Think Stranger Things is scariest show on TV? Here’s five more terrifying series not on your radar

The fourth season of Stranger Things, which is out today, is the scariest yet — trust us when we say you’ll be watching it through your fingers. If this sounds right up your alley, here are five more truly terrifying series to wrap your peepers round — if you dare. From Streaming on Stan Harold Perrineau was last seen on screens in the comedy/drama Claws. This frightening series takes him in a wildly different direction. This time he’s playing a sheriff, Boyd Stevens, in a town somewhere in America which traps its inhabitants. They’re all unable to leave, and by night they’re preyed upon by strange and terrifying demons. They must squirrel themselves away or risk being eviscerated by these powerful beings. Needless to say, Boyd has his work cut out for him trying to protect the town’s population. Ragdoll Streaming on Binge There are gruesome murders, and then there’s the one featured in this crime series. The culprit has stitched together the bodies of six different victims, proceeding to then suspend his “Ragdoll” creation from the ceiling in a flat opposite the detective who’s investigating the case. Talk about bringing your work home! Trust us when we say you won’t want to have a weak stomach if you dive into this series from the creators of Killing Eve. As horrific as this sounds, this crime drama is actually darkly funny, and you’ll grow to love the three detectives at its centre. Worth a look for those with strong constitutions. Chapelwaite Streaming on Stan Based on a short story by “King of Horror” Stephen King, this scary-as-heck series, set in 1852, follows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody) and his children as they return to the small town of Preacher’s Corner, Maine, after the death of Boone’s wife at sea. The family has inherited a manor but, yep, you guessed it, dark things are unfolding behind the front door. The local townsfolk are distrustful and there’s chatter of a family curse, which soon affects them all. Hellbound Streaming on Netflix When it comes to psychologically unsettling dramas with a touch of gore, the South Koreans have it covered. You might have seen Squid Game, but this is equally unsettling. It centres on a world in which a graphically violent trio of Hulk-like demons hunt down “sinners”, previously informing them of the precise date and time of their death. The giant creatures then incinerate their victims and send them to hell. While the beasts are terrifying, it’s the way the humans turn on one another that’s truly disturbing. Midnight Mass Streaming on Netflix Created by the same guy behind the truly chilling The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor (Mike Flanagan) this series sees a young man return to his island home town after serving four years in prison. He arrives at the same time as a mysterious, charismatic young priest who begins to revitalise the town’s flagging faith. Incredible miracles start occurring, but the faith of the population soon becomes frighteningly fanatical.