Just in time for spooky season, Investigation Discovery (ID), the top true crime network, is doubling down on the scares with two new series. The network just announced the premiere of “THE FRIDAY THE 13TH MURDERS,” a new six-part show that dives into some truly twisted cases that happened on the most feared date on the calendar.
But that’s not all! The return of a fan favorite will join the new series, “THE REAL MURDERS ON ELM STREET.” This show chronicles more shocking murder cases that took place on seemingly quiet and safe Elm Streets across the country, proving that horror can happen anywhere.
Get ready for a double dose of true crime starting Wednesday, October 1. The new season of THE REAL MURDERS ON ELM STREET kicks off at 9/8c, followed by the series premiere of THE FRIDAY THE 13TH MURDERS at 10/9c on ID. And if you miss them live, you can stream new episodes of both shows on HBO Max.
Featuring six new cases that occurred on Elm Streets across the country, “THE REAL MURDERS ON ELM STREET” will continue to explore real-life murders that prove horror can happen anywhere – even on the quietest street in town. In the season two premiere, Someone’s Watching Her, airing on Wednesday, October 1 at 9/8c, after a 20-year-old vanishes in Toledo, Ohio, a cryptic message lures the detective investigating her case to the city’s Elm Street – where in a decaying warehouse, the authorities discover signs of a twisted obsession.
Episodes this season include:
Trailing a Killer
Premieres Wednesday, October 8 at 9/8c
On New Year’s Eve, Tara GGillon’s father finds her murdered in her Massachusetts home. No suspect. Few clues. Just one trail of footprints in fresh snow and one missing shoe. In this twisted Cinderella story, the right fit could catch a killer.
Mommy’sDead
Premieres Wednesday, October 15 at 9/8c
A killer stalks families across state lines, leaving horror behind. After a 3-year-old whispers, “Mommy’s dead, “police uncover a massacre on Elm Street. Two boys survive. The killer must be stopped before striking again.
Laced with Powder
Premieres Wednesday, October 22 at 9/8c
Three friends arrive for a haircut only to find their barber dead; his body sprinkled with a mysterious white powder. As the police dig in, one clue stands out: he’d just come into money. Was it a robbery or a betrayal by someone he never saw coming?
Savage Woods
Premieres Wednesday, October 29 at 9/8c
When a hunter discovers bones in the Pennsylvania woods, it looks like a bear attack. However, a chilling confession exposes something far more savage, a violent betrayal by those closest to him, proof that trust can be fatal.
Nightmare Before Christmas
Premieres Wednesday, November 5 at 9/8c
The day before Christmas Eve, police answered a call to find two women bound and suffocated. No sign of forced entry. They learn the victims owned most of Elm Street, and the killer may be closer than anyone dares to imagine.
From sadistic killers who strike with ritualistic intent to crimes so shocking they feel pulled right from the pages of a horror movie script, “THE FRIDAY THE 13TH MURDERS” unpacks real-life tragedies with sinister connections to the cursed date. In the series premiere, Obsession To Do Evil, airing Wednesday, October 1 at 10/9c, a teen obsessed with Satan and serial killers terrorizes a small Texas town in a night-long rampage that leaves the community forever changed and scarred.
Episodes this season include:
We All Go a Little Mad
Premieres Wednesday, October 8 at 10/9c on ID
On a dark and stormy night, the police find a family dead in their mansion. A horror film flickers. A bloody mask lies nearby. And a letter to the victim’s mother, the voice of the demon in ” The Exorcist, “hints at something darker than murder-suicide.
Cape Fear Killer
Premieres Wednesday, October 15 at 10/9c on ID
For decades, a predator has been hunting in the shadows. Whispers of missing women, unsolved attacks, and a faceless monster haunt a quiet town. After a shocking breakthrough, investigators realize that the killer never left.
Feared Silent
Premieres Wednesday, October 22 at 10/9c on ID
After a call on Friday the 13th, José Herran vanishes. When investigators dig into the town he disappeared into, they uncover something monstrous. Fear is currency, pain is ritual, and some visitors never leave. The horror here doesn’t hide; it thrives.
I Will Kill
Premieres Wednesday, October 29 at 10/9c on ID
On Friday the 13th, 14-year-old Amber Dubois vanishes. A year later, Chelsea King disappears nearby. As fear spreads, a survivor links the two and exposes a predator hiding in plain sight—police race to stop a killer before Friday the 13th strikes again.
She Had No Name
Premieres Wednesday, November 5 at 10/9c on ID
A young woman vanishes after entering a patrol car. For 35 years, she’s been a Jane Doe. As fear and rumors consume a small town, a chilling clue under hypnosis cracks the case open and exposes a predator no one saw coming.
THE REAL MURDERS ON ELM STREET and THE FRIDAY THE 13TH MURDERS are produced for Investigation Discovery by Grandma’s House Entertainment.
