The evolution and growth of the web series is continuing at an ever accelerating pace. Not only are the numbers of web only tv series growing rapidly, but the quality and production values are growing steadily as well. Of course there is always something to be said for the inspired amateur series, and one of the greaet thinngs about the internet is that they give these shows a real chance to compete against the more professional productions, so I haven't left out the entirely amatuer productions made just for the love of it, but whereas just a couple of years ago all you could find online were these low rent jobs or low quality copies of shows that had already gone out on conventional television, there are now many high quality web only tv series of all kinds. Focussing solely on the horror genre I have watched all of the shows that I could find and picked out what I think are three of the best from both ends of the scale. I hope you like them, and if these don't take your fancy then take a look at the links I have provided for other top free online entertainment

 Although this is obviously an amateur production the makers of 'Into The Shadows' do obviously know what they are doing and have made a pretty good job on limited resources. Ranging from a blood and guts gore-fest to tongue in cheek humor to supernatural / science fiction style thriller the first series 'The Brave', comprising of 3 webisodes, does perhaps suffer a bit from a kind of skitzophrenic lack of focus and a desire to include everything all together, but it still makes for entertaining viewing and should appeal to most horror fans. It's been put on YouTube so I've included the first episode below for you to take a look.

Created by Kiss of Death Productions 'Nocturnal' bills itself as gothic horror. It certainly does go in for the kind of atmospheric supernatural horror that you would associate with the word gothic. If you love vampires and other such ghouls of the night then this may well be the best choice for you out of the various web series that I was able to find.

The image to the right of this text is one I took from their website and gives you a good feel for the style that they are trying to go for in this gothic horror series, although there are plenty of more down to earth bits as well.

At over 20 episodes available to watch online already this is currently the longest series of the three.

Watch Nocturnal here

 At only 6 episodes so far WeEvil is still really finding it's feet, but it is already the most professional and well put together horror web series out there both in terms of the actual video production and acting, and also in terms of the website they have created to showcase it. In addition to the series itself he site also includes membership and community features with blogs, message board, groups, chat and so on.

The story follows a family who go on the run from the law and from people they owe money to and move to a remote farm house in a desert valley in California. The mother of the family, a woman called Derinda, begins to drift into a fantasy world and lose her mind, taking out her anger and paranoia on her husband and daughter until one day, in the words of the creators of this series:

 "One day , a day like most others, would set the family on a path to destruction, death and a downward spiral into the lowest  pit of hate humanity has ever seen. "

They managed to find the perfect location for this production, and from what has been released so far it is looking like it's going to be something special

Watch WeEvil Here