​Best horror dramas on Apple TV: ‘The Enfield Poltergeist’, ‘Servant’ and more​

OTT platforms have come up with a whole new definition for the genre of horror dramas, giving it a refreshing and scarier makeover. Safe to say, horror on OTT platforms is evolved, mature and meets the demands of the viewers of the newer generation. Apple TV, too, has its fair share of horror dramas that offer something for its different viewers. Here we have compiled a list of horror dramas that are available on the platform. Scroll down and choose your next unsettling (literally) watch!

This horror drama follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home. The 2019 horror drama with a total 40 episodes stars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint. According to Screenrant, ‘Servant’ was a big hit and even courted praise from horror genre stalwarts like Stephen King and Guillermo del Toro, with its strengths being suspense, atmosphere, story, and performances.

The central storyline revolves around the seemingly average couple, Apollo and Emma, who are a cute couple in love. But as they are starting their own family, the couple realises that there is something sinister hanging over them. It all comes to a head one fateful evening, where an unimaginable incident occurs and Emma disappears into the night.
According to Collider.com, the Changeling's ability to maintain tension and the audience's attention is borne out of the cast's stellar performances. The series stars LaKeith Stanfield, Adina Porter, Clark Backo, Samuel T. Herring, Jared Abrahamson and Alexis Louder. The 2023 horror show has a total of 8 episodes, each around an hour long.

‘Lisey’s Story' follows widow Lisey Landon (Julianne Moore) two years after her famous novelist husband Scott's (Clive Owen) death, as she unearths a hidden treasure hunt he left, forcing her to confront suppressed memories and a terrifying, otherworldly dimension, all while a dangerous stalker threatens her for his unpublished works.

‘Lisey’s Story’ is a multi-layered thriller blending romance, grief, and supernatural horror. The show was released in 2021 and has a total of 8 episodes.

This horror-thriller series is one of its kind. ‘Calls’ tells interconnected, apocalyptic stories entirely through phone call audio, using minimal visuals, like sound waves and abstract screensavers. It features a star-studded voice cast like Pedro Pascal, Lily Collins, Rosario Dawson, to create suspense, with the plots gradually revealing a larger, reality-bending event that connects the seemingly random episodes. The series has 9 episodes, with most falling in the 15-20 minute duration range.

‘The Enfield Poltergeist’ is described as a chilling true story of the world’s most famous poltergeist case. It is a four-part docudrama about the 1977 North London haunting of the Hodgson family, famous for furniture flying and voices, told through rare audio tapes, recreated scenes with lip-synced actors, and interviews with those involved, focusing on the human impact and the mystery behind the events rather than purely sensationalizing them. Each of the four episodes is one hour long or slightly longer.