Look, all Doctor Who fans know how terrifying “Blink” is. The Weeping Angels are incredibly scary villains, but you don’t need me to tell you that.
In a show as long-running as Doctor Who, there’s a lot more scares to be had. So in honor of Halloween, here are the scariest episodes of the modern series that aren’t Blink.
(Note: We’ve also excluded the other main Weeping Angel story arcs – “The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone” and “The Angels Take Manhattan.”)
10. Hide
A classic haunted house story featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Clara. The duo launch a paranormal investigation alongside a psychic medium. “Hide” combines classic haunted house scares with a creepy parallel world shadow dimension.
9. Knock Knock
After flesh-devouring shadows and the actual Devil, you may wonder how the unseen copycat in “Midnight” could come out on top. First, unknown terrors are always the scariest. Nothing works harder to scare us than our own imaginations. Plus, “Midnight” represents a strong departure from the standard Doctor Who story. While the Doctor loves to taut the inner goodness of humans, the travelers in this episode work hard to prove him wrong. Because in the end the real monster on Midnight isn’t some unknown entity – it’s people. People actively choosing to turn on each other, to do harm instead of good.
And that’s more real and terrifying than any sci-fi monster.
So, did the story that scared you most make our list? Let us know in the comments. And if you’re a fan of the original Doctor Who, check out the scariest episodes of the classic series here.
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