The 25 Scariest TV Show Episodes of All Time

TV shows have been pee-your-pants scary since long before "American Horror Story" and "The Walking Dead."

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Still thinking about that minotaur from last night's American Horror Story: Coven season premiere? The sight of Kathy Bates' decorating one of her torture victims with an enormous bull's head was one of many highlights in "Bitchcraft," the deranged return of television's creepiest show. Guess what, though? We've seen this Sunday's season four premiere of AMC's The Walking Dead already (episode title: "30 Days Without an Accident"), and it's equally memorable. All we'll say for now is this: It's raining zombies.

Now that American Horror Story and The Walking Dead are back in the game, TV's about to give horror die-hards plenty of "Oh shit!" moments and reasons to rewind those DVR boxes. It's a good thing, too, since the only thing resembling a new scary movie this month in theaters is the Carrie remake, and the jury's still out on that one. But what if episodes like "Bitchcraft" and "30 Days Without an Accident" aren't enough to satisfy your craving to shiver more than Miley Cyrus performing "Wrecking Ball" in the Antarctic?

That's where the 25 Scariest TV Show Episodes of All Time will be useful. Now you've got viewing options for the coming month's chilly, lonely nights.

25. "Roadkill"

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24. "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark"

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23. "Mystery Date"

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22. "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road"

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21. "I Am Anne Frank" (Parts 1 and 2)

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20. "The Dummy"

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19. "What Lies Ahead"

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18. "The Two Faces of Evil"

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17. "And All Through the House"

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16. "Pilot"

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15. "Marionette"

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14. "Pigeons from Hell"

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13. "The Tale of Old Man Corcoran"

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12. "Nightcrawlers"

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11. "The New Exhibit"

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10. "Halloween" (Parts 1 and 2)

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9. "The After Hours"

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8. "The House That Bled to Death"

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7. "Hush"

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6. "Playground"

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5. "Television Terror"

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4. "Blink"

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3. "The Caterpillar"

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2. "Mirror Image"

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1. "Home"

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