While the horror genre tends to do very well in the movies, it’s not as easy translating a spine-tingling work for the small screen, where it’s decidedly more difficult to create a lengthier plot with enough twists and turns that’ll keep the viewers longing for more. Keeping this in mind, we really got to give credit where it’s due to the shows that never fail to deliver the chills with every episode. Scroll through the gallery below for our top five picks!

(Photo from American Horror Story courtesy of AMC)