8 Shows Like 'From' Where Small Towns Harbor Unspeakable Horrors

Midnight Mass transforms a remote fishing community into ground zero for religious horror. The arrival of a mysterious young priest coincides with inexplicable events on Crockett Island - miraculous healings, strange disappearances, and a growing religious fervor that masks something inhuman.

In Castle Rock, the fictional Maine town from Stephen King's universe becomes a character itself, oozing malevolence from every shadow. A mysterious prisoner's appearance at Shawshank Prison triggers a cascade of supernatural events that force residents to confront both personal demons and very real monsters.

Fortitude takes the isolated community trope to the extreme, setting its horror in an Arctic research station where the sun doesn't rise for months. When a prehistoric parasite emerges from the melting permafrost, the close-knit community dissolves into paranoia and violence. The stark landscape and claustrophobic interiors create an overwhelming sense of being trapped at the edge of the world.

Under the Dome starts with a bang - literally - as an invisible barrier suddenly cuts off a small Maine town from the outside world. What begins as a survival story quickly evolves into something darker as the town's power structures collapse and strange phenomena suggest the dome might be more than just a barrier.

The teens in The Society return from a canceled field trip to find their Connecticut town empty of adults and surrounded by endless forest. What follows is part survival drama, part mystery as they try to build a new civilization while figuring out what happened to their world. The supernatural elements become increasingly disturbing as the characters realize they might never escape.

Haven takes the "weird small town" concept and runs with it, focusing on a seaside community where supernatural "troubles" affect the residents in creative and often horrifying ways. A FBI agent's search for a killer leads her into a web of curses, ancient mysteries, and townsfolk who are literally their own worst enemies. Each episode reveals new horrors while building toward a larger mythology.