The Best Episodes Written By Greg Nicotero

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.0/10(10 votes)

   #1 - Skeletons in the Closet / Familiar

   S3:E29/30/2021

   Lampini loves movies more than anything, and can’t wait to show off his prop collection to the world… but when a rival collector arrives, the machetes and chainsaws could become more than just props. A drunken visit to a psychic leaves Jackson on edge. As time goes on, he realizes he is being followed by a dark force… will the psychic’s advice help, or leave him worse off?

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   6.8/10(16 votes)

   #2 - The Right Snuff / Sibling Rivalry

   S2:E34/15/2021

   Two astronauts are on a history-making mission in space, but when the promise of fame and glory collides with a major misunderstanding, it ensures they’ll go down in history for an entirely different reason. Then, Lola is convinced her brother is trying to kill her... but the more she pieces together, the less things make sense. Turns out, she’s looking for a monster in entirely the wrong place.

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   6.5/10(13 votes)

   #3 - Pipe Screams / Within the Walls of Madness

   S2:E44/22/2021

   A drain clog turns out to be more than just a little matted hair and soap scum, and a down-on-his luck plumber is tasked with getting the problem under control. Trouble is, the problem has a mind of its own. Then, a top-secret government compound is evacuated as the last few scientists in the building fight to contain the creature they’ve been studying- but is the true threat one of them?

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   6.5/10(19 votes)

   #4 - The Companion / Lydia Layne's Better Half

   S1:E410/17/2019

   Harry stumbles upon an old scarecrow and brings it to life. Then, Lydia kills her lover and needs to hide the evidence... but after an earthquake, she gets trapped inside an elevator with the body.

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   6.3/10(11 votes)

   #5 - Mums / Queen Bee

   S3:E19/23/2021

   Jack’s life is upended when his mother is taken from him, but her garden leaves him more to remember her by than he first thought. Trenice and her friends are obsessed with pop star Regina. When they hear she has been admitted to a local hospital, they take the chance to try to meet Regina in person… but she’s even more larger-than-life than they imagined.

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   6.0/10(9 votes)

   #6 - Time Out / The Things in Oakwood's Past

   S3:E510/21/2021

   Tim finds the answer to always wishing there were more hours in the day, but the success he can now achieve might not be worth the cost. The town of Oakwood has a storied past, and the opening of a time capsule is an exciting moment of remembrance. But can a local librarian keep a darker part of the town’s history from repeating itself?

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