3.5/10150 votesLoading...#1 - Scream: The True Story
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2022
“Scream: The True Story” delves into the real-life horror of a murderer who believed he was possessed by a demon. “We all know the Scream films, but the inspiration behind them is a terrifying true story that many don’t know. Beginning in 1989, Danny Rolling stalked and murdered eight victims in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Gainesville, Florida, including five college students. Rolling claimed he was possessed by a demon named ‘Gemini’ when he committed his crimes; he was eventually convicted and executed in 2006.
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3.8/10102 votesLoading...#2 - The Devil's Academy
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/2023
In 1979 a haunting took over Miami Aerospace Academy and its students.
Director: N/A
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3.9/109 votesLoading...#3 - The Mothman Sightings
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/23/2020
In the mid-sixties, a year of mysterious encounters ended with tragedy in Point-Pleasant, West Virginia. In the intervening years, reports of the Mothman, a bizarre piece of American folklore, have persisted. “The Mothman Sightings” follows modern Cryptozoologists as they work to solve the enigma of this elusive creature.
Director: Tom Jennings
Writer: Laura Verklan
4.5/1022 votesLoading...#4 - Bigfoot: Fear in the Woods
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2020
A global search for the legendary cryptid has uncovered disconcerting evidence. While popularized bigfoot lore portrays a docile giant, contemporary anthropological findings suggest a much more feral creature. Tracking down witnesses and DNA evidence, experts work to reveal the truth.
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4.5/10109 votesLoading...#5 - Ed Gein: The Real Psycho
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/2021
The life and times of one of the most notorious real-life American serial killers. Chronicling the sinister crimes of the grave robber who went on to become the villainous muse and inspiration for horror classics—such as "The Silence of the Lambs," "Psycho," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"—this two-hour documentary on the Discovery+ is part of their hit "Shock Docs" series.
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4.6/109 votesLoading...#6 - The Phenomenon
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/30/2020
In an investigative tour-de-force, filmmaker James Fox analyzes 70-years worth of UFO sightings. The documentary proffers an impressive collection of video evidence and witness testimonies to validate the existence of alien life. Most notably, interviews with high-ranking government officials substantiate Fox’s thesis that our government knows more than they’re letting on.
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4.6/1096 votesLoading...#7 - The Curse of Lizzie Borden
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/2021
Paranormal investigator Dave Schrader assembles a team of paranormal experts to investigate whether a dark family curse led to the most infamous axe murders of all time. With new evidence that Lizzie Borden's ghost resides in the house where the murders took place, they conduct a séance to unearth the truth and finally close the portal of evil forever.
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4.7/1011 votesLoading...#8 - The Jersey Devil: Monster in the Pines
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/2020
For over two centuries, something wicked has stalked the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Numerous sightings of an infernal chimera have sparked newspaper articles, scientific examinations, movie plots, and comic book characters. Now, new evidence has surfaced and revived the search for the truth behind the New Jersey Devil.
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4.8/10131 votesLoading...#9 - Ghosts of Flight 401
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2022
It is one of the greatest supernatural mysteries in U.S. history. On December 29, 1972, Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing over 100 souls. Soon after, ghosts from Flight 401 began to haunt the land and other airplanes. In the all-new Shock Doc special GHOSTS OF FLIGHT 401, for the first time ever and on the 50th anniversary of the crash, paranormal investigator Steve Shippy and psychic medium Cindy Kaza will attempt to make contact with the ghosts of Flight 401 and find out the horrifying truth about what really happened that fateful night.
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5.1/1079 votesLoading...#10 - Demon in the White House
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2021
Uncloaks the historic origins of the horror of two grieving First Ladies. Did they unwittingly invite an evil presence with a malevolent agenda that may still torment America's presidents, as well as their families, visitors, and advisors?
