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The Worst Episodes of Hammer House of Horror

Every episode of Hammer House of Horror ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Hammer House of Horror!

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Each self-contained episode features a different kind of horror, varying from witches, werewolves, ghosts, devil worship and voodoo, but also includes non-supernatural themes such as cannibalism, confinement and serial killers.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 4 - Growing Pains
    5.4/10(729 votes)

    S1:E4

    Ten-year-old William tragically dies by eating food intended for his father's research rabbits. His parents, Terence and Laurie, subsequently adopt another boy, James. But James is a weird, aloof child from the beginning and shocking things happen around him.

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 11 - Visitor from the Grave
    5.7/10(635 votes)

    S1:E11

    Charlie Willoughby tries to rape Penny, an unstable young American living in England, and in defending herself she shoots and kills him. Her boyfriend, Harry, helps Penny cover things up and buries Charlie's body in the woods. Then, however, Penny thinks she hears and sees Charlie, still alive - but a trickster is up to no good and wants something from Penny.

    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 13 - The Mark of Satan
    6.0/10(611 votes)

    S1:E13

    Edwyn Rord, a young man working in a hospital morgue, pricks himself with a needle while working on the body of a man who thought he was possessed by the Devil. As a result, the Devil chooses Edwyn as his next disciple - or is it all in Edwyn's mind? In any event, Edwyn becomes obsessed by numerology and kills his mother, and the local Vicar takes a strong line on it all.

    Director:Don Leaver
    Writer:Don Shaw

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  4. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 9 - Carpathian Eagle
    6.3/10(737 votes)

    S1:E9

    A man is murdered by a female hitch-hiker who cuts out his heart with a sharp hook. While noting its similarity to another recent killing, Police Inspector Clifford hears on the radio about a book by local writer Natalie, concerning a 17th Century countess who kept an eagle that tore out her husband's heart after he locked her up, in addition to her many subsequent lovers. Clifford contacts Natalie to find out more and his suspicion soon falls on Mrs Henska, an elderly European who is descended from the count...

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 1 - Witching Time
    6.4/10(1094 votes)

    S1:E1

    The beautiful Lucinda Jessop turns up in David Winter's barn, claiming to be a witch from the 17th Century who has escaped being burnt at the stake by travelling forward in time, and it's not long before he is under her spell - much to the alarm of his wife, Mary.

    Director:Don Leaver
    Writer:Anthony Read

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  6. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 6 - Charlie Boy
    6.4/10(763 votes)

    S1:E6

    A young man, Graham, inherits his uncle's collection of native art, including an African black magic doll which he and his girlfriend, Sarah, call 'Charlie Boy'. Ignorant of its power, Graham inadvertently uses 'Charlie Boy' to kill a dangerous driver but also accidentally sets in motion a fatal curse directed at those closest to him.

    Director:Robert Young
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 2 - The Thirteenth Reunion
    6.5/10(884 votes)

    S1:E2

    Journalist Ruth Cairns is given the job of writing about a weight loss programme at the Chesterton Clinic, a place with a strange reputation. After checking into the Clinic, Ruth investigates rumours of limbless torsos and body snatching.

    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 10 - Guardian of the Abyss
    6.5/10(731 votes)

    S1:E10

    Australian antique dealer Laura Stephens buys an old mirror in a job lot at an auction. While she and fellow dealer Mike Roberts are looking at it, the sinister Simon Andrews makes a high offer for the mirror, but Laura turns him down. On the drive home, Mike Roberts picks up a runaway called Alison, who says she has escaped from the sinister Choronzan Society. During their chat she identifies the mirror as a 'scrying glass', a fact that leads Mike into a world of human sacrifice and devil worship.

    Director:Don Sharp
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 5 - The House That Bled to Death
    6.6/10(960 votes)

    S1:E5

    Emma and William Peters and their young daughter, Sophie, move into an old house that has been empty for many years. Unknown to them, Number 42, Colman Road, has not been lived-in since an old man murdered his wife there. As severed hands and kukris materialize, echos of the house's grisly history begin to terrorise the new occupants.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 8 - Children of the Full Moon
    6.6/10(812 votes)

    S1:E8

    A friend lends Tom Martin a country cottage for a holiday with his wife, Sarah. On the way there, Tom's car runs out of control and he can't stop it. The car ends up at a house in the woods, where Tom and Sarah meet eight beautiful Hungarian children and their Nanny, Mrs Ardoy. That night, they have an experience which will change their lives.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 3 - Rude Awakening
    6.8/10(883 votes)

    S1:E3

    Estate agent Norman Shenley has a dream about murdering his plain, bad-tempered wife, which leaves him free to chase his secretary, Lolly. Later that day, a man approaches Norman wanting to sell an old house called Lower Moat Manor. From that point on, real life and fantasy start to become intertwined...

    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 12 - The Two Faces of Evil
    7.0/10(811 votes)

    S1:E12

    The Lewis family, Martin and Janet and their son David, is driving off on holiday. As they go through a severe rainstorm, they almost fail to see a man in the road, missing him by inches. Martin stops and offers the sober-looking stranger a lift. Back on the road again, the stranger suddenly attacks Martin, causing a terrible crash. Janet and David wake up in hospital and find that Martin has also survived, badly scarred and changed... As time goes by, Janet starts to wonder whether the man who is now her husband is Martin at all. Could it be the stranger?

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Episode 7 - The Silent Scream
    7.3/10(942 votes)

    S1:E7

    A hard-up young convict, Chuck Spillers, strikes up a friendship with Martin Blueck, an elderly prison visitor who owns a pet shop. When Chuck is released, he is glad to take a job working in the shop where Martin reveals he keeps a number of large cats in cages and is experimenting in controlling animals by electrical force fields and bells. Unfortunately for Chuck, his desperate need for money lures him into danger.

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Growing Pains" is the worst rated episode of "Hammer House of Horror". It scored 5.4/10 based on 729 votes. Directed by Francis Megahy and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/4/1980. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Visitor from the Grave".