Series synopsis
Fear Thy Neighbor is a Canadian crime documentary television series that premiered on Investigation Discovery on April 14, 2014. It stars Tish Iceton and Andee Frizzell.
These are the terrifying tales of the unwanted neighbors who turn home sweet home into home sweet hell. A look inside the lives of horrific neighborly disputes and what happens when a simple issue turns into the worst night of a family's life. Do you really know who lives next door? This true-crime series tells the chilling tales of those with the misfortune to unwittingly take up residence within a stone’s throw of a psycho or killer.
Premise
These are the terrifying tales of the unwanted neighbors who turn home sweet home into home sweet hell. A look inside the lives of horrific neighborly disputes and what happens when a simple issue turns into the worst night of a family's life. Do you really know who lives next door? This true-crime series tells the chilling tales of those with the misfortune to unwittingly take up residence within a stone’s throw of a psycho or killer.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tish Iceton as Narrator (voice)
- Andee Frizzell as Narrator (voice)
Guest cast
- Logan Thompson as Stepson
- Joseph Daly as Irsie Henry
- Heath Hudson as John Hamilton
- Rob Salerno as Michael Nerone
- Peter Bavis as Paul Hashman
- Michael Pez as Darrel Oskins
- Mark Nocent as Brett
- Diana Chrisman as Patricia Hack
- Marshall Craft as Mark Tatum
- John Dickhout as David Allen
- Jimmy Korderas as Mr. Kirkman
- April Lee as Sue Allen
Episodes
This series spans 11 seasons with 106 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | April 14, 2014 | May 19, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 13 | April 12, 2015 | July 13, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 10 | March 30, 2016 | June 8, 2016 |
| Season 4 | 10 | April 6, 2017 | June 8, 2017 |
| Season 5 | 10 | June 2, 2018 | August 4, 2018 |
| Season 6 | 10 | July 31, 2019 | November 1, 2019 |
| Season 7 | 13 | February 24, 2021 | July 7, 2021 |
| Season 8 | 14 | June 13, 2022 | October 10, 2022 |
| Season 9 | 6 | October 16, 2023 | November 13, 2023 |
| Season 10 | 6 | June 26, 2024 | July 31, 2024 |
| Season 11 | 8 | October 23, 2024 | December 11, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lies, Lawns, and Murder In North Carolina, a retired Vietnam veteran sells off a piece of his land to a young family. No one can predict the modern day Hatfield McCoy neighbor feud that will ensue and the midnight shootout that will end it. |
April 14, 2014 |
| 2 |
Red Picket Fences The Phillips' family moves to a quiet seafront town in Maine to escape a crime wave in Indiana. But their dream home comes with a not so dreamy ex-military neighbor. A barrage of gunfire between the houses one night shatters both families forever. |
April 21, 2014 |
| 3 |
Final Notice What do you do when you fear for your life and the person at the end of the 911 line is the one you need protecting from? Two Altadena families are unlucky enough to find out when an LAPD cop moves in next door. |
April 28, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kill Thy Neighbor In Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, a single man moves into his dream home beside 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. |
April 13, 2015 |
| 2 |
Lake Of Madness A family moves into their dream home on a Minnesota lake, and welcomes the single retiree who soon takes up residence next door. But a dispute over access to the water they all love escalates until one party snaps, and others pay the price in blood. |
April 20, 2015 |
| 3 |
Driveway Of Death In the idyllic hills of Carmel Canyon, California, wealthy neighbors get into a dispute over everything from shared roads and bridges to upkeep of their respective properties. Anger finally boils over and the feud is resolved with fatal gunfire. |
April 27, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nail in the Coffin The promise of peaceful life in Tamarac, Florida is broken when the son of a newly arrived family befriends the neighborhood's most unruly kids. Bad blood between the neighbors boils over until things come to a horrifically violent end on Halloween. |
March 30, 2016 |
| 2 |
Hell Hounds In Dayton, Ohio, a woman welcomes a young family when they move into the long-derelict house next door, then escalating fights over pets and children lead to a deadly confrontation. |
April 6, 2016 |
| 3 |
Neighborhood Madhouse In Longboat Key, Fla., a psychologist discovers her neighbor may be a violent criminal and vows to protect herself -- with devastating consequences. |
April 13, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lust to Dust After her husband dies suddenly, a woman becomes the relentless target of her overly flirtatious neighbor. When her brother moves in to protect her, he's put on a collision course with the neighbor that will only be resolved with bloodshed. |
April 6, 2017 |
| 2 |
Desperate Times, Deadly Measures An Appalachian couple is delighted when their neighbors return home after mysteriously disappearing for ten years. But they've changed, for the worse, unleashing a campaign of endless intimidation and harassment that ultimately ends in a bloodbath. |
