10 Horror TV Shows Scarier Than Any Film

Before I Wake helmer Mike Flanagan is one of the hottest names in horror due to his skill with crafting tense, terrifying flicks from sparse, limited set ups.

Whether it’s the Stephen King adaptation Gerald’s Game or the simple home invasion thriller Hush, Flanagan excels when given one setting and a small cast—which makes it all the more surprising that this expansive, generation-spanning series is his most impressive success so far.

Following two generations of a family cursed by the eponymous abode, The Haunting of Hill House has almost nothing in common with its source material, the Shirley Jackson novel of the same name—except for some staggeringly well-drawn characters and a terrifying abundance of psychological scares, that is.