It's been a while since Criminal Minds ventured into the world of the occult, and the latest episode, Season 4, Episode 4, reminds us exactly why these episodes can be so chilling. They lead to some of the most creative and grisly MOs, making some of the most memorable scenes in the show. Alongside the gruesome case-of-the-week, this episode finally and firmly puts the season's overarching antagonist on the BAU's radar, as the cat and mouse chase for the Fan begins, but the case is like nothing the team has dealt with before. The Fan may just seem like another copycat killer, but with his idol alive and imprisoned, Elias Voit (Zach Gilford), the rules of the profile have changed, and the stakes have just gotten higher.

From lost civilizations to haunting conspiracy theories, some of our world’s greatest mysteries have often teased the limits of human understanding. But as these puzzles challenge our perceptions to stir our deepest fears, they also invite us to ask more questions. Unraveling that puzzle through nuanced storytelling is The Listeners, a provocative series that centers around a woman who begins to hear low-humming sounds that no one else can. The four-part series, set to air on Starz this week, starring Rebecca Hall, is based on the bestselling and award-winning novel of the same name by Jordan Tannahill. Following its highly anticipated Toronto International Film Festival premiere in 2024, the show will no doubt become one of the year's most thought-provoking and unsettling series yet.

Romance adaptations are having a moment. If you've been paying attention to the genre's status on TV, it's been on a roll for years, with shows like Bridgerton and The Summer I Turned Pretty rapidly evolving into pop-cultural phenomena. These adaptations are appealing to book fans who already love the source material and the general audience who wants to be swept up by a love story. People are yearning to yearn, and these series deliver. In particular, Prime Video has become a hub where these romance adaptations flourish. From international hits like Maxton Hall—The World Between Us to underrated gems like My Lady Jane, the streamer is quietly bringing back the types of series that used to thrive on The CW. Last month, Off Campus took the world by storm, and now, Every Year After is joining the ranks. While many might try to make comparisons to The Summer I Turned Pretty, Every Year After distinguishes itself as two coming-of-age stories centered on first love and second chances.

Memory is a monster. It's the sentiment that AMC's adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire emphasized, via the show's official tagline, long before the completion of its second season, but no one could have envisioned exactly how things would play out. Following Season 2's most shocking revelations, it actually seemed as if the series' titular vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson), was actually on his way to some form of reconciliation with his maker and on-again, off-again lover, Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid), but if there's one thing that the Rolin Jones-created series continually emphasizes, it's that things are never that straightforward between immortals. The show's title definitively shifting to The Vampire Lestat for its third season was its loudest signal yet that the story would be pivoting to a different point of view, but that change also brings with it a decisively bold chapter that manages to be equal parts chaotic and poetic, as perpetually unpredictable and enthralling as its subject, while refusing to hold the viewer's hand throughout any of it.

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Vampire Lestat Episode 1.

With popular IPs being revisited every couple of months across film and television, the idea of remaking the ‘90s classic CapeFear feels like one of those projects that probably sounds better on paper than in practice. After all, Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated Southern gothic thriller based on John D. MacDonald’s 1956 novel,The Executioners, remains a towering piece of psychological horror. Stretching that acclaimed tale into 10 episodes can be a little daunting, but as lucky as we are with Apple TV at the helm of quality storytelling, its highly anticipated miniseries from creator NickAntosca is not interested in just remaking what came before.