The WORST episodes of Escape the Night

Every episode of Escape the Night ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Escape the Night!

Welcome to "Escape the Night." In this surreality competition series, hosted by Joey Graceffa, 10 guests are invited from the modern world to attend a dinner at his newly acquired mansion estate, which has been locked in the 1920's; when America was roaring... roaring with madness. This is a dinner party to die for. No one is safe.

Last Updated: 4/23/2025Network: YouTube PremiumStatus: Ended

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#1 - How To Kill A YouTuber

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/24/2016

Relive "Escape the Night" with Joey Graceffa as he looks back on the top kills of the season.

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6.00

1 votes

#2 - Prehistoric Evil

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/29/2019

The YouTubers befriend a caveman who leads them into the prehistoric exhibit where they encounter the Cursed God once again. The YouTubers must open his monument while avoiding death by dinosaur.

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2 votes

#3 - All Out War

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/3/2016

The guests “go to war” in an attempt to uncover a stash of stolen WWI gold to free a former owner.

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2 votes

#4 - Full Moon Slaughter

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/2/2017

It is now midnight and the guests find themselves being hunted by a most unexpected enemy -- werewolves.

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8.00

2 votes

#5 - Tangled Web

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/28/2017

The Sorceress unleashes an evil spider on the guests and they must escape her dangerous web in order to save themselves.

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8.00

2 votes

#6 - Wicked Hallucinations

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/10/2016

The guests find a mad man escaped from an asylum and must enter his violent and terrifying hallucinations in order to free him from the house. In the process, they discover who among them is in league with the evil of the house.

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8.00

2 votes

#7 - Mannequins

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/6/2016

The guests uncover clues hidden inside macabre mannequin displays that represent a serial killers’ finest works.

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8.00

2 votes

#8 - Buried Alive

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/29/2016

The guests perform a seance to learn the location of a grave only to find one of them must be buried inside it.

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9.00

2 votes

#9 - Dark Magic and A Twisted Fate

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2019

Camelot has fallen to the Black Knight and the YouTubers must reclaim Excalibur if they want the next key. They recruit Merlin to uncover the secrets of Standing Stone and crown one of them King of Britannia. Who will survive?

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9.00

2 votes

#10 - Did Someone Call For An Exorcist?

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/20/2016

The guests exorcise a legion of evil spirits trapped in a young girl to free a former owner trapped in the house.

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9.00

2 votes

#11 - The Dark Dimension

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/9/2017

The guests must battle a horrifying demon and find their way into the dark dimension to recover the last gem.

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9.00

2 votes

#12 - The Museum of Death Part 1

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2019

A pharaoh is wrongfully murdered and awakened from the dead by the YouTubers. They must find his killer and venture into the Sands of Egypt if they want to recover the first Jeweled Key. (1/2)

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9.33

3 votes

#13 - The Maze of Terror

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/8/2019

The Gorgon returns to the museum and turns one member of the group to stone. The others enter the Minotaur’s maze to uncover an ancient artifact needed to claim the next key.

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10.00

2 votes

#14 - Be Careful What You Wish For

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/15/2019

A genie has been trapped in a lamp and the Youtubers must find a way to free him to get the next key. They will have to outfox Scheherazade and her many thieves if they want to find their way out of the Arabian Exhibit.

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10.00

2 votes

#15 - Betrayal At The House On The Hill

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/17/2016

The guests discover they have been betrayed by Arthur the Butler, a former confidence man, and must unravel clues while being hunted by him and the house staff.

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10.00

2 votes

#16 - Mermaid Tales

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/27/2016

The guests uncover secrets at the bottom of the pool to free a wicked mermaid who once owned the house.

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10.00

1 votes

#17 - The Ungodly Machine

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/2016

The guests work through a mad scientist’s clues and end up facing his most evil creation, the “Ungodly Machine.”

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10.00

1 votes

#18 - An Invitation

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/22/2016

The guests arrive at the house and their dinner party meets with a tragic end (the death of a guest). They discover the house is evil and they must gather special artifacts to free themselves from it.

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3 votes

#19 - A Wedding To Die For

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2019

The Emperor of China needs an heir and a wife or the rebels will invade. The ladies are recruited to play dating games in hopes of becoming his “wife” and the men must escape the bonds of the dragon rebellion and uncover an ancient spear if they want to live.

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10.67

3 votes

#20 - The Clowns Here Kill (2)

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2018

All hope seems lost when Joey and friends are captured by the Killer Clowns. The group learns they must restore the Carnival Master’s wicked artifacts to free the town – a mission that will require two to undertake a battle to the death.

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11.00

2 votes

#21 - The Collector Returns

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/5/2019

The Collector returns to the museum with her most terrifying collection yet and unleashes it on the YouTubers. They must journey back through all the exhibits to find the artifacts needed to defeat her and in turn discover the source of all evil.

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11.00

2 votes

#22 - The Museum of Death Part 2

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2019

A pharaoh is wrongfully murdered and awakened from the dead by the YouTubers. They must find his killer and venture into the Sands of Egypt if they want to recover the first Jeweled Key. (2/2)

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11.00

2 votes

#23 - A Nation Divided

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/5/2017

The guests are divided and must wage war against each other to see who will face the dark army in the final challenge.

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12.00

2 votes

#24 - A Deal With A Demon

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2019

The YouTubers enter the Indian exhibit and face off against the bird man of legend, Garuda. He traded his soul for gold and soon the YouTubers will do the same. They are forced to make a deal with a demon goddess if they want to claim the next key.

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12.00

2 votes

#25 - The Clowns Here Kill (1)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/2018

Ten YouTube friends find themselves trapped in Everlock, a funky town stuck in the year 1978. What seems like a fun carnival turns to chaos as Joey and friends soon discover they must fight against killer clowns and evil forces to save themselves and the town. Joey hides a dark secret.

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