on Netflix

For fans of shows like Haunting of Hill House, and those who love Mike Flanagan as a creator, Midnight Club was his 2022 release for Netflix. Similar to Haunting of Hill House, this was one complete story about a group of people involved in a supernatural situation. However, it was also a mixed genre release, as it was also a more typical anthology series, as each episode had a different horror tale. A group of eight terminally ill young adults live in a hospice and share scary stories each night. Their pact is that whoever dies first would communicate with the others from beyond the grave.

23 Evil (2019- )

Evil is a little different from other shows like Haunting of Hill House in that it is a weekly episodic television program. However, the series shares the same themes as it deals with hauntings and scares from beyond the grave. Mike Colter stars as David Acosta, a man studying to become a Catholic priest tasked with confirming the legitimacy of miracles and demonic reports. He teams with a forensic psychologist and a contractor as they investigate all sorts of scary events. The series started off on CBS but moved to Paramount+ for season 2 and has a fourth season on the way.

22 Fargo (2014-2023)

• Stream on Hulu

While it is not a horror television series, Fargo has a lot in common with shows like Haunting of Hill House. Created by Noah Hawley, Fargo is based on the Coen Brothers movies of the same name. However, it is not a continuation of that movie and is instead a crime story taking place in a world similar to that from the movie. Each season has brought in some top actors including Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Patrick Wilson, Ted Danson, Ewan McGregor, Chris Rock, and many more. With the star power and the great storytelling, this is an anthology series that fits in well with shows like Haunting of Hill House.

21 Hellbound (2021- )

• Stream on Netflix

Hellbound and shows like Haunting of Hill House share the idea of life beyond death and what it could mean to the people who lost a loved one. However, while Haunting of Hill House is more about family first with the horror added in, Hellbound takes a more religious outlook on it. The South Korean horror series is about the arrival of supernatural beings that arrive and seemingly drag people to Hell. Thanks to this, a cult arises that believes the demons were sent by God to punish sinners, but a major twist in the first season with a baby brings that into doubt. Both shows take a smart look at death and what lies beneath.

20 Midnight Mass (2021)

• Stream now on Netflix

Mike Flanagan created a Netflix original streaming horror series in 2021 called Midnight Mass. Unlike his other output for Netflix, including shows like Haunting of Hill House, this was not based on a preexisting story. However, it shares a lot in common with the sort of horror Stephen King writes, a huge inspiration for Flanagan. The series features a young man who returns to his hometown on an island after spending four years in prison. However, what he finds when he gets there is not the town he left, but something more horrific. Think of a mix between King's Storm of the Century and Salem's Lot.

19 The X-Files (1993-2018)

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While The Haunting of Hill House was a smaller self-contained series, it featured a strong ghost story and a mystery of what happened. This unravels throughout the series, perfectly plotted by Mike Flanagan. In a different format, The X-Files features a similar story playing out over a much longer period. Both shows feature a strong mix of fear and mystery. However, both have a sense of family and loss as well. In Hill House, it was the death of their mother and in The X-Files, it was Fox Mulder losing his sister. In both, it was this devastation that pushed them into dark places in their lives.

18 Stranger Things (2016- )

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The two shows seemed very different when they started, but as Stranger Things moved through its seasons, it became darker. What Stranger Things has become now is much closer to the scares offered in shows like Haunting of Hill House than the bombastic first season. Both shows featured kids put into a horrible situation they didn't understand. Both also deal with evil seeping under the surface, and while Stranger Things hits fans in the face with the evil harder than Hill House, both offer plenty of scares for horror fans. Stranger Things season 5 is as highly anticipated as it gets for Netflix.

17 The Outsider (2020)

• Stream now on Max

Mike Flanagan owes a lot of his horror tropes to Stephen King. Flanagan also often moves toward King stories that have more realistic horror that bleeds into a more supernatural twist. In The Outsider, that is exactly what happens as a child murder case turns into something much more evil. Flanagan loves to show regular people thrown into horrific situations, one that threatens to consume them. In The Outsider, a beloved little league coach ends up arrested when one of his players ends up dead. All evidence points to him, but after someone kills him, a detective learns an ancient evil was responsible and is still a threat.

16 Ghoul (2018)

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Ghoul is a lesser-known Netflix horror miniseries, but one that has more terrifying scares than its contemporaries. What made Hill House great was that many episodes only hinted at the evil, and it was the sense of dread that pushed people into the dark before springing the terrifying climax. That is what makes Ghoul so scary. In this Indian horror miniseries, a fascist government rules the world. When a terrorist ends up arrested, a newly recruited military officer sets out to interrogate him. However, when supernatural horrors begin happening, her faith is shaken and eventually shattered.

15 The Haunting Of Bly Manor (2020)

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Flanagan's The Haunting franchise expanded in 2020 with The Haunting of Bly Manor, which featured much of the same cast and crew from The Haunting of Hill House in a loose adaptation of Henry James' work, including The Turn of the Screw. The story follows an American au pair who comes to live in a British manor to take care of two children, though she soon begins to learn about the dark secrets of Bly Manor in a worthy successor to the original hit Netflix series. While this is a sequel of sorts to Haunting of Hill House, it is mostly a different beast with many of the same reasons to love it.

