Shows like Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
12 titles that share something real with Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, each on a streaming service you may already pay for, with one honest line on why.
When the Hellmouth opens beneath Darkplace Hospital in downtown Romford, kiddy doctor, Vietnam veteran and ex-warlock Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is the only man who can close it. Joined by best buddy Dr. Lucien Sanchez, fiery hospital boss Thornton Reed, and woman Liz Asher, Dagless must fight the forces of Darkness while dealing with the burden of day-to-day admin. From the chilling pen of best-selling horror writer Garth Marenghi comes this lost masterpiece of televisual terror. Dare you enter Garth's Darkplace?
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace streams on · 2004
- Prime Video
12 titles, where they stream, and why
Among Us2026
Absurdist sci-fi comedy with a deliberately cheap, deadpan aesthetic and genre-aware humour.
- Prime Video
- Paramount+
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake2023
Gleefully weird fantasy that blends genuine heart with surreal, self-aware comedy and multiverse chaos.
- Max
Young Justice2010
Ensemble of characters with inflated self-regard fighting threats beyond their real competence.
- Max
Futurama1999
Satirical sci-fi comedy where absurd genre conventions are played straight for maximum laughs.
- Hulu
- FuboTV
All of Us Are Dead2022
Horror set in an institution where a small group faces a grotesque supernatural crisis from within.
- Netflix
Ghosts2021
Comedy about ordinary people navigating a building overrun by the supernatural, played with dry wit.
- Prime Video
- Paramount+
- FuboTV
Marvel's Hit-Monkey2021
Deadpan action-comedy that leans into its own ridiculous premise with straight-faced genre confidence.
- Hulu
My Deer Friend Nokotan2024
Absurdist comedy where the supernatural invades an ordinary setting and nobody reacts quite normally.
- Prime Video
The Mighty Boosh2004
British surrealist comedy from the same era, blending the macabre and the mundane with gleeful oddness.
- Hulu
Acapulco2021
Comedy where a protagonist's grand self-image clashes hilariously with the messy reality around them.
- Apple TV+
Creeped Out2017
Anthology of horror tales for younger audiences, mixing dark genre conventions with knowing, campy pleasure.
- Netflix
Goosebumps2023
Teens investigate horror-genre mysteries in a setting where adults are hapless and the macabre is mundane.
- Disney+
US streaming availability as of November 5, 2026. Platforms change their catalogs; Kueup checks before every pick.
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