Fear Thy Neighbor
Fear Thy Neighbor is an American-Canadian true crime documentary television series which premiered on April 14, 2014 on the Investigation Discovery channel.[2] The show focuses on various feuds between neighbors which usually escalate into tragedies.[3][4] The narrator for the series is voice actress Tish Iceton.[5]
Fear Thy Neighbor | |
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Developed by | James Farr |
Directed by | David Tebby |
Composer | Simon Poole |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 59 |
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Executive producers |
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Producers | Armen Kazazian Patrick Cameron |
Editor | Sharon Zupancic |
Running time | 42 minutes |
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Distributor | Fremantle New Line Television |
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Original network | Investigation Discovery (United States and English Canada) Investigation (French Canada) |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | April 14, 2014 – present |
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Website |
The series is an international co-production between the Canadian factual production company Cream Productions, the American cable television network Investigation Discovery, its Canadian version and the French-language Canadian documentary television channel Canal D, which would later be replaced by its crime-focused spinoff Canal D/Investigation, later known as Investigation), with Bell Media, as the owner of Canal D, Investigation and Investigation Discovery Canada, producing the series for Investigation Discovery Canada and Investigation (previously for Canal D) as the parent company of both these channels via their original programming production unit. On December 31, 2020, instead of renewing the series for a seventh season, Investigation Discovery premiered a spinoff series, Fear Thy Roommate, in which people are threatened or killed by their roommates in college dorms, apartments, etc.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 6 | April 14, 2014 | May 19, 2014 | ||
2 | 13 | April 13, 2015 | July 13, 2015 | ||
3 | 10 | March 30, 2016 | June 7, 2016 | ||
4 | 10 | April 6, 2017 | June 8, 2017 | ||
5 | 10 | June 2, 2018 | August 4, 2018 | ||
6 | 10 | August 1, 2019 | November 2, 2019 |
Season 1 (2014)
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Lies Lawns Murder" | April 14, 2014 | |
In North Carolina, a friendship between a retired Vietnam veteran and a young couple with two children living next door gradually degenerates when the older man's dog bites the children. After arguments over doctor and hospital bills, a feud begins, leading to the killing of the dog. But the dog is not the only one to be killed... | |||
2 | "Red Picket Fences" | April 21, 2014 | |
In a quiet town in Maine, two families with young children attempt to be friendly, but as time goes on, conflicts ensue and the two families become enemies. As a result - one set of parents are killed. | |||
3 | "Final Notice" | April 28, 2014 | |
Los Angeles Police Officer Irsie Henry, his wife Sharon, and son move into a nice neighborhood in Altadena, California. The officer winds up causing havoc over his prejudice against interracial marriages and ultimately loses his job. Bitter and angry, he makes their lives hell, not only for his next door neighbors, John and Mellaine Hamilton, but also for most families on the block. | |||
4 | "There's No Place Like Hell" | May 5, 2014 | |
Neighboring Omaha, Nebraska families attempt to be friendly, but everyday stresses cause tension between the two families. The relationship between the two families deteriorates until they become each other's worst enemies and the mutual hostility between them ultimately leads to an arson attack. | |||
5 | "Home Is Where The Hearse Is" | May 12, 2014 | |
Two families in a Cuban neighborhood of Miami become enemies. One family consists of an older man and his family which is trying to live in peace and quiet, while their younger neighbors tend to be loud. The neighbors clash numerous times, but the clashes do not end until one neighbor is killed by the other. | |||
6 | "Welcome to Murder Street" | May 19, 2014 | |
An elite California Lakeside Community is rocked to its core when two well-to-do gentlemen go to war over an 18-inch property line discrepancy. One neighbor takes the dispute to a new level when he hires a hitman to permanently solve the problem. |
