The 21 best horror anthology series ever

Because people like to be scared.

(Well,mostpeople do, anyway.)

Check out EW’s list, in chronological order, of the 21 best television horror anthology series below.

LIGHTS OUT, from left: Frances Reid, Phil Arthur, Anita Anton, ‘Edna Warren’, season 2, ep. 1, aired 7/19/1949, 1946-1952

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Not evenJordan Peelecould invoke the singular awe of the originalTwilight Zone’s timeless appeal.

And, really, who are we to argue with King when it comes to horror?

Notable names guest starring include oneMary Tyler Moore,Airplane!

English director Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980) posing at a cobweb-strewn window with a stuffed crow, in a promotional portrait for the TV anthology series ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’, circa 1955. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

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ALCOA PRESENTS ONE STEP BEYOND, The Dark Room, Cloris Leachman, 1959-1961 [Season 1; airdate: 2/10/59]

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Let’s give a hand to the incredibly prolific Mr.Ray Bradbury, shall we?

the Professor onGilligan’s Island).

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 20: THE TWILIGHT ZONE. Richard Conte as Edward Hall and Suzanne Lloyd as Maya in “Perchance To Dream”. Season 1, episode 9. Image dated August 20, 1959. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

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Where to watchAre You Afraid of the Dark?

Simpson) and criticized (the unfortunateDahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story).

It’s definitely right up there with the original film when it comes to creepy and darkly comedic fun.

THRILLER, Boris Karloff, ‘The Incredible Doktor Markesan,’ (season 2, episode 22, February 26, 1962), 1960-1962

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Where to watchGuillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Netflix

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NIGHT GALLERY, Rod Serling, 1969-73.

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GHOST STORY, from left, Patty Duke, producer William Castle, John Astin, on-set, (‘The Graveyard Shift,’ season 1, episode 19, aired February 16, 1973), 1972-73

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HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR, Julia Foster (right), ‘The Thirteenth Reunion’, (aired Sept. 20, 1980), 1980. © ITC / Courtesy: Everett Collection

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Los Angeles, CA - 1981: James Coburn promotional photo for the ABC tv series ‘Darkroom’. (Photo by Bob D’Amico /American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)

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TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, from left: Talia Balsam, Robert Romanus, ‘The Social Climber,’ (Season 3, Episode 19, aired March 8, 1987), 1983-88. ©Laurel Entertainment Inc./courtesy Everett Collection

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American actor Kevin Costner on the set of the TV series Amazing Stories created and produced by Steven Spielberg. (Photo by Universal/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

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MONSTERS, David McCallum (bottom), ‘The Feverman,’ (season 1, episode 1, aired October 22, 1988), 1988-1990, © Worldvision enterprises Inc./courtesy Everett Collection

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TALES FROM THE CRYPT, The Crypt Keeper, ‘The Third Pig’, season 7, ep. 13, aired 7/19/1996, 1989-96. ph: Aaron Rapoport /© HBO / Courtesy Everett Collection

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ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?, Gilbert Gottfried, ‘The Tale of Station 109.1,’ (season 5, episode 3, aired November 11, 1995), 1990-2000, ph: J. Wenk / ©Nickelodeon / courtesy Everett Collection