10 scary documentaries on Netflix for Halloween 2021

Scary documentaries on Netflix

The scary season of Halloween is here! There’s no better way to celebrate the spooky season than by watching some scary movies and shows on Netflix. Luckily, there are tons of documentaries on Netflix for you to stream, but some documentaries are scarier than others.

Netflix is home to some of the most creepy documentaries and docuseries about serial killers, cults, supernatural events, and more. True crime documentaries and the horror genre continue to be popular favorites among Netflix subscribers. If you enjoy a good scare, try watching these documentaries and docuseries that will rattle your soul and scare you more than your next horror film.

Let’s get the list started with Unsolved Mysteries.

Unsolved Mysteries

Release Year: 2020

Directed by Shawn Levy

Unsolved Mysteries is a docuseries revived by the original creators and the producers of Stranger Things. Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries is a modern take on the classic series that maintains a chilling feeling that the fans of the original love. Each episode focuses on a single mystery, and viewers are encouraged to help investigators resolve the long-standing cases. The revival doesn’t have host Robert Stack or any host for that matter, but instead, people associated with the case retell the mysterious story for the audience.

Each story brings a new and unique experience like a loved one’s unexplained disappearance or death to the shock of a paranormal encounter. That was always part of the Unsolved Mysteries appeal that the show could go from a very serious cold case to a supernatural mind-bender in the
blink of an eye. Yet, everything seemed to fit together. Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries is a great docuseries to start with if you are in a scary mood!

There are currently two seasons of Unsolved Mysteries streaming on Netflix. It’s renewed for a season 3, which should premiere next summer in 2022. You have plenty of time to catch up on the series this Halloween season and you will experience plenty of chilling and scary moments.

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