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Scare Tactics is a hidden camera/comedy television show, produced by Kevin Healey and Scott Hallock. Its first two seasons aired from April 2003 to December 2004. After a hiatus, the show returned for a third

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    Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 22 - Ghoul Bus 2
    9.9/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Ghoul Bus 2

    S3:E22

    WWE star Matt Hardy plays a criminal who terrorizes a doctor's assistant; a maid encounters a maniac with a chainsaw; an office employee meets two men who both meet the description of a wanted man. Also: an abandoned school-bus prank.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 3 - Genie in a Beer Bottle
    9.8/10(46 votes)

    #2 - Genie in a Beer Bottle

    S3:E3

    A young man dressed as a genie grants deadly wishes; A woman at a health spa discovers their treatment uses a shocking secret ingredient; A security guard is trapped when an escaped inmate hijacks a vehicle; A young woman uncovers an entire race of alien pods..

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 15 - Ghoul Bus
    9.7/10(47 votes)

    #3 - Ghoul Bus

    S3:E15

    ECW wrestler Matt Hardy guest stars as a violent criminal in a prank targeting a doctor's assistant; security guards happen upon a school bus with just one little girl inside; a prison guard monitors an unusual inmate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 20 - Toxic Shock
    9.7/10(44 votes)

    #4 - Toxic Shock

    S3:E20

    A deadly radioactive ooze imperils the employee of a shady businessman; a caterer is hired for a mad scientist's party; a construction worker has a strange encounter; a handyman meets a female serial killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 1 - Satan's Baby
    9.6/10(50 votes)

    #5 - Satan's Baby

    S3:E1

    A medical-office receptionist has a hellish night; a farmhand makes a grisly discovery; an experiment involving a psychic goes awry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 2 - 3:10 to Hell
    9.6/10(44 votes)

    #6 - 3:10 to Hell

    S3:E2

    An abandoned train car becomes the setting for a terrifying encounter; a man sets up his cousin for a scare in a medical-research facility; a troubled boy heats things up for his would-be caretaker.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 7 - Frankenstein's Basement of Terror
    9.6/10(46 votes)

    #7 - Frankenstein's Basement of Terror

    S3:E7

    An organ-harvesting scheme pits a night worker against a creepy funeral director.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 9 - Home Video Horror
    9.6/10(45 votes)

    #8 - Home Video Horror

    S3:E9

    A prank on a babysitter is executed; a father's dying wish puts a young woman between two rival siblings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 17 - 28 Minutes Later
    9.6/10(47 votes)

    #9 - 28 Minutes Later

    S3:E17

    A sleep study goes awry; a little girl's imaginary friend becomes a babysitter's problem; partygoers stray into a quarantined area; a radio show about unexplained phenomena gets an unlikely visitor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Scare Tactics Season 1 Episode 7 - Tanning Salon Terror
    9.5/10(33 votes)

    #10 - Tanning Salon Terror

    S1:E7

    Tanning Salon Terror: An experimental tanning cream leaves a young girl with an unwanted glow. Cable Killers: Agents posing as cable-TV installers ransack a victim's house in search of a secret device. Little Girl Psychic: A young psychic predicts a horrific future for an unsuspecting restaurant patron. Runaway Corpse: The corpse inside an unearthed coffin seemingly awakes from the dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Scare Tactics Season 1 Episode 15 - Killer Clown
    9.5/10(47 votes)

    #11 - Killer Clown

    S1:E15

    Killer Clown: An employee at a magic shop is terrified when a homicidal clown stalks her. Lethal Conversation: A news crew interviews a serial killer who has supernatural powers. Caught on Camera: A worker at a one-hour-photo lab develops a crazed killer's snapshots of a murder. Demonic Duel: A radio-contest winner gets the ride of her life when she is chased by a demonic truck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Scare Tactics Season 1 Episode 18 - Security Breach
    9.5/10(45 votes)

    #12 - Security Breach

    S1:E18

    Security Breach: A security guard discovers that a disfigured homicidal maniac is on the loose. Taste for Blood: A woman being interviewed for an assistant position finds out she is in the presence of a vampire. Zombie Grandma: A baby-sitter discovers that a grandmother has returned from the grave. Killer Car: A parking attendant has an encounter with a killer car that has a mind of its own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Scare Tactics Season 1 Episode 20 - Massacre Under the House
    9.5/10(47 votes)

    #13 - Massacre Under the House

    S1:E20

    Massacre Under the House: A cable guy discovers a body underneath the house of a murderer and soon learns he's about to be next. Unholy Ground: A guy taking part of dig of an ancient Native-American burial site realizes that he has dug up an ancient curse and is surrounded by evil-killing spirits. Video Victim: Three friends witness a murder on videotape and become caught by the film's director. Mask of Death: A baby-sitter deals with a distant little girl and a psychotic ex baby-sitter creeping around the house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Scare Tactics Season 1 Episode 22 - Home Invasion
    9.5/10(29 votes)

    #14 - Home Invasion

    S1:E22

    Home Invasion: While on a date, a couple gets a visit from an ex-boyfriend who has a jealous side. Demonic Possession: While pretending to be possessed by the devil, a wanna-be actor realizes he is about to experience a real life exorcism. Fatal Beauty: A kid witnesses an exotic dancer that comes back to life and gets revenge against her driver. The Hunted: A kid who gets a job as a day labor learns that his contractor is the kind of person who not only hunts animals, but humans as well.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Scare Tactics Season 1 Episode 23 - Scare Tactics Scare Tac-ular!
    9.5/10(46 votes)

    #15 - Scare Tactics Scare Tac-ular!

