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The Best Episodes of Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Every episode of Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense!

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense was a short-lived anthology television series from Hammer Studios. Though similar in format to the 1980 series Hammer House...
Genres:MysteryDrama
Network:ITV1

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Child's Play" is the best rated episode of "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense". It scored 7.2/10 based on 614 votes. Directed by Val Guest and written by N/A, it aired on 5/2/1986. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "In Possession".

  • Child's Play
    7.2/10614 votes
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    #1 - Child's Play

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/2/1986

    A family wakes up one morning and realizes that they are trapped in their home by a mysterious and unbreakable steel wall. An intense heat comes over the house as well. The TV reception has been replaced by some sort of emergency signal for which the symbol is a lightning bolt (which is also the symbol on all their clothes and food products as well as their car). They begin losing feeling in their bodies and losing their memories as well. Soon enough, they can not remember any life at all outside the house. All this time, a green blob has been forming in another room, slowly stalking the family. Another great surprise ending to another great episode of this anthology series.

    Director: Val Guest

    Writer: N/A

  • In Possession
    7.1/10292 votes
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    #2 - In Possession

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/7/1986

    A couple moving out of their apartment experience weird occurences before they move out. The apartment seems to be haunted by the ghosts of a man, and his much older wife, whom he murders. The murder is relived throughout the night. Very interesting ideas and a great surprise ending!

    Director: Val Guest

    Writer: Michael J. Bird

  • Last Video and Testament
    6.6/10199 votes
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    #3 - Last Video and Testament

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1984

    Selena and her lover Derek plot to kill her husband Victor - a millionnaire with an obsession for electronic gadgets.

    Director: Peter Sasdy

    Writer: N/A

  • A Distant Scream
    6.5/10191 votes
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    #4 - A Distant Scream

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/1986

    An innocent man serving life for the murder of his wife must project himself back through time to track down the real killer.

    Director: John Hough

    Writer: N/A

  • The Corvini Inheritance
    6.5/10169 votes
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    #5 - The Corvini Inheritance

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/18/1986

    Frank Lane is obsessed with surveillance and he decides to volunteer his services when a stalker strikes the neighborhood. But Lane soon learns the true identity of the stalker, much to his chagrin.

    Director: Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writer: David Fisher

  • Czech Mate
    6.4/10197 votes
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    #6 - Czech Mate

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/1986

    Vicky Duncan is targeted for identity removal as part of a bizarre scheme by spies.

    Director: John Hough

    Writer: N/A

  • Mark of the Devil
    6.2/10342 votes
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    #7 - Mark of the Devil

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/1984

    A robber kills a tattoist and finds himself cursed with a rapidly spreading tattoo that threatens to consume him.

    Director: Val Guest

    Writer: N/A

  • Black Carrion
    6.1/10221 votes
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    #8 - Black Carrion

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/14/1986

    Paul Chater is a journalist trying to track down a reclusive pop duo of the 60s, Ray and Ron Verne. He and his friend track them to an isolated manor caught in a time warp.

    Director: John Hough

    Writer: Don Houghton

  • And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
    6.1/10164 votes
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    #9 - And the Wall Came Tumbling Down

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/25/1986

    As an old church is being torn down, one of the workers is mysteriously strangled by the power cord of his jackhammer as he tries to penetrate one of the walls. After a brief flashback, we find out that the leader of a devil cult had himself and a traitor to his cult walled up behind that very wall in the church. Back to modern times, a woman representing a group of preservationists wants to stop the destruction of the church because she feels there are strong supernatural forces within that should not be unleashed. The strange murders inside the church continue.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dennis Spooner

  • The Late Nancy Irving
    6.0/10173 votes
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    #10 - The Late Nancy Irving

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/1986

    The victim of a car accident, Nancy Irving, wakes up in a hospital but soon realizes that her condtiion is worsening because a wealthy man is siphoning her blood to extend his own life.

    Director: Peter Sasdy

    Writer: David Fisher

  • Paint Me a Murder
    6.0/10150 votes
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    #11 - Paint Me a Murder

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/1986

    When famous artist Luke Lorenz dies, his wife Sandra begins releasing his "undiscovered" works, which are in great demand. It soon becomes clear that the wife is the artist and Luke isn't quite dead yet...

    Director: Alan Cooke

    Writer: N/A

  • Tennis Court
    5.9/10174 votes
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    #12 - Tennis Court

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/9/1986

    When a couple gain an estate through an inheritance, they soon discover their tennis court is ""possessed"" - the focus of emotional energies of those who died in the area during World War II. The couple soon find themselves compelled to play tennis, and keep playing...and keep playing.

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sweet Scent of Death
    5.6/10157 votes
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    #13 - The Sweet Scent of Death

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/1986

    Loving husband and diplomat Greg Denver sets up his wife Ann in a beautiful country home. But when he's away strange men come to terrorize her, and she soon realizes they may have more of a motive then sheer random terror.

    Director: Peter Sasdy

    Writer: Brian Clemens