20 Best Horror TV Shows on AMC+ 2026
Explore 20 chilling AMC+ series, from Interview with the Vampire to Dead City, plus gothic drama, survival horror, and more dark favorites.
If you want a streaming lineup that mixes monsters, blood-soaked suspense, and character-driven scares, AMC+ has a lot to offer. This guide pulls together 20 picks that span horror, drama, fantasy, romance, and action, so you can find something grim, emotional, or downright brutal depending on your mood. Standouts like Interview with the Vampire (2022), The Terror (2018), and The Creep Tapes (2024) bring very different flavors of dread, while The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023), The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023), and Fear the Walking Dead (2015) keep the apocalypse alive and ugly. Fans who want more heart with their nightmares can also dive into The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024) and the upcoming The Vampire Lestat (2026). Whether you like gothic seduction or survival horror, this list makes it easy to find your next obsession.
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Interview with the Vampire
drama · fantasy · horror · romance
A century-old vampire from New Orleans reunites with an ailing journalist to recount his life of bloodlust and his tumultuous relationship with the rakish Frenchman who turned him.
Directed by Levan Akin, Keith Powell, Alan Taylor, Emma Freeman, Craig ZiskCast Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey HaylesNetflixAMC+ -
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The Walking Dead: Dead City
action · adventure · drama · horror · thriller
Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made it a world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
Directed by Michael E. Satrazemis, Edward Ornelas, Kevin Dowling, Gandja Monteiro, Loren YaconelliCast Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Logan Kim, Gaius Charles, Zeljko IvanekNetflixAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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The Terror
adventure · drama · horror · thriller
A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
Directed by Tim Mielants, Edward Berger, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Michael Lehmann, Frederick E.O. ToyeCast Jared Harris, Derek Mio, Tobias Menzies, Kiki Sukezane, Paul ReadyAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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The Creep Tapes
horror
A secluded serial killer lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer's questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.
Directed by Patrick BriceCast Mark Duplass, Josh Fadem, Josh Ruben, Tai Leclaire, Krisha FairchildAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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The Vampire Lestat
drama · horror · science-fiction
Legendary vampire Lestat launches a rock band, drawing on memories of his immortal past. His rising fame attracts both mortal fans and ancient vampires, forcing all to reckon with his growing power.
Directed by Claudia Llosa, Craig Zisk, Levan Akin, Alan Taylor, Jane WuCast Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Jennifer Ehle, Eric Bogosian, Ryan KattnerAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
drama · horror · thriller
Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead... And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they've ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive – or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?
Directed by Bertie Ellwood, Michael E. Satrazemis, Michael Slovis, Amber TemplemoreCast Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Pollyanna McIntosh, Terry O'Quinn, Lesley-Ann BrandtAMC+ -
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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
drama · horror
Daryl washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.
Directed by Daniel Percival, Michael Slovis, Tim Southam, Paco Cabezas, Greg NicoteroCast Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Romain Levi, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Clémence PoésyNetflixAMC+ -
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Fear the Walking Dead
drama · horror · sci-fi · thriller
What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.
Directed by Michael E. Satrazemis, Stefan Schwartz, Andrew Bernstein, Heather Cappiello, Adam DavidsonCast Colman Domingo, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Danay Garcia, Rubén Blades, Jenna ElfmanNetflixAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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Creepshow
fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.
Directed by Greg Nicotero, John Harrison, Joe Lynch, Roxanne Benjamin, David BrucknerCast Carey Jones, Hannah Fierman, Kara Kimmer, David Alexander Kaplan, Fayna SanchezAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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The Strain
drama · fantasy · horror · thriller
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.
Directed by J. Miles Dale, Kevin Dowling, Deran Sarafian, Phil Abraham, Peter WellerCast Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde, Richard SammelHuluAMC+ -
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Channel Zero
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.
