Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Dan Simmons

1. The Terror (2018– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Supernatural, semihistorical, horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real life historical tragedy.

Stars: Jared Harris, Derek Mio, Tobias Menzies, Kiki Sukezane

Votes: 51,425

2. Monsters (1988–1990)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A horror anthology about a family of monsters watching a different horror story every week on their TV. Each tale is separate, often cautionary with occasional dark humor and irony and features various deadly creatures.

Stars: John Bolger, Pamela Dean Kelly, Michael J. Anderson, Carlos Lauchu

Votes: 2,008

3. Hyperion

Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Announced

A space war looms over the planet of Hyperion, where time traveling artifacts are protected by a monster known as Shrike.

Star: Joe Garvey

4. Prisoners of Gravity (1989–1994)

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Talk-Show

Stuck in a space station, an escapee of Earth explores the issues examined in science fiction/fantasy literature and comics.

Stars: Rick Green, Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Nancy Kress

Votes: 101

5. Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)

Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary on speculative fiction writer and essayist Harlan Ellison.

Director: Erik Nelson | Stars: Harlan Ellison, Robin Williams, Neil Gaiman, Edie Adams

Votes: 679

6. Drood

Drama, Thriller | Announced

An exploration into the life of Charles Dickens after he survived a deadly train crash in 1865, and whether the incident could have possibly turned him into a killer around the time he worked on his final novel, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood."

Director: Guillermo del Toro

7. Carrion Comfort

Horror | Announced

Investigating a series of bizarre murders, a college student, a sheriff, and a Holocaust survivor find themselves in the middle of a dangerous struggle between evil supernatural factions.

8. Ilium (II)

Sci-Fi | Announced

Thomas Hockenberry is resurrected with Ancient Greek and Trojan warriors Daeman, Harman, Ada, and other humans from twentieth century Earth by the "moravec" robots, thousands of years in the future.

9. Summer of Night

Horror | Announced

A group of teenagers in a small Midwest town discover an old prophecy that sets off a series of terrible events.

Director: Isaac Ezban

10. Olympos

Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Announced

Thomas Hockenberry stirred the bloody brew before an enraged Achilles and his archenemy Hector joined forces to end the entire pantheon of divine manipulators.

11. Darwin's Blade (TV Movie)

Drama | Announced

An accident-reconstruction specialist consults with police on unusual cases that no one else can solve.

12. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites (1990)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Young conspiracy theorist Kevin tries to convince his cool skeptical friend Tommy that an old-timey local barbershop is run by vampires in disguise.

Director: John Strysik | Stars: Wil Wheaton, Matt LeBlanc, John O'Leary, Al Mancini

Votes: 109

13. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: The Offering (1990)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A man who is in a hospital following a car accident begins to see terrifying apparitions of giant insect-like creatures.

Director: Ernest Farino | Stars: Orson Bean, Robert Krantz, Bob Larkin, Karen Hittelman

Votes: 109

14. Prisoners of Gravity (1989–1994)
Episode: Dreams (1991)

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Talk-Show

Commander Rick discusses dreams with various writers of speculative fiction. For some they are inspirational, for others they use them as a literary device such as a gateway to another world. Also discussed dream logic and dream diaries.

Director: Gregg Thurlbeck | Stars: Rick Green, Brian Aldiss, Clive Barker, Pat Cadigan

15. Prisoners of Gravity (1989–1994)
Episode: Projects (1991)

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Talk-Show

Commander Rick discusses various projects with novelists William Gibson, Michael Stanwick, James Morrow, comic writer Michael Carlin and comic artists Neal Adams, George Pratts as well as Star Trek actors Michael Dorn and Walter Koenig.

Director: Gregg Thurlbeck | Stars: Rick Green, Neal Adams, Mike Carlin, Michael Dorn

16. Prisoners of Gravity (1989–1994)
Episode: War (1991)

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Talk-Show

Commander Rick discusses war in speculative fiction with various writers and artists. They explore both the military technology predicted by science fiction stories and the horrors that these conflicts bring about.

Director: Gregg Thurlbeck | Stars: Rick Green, Joyce Brabner, Dave Gibbons, Archie Goodwin

17. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: Go for Broke (2018)

TV-14 | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Two ships, brave captains and their crews, royal marines, all battle the elements and unknown adventure while remembering home and mission beginnings.

Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 3,700

18. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: Gore (2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

After a long winter trapped in the ice, scouting parties are sent out in search of open water. One of the teams makes a frightening discovery.

Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 3,223

19. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: The Ladder (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

With something stalking the ships, the expedition's commanders debate their dwindling options.

Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 3,000

20. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: Punished, as a Boy (2018)

TV-14 | 47 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

A series of cunning attacks on the ships proves to the men they are not battling an ordinary bear.

Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 2,692

21. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: First Shot a Winner, Lads (2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

A strange illness begins to show itself while another more familiar one jeopardizes the expedition's most valuable resource - its captain's judgment.

Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 2,573

22. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: A Mercy (2018)

TV-14 | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

With the end of their provisions in sight, officers contemplate a tough, risky strategy while struggling to raise the men's worsening spirits.

Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 2,467

23. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: Horrible from Supper (2018)

TV-14 | 47 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

As the men make new attempts to find rescue, a series of shocking events underscores how vulnerable and exposed their situation has become.

Director: Tim Mielants | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 2,389

24. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: Terror Camp Clear (2018)

TV-14 | 47 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Deaths under mysterious circumstances create paranoia among the men, and some of the crew may be considering mutiny.

Director: Tim Mielants | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 2,522

25. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: The C, the C, the Open C (2018)

TV-14 | 56 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Hope comes in strange forms, and the question of what the men are willing to do to survive begins to be settled in both noble and horrifying ways.

Director: Tim Mielants | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 2,357

26. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: We Are Gone (2018)

TV-14 | 54 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

The expedition's epic journey reaches its climax as men find themselves in a final confrontation with the Inuit mythology they've trespassed into.

Director: Tim Mielants | Stars: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 2,719