April 13, 2017 |
| 3 |
Hysteria Lane A couple who tragically lost their son are thrilled when a family with two boys moves in across the street. But the relationship soon sours, engulfing all of them in conflict, accusation, and finally a deadly shooting. |
April 20, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Desperate Houseknives 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. |
June 2, 2018 |
| 2 |
Deadly Duplex 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 when the husband return |
June 9, 2018 |
| 3 |
Head in the Oven Two neighboring bachelors start out as friends; harmless banter turns into threats eventually igniting an escalating war; the violence ends with a murder so shocking it is almost beyond belief. |
June 16, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Killer View A young family builds their dream home in the Kentucky Hills, but their heaven is hell for the quiet couple living next door. And a dispute over a shared road leads to fireworks, fury, and cold-blooded murder. |
July 31, 2019 |
| 2 |
Games of Homes 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. |
August 7, 2019 |
| 3 |
House of Shards 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. |
August 14, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hell in Hawaii A handyman who lives rent-free in the home of a generous friend grows increasingly paranoid about his neighbors. He endlessly films them and instigates fights until the conflict escalates out of control, culminating in an explosive act of violence. |
February 24, 2021 |
| 2 |
I'm Not Moving A man returns from a work stint out of state to find that his neighbor has taken over his property to run a chop shop, resulting in an intractable feud that engulfs two families, and doesn't end until one of the combatants lies dead. |
April 14, 2021 |
| 3 |
Backyard Blood A man's dream comes true when he buys his parents' house and moves his family into it, only to discover that his neighbor on the other side of the fence holds a decades-long grudge against him that won't resolve until one of them lies dead. |
April 21, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blizzard of Blood A single woman and her two young sons believe they have found a perfect new apartment, but their overbearing landlord and neighbor soon turns their idyllic situation into a living hell of arguments and intimidation that finally ends in bloodshed. |
June 13, 2022 |
| 2 |
Appalachian Vendetta Once-friendly neighbors on a mountain road become sworn enemies after one family calls police about a theft—violating the unspoken tradition of leaving authorities out of disputes; years of conflict finally culminate with shots fired. |
June 20, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Next Door War An army veteran delivers a parcel to his neighbour that lands in his mailbox mistakenly. Instead of receiving gratitude, he ignites a war between the two military men that spirals out of control until the feud finally ends in a hail of bullets. |
June 27, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Secret Wife A peaceful suburb turns upside down when a family learns that the neighbor has kept a secret wife locked in his home for years; things escalate when the family helps her escape with her baby, leading to a bitter feud that ends in terrible bloodshed. |
October 16, 2023 |
| 2 |
Bullets in the Snow After years of a married couple ruling their street, a new neighbor who doesn't abide by them moves in; years of tension fester between the two parties until one is pushed over the edge, resulting in a shocking double-execution. |
October 16, 2023 |
| 3 |
Vendetta in Vegas A Baptist pastor moves in next-door to a free-spirited older woman in suburban Las Vegas, leading to years of back and forth accusations of dog theft, intimidation and drug use. Once the agitation reaches biblical proportions, retribution is wrought. |
October 23, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillbilly Holler A bachelor starts disputing the property lines in his new neighborhood. Warring parties start filming each other extensively to bolster contesting complaints of harassment, but when the cameras are off when violence occurs. |
June 26, 2024 |
| 2 | HOA Hellfire | July 3, 2024 |
| 3 |
Better Get To Running A couple moves to the country and ruins the quiet their new neighbors have enjoyed for years. |
July 10, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Mayor A beautiful hamlet is home to a resident regarded as a pillar of the community. |
October 23, 2024 |
| 2 |
Renovation Rage A family moves one house closer to their friendly neighbors; however, things go south soon. |
October 30, 2024 |
| 3 |
Hate Thy Neighbor A gospel radio host and her son get into a minor street parking dispute with their next door neighbor. Yet the neighbor's anger is anything but minor, and soon, the whole community bears witness to his unleashed wrath. |
November 6, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Investigation Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 14, 2014 |
| Last aired | December 11, 2024 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |