The WORST episodes of Your Worst Nightmare

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

Nothing is what it seems. For these victims, something or someone evil is lurking in the shadows. YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE presents spine-tingling stories and delivers true-crime thrillers in a cinematic style.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Ended
Root of All Evil
star
6.94
17 votes

#1 - Root of All Evil

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/2020

Shelia Dates and her daughter Regina are more than blood relatives - they're best friends and roommates too. But one morning, their lives are irrevocably changed the moment two unexpected guests appear at their doorstep.

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Somebody's Watching
star
7.03
71 votes

#2 - Somebody's Watching

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2014

Everyone loves 25-year-old 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.

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Black Widow
star
7.03
31 votes

#3 - Black Widow

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2017

After becoming involved with controversial lawyer Catherine Mehaffey, Gary Taylor realizes he's made a grave mistake and won't be able to break things off without calamitous repercussions.

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Horror in the Heartland
star
7.06
48 votes

#4 - Horror in the Heartland

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/12/2014

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

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The Night Shift
star
7.13
15 votes

#5 - The Night Shift

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/17/2020

Single mother Barbara Nunn relocates to Florida, but she struggles to find her way. After she lands a job at a local diner, it appears her troubles are finally behind her. But then one night, a surprise confrontation with customers ends in murder.

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A Way Out
star
7.16
25 votes

#6 - A Way Out

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/2019

As investigators dive into the missing persons case of 13-year-old Jessyca Mullenberg, they soon realize the meticulous planning that went into her kidnapping and the lengths her abductor is willing to go to to avoid being caught.

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Water Foul
star
7.18
49 votes

#7 - Water Foul

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/5/2014

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

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Behind the Barn
star
7.20
20 votes

#8 - Behind the Barn

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2019

Twenty-year-old Kristy Ray is living at home and attending college, then she is abducted; local police seek out the help of the FBI and community members as they race to find Kristy before time runs out.

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Murder House
star
7.24
34 votes

#9 - Murder House

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2015

In 1971, a stately home in the affluent suburb of Westfield, N.J., is the site where John List methodically murders his wife, mother and three teenage children.

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Come with Me
star
7.26
23 votes

#10 - Come with Me

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2019

After a failed relationship, 22-year-old Jennifer Hitchcock thinks she may have finally found that special someone in Maurice Mason; however, after Maurice moves in, Jennifer begins to feel as though someone is watching her every move.

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A Night Alone
star
7.28
18 votes

#11 - A Night Alone

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/17/2016

College sophomore Gina Tenney discovers she has a stalker, then comes face to face with her tormentor and realizes she knows him.

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Primal Instincts
star
7.33
67 votes

#12 - Primal Instincts

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/3/2016

On Mother's Day, first-time mother Tennyson Jacobson fights off a violent intruder during her daughter's nap time.

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He's Coming for Me
star
7.33
21 votes

#13 - He's Coming for Me

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/20/2018

Twenty-two-year-old Adriane Fields can't shake the feeling she's going to fall victim to a serial killer who is on the loose in Arlington, Texas; crippled by fear, Fields moves across town, only to come face-to-face with her worst nightmare.

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Never Saw It Coming
star
7.33
15 votes

#14 - Never Saw It Coming

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/24/2020

Tammie Craycraft Smith, a 30-year-old recent divorcee, finds herself working two jobs to make ends meet. But Tammie's trusting nature and desire to be loved leave her vulnerable to deception, betrayal, and deadly consequences.

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Into the Wild
star
7.34
32 votes

#15 - Into the Wild

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/11/2017

In Montana, 22-year-old runner Kari Swenson is abducted by mountain men; when Swenson learns of their twisted plans, she realizes she must do everything in her power to escape or die trying.

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Home Invasion
star
7.35
20 votes

#16 - Home Invasion

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/3/2018

After separating from her husband of thirteen years, 36-year-old Julie Curry Boyd suddenly finds her life in danger. With three kids at home, she'll stop at nothing to keep them safe.

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When the Lights Go Out
star
7.40
52 votes

#17 - When the Lights Go Out

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/29/2014

It's Cassie Jo Stoddart's first weekend housesitting 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.

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Cruel Intentions
star
7.45
20 votes

#18 - Cruel Intentions

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2019

It's love at first sight for 19-year-old Ashleigh Lindsey when she is introduced to Josh Mahaffey by his roommate, Scott; then, she decides to move in with Josh and Scott, and it soon becomes clear there isn't room for three under the same roof.

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Firestarter
star
7.45
20 votes

#19 - Firestarter

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2019

Retired NYPD Detective Chris Hanney stands accused of trying to kill his estranged wife, Audrey Mabrey, by setting her on fire.

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He's Back
star
7.45
22 votes

#20 - He's Back

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/27/2020

When Natalie Purdie moves from New York City to Norfolk, Virginia, she quickly makes new friends both on and off her high school dance squad. But as Natalie's life revolves around dance, she has no idea a violent obsession revolves around her.

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Cooking with Fire
star
7.46
35 votes

#21 - Cooking with Fire

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/14/2017

After leaving a violent ex-husband and firing a problem employee, Cathy Whitehead builds a new life with the man of her dreams, then a stranger shows up on her doorstep one night, and she's soon drawn into the web of a familiar foe.

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The Bad Son
star
7.49
45 votes

#22 - The Bad Son

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/19/2014

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 own girlfriend.

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Heart of Darkness
star
7.50
12 votes

#23 - Heart of Darkness

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/10/2020

Devastated by personal loss, Heather Kelso finds a fresh start in a familiar place and falls fast and hard for charismatic Gerry DeJesus. But jealousy and other friendships will ultimately drive a deadly wedge straight into the heart of their relationship.

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The Killer Beside Me
star
7.54
39 votes

#24 - The Killer Beside Me

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/26/2014

Weak, tired, confused, and deathly ill - Janet Overton, once the picture of health, eventually drops dead in her own driveway. But is this a case of an undiagnosed illness - or cold-blooded murder?

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Run for Your Life
star
7.56
27 votes

#25 - Run for Your Life

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2019

Despite her family's protests, 19-year-old Micah Rine marries Thomas Pate and moves away with him; when Thomas reports Micah missing after she fails to return home from a run, investigators take a close look at their life together in Tennessee.

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