Summary
Docu-drama series depicting chilling tales of real life horror stories. Each filmic episode, realised by some of the UK’s most exciting writers and directors, tells a single, spine-tingling story, drawing on eyewitness testimonies, brought to life through straight-to-camera documentary interviews and visually-striking, elegantly realised and terrifying drama.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.3
Reach
Streams in 9 countries
First aired
2018
April 19, 2018
Ended 2018
Genres
DocumentaryDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
2 of 2 · most episodes first
Directing · 2
- Rob Savage Director, Writer
- Amanda Boyle Director, Writer
Camera · 1
- Kate Reid Director of Photography
True Horror episodes
1 season · 4 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Hellfire Farm, 7.1
- S1 E2 Ghost in the Wall, 7.0
- S1 E3 Terror in the Woods, 6.8
- S1 E4 A Witches' Prison (Halloween special), 6.8
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