While most associate the realm of horror with films, TV has proven it’s more than capable of giving us the heebie jeebies too.

Plus, with endless episodes, shows can keep the scares coming even after the credits roll on the small screen.

There are certain scary shows that obviously come to mind – The Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks – but we’ve tried to find some offbeat picks that might not make the top of people’s all-out scary lists, but deliver bumps and jumps nonetheless.

We asked Metro readers – as well as us here at the TV team – to share the shows that have scared them stiff and these are the ones that they recommended…

Metro readers have their say

Among the shows that have come highly recommended by Metro readers is Quartermass, which David Nicholls said forced him to ‘hide behind a

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