7 Horror Shows Like Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
Premiering March 26 on Netflix, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen wastes no time establishing its eerie tone, pulling viewers into a world of creeping dread. Earning an impressive 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, the series has been described as a twisted blend of classics like Carrie and Rosemary’s Baby, but framing the horror aspects through the lens of a woman about to get married.
Starring Camila Morrone (The Night Manager, Daisy Jones & The Six) and Adam DiMarco (Overcompensating, The White Lotus), the story follows bride-to-be Rachel and her fiancé Nicky on their way to their wedding getaway to a remote cabin. Very quickly, the drive over turns into something unsettling. As paranoia takes over and strange events occur when they arrive at the cabin and meet Nicky’s family, Rachel’s growing sense of impending doom becomes impossible to ignore.
If that slow burn unease and creeping psychological tension left you wanting more, here are 7 horror shows like Someting Very Bad Is Gonig to Happen to watch next.
Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021 miniseries)
Cast: Rosa Salazar, Eric Lange, Catherine Keener, Jeff Ward, Manny Jacinto, Hannah Levien, Patrick Fischler
Synopsis: “A filmmaker heads to Hollywood in the early ’90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge — and kittens.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023 miniseries)
Cast: Carla Gugino, Brude Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Willa Fitzgerald, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, Samantha Sloyan, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Ruth Codd, Kyliegh Curran, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill
Synopsis: “To secure their fortune — and future — two ruthless siblings build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die, one by one.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Haunting of Hill House (2018 miniseries)
Cast: Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Victoria Pedretti, Michiel Huisman, Kate , Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Lulu Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Violet McGraw, Timothy Hutton, Samantha Sloyan, Annabeth Gish
Synopsis: “Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Marianne (2019)
Cast: Victoire Du Bois, Lucie Boujenah, Tiphaine Daviot, Bellamine Abdelmalek, Mehdi Meskar, Mireille Herbstmeyer, Aurore Broutin, Alban Lenoir, Corinne Valancogne
Synopsis: “When a novelist realizes her terrifying stories are coming true, she returns to her hometown to face the demons from her past that inspire her writing.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Midnight Mass (2021 miniseries)
Cast: Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel, Hamish Linklater, Kristin Lehman, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Igby Rigney, Annabeth Gish
Synopsis: “The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Outsider (2020 miniseries)
Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Jason Bateman, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, Julianne Nicholson, Paddy Considine, Cynthia Erivo, Mare Winningham, Yul Vazquez, Marc Menchaca
Synopsis: “Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, he 10-episode series follows police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn), as he sets out to investigate the mutilated body of 11-year-old Frankie Peterson found in the Georgia woods. The mysterious circumstances surrounding this horrifying crime leads Ralph, still grieving the recent death of his own son, to bring in unorthodox private investigator Holly Gibney (Cynthia Erivo), whose uncanny abilities he hopes will help explain the unexplainable.”
Where to watch: Crave (Canada), HBO Max, Hulu (US), Foxtel Now, HBO Max (Australia), Now TV (UK)
Servant (2019-2023)
Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint, Tony Revolori, Boris McGiver
Synopsis: “A Philadelphia couple is in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.”
Where to watch: Apple TV
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