Coming in at #5 with three passionate votes is “Men Against Fire,” a twisty episode that offers relevant commentary on the military-industrial complex. Malachi Kirby plays Stripe Koinange, a military soldier who works on a team that hunts violent humanoids, referred to as roaches. Suddenly, Stripe begins to investigate the mission and finds that he may not be on the right side. But what’s so scary about the episode? The zombie-like creatures are horrific, with beady eyes and sharp teeth, and the psychological torture that Stripe goes through is bound to stick with you for ages.

Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas! Just kidding, Black Mirror’s version is less than jolly. This Christmas special features murder, suicide, and ultimate betrayals as it explores how advanced technology and surveillance pose a threat to civilization. The episode follows three stories, each of which ends in a violent death, surrounding outsiders Matt (Jon Hamm) and Joe (Rafe Spall), who abused new technology that allows people — and clones of people — to communicate through unlikely means. It’s basically the movie Her, but as a horror flick.

Coming from the latest season is the emotional episode “Beyond the Sea,” which concludes with… well, like the others, murder!  Aaron Paul and Josh Hartnett play two astronauts, Cliff and Paul, who embark on a six-year space mission. Due to technological advancements, they are able to visit their homes on Earth using replicas of their bodies. One of the two suffers a major loss as a cult that’s against the replica technology breaks into their homes and murders their family while they are visiting. The astronaut returns to the spaceship in utter despair, and to help them cope, their colleague offers them the opportunity to use their replica and visit with their family. Though, he grows weary of his offer after he finds that his grieving teammate is growing vindictive and possessive.

Buckle up: “Playtest” fully commits to its psychological horror genre with horrific imagery and sinister intents. Starring Wyatt Russell as the lead protagonist, Cooper, the everyman signs up to test the gameplay of a new augmented reality program that uses neural data to target his greatest fears. Cooper is slowly driven into madness as he explores further levels of the game, resulting in a tragic demise. The episode is intense and strangely personal, culminating in a one-hour episode that will revisit you in your greatest nightmares.

“Loch Henry” is a standout episode that nearly topped Decider’s ranking of the latest season. Dangerously realistic, the episode offers smart commentary on the exploitative nature and the victims of true crime obsession. Two young filmmakers Davis (Samuel Blenkin) and Pia (Myha’la Herrold) return to Davis’s hometown to make a documentary on an egg collector, but after a colorful conversation with a local bartender, they decide to pivot their focus to a local murder. The situation begins to hit close to home and the couple finds themselves in a sticky situation. While not particularly gruesome, the episode will leave you questioning those who are closest to you and the actual intent of true crime fans.