The Worst Episodes of Fear Itself

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1. #1 Worst Episode
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   5.1/10(563 votes)

   #1 - Chance

   S1:E101/10/2009

   A man must confront his evil doppelganger.

   Director:John Dahl

   Writer:Mick Garris

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   Director:John Dahl

   Writer:Mick Garris
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   5.2/10(537 votes)

   #2 - Echoes

   S1:E121/24/2009

   Sam believes that he was a sadistic murderer in a previous life. Fearful, Sam attempts to stop his previous life from bleeding into the present.

   Director:Rupert Wainwright

   Writer:Sean Hood

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   Director:Rupert Wainwright

   Writer:Sean Hood
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   5.5/10(1071 votes)

   #3 - In Sickness and in Health

   S1:E46/26/2008

   A bride learns from a mysterious note that her soon-to-be-husband is possibly a serial killer.

   Director:John Landis

   Writer:Victor Salva

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   Director:John Landis

   Writer:Victor Salva
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   5.5/10(1008 votes)

   #4 - New Year's Day

   S1:E67/17/2008

   In a post-apocalyptic world, a woman discovers that the planet has been taken over by zombies.

   Director:Darren Lynn Bousman

   Writer:Steve Niles

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   Director:Darren Lynn Bousman

   Writer:Steve Niles
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   5.8/10(1060 votes)

   #5 - Spooked

   S1:E26/12/2008

   A private eye is forced to confront the demons from his past while staking out a haunted house.

   Director:Brad Anderson

   Writers:Matt Venne, Mick Garris

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   Director:Brad Anderson

   Writers:Matt Venne, Mick Garris
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   5.8/10(561 votes)

   #6 - The Circle

   S1:E131/31/2009

   Each Halloween a group of friends get together to tell each other horror stories; however, the group finds that they're living one of their stories.

   Director:Eduardo Rodríguez

   Writers:Johnathon Schaech, Richard Chizmar

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   Director:Eduardo Rodríguez

   Writers:Johnathon Schaech, Richard Chizmar
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   6.0/10(645 votes)

   #7 - Something With Bite

   S1:E91/3/2009

   Wilbur Orwell finds himself turning into a werewolf in this modern re-imagining of the classic tales.

   Director:Ernest R. Dickerson

   Writer:Max Landis

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   Director:Ernest R. Dickerson

   Writer:Max Landis
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   6.1/10(919 votes)

   #8 - Community

   S1:E77/24/2008

   A married couple moves to a Stepford-like neighborhood. They learn that their new neighbours will go to any length to keep their neighbourhood "perfect".

   Director:Mary Harron

   Writer:Kelly Kennemer

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   Director:Mary Harron

   Writer:Kelly Kennemer
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   6.1/10(674 votes)

   #9 - The Spirit Box

   S1:E111/17/2009

   A dead schoolgirl—thought to have committed suicide—speaks to her classmates, Becca and Shelby, from beyond the grave. The dead girl reveals that she was in fact murdered, and that she wants her classmates' help in seeking revenge.

   Director:Rob Schmidt

   Writer:Joe Gangemi

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   Director:Rob Schmidt

   Writer:Joe Gangemi
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    6.4/10(1271 votes)

    #10 - The Sacrifice

    S1:E16/5/2008

    On the lam from the authorities, four criminals find themselves held up at a decrepit fort inhabited by three alluring women.

    Director:Breck Eisner

    Writer:Mick Garris

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    Director:Breck Eisner

    Writer:Mick Garris
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    6.7/10(1203 votes)

    #11 - Eater

    S1:E57/3/2008

    A new cop is left to guard a serial killer dubbed "The Eater". Things take a turn for the worst when her fellow cops begin to act strangely.

    Director:Stuart Gordon

    Writers:Johnathon Schaech, Richard Chizmar

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    Director:Stuart Gordon

    Writers:Johnathon Schaech, Richard Chizmar
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    6.7/10(1029 votes)

    #12 - Skin & Bones

    S1:E87/31/2008

    After being missing for days in the forest, a herder returns home and must battle an inner demon that is possessing him.

    Director:Larry Fessenden

    Writers:Drew McWeeny, Rebecca Swan

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    Director:Larry Fessenden

    Writers:Drew McWeeny, Rebecca Swan
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    6.8/10(1057 votes)

    #13 - Family Man

    S1:E36/19/2008

    A near-death experience causes a likeable family man to switch bodies with an incarcerated serial killer.

    Director:Ronny Yu

    Writer:Daniel Knauf

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    Director:Ronny Yu

    Writer:Daniel Knauf