Season 2 (2015)
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Kill Thy Neighbor" | April 13, 2015 | |
In Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, a single man moves into his dream home which is beside the home of a single woman who is looking to start a romantic relationship with him. When he rejects her, bitter animosity ensues, followed by mutual sabotage and, eventually gunfire. | |||
2 | "Lake Of Madness" | April 20, 2015 | |
A family moves into a Minnesota lake house, but their older neighbor next door disputes their rights to lake access and the neighbours argue over property lines. Numerous heated debates between the neighbors eventually lead to murder. | |||
3 | "Driveway Of Death" | April 27, 2015 | |
In Carmel Canyon, California, wealthy neighbors get into disputes over a variety of issues from shared roads and bridges to the upkeep of their respective properties. Anger boils over and the ongoing feud is resolved with fatal gunfire. | |||
4 | "Good Fences Make Dead Neighbors" | May 4, 2015 | |
Instead of the new start he was hoping for, a man's move to Canyon Country, Santa Clarita, California, finds him caught in a strange and increasingly acrimonious eight-year feud with his neighbor, until it finally ends with blasts from a shotgun. | |||
5 | "There Bleeds the Neighborhood" | May 11, 2015 | |
Two families in Elyria, Ohio live beside each other in friendship and peace for decades. But eventually, their friendship turns into acrimony, mutual accusations and ultimately leads to a shocking and bloody shoot out. | |||
6 | "Death by Neighbor" | May 18, 2015 | |
A family living in Florida becomes deathly ill after ingesting a rare poison and police believe that the family's next door neighbors could be to blame. | |||
7 | "Home Bloody Home" | May 25, 2015 | |
The town of Toulon, Illinois, is a tight knit community - except for the local bully who everyone avoids. But when his new neighbors stand up to him after his dog bites their son, he harbors a decade long grudge that ultimately explodes in a violent frenzy. | |||
8 | "Kill-De-Sac" | June 1, 2015 | |
When a freewheeling family moves from California to the conservative enclave of Leesburg, Virginia, they get on the wrong side of one of their neighbors, and the conflict escalates until bullets fly and blood flows in the street. | |||
9 | "My House, My Revenge" | June 15, 2015 | |
A couple moves to a tranquil California beach town and befriends their new neighbors - that is until one of the wives descends into drugs and madness, terrorizing the other. | |||
10 | "Next Door to Crazy" | June 22, 2015 | |
A teacher and her son start fresh in Las Vegas, but they immediately become the targets of harassment and escalating intimidation by the woman next door. Her anger knows no limits, and they fear how far she will go. | |||
11 | "Homeowner Hell" | June 29, 2015 | |
A couple settles in Josephine County, Oregon, where they discover that their new neighbor has a deadly past. As tensions rise and tempers flare, blood will be spilled... | |||
12 | "Landlord, Death Lord" | July 6, 2015 | |
A young couple moves into a Vancouver, Washington housing development with strict codes of community conduct. But someone forgot to tell their neighbor what the rules are, and he will go to extreme lengths in order to resist them. | |||
13 | "Fatal Family Feud" | July 13, 2015 | |
Two families settle next to each other in peaceful Euclid, Ohio and anticipate a friendly relationship. But when one family's daughter rejects the crush of the other family's son, tensions build up and ultimately lead to murder. |
Season 3 (2016)
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Nail in the Coffin" | March 30, 2016 | |
A feud between neighbors in Tamarac, Florida, erupts into violence on Halloween. | |||
2 | "Hell Hounds" | April 6, 2016 | |
A young family moves in next door to an animal lover in Dayton, Ohio. Tensions immediately build, leading to a violent confrontation. | |||
3 | "Neighborhood Madhouse" | April 13, 2016 | |
A young family moves to Florida for peace and quiet, but when their psychologist neighbor discovers that the father might actually be a violent criminal, she vows to protect herself - with tragic consequences. | |||
4 | "Tunnel of Hate" | April 20, 2016 | |
Two new homeowners work to restore their neighboring, derelict homes, but one of the renovations falls seriously behind and ultimately leads to murder. | |||
