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The Best Episodes of Your Worst Nightmare Season 1

Every episode of Your Worst Nightmare Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Your Worst Nightmare Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Your Worst Nightmare Season 1 Episode 5 - The Bad Son
    8.0/10(58 votes)

    S1:E5

    Matthew Heikkila has always had a rocky relationship with his parents, but he has a plan on how to deal with them. On a cold November day, he murders them in their own home -- and is determined to keep the nightmare going for his girlfriend, Linda Perez.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Your Worst Nightmare Season 1 Episode 2 - When the Lights Go Out
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    S1:E2

    2006, Pocatello, ID. It's Cassie Jo Stoddart's first weekend house sitting by her herself, and she's determined to do a great job, but the high school student's weekend turns into a real-life horror movie when unexpected visitors terrorize the home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Your Worst Nightmare Season 1 Episode 6 - The Killer Beside Me
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    S1:E6

    Dana Point, CA. 1988: Weak, tired, confused, and deathly ill, Janet Overton, a wife and mother, was once the picture of health until she suddenly drops dead in her own driveway. Detectives must determine if her death was due to an undiagnosed illness or cold-blooded murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Your Worst Nightmare Season 1 Episode 3 - Water Foul
    7.1/10(43 votes)

    S1:E3

    When Martha Brailsford goes out sailing in Salem, Massachusetts, and doesn't return, her friends and family immediately suspect that something terrible has happened.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Your Worst Nightmare Season 1 Episode 1 - Somebody's Watching
    7.0/10(57 votes)

    S1:E1

    Everyone loves 25-year-old graduate student Sandy Jeffers, but little does she know that one man is completely obsessed with her. When she finally comes face to face with her stalker, the events that follow are twisted, torturous, and ultimately fatal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Your Worst Nightmare Season 1 Episode 4 - Horror in the Heartland
    6.7/10(51 votes)

    S1:E4

    Two teenagers in love go missing from rural Logan, OH, and ten days later they both turn up dead -- brutally hacked to bits. The crime tears the small town apart, and it remains unsolved for 25 years until the shocking truth comes to light

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Bad Son" is the best rated episode of "Your Worst Nightmare" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/19/2014. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "When the Lights Go Out".