List of Scariest Places on Earth episodes

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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.

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 5October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23) [1] October 27, 2000 (2000-10-27)
2 25March 26, 2001 (2001-03-26)October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26)
3 8April 21, 2002 (2002-04-21)October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)
4 4October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22)October 23, 2005 (2005-10-23)
5 2October 29, 2006 (2006-10-29)October 29, 2006 (2006-10-29)

Episodes

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleLocation(s)Original air date
11"Satan's Dormitory"October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)
22"Eastern State Penitentiary"October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
33"Fortress of Blood"October 25, 2000 (2000-10-25)
44"Ghost Ship"October 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)
55"Chillingham"
October 27, 2000 (2000-10-27)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleLocation(s)Original air date
61"Curse of the Roman Gladiators"March 26, 2001 (2001-03-26)
72"Village of the Damned"March 27, 2001 (2001-03-27)
83"White Witch"March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28)
94"Cemetery of the Angry Undead"
March 29, 2001 (2001-03-29)
105"Magnolia Lane Plantation"March 30, 2001 (2001-03-30)
116"A House Possessed"
April 6, 2001 (2001-04-06)
127"Charleville: Haunted Irish Castle Dare"
April 13, 2001 (2001-04-13)
138"Lair of the Wickedest Man on Earth"April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)
149"Lucedio: Cursed Italian Monastery Dare"April 27, 2001 (2001-04-27)
1510"Exorcism"
May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)
1611"Ornamore Castle"May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)
1712"Haunted Voodoo Plantation"
May 18, 2001 (2001-05-18)
1813"Haunting the Heartland"
May 25, 2001 (2001-05-25)
1914"Urban Legends"June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16)
2015"Rituals of Evil"
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23)
2116"Lost Souls"
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06)
2217"Castle of Cursed Souls"July 20, 2001 (2001-07-20)
2318"Island of No Return: The Venice Dare"
August 19, 2001 (2001-08-19)
2419"The Untold Stories"
  • Poveglia, Venice, Italy
August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24)
2520"Return to Chillingham"
  • Chillingham Castle in Northumberland, England
October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21)
2621"Return to Lucedio: The Cursed Italian Monastery Dare"
  • Lucedio Abbey in Province of Vercelli, Italy
October 22, 2001 (2001-10-22)
2722"Contagion of Fear"October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23)
2823"Return to Charleville: The Haunted Irish Castle Dare"
  • Charleville Castle in Tullamore, Ireland
October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)
2924"Goldfield Ghost Hunt"October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25)
3025"A Night in Dracula's Castle: The Transylvania Dare"October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26)

Season 3

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleLocation(s)Original air date
311"Return to Romania Dare"
April 21, 2002 (2002-04-21)
322"Woodchester Mansion"October 20, 2002 (2002-10-20)
333"Return to Transylvania"October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21)
344"Return to Magnolia Lane"
  • Magnolia Lane Plantation in Derry, Louisiana, U.S.
October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21)
355"Best of Scariest Places"
  • Various locations
October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)
366"Castle of the Blood Countess"October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)
377"Legendary Haunts"October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)
388"Waverly Hills Sanatorium"
October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)

Season 4

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleLocation(s)Original air date
391"Fear Force: Thunderbird"October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22)
402"Monahan Family Castle Transylvania Dare"
October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22)
413"Best of Scariest Places"
  • Various locations
October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22)
424"Urban Legends II"October 23, 2005 (2005-10-23)

Season 5

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleLocation(s)Original air date
431"Castle of the Blood Countess"October 29, 2006 (2006-10-29)

Notes

  1. The location is presented as an "unnamed mental hospital" in New England, but it is in fact the Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltham, Massachusetts. [2]

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References

  1. "Scariest Places on Earth: Episode Guide". TV Guide . Archived from the original on February 20, 2018.
  2. Thompson, Dave (2015). Haunted America FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Haunted Houses, Cemeteries, Battlefields, and More. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9781495046001.