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5.4/1074 votesLoading...#11 - This is Halloween
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2020
Travel Channel's paranormal experts share their best Halloween stories in a nostalgic look back at everyone's favorite haunted holiday.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.7/10119 votesLoading...#12 - The Curse of Robert the Doll
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2022
Considered the most haunted doll in the world, Robert the Doll lives behind glass in a museum in Key West, Florida, where every year thousands of visitors who fail to follow his rules find themselves cursed. Victims have experienced illness, injury, accidents and even death. But what makes Robert curse his victims? What evil entity lives inside this doll? This latest Shock Docs installment explores the true origin of Robert the Doll, uncovers the story of Robert’s first owners in 1905, and seeks to find out why this doll is so nefarious.
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5.9/10102 votesLoading...#13 - Alien Invasion: Hudson Valley
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/15/2021
Follows an in-depth investigation into the alien epicenter to help residents of the Hudson Valley, New York, find explanations for their unearthly and sometimes violent encounters.
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6.2/10223 votesLoading...#14 - The Exorcism of Roland Doe
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/5/2021
The Exorcist has terrified audiences since 1973, but few know the story is true. For the first time on television, new evidence exposes shocking secrets about the real-life exorcism of a 13-year-old boy that inspired an iconic horror film.
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6.2/1090 votesLoading...#15 - Alien Abduction: Betty and Barney Hill
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2022
In 1961, Betty and Barney Hill encountered a UFO on a deserted New Hampshire highway. When the story leaked, they gained fame as the first widely reported alien abductees. Compelling new evidence may prove the Hills' terrifying close encounter was real.
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6.3/10259 votesLoading...#16 - Amityville Horror House
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2021
In 1977, "The Amityville Horror" book was published and caused a sensation. The subsequent 1979 film adaptation was a surprise box office hit. It was a film that changed everything. It terrified audiences and became a film and story that people continue to return to. Today, it is the quintessential American horror story based on TRUE events. This is the story of the all-American family that moves into their dream house in the all-American town and experiences the most terrifying demonic haunting imaginable. Demon possession, demon attacks, a portal to hell. A situation so dire, even the church couldn't help them. Through archival footage and recreations, the special, produced by 1895 Films, presents the harrowing true story of Robert Defeo, who murdered his entire family in the Amityville house, and the 28 terror-filled days the Lutz family lived in the house.
Director: Tom Jennings
Writer: Kenneth Jones
- 6.3/1077 votesLoading...
#17 - Michigan Hell House
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2023
Investigator Steve Shippy and psychic medium Cindy Kaza attempt to identify the evil that rocked a Michigan farmhouse and its family back in the mid 70's
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6.4/10301 votesLoading...#18 - Devil's Road: The True Story of Ed and Lorraine Warren
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2020
Ed and Lorraine Warren battled demons, devils and poltergeists for over 50 years, influencing today's ghost hunters and spawning a blockbuster movie franchise
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6.5/10117 votesLoading...#19 - Alien Abduction: Travis Walton
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/2022
In 1975, six loggers in Arizona witnessed their crewmate's abduction by UFO. The Travis Walton story became an international sensation and ripped apart a small town. Four decades later, shocking new evidence reveals the true story behind Fire in the Sky.
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6.7/10102 votesLoading...#20 - The Devil Made Me Do It
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/11/2021
When an 11-year-old Connecticut boy shows signs of being possessed by the Devil, famed demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren conclude he needs an exorcism. The released demons are at the heart of one of America's most shocking murder cases.
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7.4/1066 votesLoading...#21 - The Visitors
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2022
Best-selling author Whitley Strieber revisits the site of his traumatic alien encounter for the first time in several decades.
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The Worst Episodes of Shock Docs
Every episode of Shock Docs ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Shock Docs!
A documentary series that takes a fresh look at true and terrifying tales of paranormal encounters.
Genres:DocumentaryMysteryReality
Network:discovery+
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Scream: The True Story" is the worst rated episode of "Shock Docs". It scored 3.5/10 based on 150 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/14/2022. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Devil's Academy".
