Amazing Stories

Series Similar to Amazing Stories

If you enjoyed Amazing Stories, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. The Twilight Zone

   1985 · Fantasy, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Science-Fiction profile.

   Travel into the fifth dimension once again with The Twilight Zone, testing the limits of reality and exploring the mysteries of the universe. Airing from 1985 to 1989, this critically acclaimed anthology series carried on the legacy of the original Rod Serling program and attracted a brand new audience of fans.

2. Tales of the Unexpected

   1979 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for highly rated (8).

   Tales of the Unexpected is a British television series originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. The series was an anthology of different tales. Initially episodes were based on the short stories collected in the books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You by Roald Dahl. The stories were sometimes sinister, sometimes wryly comedic, and usually had a twist ending. The upbeat theme music for the series was written by the prolific film and television composer Ron Grainer.

3. The Ray Bradbury Theater

   1985 · Fantasy, Horror, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Science-Fiction profile.

   This anthology series takes each episode from the short stories of fantasist Ray Bradbury, and present tales of horror, science fiction, and sometimes just everyday life. Bradbury opens each episode with a brief visit of his office, and in the earlier seasons provides opening narration as well.

4. The Twilight Zone

   1959 · Science-Fiction, Mystery, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8.9).

   A groundbreaking series by Rod Serling, this half-hour anthology featured tales of the strange, the macabre, and the unusual. Some were science fiction, some were supernatural, and some defied easy categorization.This five-season series is best known for its twist endings. Many of the stories were written by Serling himself, others were crafted by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Earl Hammer Jr. and Ray Bradbury.

5. The Twilight Zone

   2002 · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy profile.

   In this continuation of the original CBS series, each hour-long episode presents two half-hour stories of the strange, the science fiction, and the supernatural. Several of the stories are remakes and sequels to stories from the original, but most are all-new tales of horror and imagination.

6. Tales from the Darkside

   1984 · Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy profile.

   Each week presents another standalone story of horror fantasy, and/or science fiction. Some episodes are gruesome, a few are of a lighter comedic style.

7. The Day of the Triffids

   1981 · Drama, Fantasy, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Science-Fiction profile.

   A meteor shower blinds nearly the entire population of Earth and Bill Masen believes himself to be the last sighted person on the planet. Triffids are a mobile, carnivorous plant that Bill cultivates for their oil. When the Triffids get loose and are released on the blind population, they begin to feed on and kill the helpless humans.

8. Love, Death & Robots

   2019 · Horror, Science-Fiction, Thriller · returning

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8.2).

   Love, Death and Robots is an animated anthology series, aimed towards adults with stories that go across every genre from science fiction, comedy, fantasy and horror, including imaginative characters such as sentient dairy products, werewolf soldiers and robots gone wild.

9. Wizards vs Aliens

   2012 · Fantasy, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Science-Fiction profile.

   Wizards vs Aliens sees two worlds collide as young wizard Tom Clarke and his best friend Benny defend the Earth from Magic-eating aliens. Aided by the hobgoblin Randal Moon, Tom must stop the Nekross from draining the Earth of Magic!

10. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    1997 · Science-Fiction, Thriller, Mystery · ended

    Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8).

    "Within this hour we will tell you five stories, some real, some fake, you decide. Your call". This weekly series first premiered in May 1997. Back then with host, James Brolin. He then left, and Jonathan Frakes, made it very interesting as host there on after. This series has been on and off, with 'burnoffs' that included over 1997/1998, where they just brought it back for one day on Friday, which made people confused because it didn't air the week after that. But again, FOX revived it was brought back for the Summer 2002. Creepy true stories like the boy vanishing in the closet, and false stories, like the dog coming back to life, and the couple struggling with money finds the Gone with the Wind dresses in their closet. Watch Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? on the Sci-Fi Channel every Wednesday at 7:00pm EST. Also check out the Marathon on Wednesday, Oct. 27th starting at 8:00am.