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The TV shows and films most likely to give UK viewers nightmares

By Danielle de Wolfe

21 May 2015

Quick, find a sofa. Now hide behind it.

Crimewatch

American Horror StoryThe Walking Dead

Most Haunted

Slumberdown

The ExorcistTexas Chainsaw MassacreParanormal ActivityThe ShiningPoltergeist

Noel’s House Party

20 most likely TV shows to give UK viewers nightmares

CrimewatchMost HauntedThe Walking DeadAmerican Horror StoryGhost HuntersAutopsy The Last Hours of…The X-Files

The news

Silent WitnessThe FallTrue BloodLutherThe FollowingCriminal MindsMessiahDexterDoctor WhoStrange But TrueBuffy the Vampire SlayerLost

Top 20 films to give UK viewers nightmares

The ExorcistTexas Chainsaw MassacreParanormal ActivityThe ShiningPoltergeistThe Silence of the LambsA Nightmare on Elm StreetSawThe Blair Witch ProjectThe RingPsychoHalloweenHannibalScreamThe GrudgeCarrieThe Sixth SenseThe Woman in BlackInsidiousHostel
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