14 Marianne (2019)

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Another terrifying Netflix show that horror fans should check out immediately is 2019's Marianne, a French series that follows a young writer who vows to be done with horror, though she soon discovers that horror isn't quite done with her. Emma (played by Victoire Du Bois) returns home to explore her past while she deals with the horrors from her stories made real. The series is filled with homages to classic horror films while utilizing newfound tricks of the trade to create an effectively spooky series.

13 Lovecraft Country (2020)

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Shows like Haunting of Hill House succeeded by creating a largely original story using a classic literary work, which is something Lovecraft Country (based on Matt Ruff's book of the same name) did well by using classic Lovecraftian stories and monsters to explore racism in 1950s America. The series followed Atticus Freeman (played by Jonathan Majors) as he traveled across the country in search of his father with Jurnee Smollet's Leticia and Courtney B. Vance's Uncle George as they survived Eldritch horrors and Jim Crow-era America.

12 Castle Rock (2018-2019)

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Hulu's Castle Rock series was set in the connected world of Stephen King and explored a number of characters and storylines in the fictional town from the master of horror's huge literary catalog, which was planned as an anthology series. The first season blended a number of different stories to tell an original tale, while the second season introduced Lizzy Caplan as Annie Wilkes, the murderous nurse and literary super fan from Stephen King's hit novel Misery as she finds herself in the Maine town of Castle Rock.

11 American Horror Story (2011- )

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Another horror anthology series that has explored similar elements as shows like Haunting of Hill House is American Horror Story, the long-running hit FX show from Ryan Murphy that launched with a demonic haunted house story that has featured in later seasons. The series features quite a few returning cast members who take on new roles as each American Horror Story season explores a new trope of horror that ranges from twisted hospitals in Asylum to feuding witches in Coven and even classic slashers in 1984, with more seasons on the way for new fans to work towards.

10 Dead Of Summer (2016)

• But on Apple TV+ & Prime Video

In a Midwestern summer camp during the late 1980s, a diverse group of teens signs up for some sun and fun. What should have been an unforgettable summer for these counselors soon turned into a deadly one, though. Camp Stillwater houses a dark, lurking secret waiting to be set free. When Dead of Summer started, audiences expected a garden-variety slasher akin to MTV's Scream. What they actually got was much better and more original. The characters' backgrounds are explored in conjunction with the overarching story and the big twist is game-changing. Dead of Summer is the kind of stirring, coming-of-age horror that deserves a bigger audience.

9 The Returned (2012-2015)

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The lives of people in a small town are turned upside down when those presumed to be dead reappear without logical explanation. They're not zombies, and they haven't aged a day either. They also don't know why they've returned, or if this is all merely temporary. This series is an English-language remake of the French show Les Revenants, which in itself is a spin-off of the 2004 movie of the same name. This adaptation fared rather well with critics, but A&E canceled the series after one season. Nevertheless, The Returned is a carefully plotted and somber saga, perfect for fans who like shows like Haunting of Hill House.

8 The Enfield Haunting (2015)

• Stream on Prime Video

The year is 1977. A family living in a council house in Enfield, North London experiences a series of unexplained, frightening incidents. A grieving investigator named Guy Lyon Playfair looks into the situation, which he initially writes off as a scam. The more he examines the evidence, the more Playfair believes the house is being haunted by a malevolent spirit. The infamous Enfield Poltergeist was a real-life claim of paranormal phenomena. It's been the subject of some movies for decades. Whether there's any validity to the haunting isn't entirely important here, as this 2015 miniseries is assuredly well-acted and produced.

7 You (2018- )

• Stream on Netflix

Beck is a struggling grad student who doesn't realize she's being stalked. Joe is a deceptively mild-mannered bookstore clerk who is enamored with Beck. Or rather, he's obsessed with the idea of Beck. In time, Joe inserts himself into his victim's life with her being none the wiser. You went unnoticed when it aired on Lifetime, but its subsequent Netflix run sealed its fate as the perfect water cooler thriller. It's an uncomfortable drama soaked in tension; audiences can't always guess what's about to happen. In the end, You is both an unpleasant and rewarding suspenser that dissects the warped mind of evil hiding in plain sight.

6 Room 104 (2017-2020)

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Over the years, many visitors have stayed in room 104 at a small American motel. The decor and fixtures change, but the stories remain intriguing and personal. Creators Mark Duplass and his brother Jay brought the traditional anthology format back to HBO, home of Tales from the Crypt. In Room 104, fans dive deeply into the psyches of various guests. The intimate inner workings of these characters are put on full display for audiences to behold. Room 104 dabbles in all genres, including horror and suspense. Yet in the end, the categories don't matter. The writers can conceive terror just as well as incredible poignancy.