Best Horror TV Shows of the 2000s, Ranked

Best Horror TV Shows of the 2000s, Ranked Horror in the 2000s heavily influenced new franchise series and the growing popularity of horror subgenres. Before the big horror boom of the 2010s, with The Walking Dead and American Horror Story kicking off a cavalcade of creepy TV series, the 2000s saw the rise of some

Best Horror TV Shows of the 2000s, Ranked

Horror in the 2000s heavily influenced new franchise series and the growing popularity of horror subgenres. Before the big horror boom of the 2010s, with The Walking Dead and American Horror Story kicking off a cavalcade of creepy TV series, the 2000s saw the rise of some great horror shows, ranging from supernatural stories to zombie attacks and scary bloodsucking vampires. Where they were short quick fixes or binge worthy series, there was definitely something for everyone in the 2000s.


Now that spooky season is upon us, horror lovers can’t wait for the most haunting night of the year. Horror fans always crave something ghoulishly good to watch, though, regardless of if it’s October, so take a look at these great horror TV shows from the first decade of our new millennium for your fix of blood, suspense, gore, and slash.

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7/7 The Dead Zone

Based on characters from Stephen Kings novel of the same name, The Dead Zone series first aired in 2002. It follows Johnny Smith, a small town teacher who is involved in a car accident and left comatose for six years. But after regaining consciousness he realizes his once perfect life has drastically changed.

Not only did his fiancée give birth to a son he doesn’t know about, but she married another man who happens to be the town Sheriff. While coming to terms with the struggles in his personal life, he quickly realizes he now possesses amazing psychic powers. With just one small touch of an item or person, he has visions of their past and future. With the help of his ex-fiancée, her husband, and a physical therapist, Johnny begins to harness his new abilities to help solve crimes, but everything is not as it seems when he begins to see catastrophic apocalyptic events in his visions.

6/7 Dead Set

Dead Set aired in 2008 and is a British zombie horror miniseries from Charlie Brooker, the creator of Black Mirror, and takes place on a set of a fictional season of Big Brother. Safely cocooned in their fully equipped big brother house, the contestants have no idea of the zombie attacks taking place on the outside until the showrunner, Kelly manages to enter the house and warns them of the doom outside. The house quickly becomes a safe haven for the contestants and the production staff, but with no contact with the outside world, they have to attempt to sneak out of the house for supplies, all while trying to avoid the flesh eating zombies.

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5/7 The Vampire Diaries

In The Vampire Diaries, fans can sink their teeth into the story of two brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore, who are centuries-old vampires. After moving from place to place in order to hide their bloodthirsty existence, they return to Mystic Falls, a small Virginia Town where their lives as humans ended. High school girl Elena becomes embroiled with the vampire brothers and quickly captures the heart of Stefan, but Damon is determined to get payback on his brother for turning him into a vampire back in 1864, so seeks his revenge by going after Elena. We watch as their relationships to Elena develop and the vampire creatures lurk among the town, bringing the destruction of lives, loves, and plenty of danger.

4/7 Masters of Horror

After meeting regularly with a host of horror directors, in 2005 Mick Garris joined forces with several of the horror “masters” to create and produce this anthology television series consisting of 13 one-hour films each season. Season one of Masters of Horror provided us with plenty of horror including abduction, monster like humans, witches, soldiers appearing from beyond the grave, evil entities, violent turf wars.

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Luckily, viewers did not have to wait long for season two, which started off with an apocalyptic tale of a monstrous force which devastated a small Texas town, followed by episodes filled with psychopaths, vampires, homicidal maniacs, a vengeful bloodthirsty spirit seeking revenge. If you are a fan of a wide range of horror subgenres then Masters of Horrors is a must-watch this spooky season. Including one-hour films from iconic directors like John Carpenter, Dario Argento, John Landis, Joe Dante, Tobe Hooper, Larry Cohen, Stuart Gordon, Takashi Miike, and more.

3/7 True Blood

True Blood is an American fantasy horror drama series which follows telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who falls in love with a vampire that’s hundreds of years old. The show exists in a world where synthetic blood branded “True Blood” means vampires no longer have to hide and can co-exist with humans. However, an anti-vampire organization begins to gain power and battle with what they still believe to be bloodsucking enemies, which means there’s a lot of tension as Sookie must start to navigate the trials and terrors of intimacy and the danger her relationship may be in.

2/7 Supernatural

First broadcast in 2005, Supernatural ran for an amazing 15 years, so fans became totally immersed in the thrilling but terrifying lives of Sam and Dean. Raised by their father following the death of their mother, the brothers were taught to hunt and kill all evil supernatural beings that roamed the earth. They grow up to solve cases and save the world from supernatural entities. After 22 years, they set out on a journey to find their missing father, and must stick together using new tricks and tools as they encounter enemies including raging monsters and demonic gods. To this day, Supernatural remains a great fantasy show that brought in genuinely scary horror elements.

1/7 Carnivále

Carnivále takes place over two seasons (though was intended to run longer) and takes place during the Great Depression, following the lives of people in a traveling carnival. The first season sees Ben Hawkins, a young man who possesses healing powers, join the carnival and shortly after begins to have weird dreams and visions. Unbeknownst to Ben, these are the visions of a wanderer who had joined the carnival many years before, who possessed similar abilities to his own.

The plot continues introducing a Methodist preacher Brother Justin who shares Ben’s visions, and as he discovers his unearthly powers he begins manifesting his parishioners sins into terrifying realities. He is sure that he’s doing God’s work and continues his religious duties, all the while Ben and the carnival are drawing ever so closer, but neither realize that they are key players in a war between good and evil. The viewer is drawn into a mythological story drawing on themes from Christianity, Gnosticism and the Knights Templar in this unsettling show, one of the bleakest of the decade.

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