5 | "House of the Rising Gun" | April 27, 2016 | |
A single mom and her four children find an ideal home in New Orleans. But when a robbery at a neighbor's house results in paranoia, blood is shed. | |||
6 | "Burn Neighbor, Burn" | May 4, 2016 | |
Siblings in neighboring houses feud after their prodigal brother returns home. | |||
7 | "Daddy's Got a Gun" | May 11, 2016 | |
After his daughter accuses a neighbor of molesting her, New Jersey police officer Edward Lutes descends into paranoia and bizarre behavior, which erupts on one tragic Spring day. | |||
8 | "Nightmare Next Door" | May 18, 2016 | |
In Minnesota, a dispute begins when a man catches Lyme disease he claims are from the deer which are being fed by his neighbor. The feud escalates as their families join in, and it only ends after shots are fired. | |||
9 | "Bonfire of Blood" | May 25, 2016 | |
A dispute over access to a road causes tension between two Lopico, California neighbors. The men's feud leads to property damage, a backhoe attack, and ultimately, murder. | |||
10 | "Night of the Machete" | June 7, 2016 | |
Two young couples in an Idaho apartment building cope with a difficult neighbor who dislikes one couple's music and the other couple's dog. Tensions eventually lead to a violent rampage. |
Season 4 (2017)
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Lust to Dust" | April 7, 2017 | |
After the death of her husband, a woman becomes an obsession for her overly flirtatious neighbor. When her brother moves in to offer protection, it isn't long before a deadly confrontation ensues. | |||
2 | "Desperate Times, Deadly Measures" | April 13, 2017 | |
An Appalachian couple is happy when their old neighbors return home after disappearing for a decade. But people can change in ten years - and not necessarily for the better. | |||
3 | "Hysteria Lane" | April 20, 2017 | |
Grieving the loss of their son, a couple is thrilled when a family with two boys moves in across the street. But when the relationship sours, tensions build up and bullets fly. | |||
4 | "Feud on the Frontier" | April 27, 2017 | |
When one neighbor's dog scares the daughter and grandson of the other, an all-out war begins - one which someone will not survive. | |||
5 | "Pack Mentality" | May 4, 2017 | |
A single mother gets along with her handyman neighbor, until her new boyfriend adopts more than 50 dogs. As accusations turn to threats, increasing anger ultimately leads to a bloody conclusion. | |||
6 | "Neighbors on a Dead End" | May 11, 2017 | |
A disabled fireman polices his neighbors, punishing them for violations ranging from loud music to off-leash dogs. Tensions boil over at a birthday party, where shots are fired and blood is spilled. | |||
7 | "Bang Goes the Neighborhood" | May 18, 2017 | |
After moving to the countryside, a couple clashes with the gun shop owners across the street; mutual video cameras record threats, fights and growing hostilities leading to shots fired and blood spilled. | |||
8 | "Monkey in the Middle" | May 25, 2017 | |
A man finds himself living between hostile neighbors on both sides, including a former U.S. marine with posttraumatic stress disorder; the neighbors' campaign of intimidation ramps up to the point of no return and ends with a deadly confrontation. | |||
9 | "Mountain of Madness" | June 1, 2017 | |
A wealthy executive causes conflict after forbidding his neighbors access to his extensive lands; one local handyman fights to keep the roads and trails open for all, a struggle that ends when one man lies dead. | |||
10 | "Boiling Point" | June 8, 2017 | |
Two women in neighboring apartments become fast friends before becoming sworn enemies; the women enlists their sisters as reinforcements in a war that escalates and ends in horrifically shocking violence. |
Season 5 (2018)
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Desperate Houseknives" | June 2, 2018 | |
Two families with several children between them get along famously until one of the mothers starts to dictate to the other how she should be raising her kids. Battle lines are drawn, violence flares, and blood runs in the street. | |||
2 | "Deadly Duplex" | June 9, 2018 | |
After an early retirement, a man buys a duplex and rents half of it out to a troubled family. With the help of his gun, he sends the abusive husband packing, and becomes smitten with the wife left behind - all of which turns deadly. | |||
3 | "Head in the Oven" | June 16, 2018 | |
