Preparing Halloween is more than just buying candies and costumes.

For many, October is the best time of the year to catch up with your favorite horror movies, and the classic Halloween franchise is even back in theaters.

But do not sleep on the horror television cannon, which, of course, is not as big as in a film, but can still scare the best of them.

For your enjoyment, we have gathered our five favorite horror television shows, available in streaming. Look at your own risk. And maybe during the day.

If you like when movies and TV meet: "Hannibal"

Mads Mikkelsen plays in "Hannibal" on NBC. (Photo: Brooke Palmer, NBC)

There are few series as graphic, terrifying and as visually stunning as "Hannibal" that have ever been on television. But NBC's badly rated gem pushed the odds further by giving life to Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). This is not the horror series for someone with a weak stomach.

Broadcast it on Amazon.

If you've always wanted "Glee" was more scary: "American Horror Story"

Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott and Taissa Farmiga in "American Horror Story: Murder House". (Photo: Robert Zuckerman, FX Network)

During his eight seasons, Ryan Murphy's horror anthology has proven to be a campy, bloody and psychological entry into the canon of horror, one of the most the best apps of its kind on TV. Remember that all seasons of "AHS" are not equal. "Cult" and "Hotel" are particularly bad, "Asylum" and "Murder House" are the best, hands down, and the rest goes from average to very uneven. We can not say for sure if the current broadcast season, "Apocalypse", will fall on the right or wrong side of the spectrum. Until now, it all started with a breath, a play on words.

Broadcast it on Netflix, Amazon or Hulu.

If you like urban legends: 'Channel Zero & # 39;

Amy Forsyth as Margot in Channel Zero: No End House. (Photo: Allen Fraser, Syfy)

Like "AHS", Syfy's "Channel Zero" is an anthological horror series where each season follows a different story. Unlike "AHS", "Zero" gives life to legends and urban myths on the Internet, making it one of the most unique horrors you can see, as well as a deeply ingrained horror in our modern sensibilities.

Broadcast it on Shudder.

If you like Gothic: 'Dreadful Penny & # 39;

Josh Hartnett and Eva Green "Penny Dreadful". (Photo: Jonathan Hession, SHOWTIME)

Mixing and writing characters from classic Gothic literature, including "Frankenstein", "Dracula", "Dorian Gray" and "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde", the Showtime series was a master's at once as a series of d & rsquo; Horror and horror. With Eva Greene and Josh Hartnett leading the show with incredible performances, "Dreadful" was the rare horror show that could both terrify and delight.

Broadcast it on Show time.

If you want to be afraid of your smartphone: "Black Mirror"

Wyatt Russell is about to play a game too real. (Photo: Laurie Sparham / Netflix)

The episodes of British anthology sci-fi go from romance to adventure, from sociological study to pure horror, and are mainly known to the latter. Whether you like psychological torment, jump anxiety, scary creatures or anything else, there is a "Mirror" episode for you.

Broadcast it on Netflix.

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