15 Reasons Why CBBC's Creeped Out Is Better Than Black Mirror

CBBC's anthology show Creeped Out provides Goosebumps style horror for kids... and it's better than the adult sci-fi horror of Black Mirror!

1. It knows that to make a smartphone scary it needs a tiny tux

Which is scarily possessive... "In front of my eyes!!" :O

2. It doesn't need high tech sci-fi to make a creepy moral tale

Plain old-fashioned binoculars will do!

3. It provides a kids-friendly version of The Shape of Water

No need for romance here!

4. It lets Max from Where the Wild Things Are take down some teen bullies

“Let the wild rumpus start!"

5. It knows puberty is the real horror

And you haven't seen the rest of the changes...

6. It makes an old lady scarier than any future technology

The Grinny is scarier than robot bees.

7. It recognises that the deepest fears come from nature not tech

The woods are creepy, dark and deep...

8. It revives the spirit of '90s Goosebumps for the 21st century

You half expect Slappy or Monster Blood to appear!

9. It also brings back the 90s appreciation for gunge, slime and gloop

10. It knows that vampires, werewolves and zombies aren't where it's at... but sirens!

People should never use the Innsmouth adoption agency...

11. It has an episode of 'Big Kids' as written by Stephen King

or Thomas Ligotti!

12. It manages to create creepy, engaging television on a low budget with minimal props

It doesn't have the budget of Doctor Who but with its 20 minute episodes never feel like it's stretching its ideas thin.

13. It remembers that sci-fi can be fun and exciting not just dystopian

It's more like Interstellar Pig, The Boy From Mars or A Wrinkle in Time than The Hunger Games or The Maze Runner.

14. It doesn't leave you feeling depressed and empty after watching

Unlike 'White Bear', 'Shut Up and Dance' or 'Black Museum'.

15. And it never takes itself too seriously

The kid on the right to his friend: "This body's built for comfort, not for speed!"