    S1:E23

    A one-hour Halloween special filmed in front of a live audience at Universal Studios features "scares" from the first season as well as new never-before-seen "scares" and scenes from the horror movies that inspired them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Scare Tactics Season 2 Episode 1 - Rage From the Cage
    9.5/10(48 votes)

    #16 - Rage From the Cage

    S2:E1

    Rage from the Cage: A group of friends driving along a deserted road get into a hairy situation when a beast becomes loose in the road. Killer Bees: A man takes on a job to assist in a lab full of bees, but soon learns his life is in danger when the bees decide to come out of their hive. Bring Out the Gimp: A woman agrees to take on a job as a baby-sitter, little does she knows that the baby is a freak chained to a chest and wears an oxygen mask. Grave Robbers: A man agrees to help a construction crew dig up ancient graves, but when they find money instead, some of the workers become a little greedy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Scare Tactics Season 2 Episode 7 - Slaughterhouse of Horror
    9.5/10(43 votes)

    #17 - Slaughterhouse of Horror

    S2:E7

    Slaughterhouse of Horror: A one-armed man seeks revenge on the people responsible for the mangling. Porn Dorm Massacre: An unstable killer disrupts an Internet broadcast. Desert Burial: A "connected" man needs help disposing his "trash". Walk-In Portal: A portal in a house's closet opens to another universe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 8 - Taxi Cab Carnage
    9.5/10(47 votes)

    #18 - Taxi Cab Carnage

    S3:E8

    A cab driver scares a passenger with an accident involving a pedestrian.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 10 - When the Larvae Breaks
    9.5/10(43 votes)

    #19 - When the Larvae Breaks

    S3:E10

    A human-sized cocoon is discovered by a man asked to clean a mad scientist's lab.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 11 - Big Scoop of Scary
    9.5/10(24 votes)

    #20 - Big Scoop of Scary

    S3:E11

    A crime scene turns dangerous for a man working on a documentary about unsolved murders.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 13 - Satan's Baby Returns
    9.5/10(43 votes)

    #21 - Satan's Baby Returns

    S3:E13

    A young woman working in a medical clinic suddenly finds herself the unwitting assistant in the delivery of Satan's baby. A young woman attends a screening of some scary short films where the director silences his critics with death. A young man playing a joke at a barbershop becomes the unwilling target of a hidden camera prank gone wrong.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Scare Tactics Season 3 Episode 23 - Dying to Kill!
    9.5/10(46 votes)

    #22 - Dying to Kill!

    S3:E23

    Alien pods are discovered in an abandoned garage; a retirement-home resident has a deadly gift; a patient wishes to be reattached to his formerly conjoined twin; a power-company employee confronts a scientist who is stealing power to create the ultimate weapon.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Scare Tactics Season 5 Episode 11 - Gnome Sweet Gnome
    9.5/10(51 votes)

    #23 - Gnome Sweet Gnome

    S5:E11

    A vengeful garden gnome comes to life and attacks a babysitter. A man's "prank" results in a vehicular homicide. A psychiatrist murders his assistant after getting in touch with his inner-baby. A show assistant drives a co-host crazy, and it becomes deadly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Scare Tactics Season 1 Episode 6 - Lab Spill
    9.4/10(34 votes)

    #24 - Lab Spill

    S1:E6

    Lab Spill: A toxic spill leads to deadly consequences in a chemistry lab. Serial Killer: A job applicant is fingered as a fugitive serial killer. Haunted Babysitter: A babysitter discovers she is trapped in a haunted house. Hell Ride: An experimental car that runs on "radioactive fuel" is sent hurtling toward a brick wall.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Scare Tactics Season 1 Episode 8 - Ghost Train
    9.4/10(29 votes)

    #25 - Ghost Train

    S1:E8

    Ghost Train: A worker is trapped in a truck as a giant freight train hurtles toward him on supposedly abandoned tracks. Body in Trunk: A man is pulled out of a restaurant by police officers who tell him that they have found a dead body in his trunk. Whip It Good: A receptionist assists a therapist with some intense methods for pleasing her clients. Fortunately for one client this receptionist gets a big kick out of these intense methods. It's Out There: A night-shift laborer finds himself the last man standing as a mysterious creature devours his co-workers one by one.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Ghoul Bus 2" is the best rated episode of "Scare Tactics". It scored 9.9/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/4/2008. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Genie in a Beer Bottle".