Shows like American Horror Story
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines American Horror Story, going by its Boxlist taste profile: Otherworldly and unsavoury: a heavy sci-fi series, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like edge over warmth. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival, plus tags such as coven (akelarre), carnival and horror anthology.
Here are 15 shows with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on American Horror Story (2011).
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American Horror Stories (2021)
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and weighty, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror anthology, anthology, horror.
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Castle Rock (2018)
TV7.2More intricate
Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and weighty, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror anthology, anthology, horror.
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The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: haunted house, horror, supernatural.
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror anthology, horror.
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Marianne (2019)
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
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Supernatural (2005)
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror, supernatural.
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Them (2021)
TV7.6Faster-paced
Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: anthology, horror.
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Mayfair Witches (2023)
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of resilience and survival. Common ground: witchcraft, supernatural.
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30 Coins (2020)
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror, supernatural.
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Chapelwaite (2021)
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
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From (2022)
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Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and weighty, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
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The Society (2019)
TV7.8Warmer in tone
Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and weighty, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival.
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Nancy Drew (2019)
TV7.9More intricate
Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: supernatural.
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Archive 81 (2022)
TV7.3More intricate
Why it's like American Horror Story: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: supernatural.
Boxlist compares American Horror Story with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like American Horror Story?
- Picks with a similar feel include American Horror Stories, Castle Rock, The Haunting of Hill House and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. Each shares part of American Horror Story's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 shows.
- How are these shows like American Horror Story chosen?
- Boxlist compares American Horror Story with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.