Shows like The Haunting of Hill House
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines The Haunting of Hill House, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A larger-than-life mystery series that is dark, fresh and weighty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival, plus tags such as supernatural power, haunted house and family relationships.
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 The Haunting of Hill House (2018).
- 1
Marianne (2019)
TV7.7
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
- 2
Them (2021)
TV7.6Faster-paced
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: thriller, horror.
- 3
TV7.6
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: supernatural power, ghost, horror.
- 4
American Horror Story (2011)
TV8.1
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: haunted house, horror, supernatural.
- 5
Supernatural (2005)
TV8.2Easier to follow
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: ghost, horror, supernatural.
- 6
Chapelwaite (2021)
TV7.5Easier to follow
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
- 7
The Stranger (2020)
TV7.6
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also weighty and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: thriller.
- 8
Penny Dreadful (2014)
TV7.9
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: supernatural power, thriller, horror.
- 9
30 Coins (2020)
TV7.2
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror, supernatural.
- 10
Castle Rock (2018)
TV7.2
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
- 11
Locke & Key (2020)
TV8.1Lighter option
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: supernatural power.
- 12
TV7.6
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
- 13
American Horror Stories (2021)
TV7.9
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
- 14
Nancy Drew (2019)
TV7.9
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: supernatural.
- 15
Archive 81 (2022)
TV7.3
Why it's like The Haunting of Hill House: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: supernatural.
Boxlist compares The Haunting of Hill House 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 The Haunting of Hill House?
- Picks with a similar feel include Marianne, Them, The Fall of the House of Usher and American Horror Story. Each shares part of The Haunting of Hill House's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 shows.
- How are these shows like The Haunting of Hill House chosen?
- Boxlist compares The Haunting of Hill House 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.
- Is there a lighter show like The Haunting of Hill House?
- Locke & Key has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.