Vulture's Brian Tallerico's The 40 Most Terrifying TV Episodes to Watch This Halloween (2020)
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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsSam WaterstonHelen ShaverDick CavettWhile guesting on a talk show, horror novelist Jordan Manmouth claims he is immune to being frightened by the nightmarish creatures he creates - and comes to regret the taunt when he is terrorized by a black-caped phantom.
- DirectorDavid SemelStarsDylan McDermottConnie BrittonEvan PetersThe line between the living and the dead blurs on Halloween as two of the house's previous residents give the Harmons decorating advice.
- DirectorDavid SemelStarsConnie BrittonDylan McDermottEvan PetersWhile on a date with Violet, Tate is harassed by a group of bloody teens. Ben and Vivien are haunted by one of the house's newest guests.
- DirectorMichael UppendahlStarsZachary QuintoJoseph FiennesSarah PaulsonA new patient claiming to be Anne Frank exposes Arden's past. Kit learns why Grace was admitted to Briarcliff.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsZachary QuintoJoseph FiennesSarah PaulsonSister Jude digs up dirt on Arden. Kit makes a surprising confession. Bloody Face is unmasked.
- DirectorScott McGinnisStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterGlenn QuinnCordelia falls in love with a rent-controlled apartment that turns out to be haunted, and a demon comes to collect on Doyle's loans.
- 1990–200022mNot Rated8.3 (1.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorRon OliverStarsAron TagerChristian TessierDaniel FinestoneA kid named Josh decides to prove that a fun house isn't haunted by stealing the nose of the clown who is supposed to haunt the place. He learns that the story isn't fiction when Zeebo pays him a little visit.
- DirectorHiro MuraiStarsDonald GloverBrian Tyree HenryLaKeith StanfieldWhen Darius goes to pick up a piano, he meets Teddy Perkins, a strange, eccentric man who makes him feel uneasy.
- DirectorDan TrachtenbergStarsWyatt RussellHannah John-KamenWunmi MosakuAn American traveler short on cash signs up to test a revolutionary new gaming system, but soon can't tell where the hot game ends and reality begins.
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganWhen everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.
- 1997–200342mTV-PG8.9 (3.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorNick MarckStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonEmma Caulfield FordBuffy strikes up a conversation with a vampire who was once an acquaintance in high school. Dawn defends Joyce from a menacing creature.
- DirectorGreg YaitanesStarsAndré HollandMelanie LynskeyBill SkarsgårdMemories haunt Ruth Deaver.
- DirectorSteven PietStarsAmy ForsythAisha DeeJeff WardA college student is challenged by her friends into entering No-End House, an infamous attraction containing six different rooms, each more terrifying than the last.
- DirectorE.L. KatzStarsMaria StenBrandon ScottSteve M. RobertsonA newlywed couple find a mysterious door in the basement of their home.
- DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsDavid TennantFreema AgyemanCarey MulliganSally Sparrow receives a cryptic message from the Doctor about a mysterious new enemy species that is after the TARDIS.
- DirectorDouglas MackinnonStarsPeter CapaldiJenna ColemanSamuel AndersonWhen ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, The Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe.
- DirectorRobert KingStarsKatja HerbersMike ColterAasif MandviThe Catholic Church hires forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard to determine whether a serial killer is possessed by a demon or merely a psychopath.
- DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsAnna TorvJoshua JacksonLance ReddickFringe Division seeks a man who has been harvesting transplanted organs, leaving victims with nearly nullified decay rates. Olivia faces the aftermath of Fauxlivia running her life.
- 198052mTV-146.6 (789)TV EpisodeDirectorTom CleggStarsNicholas BallRachel DaviesBrian CroucherA family move into a house that was the scene of a macabre murder years ago, but soon after moving in A series of strange events begin.
- DirectorDavid SladeStarsHugh DancyMads MikkelsenCaroline DhavernasJack devises a plan to apprehend Hannibal, while Hannibal prepares for his departure. Will makes his decision, and it results in devastating consequences.
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsMichiel HuismanCarla GuginoHenry ThomasA dark specter with an unsettling silhouette has haunted Nell since she was a girl. Now "the Bent-Neck Lady" is back -- and she's calling Nell home.
- DirectorLiam GavinStarsVictoria PedrettiOliver Jackson-CohenAmelia EveShe's seen it all. The memories come flooding back for housekeeper Hannah Grose as she reflects on the living and dead trapped at Bly Manor.
- DirectorBobby RothStarsNaveen AndrewsHenry Ian CusickEmilie de RavinAs Ben takes Locke to see Jacob and reveal the island's secrets, Ben's background on the island is exposed--as well as what happened to the Dharma Initiative.
- 2005–200759mTV-MA7.5 (9.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn CarpenterStarsNorman ReedusColin FooUdo KierWith a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.
- 2005–200751mTV-MA6.5 (5.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorDon CoscarelliStarsBree TurnerAngus ScrimmJohn DeSantisWhile driving at night along a lonely road through the mountains, Ellen gets distracted by her radio and hits a car parked on the road. She faints and looks for help since her car does not start again. She meets Moonface pulling a woman in the woods. He's a deranged monster-like man that collects human bodies. She is abducted by Moonface, but she recalls the survival lessons of her husband Bruce as she faces and fights back against the killer.