Nightmare Next Door (2011)

Crime · Documentary

The tales of mysterious murders that rocked small-town America. Each hour brings you a new murder mystery and a new look into the evil that can lurk in the heart and soul of a tight-knit community. Interviews with investigators, prosecutors, family members and neighbors piece together the twisting tale of a classic whodunit.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (1,197 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 10
Streaming (US): Hulu · Disney+ · HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Greg Diefenbach Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.00 avg 6 episodes 7.0 → 6.9 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Death in Robert's Court	7.0	44
2	The Truett Street Massacre	7.2	32
3	Killer on South 1200 West	6.9	28
4	North Main Street Mystery	7.1	29
5	Death on Lake Lynn Drive	6.9	31
6	Murder on Hagadom Hill Road	6.9	24

Season 2 (2011)

7.09 avg 7 episodes 6.8 → 7.4 44 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Murderer in the Midst	6.8	19
2	Murder on Main Street	7.3	19
3	Co-Ed Confidential	7.2	23
4	Sea of Hate	6.6	19
5	Death in Santa Barbara	7.2	18
6	No Safe Harbor	7.1	19
7	Skeletons in the Closet	7.4	17

Season 3 (2011)

7.18 avg 5 episodes 7.2 → 7.2 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fallen Angel	7.2	17
2	Death in the Family	7.3	14
3	Heartless in the Heartland	7.3	20
4	Conspiracy of Evil	6.9	12
5	Midwestern Malice	7.2	16

Season 4 (2012)

6.95 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 7.6 44 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Recipe for Murder	7.2	16
2	House of Horror	6.6	21
3	Trouble in Tulsa	6.5	16
4	The Lady Killer	6.6	18
5	Deadly Disloyalty	6.6	17
6	Road to Hell	7.4	19
7	Burning Secret	6.9	17
8	New England Nightmare	7.3	15
9	Murder 101	7.1	18
10	Flames of Passion	7.3	15
11	Little Girl Lost	6.3	18
12	Double Murder Inferno	7.6	14

Season 5 (2012)

6.93 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 5.6 44 min avg

Bad finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	One Deadly Night	7.4	14
2	Writing on the Wall	7.2	15
3	Big Sky Burning	7.3	12
4	Newlywed Nightmare	6.9	11
5	Hands of Betrayal	6.9	12
6	Heartland Homicide	6.9	14
7	Deadly Dealings	6.5	14
8	Death Down on the Farm	7.2	13
9	Silent Night, Violent Night	7.4	11
10	Devils in the Details	5.6	14

Season 6 (2012)

6.17 avg 7 episodes 5.9 → 5.4 44 min avg

Bad finale

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dead of the Night	5.9	17
2	Prescription for Murder	5.9	12
3	Murder on the Menu	6.5	13
4	Wrong Way Home	6.5	15
5	Deadly Intentions	6.1	11
6	Taste of Murder	6.9	18
7	Last Call	5.4	12

Season 7 (2013)

6.38 avg 13 episodes 6.7 → 6.2 44 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Innocence Lost	6.7	19
2	Devil in the Desert	6.4	9
3	Dead End	6.8	15
4	Million Dollar Murder	5.9	11
5	Cruel Intentions	6.1	14
6	Texas Terror	6.6	14
7	Out of the Past	5.8	16
8	Country Killing	6.1	11
9	Drink with the Devil	6.9	12
10	Murders Under the Mistletoe	6.3	11
11	The Ties That Bind	6.9	13
12	Where There's Smoke	6.2	13
13	Murder in Paradise	6.2	14

Season 8 (2014)

6.90 avg 20 episodes 7.1 → 7.0 44 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stealing Beauty	7.1	18
2	Trouble in Coal Country	7.1	17
3	Deadly Deception	6.1	16
4	Jack Be Deadly	6.8	14
5	Nightmare Over the Rainbow	6.1	14
6	Murder at Sunrise	7.2	14
7	Mile High Murder Mystery	7.4	14
8	Gone	6.9	11
9	Lone Star Mystery	5.8	15
10	Fallen Starr	6.1	13
11	Thanksgiving Tragedy	6.8	18
12	Highway to Hell	7.2	14
13	Madison Murder Mystery	6.6	11
14	The Art of Murder	6.8	12
15	Small Town Secret	7.1	15
16	Death in the Dark	7.4	12
17	Bloodshed in Biloxi	6.2	11
18	Murder in the Night	8.4	18
19	Death in Daytona	7.9	14
20	Memorial Day Murder	7.0	12

Season 9 (2015)

7.20 avg 10 episodes 7.0 → 7.5 44 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Daylight Abduction	7.0	17
2	Risky Business	7.5	19
3	The Coldest Case	6.8	17
4	Left for Dead	7.5	16
5	Hilltop Horror	6.9	16
6	Hair of the Dog	7.4	16
7	Into the Woods	7.4	19
8	Murder in Omaha	6.3	15
9	Master Key Murder	7.7	19
10	Bewitching Hour	7.5	18

Season 10 (2016)

7.07 avg 10 episodes 6.7 → 7.4 42 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Key to Murder	6.7	19
2	The Unwelcome Wagon	6.3	16
3	Dear Katherine, It's Me the Killer	7.3	18
4	Criss-Cross Killer	7.4	23
5	Death Takes a Toll	6.5	17
6	Sex, Money and Murder	6.7	18
7	The Art of Murder	7.3	16
8	Everyone Has a Motive	7.8	20
9	Only the Good	7.3	14
10	A Strange Trust	7.4	18