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The Best Episodes of Evil Lives Here

Every episode of Evil Lives Here ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Evil Lives Here!

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The true stories of people who lived with a killer. How well do you really know your family? Would you recognize the warning signs? Or would you become entangled in evil?

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9.0/10(1 votes)
#1 - My Brother's Secret
S1:E21/24/2016
Danyall White tells the gripping true story of her brother Richard. Danyall always thought he was a prankster who told stories. But when his stories started getting more and more violent, she slowly realized that her brother was hiding a monstrous secret.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#2 - Son of the Prophet
S2:E52/12/2017
Dennis Ryan grew up believing that his father's violent teachings were preparing him to save the lives of everyone in their farmhouse. But by the time Dennis discovers the horrible truth, it is too late-he has already gone too far.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#3 - The Soap Star's Secret
S3:E72/18/2018
Actor Thom Bierdz brings his troubled younger brother, Troy, out to Los Angeles to help set him straight; Thom turns out to be wrong about being able to help his brother and pays with the life of a loved one.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#4 - The Cop and the Killer
S3:E82/25/2018
When Walt Chavis joins the police force, he is prepared to risk his life, but he never imagines the greatest threat will come in the form of his own brother or that he will be forced to choose between his duty and his family.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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9.0/10(1 votes)
#5 - Evil Undercover
S5:E31/13/2019
When Lori McLeod fell for a man claiming to be an FBI agent, she felt certain that she would always be safe. Now, as the end of her life draws near, Lori is determined to ensure that the murderer who betrayed her family never becomes a free man.
Director:Unknown
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8.5/10(2 votes)
#6 - Master Manipulator
S4:E69/17/2018
When Brian Cargill divorces his wife, Kimberly, he thinks it's the end of the worst time of his life; instead, he finds himself in a desperate battle to save his son, Jamie, from her deadly wrath.
Directors:Justin Lee Stanley, Bryan C. Marsh
Writer:Unknown
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The 20 WORST Episodes of Evil Lives Here

8.5/10(1 votes)
#7 - My First Love Hunted People
S17:E22/23/2025
When Christina meets Loren, she's looking for love and an escape from a troubled home; after his dark side emerges, Christina thinks she's the lone target of his rage until a trail of clues reveals that Loren and his best friend are serial killers.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#8 - Cheating Death
S1:E31/31/2016
Coming from a broken home, 16-year-old Cathy wanted nothing but love; After meeting Peter Tobin, a man twice her age, she thought she had found the perfect gentleman; After her marriage, Cathy gradually uncovered horrifying secrets about her husband.How would she keep herself and her son alive long enough to escape one of the most evil men in modern history?
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#9 - She Made Me Do It
S2:E21/8/2017
As a boy, Eric Witte's father taught him to protect his family. But as his father grows increasingly violent, Eric realizes that he is the evil his family needs protection from.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#10 - The Horror I Don't Remember
S2:E41/22/2017
Sherry Shafer never had a good relationship with her younger brother, Brian Britton, but she never expected to lose everything because of him. Today, all she has left is the fear that one day he will return to finish what he started 26 years ago.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#11 - My Secret Nightmare
S2:E62/19/2017
Tiffany Shore grows up knowing her father is evil but keeps his secrets, then she escapes only to be devastated by the discovery that he has committed acts far more heinous than she could have ever imagined.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#12 - My Brother's Secrets
S2:E72/26/2017
Sean Lewis isn't surprised to hear his brother Patrick has been arrested again, but this time around, Sean learns he has been helping a monster lead a secret double life by repeatedly helping his brother get out of jams.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#13 - Our House of Horrors
S2:E83/5/2017
Alice Swafford envies her childhood neighbor William Jennings Choyce for his perfect life, then she marries him and realizes his life wasn't perfect below the surface.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#14 - Trapped in Hell
S2:E93/12/2017
When Susan Hamlin walks into a police station to confess that she is part of a satanic cult and plans to murder her husband, no one could guess that the truth is even more bizarre and sinister, or that it is all part of her own desperate escape plan.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#15 - On The Run
S2:E103/19/2017
Lindsay Wrinkles always knew her father had a short temper, but she never expected to be on the run from him when she was only 14; as she runs from hideout to hideout, desperate to evade him, Wrinkles wonders what will happen if he ever finds her.
Directors:Phoebe Kwong, J. Tom Pogue
Writer:Jonathan Santos
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#16 - He Comes to My Dreams
S3:E11/1/2018
When Gwen Bailey married Norman Starnes she counted herself lucky to land the most eligible bachelor in town. But years later, she discovered she never really knew him at all. And by the time she finally realized, she was already his unwilling accomplice.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#17 - The Monster I Married
S3:E21/8/2018
When Cindy first fell in love with Bobby Long, she never imagined that she would one day regret not committing murder. But years after she first discovered the horrifying truth, she is haunted by the night when she decided not to kill him in his sleep.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#18 - Deadly Fetish
S3:E31/14/2018
When Debra’s husband Robert Rhoads accused her of being cold and immature for refusing to experiment sexually, she thought something was wrong with her. She never suspected her husband’s perversions were signs that there was something evil deep within him.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#19 - My Son's Prisoner
S3:E51/28/2018
Shelly Lietz had been afraid of her son ever since he was four years old. She knew she saw something evil in his eyes that scared her. As he got older and more violent, that fear crippled her, eventually making her a prisoner in her own home.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#20 - Put On a Happy Face
S3:E113/18/2018
Melissa Moore loved being “Daddy’s Little Girl” and to her, her father Keith Jesperson, could do no wrong. But as she got older, that admiration was replaced by fear, and then by the horror of learning how close she had come to being his next victim.
Directors:Justin Lee Stanley, Phoebe Kwong
Writer:Jonathan Santos
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#21 - We Looked Happy
S4:E810/1/2018
Brooke Lehman is raised to believe Kevin Dunlap is her father; her mother, Stephanie, keeps the truth a secret, but neither of them realize that Dunlap is keeping far more deadly secrets of his own.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#22 - You Know My Brother's Name
S5:E11/1/2019
As a little girl, Karen Kuzma adores her older brother, then she sees changes in him she doesn’t understand; it never occurs to her that he will become the most infamous serial killer in American history.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#23 - Under His Thumb
S5:E41/20/2019
Unlucky in love, Jamie Clark has high hopes after meeting Anthony Lord; by the time she learns about his perverted plans for her, she is already trapped.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#24 - I Tried to Prevent This
S6:E17/14/2019
For 17 years, Kathy Swanson fears her son, Michael, will harm someone; she tries in vain to convince people that there is something different about Michael, then her worst nightmare comes true.
Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#25 - The Face of My Torturer
S6:E27/21/2019
William Knorr's mother, Theresa, always threatened that if she ever went to jail for what she had done, she would take him down with her; after years spent helping her keep the horrors secret, he may go to jail with her.
Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"My Brother's Secret" is the best rated episode of "Evil Lives Here". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/24/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Son of the Prophet".