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Shows like Salem

Not everyone loves Salem for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Salem

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  1. You like gothic horror with devils and dark rituals.

  2. You like Puritan Massachusetts and the witch trials.

  3. You like a version of history where the witches are real.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina2018

    • a version of history where the witches are real

    Good for you if you like a town where witches, warlocks and demons live next door to a high school.

  • The Witch2016

    • gothic horror with devils and dark rituals

    Good for you if you like dread that builds from small things.

  • Penny Dreadful2014

    • gothic horror with devils and dark rituals

    Good for you if you like gothic horror where the demons turn out to be real.

  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent2013

    • a version of history where the witches are real

    Good for you if you like a medieval world where demons wait behind ambition.

  • Penny Dreadful: City of Angels2020

    • Puritan Massachusetts and the witch trials

    Good for you if you like 1938 Los Angeles, its folklore and its tensions.

  • The White Queen2013

    • Puritan Massachusetts and the witch trials

    Good for you if you like the Wars of the Roses told from inside the court.

  • Nosferatu2024

    • gothic horror with devils and dark rituals
    • Puritan Massachusetts and the witch trials

    Good for you if you want a horror film where Count Orlok is a real terror lurking in the shadows.

  • His Dark Materials2019

    • a version of history where the witches are real

    Good for you if you like an Oxford of airships, witches and armored bears.

  • Carnivàle2003

    • Puritan Massachusetts and the witch trials

    Good for you if you like the dust and poverty of the Great Depression.

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