Two neighboring bachelors start out as friends; harmless banter turns into threats which eventually ignite an escalating war; the violence ends with a murder which is so shocking and almost beyond belief. | |||
4 | "Cock-a-Doodle-Dead" | June 23, 2018 | |
Homeowner Irving Galarza hopes the renters who move into the house beside him will be better behaved than the previous tenants were. When he determines that they're not, the stage is set for a bloody conflict and a shocking act of violence that threatens to claim many lives. | |||
5 | "Roadkill" | June 30, 2018 | |
A single woman and her daughter are delighted when a single man and his two daughters move in next door; they become fast friends until molestation charges result in anger, accusations and multiple bloody deaths. | |||
6 | "Mistress Of Death" | July 7, 2018 | |
Two women have lived next door to each other since childhood; then, one woman's ex-husband begins seeing the other woman, leading to a conflict; when property disputes are mixed in, the result is a shocking act of violence that engulfs them all. | |||
7 | "This Bullet's For You" | July 14, 2018 | |
Realizing a long-held dream, a Michigan couple relocates to Florida, then their lives in the sun are destroyed after they get into a fatal conflict with their neighbor. | |||
8 | "The War Next Door" | July 21, 2018 | |
A family loves everything about its new home except the mockingbirds that perch and squawk in the backyard lemon tree; the family seeks to scare them off, igniting a feud with its neighbors that spins out of control until someone lies dead. | |||
9 | "Dead Men Tell No Tales" | July 28, 2018 | |
A man who is meticulous about his lawn bickers with a new neighbor who doesn't have the same priorities; the feud between the two men escalates, ultimately ending in an episode of shocking violence. | |||
10 | "Family Values" | August 4, 2018 | |
Living in her family home, a woman befriends her new neighbors, only to be plunged into a nightmare of threats, violence and betrayal; after her brother steps up to protect her, blood will be spilled and lives will be shattered forever. |
Season 6 (2019)
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "A Killer View" | August 1, 2019 | |
A young family builds their dream home in the Kentucky Hills, but their slice of heaven turns into a hellish experience for the quiet couple living next door; a dispute over a shared road leads to fireworks, fury and cold-blooded murder. | |||
2 | "Games of Homes" | August 8, 2019 | |
New neighbors disrupt the harmony that has existed between residents for years; alliances change and terror reigns until a winter storm puts a bloody end to the feud. | |||
3 | "House of Shards" | August 15, 2019 | |
A childish joke between neighbor kids turns into an all-out war when the adults get involved, and, for some, the laughter will end forever. | |||
4 | "Deadly Turn" | September 21, 2019 | |
A couple escapes the dangers of the big city and moves to the country; however, they begin to suspect their new neighbors are involved in the drug trade, leading to a bloody conflict with children caught in the crossfire. | |||
5 | "Fireworks on Fury Lane" | September 28, 2019 | |
A firefighter moves into a family-friendly neighborhood with his wife and child, but the rambunctious teenagers living next door drive him over the edge. | |||
6 | "Not in My Yard" | October 5, 2019 | |
A rash of break-ins shatters the peace in a tight-knit community; when residents take sides, good friends turn into deadly enemies. | |||
7 | "Screaming Oaks" | October 12, 2019 | |
A U.S. Army veteran goes out of his way to make his neighbors feel welcome, but when a child's birthday gift goes missing, it takes only 37 days for the friendships to end in a killing spree. | |||
8 | "Rural Madness" | October 19, 2019 | |
Differences over how to enjoy life in a rural neighborhood quickly escalate into a feud that comes to a bloody end on the road where it began. | |||
9 | "Mailbox Madness" | October 26, 2019 | |
Neighbors take sides after someone decides to build a dream home on their quiet street; longtime friends turn into hardcore enemies, and death is right around the corner. | |||
10 | "Boom Town" | November 2, 2019 | |
In a tight-knit community, a new family commits a slight against a community member causing all of their neighbors to turn against them and leading to an explosive conclusion. |
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