Directed by Craig William Macneill, Steven Piet, E.L. Katz, Arkasha StevensonCast Brandon Scott, Marina Stephenson Kerr, Abigail Pniowsky, Diana Bentley, Keenan LehmannAMC+ -
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NOS4A2
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some benevolent, and some who have been corrupted by their power. When Vic encounters Charlie Manx, an immortal who stays that way by feeding off of the souls of children, she makes a sworn enemy of Manx.
Directed by John Shiban, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Kari Skogland, Tim Southam, Jeremy WebbCast Ashleigh Cummings, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jahkara Smith, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Virginia KullAMC+ -
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Chucky
comedy · drama · fantasy · horror · thriller
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins.
Directed by Samir Rehem, Jeff Renfroe, Leslie Libman, John Hyams, Don ManciniCast Zackary Arthur, Bjorgvin Arnarson, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brad Dourif, Devon SawaPeacock PremiumAMC+ -
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The Red King
drama · horror · thriller
A detective digs deep into a case while navigating the complex society around her.
Directed by Daniel O'Hara, Lisa ClarkeCast Anjli Mohindra, James Bamford, Lu Corfield, Adjoa Andoh, Sam SwainsburyAMC+ -
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Hemlock Grove
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
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.
Directed by David Straiton, Deran Sarafian, Russell Lee Fine, T.J. Scott, David SemelCast Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgård, Landon Liboiron, Joel de la Fuente, Kaniehtiio HornPeacock PremiumAMC+ -
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The Midwich Cuckoos
drama · horror · mystery · sci-fi
A small village in England is completely subdued by an alien presence for an entire day. Upon waking, it is discovered that numerous women in the town are pregnant.
Directed by Jennifer Perrott, Börkur Sigþórsson, Alice TroughtonCast Ukweli Roach, Keeley Hawes, Aisling Loftus, Synnove Karlsen, Max BeesleyAMC+ -
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Z Nation
action · comedy · drama · horror · romance · sci-fi
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.
Directed by Abram Cox, Dan Merchant, John Hyams, Alexander Yellen, Jodi BinstockCast Russell Hodgkinson, Nat Zang, Keith Allan, Kellita Smith, Anastasia BaranovaPeacock PremiumAMC+ -
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Being Human
drama · fantasy · horror
Three paranormal roommates, a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf, struggle to keep their dark secrets from the world, while helping each other navigate the complexities of living double lives.
Directed by Paolo Barzman, Stefan Pleszczynski, Adam Kane, Jeff Renfroe, Charles BinaméCast Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hager, Gianpaolo VenutaAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumAMC+Freevee -
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Bitten
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery
Elena Micheals thought she left the world of supernatural behind when she left Stonehaven behind 'for good this time' she thought. Until the night she got the mysterious call from her pack leader asking her to come back. So now she is heading back, leaving her life as a normal photographer in Toronto for the moment to re-enter the world of werewolves, rules about protect the pack and a man she has spent years trying to get out of her system. Oh and did she mention she was the only living female werewolf in existence?
Directed by James Dunnison, Grant Harvey, T.J. Scott, Paul Fox, Andy MikitaCast Laura Vandervoort, Greyston Holt, Greg Bryk, Steve Lund, Michael XavierAMC+ -
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Salem
drama · fantasy · horror · thriller
Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, 'Salem' explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth hiding behind the veil of this infamous period in American history. In Salem, witches are real, but they are not who or what they seem.
Directed by Nick Copus, David Von Ancken, Alex Zakrzewski, David Grossman, Brannon BragaCast Janet Montgomery, Shane West, Seth Gabel, Tamzin Merchant, Ashley MadekweHuluAMC+
Wrapping Up
From gothic longing to post-apocalyptic chaos, these AMC+ picks cover a wide range of dark, suspenseful viewing. You can use this list to jump between eerie period pieces, monster stories, and tense survival dramas without wasting time hunting for what to watch next. If you are building a watchlist, bookmark this page and come back whenever you want a fresh scare or a new obsession. The lineup is updated regularly, so there is always a reason to check in again.
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Last updated: September 4, 2026