The BEST episodes of Evil Lives Here

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

Each hour-long episode of this chilling psychological drama tells the harrowing, firsthand stories of living with a person who became a killer. Viewers will be put in the shoes of the loved one, who lived through this incredible experience —from first noticing that something is amiss, to interpreting all of the puzzling signs and clues, to eventually coming face-to-face with the horrible truth: that the person they loved, the person they trusted, has a very dark side.

Last Updated: 11/2/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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One of His Women
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8.46
57 votes

#1 - One of His Women

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/24/2019

Aziza Kibibi, the daughter of "Fugees" music video director Aswad Ayinde, discusses how after suffering years of sexual abuse at the hands of her polygamist father, she was able to survive and finally escape to reveal the truth about him.

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8.33
15 votes

#2 - Called To Say “I Killed Them"

Season 15 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/28/2024

Ron Youngblood always dreamt of having a family; when he meets Veronica, he thinks his dreams are coming true; instead, it's a nightmare; she's cold, cruel, and unfaithful; when Ron tries to leave, she destroys everything he cherishes.

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My Twisted Sister
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8.32
77 votes

#3 - My Twisted Sister

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2019

When Elizabeth Flores was a child, her sister, Louise, tried to shield her from a horrible family secret; when Louise met David Turpin, that all changed.

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star
8.16
55 votes

#4 - My Son Should Die in Prison

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2021

Dylan Eason was sentenced to life without parole for the crime he committed in 2016, but to his father, Jon, that isn't punishment enough. Infamous in Colorado as the father who wanted the death penalty for his own son, Jon is wracked with guilt over the missteps that paved the way for the tragedy he endures daily. But while he freely admits that any father wishing for his own son's death is a horrible thing, he refuses to contemplate forgiveness - as far as he is concerned, the punishment should fit the crime, and his son deserves to die for what he has done.

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8.15
48 votes

#5 - Locked in the Closet

Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/2022

The first time Alice Jenkins locks Jesse Eging in the closet as a child, he thinks it's only a game. But as Jesse's captivity grows longer and food becomes scarce, he realizes that if he and his siblings do not find a way to escape, they will surely die.

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8.14
37 votes

#6 - To Infinity and Back

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2021

When Claire Throssell meets Darren Sykes, she interprets her soon-to-be husband's constant, overwhelming displays of attention and affection as signs of true love. She doesn't realize that Darren's grand gestures are his sinister way of luring her into a false sense of security so that he can control her. Finding herself trapped in the tightening grip of a monster and determined to plot her escape, Claire knows that Darren will stop at nothing to get what he wants, but she doesn't realize just how devastating his retribution will be until he finally takes his revenge.

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star
8.13
46 votes

#7 - They Said I Killed My Brother

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/14/2021

A killer's sister agonizes over whether to protect him or turn him in.

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8.13
8 votes

#8 - I Knew My Brother Was a Killer

Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/2024

Maya Burgess always knew her brother, Stevie, was trouble; after he holds a butcher's knife to her brother's throat and threatens to shoot her at her wedding, she knows he's dangerous.

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8.11
82 votes

#9 - It Was All Judith

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2020

As a child, Corey Breininger's stepmother, Judith Hawkey, coerces him into doing something horrible; he keeps her deadly secret for years, too afraid to tell anyone the truth.

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My Secret Nightmare
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8.09
118 votes

#10 - My Secret Nightmare

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2017

Tiffany Shore grows up knowing her father is evil but keeps his secrets, then she escapes only to be devastated by the discovery that he has committed acts far more heinous than she could have ever imagined.

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What If He Was Innocent?
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8.05
56 votes

#11 - What If He Was Innocent?

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2021

Some say Cameron Todd Willingham was wrongfully convicted, and the court put an innocent man to death. But Stacy Kuykendall knew Todd better than anyone, and she's convinced that he was a monster who was guilty as charged and deserved to die.

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8.04
52 votes

#12 - My Son Is Damaged Goods

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/21/2021

After finding her name on a bullet, a woman fears her son has lethal plans.

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star
8.00
34 votes

#13 - She Should Be Left to Die

Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/3/2022

When police tell Chris Matechen that his girlfriend, Alyssa Dayvault has confessed, he doesn't want to believe it because that means admitting that he has fallen for her lies and spent years blind to the horrific things she did right under his nose.

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star
8.00
10 votes

#14 - Greed, Jealousy, Malice

Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/2024

After Sara learns her father is a killer, she has to bring him to justice.

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star
7.95
39 votes

#15 - I Still Love My Daddy

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/2021

When Deborah Brashers' father, Robert Brashers, returns from prison and reconnects with her, she instantly becomes a daddy's girl. But when he suddenly disappears again, Deborah is told that he is on the run from police because of a petty crime. This chase ends in a fatal standoff with police and Deborah learns the chilling truth about her father's secret double life.

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star
7.93
46 votes

#16 - Why Did I Let Him In?

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/1/2021

Teshana Singleton initially thinks her first boyfriend Cedric Ricks' obsession with her is flattering, but when his obsession turns evil, she begins to realize she's in danger. Cedric believes if he cannot have Teshana, no one can.

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The Grim Reaper
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7.90
61 votes

#17 - The Grim Reaper

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/24/2018

Linda is overjoyed after finding out that family friend Gregory Scarpa is her biological father; when Scarpa's secrets come out, Linda realizes that being part of his family is not only dangerous, it is potentially deadly.

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Son of the Prophet
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7.90
121 votes

#18 - Son of the Prophet

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2017

Dennis Ryan grows up believing his father's violent teachings will prepare him to save the lives of everyone in their farmhouse, then the teenager discovers the horrible truth.

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Fear Thy Father
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7.89
63 votes

#19 - Fear Thy Father

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/3/2018

Charles Sexton believes his father, Eddie, is God; he and his siblings are loyal disciples until the family descends into madness, and Sexton finds out that crossing his parents means death.

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7.88
64 votes

#20 - I Should Have Killed Him Myself

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2020

John Duck spends his entire life fearing the day his brother Kevin would finally kill someone, but when John discovers his brother is actually a murderer, he still isn't ready to face that Kevin had been born a killer.

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She Made Me Do It
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7.87
141 votes

#21 - She Made Me Do It

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2017

As a boy, Eric Witte's father taught him to protect his family. But as his father grows increasingly violent, Eric realizes that he is the evil his family needs protection from.

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The Last Blanco
star
7.87
75 votes

#22 - The Last Blanco

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/27/2018

As a young boy, Michael Blanco sees his mother do violent things straight out of the movies; he never once doubts she did them to keep their family safe until the day he learned the truth.

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He Comes to My Dreams
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7.84
87 votes

#23 - He Comes to My Dreams

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

When Gwen Bailey marries Norman Starnes, she counts herself lucky to land the most eligible bachelor in town; years later, she realizes she never really knew him at all and becomes his unwilling accomplice.

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star
7.84
31 votes

#24 - Keeping My Brother's Secret

Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/27/2022

When Steven Crittenden confesses to his brother, Bryant, and then swears him to secrecy, Bryant faces the toughest decision of his life: whether to keep the secret and risk letting a murderer get away with it, or tell the truth and betray his family.

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star
7.84
37 votes

#25 - We All Die Tonight

Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/10/2021

Christina Gaines goes on a date with Patrick Fowler, a supposed "perfect gentleman." She soon discovers Patrick's true nature and realizes she's been duped. Now that Christina is in his grasp, she must find a way to avoid becoming his next victim.

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