TV Horror Climbs; From Renewed for 2026

Psychological horror remains a durable cinema staple as television horror has rapidly closed the gap with cinematic scares, helped by anthology and season-long formats that push gore and social commentary. Series formats like American Horror Story helped TV expand boundaries, and many critics now argue television horror can be scarier than films. The show From has earned widespread praise, enjoyed a streaming resurgence on Prime Video, and been renewed for Season 4 with a target release in 2026. Streamers are consolidating cult and classic horror — the [REC] franchise is on Shudder, while Freddy’s Nightmares and George A. Romero’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Half are available free on Tubi. Even unexpected corners of TV reveal horror influences — Nickelodeon’s Henry Danger once slipped into Lovecraftian body-horror — and Netflix’s multilingual mystery 1899 remains a canceled one-season gem worth watching.