5 Greatest 3-Part Horror Shows, Ranked
Television has long been fertile ground for horror, from anthology strands to long-running series. A handful of miniseries prove a full, unsettling story can be told in just three parts, packing character drama and genuine fright into a tight run. Hotel Room, released on HBO in early 1993, is a surreal psychological anthology by Monty Montgomery and David Lynch.
Split into three parts, it follows different guests in the same hotel room across decades, relying on mood, atmosphere, and striking performances from names like Harry Dean Stanton, Crispin Glover, Mariska Hargitay, and Alicia Witt. The BBC One Dracula from 2020, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, offers a darker, gorier take on Bram Stoker’s novel with Claes Bang as a hypnotic, animalistic Count.
The Secret of Crickley Hall, airing on the BBC in 2012 and based on James Herbert’s novel, is a slow-burning supernatural thriller about a family drawn into a haunted house that hides a dark secret.