Evil Lives Here

When Ryan’s mother marries Blaine Nelson, he hopes he’ll gain a fun-loving stepdad. Instead, he gets chaos, pain, and fear. And while Blaine relishes tormenting Ryan, he can never imagine just how dark and sadistic his stepfather truly is.

When Dreamer meets Teddy, she sees a broken young man. She hopes her love will change him. Instead, he returns her love with fear, cruelty and control. After her father tries to help her escape his clutches, Teddy makes them pay a terrible price.

When Teresa reveals her seven-year-old daughter, Hannah, has a terminal illness, the community rallies around them. Hannah is terrified but does her best to face her own death. Then, the shocking truth comes to light - it was all a terrible, cruel lie.

When Eline starts dating Matthew, he seems kind and charming, but soon he reveals his dark, secret life. By the time she realizes it, Eline has a son with a man who was violent and full of rage. When she leaves him, Matthew’s fury explodes.

Patrick Bruce idolizes his fun-loving older brother, Lance. However, as he watches Lance descend into darkness, he feels powerless to stop him. He never imagines the horror of the unspeakable acts his brother is capable of — until it’s too late.

When Letisha meets Phillip, his charm lures her in. However, when his dark side emerges, Letisha is trapped with a monster. She manages to escape him, but when she discovers he’s wanted for rape and murder, she knows she’s lucky to be alive.

When Shaquoia and Imani first meet Isiah, they sense his evil. They don’t know why their loving mother would date a man like him. Shaquoia does all she can to protect her siblings from Isiah’s rage, but his cruelty and obsession would destroy the family.

As children, Tabitha and Ann endure their brother Terry’s twisted games. As adults, they try to cut ties, but their mother, Edwardyne, clings on…always willing to give him one more chance. However, her forgiveness may cost more than she bargained for.

As a child, Deon knows her stepfather, Edward, is deeply controlling. He instills fear into the family with his rage fits. After Deon’s mother finally leaves him, Edward tries to regain control of the family with a diabolical plan to eliminate them all.

Misty fears her violent, cruel, and manipulative brother, Patrick Boggs. His ex-girlfriend Lena once loved him but now fears him too. They both feel lucky to have escaped him with their lives. However, they suspect that others were not as fortunate.