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10 Shows Like The Watcher Made Creepier By The Fact They’re Based On True Stories

Eerie testament to the fact we can never be too careful.

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Bobby Cannavale as Dean Brannock in episode 101 of The Watcher. Cr.
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The Watcher is where true crime and horror meet. After a family moves into their dream home, it quickly turns into a nightmare as a frightening fiend called The Watcher begins terrorizing them. It'll leave you wanting more, so here are 10 other based-on-real-life shows to binge next.

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Dirty John | 2018-2019

Debra Newell has the perfect life, but after she meets dreamboat doctor John Meehan, things take a dangerous turn. He quickly manipulates the mother of two, which ends in disaster for the entire family. Season 2 tells the story of Betty Broderick, who murdered her ex-husband.

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