This is a complete list of episodes of Scariest Places on Earth , an American paranormal documentary reality television series that originally aired from October 23, 2000 to October 29, 2006 on Fox Family. Hosted by actress Linda Blair, the series visited a wide array of reportedly haunted locations around the world, giving historical context, interviews, and reality TV-style segments featuring people staying overnight in the locations.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location(s) | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Satan's Dormitory" |
| October 23, 2000 |
2 | 2 | "Eastern State Penitentiary" |
| October 24, 2000 |
3 | 3 | "Fortress of Blood" |
| October 25, 2000 |
4 | 4 | "Ghost Ship" |
| October 26, 2000 |
5 | 5 | "Chillingham" |
| October 27, 2000 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location(s) | Original air date |
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6 | 1 | "Curse of the Roman Gladiators" | March 26, 2001 | |
7 | 2 | "Village of the Damned" |
| March 27, 2001 |
8 | 3 | "White Witch" | March 28, 2001 | |
9 | 4 | "Cemetery of the Angry Undead" |
| March 29, 2001 |
10 | 5 | "Magnolia Lane Plantation" |
| March 30, 2001 |
11 | 6 | "A House Possessed" |
| April 6, 2001 |
12 | 7 | "Charleville: Haunted Irish Castle Dare" |
| April 13, 2001 |
13 | 8 | "Lair of the Wickedest Man on Earth" |
| April 20, 2001 |
14 | 9 | "Lucedio: Cursed Italian Monastery Dare" |
| April 27, 2001 |
15 | 10 | "Exorcism" |
| May 4, 2001 |
16 | 11 | "Ornamore Castle" |
| May 11, 2001 |
17 | 12 | "Haunted Voodoo Plantation" |
| May 18, 2001 |
18 | 13 | "Haunting the Heartland" |
| May 25, 2001 |
19 | 14 | "Urban Legends" |
| June 16, 2001 |
20 | 15 | "Rituals of Evil" |
| June 23, 2001 |
21 | 16 | "Lost Souls" |
| July 6, 2001 |
22 | 17 | "Castle of Cursed Souls" | July 20, 2001 | |
23 | 18 | "Island of No Return: The Venice Dare" | August 19, 2001 | |
24 | 19 | "The Untold Stories" |
| August 24, 2001 |
25 | 20 | "Return to Chillingham" |
| October 21, 2001 |
26 | 21 | "Return to Lucedio: The Cursed Italian Monastery Dare" |
| October 22, 2001 |
27 | 22 | "Contagion of Fear" |
| October 23, 2001 |
28 | 23 | "Return to Charleville: The Haunted Irish Castle Dare" |
| October 24, 2001 |
29 | 24 | "Goldfield Ghost Hunt" |
| October 25, 2001 |
30 | 25 | "A Night in Dracula's Castle: The Transylvania Dare" | October 26, 2001 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location(s) | Original air date |
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31 | 1 | "Return to Romania Dare" |
| April 21, 2002 |
32 | 2 | "Woodchester Mansion" |
| October 20, 2002 |
33 | 3 | "Return to Transylvania" |
| October 21, 2002 |
34 | 4 | "Return to Magnolia Lane" |
| October 21, 2002 |
35 | 5 | "Best of Scariest Places" |
| October 22, 2002 |
36 | 6 | "Castle of the Blood Countess" | October 29, 2002 | |
37 | 7 | "Legendary Haunts" | October 29, 2002 | |
38 | 8 | "Waverly Hills Sanatorium" |
| October 30, 2002 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location(s) | Original air date |
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39 | 1 | "Fear Force: Thunderbird" |
| October 22, 2005 |
40 | 2 | "Monahan Family Castle Transylvania Dare" |
| October 22, 2005 |
41 | 3 | "Best of Scariest Places" |
| October 22, 2005 |
42 | 4 | "Urban Legends II" |
| October 23, 2005 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location(s) | Original air date |
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43 | 1 | "Castle of the Blood Countess" |
| October 29, 2006 |
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