

Surviving Evil
Charisma Carpenter is the survivor of a real-life incident that she endured more than 20 years ago. The actress and two friends were swimming at San Diego's Torrey Pines State Beach in 1991 when they were violently attacked by an armed serial rapist. Carpenter fought for her survival after being held at gunpoint, but her two friends were both shot by the attacker. In the first episode of the series Charisma tells her story in raw emotional detail about what happened that night.
Cast

Charisma Carpenter
Host
Seasons
E1Terror Beach
Aug 28, 2013
E2Nobody's Victim
Sep 4, 2013
A suicidal teen is abducted at gunpoint; police launch a manhunt; the teen's survival instincts kick in.
E3Underground Terror
Sep 11, 2013
A young girl is held captive by a depraved sexual predator in an underground bunker for 10 days.
E4Money, Madness and Murder
Sep 18, 2013
Two women fall prey to assailants obsessed with life luxury.
E5Home Invasion
Sep 25, 2013
A couple and their son are kidnapped by thugs and escape with their lives.
E6Wolves at the Door
Oct 2, 2013
A woman and man are brutally attacked by their friends.
E7Bound and Determined
Oct 9, 2013
A predator kidnaps a woman and shoots her husband in broad daylight.
E8Good Deeds Gone Bad
Oct 16, 2013
After good deeds are done, Rhoda and Amy are attacked but live to tell of how they fought off the deranged attackers.
E9Out of Control
Oct 23, 2013
Two women fight for their lives; ex-husband ready to dispose of his wife; homicidal attacker in school.
E10The Devil You Know
Oct 30, 2013
Three women are victimized by familiar faces; they survive by any means necessary.
E1Betrayal of Trust
Sep 3, 2014
A caregiver has a near-fatal encounter with one of her patients; a personal trainer takes advantage of a single mother with an eating disorder who comes to him for help.
E2The Girl in the Box
Sep 10, 2014
In Kokomo, Indiana, 21-year-old Anita Wooldridge is abducted and locked in a metal cabinet hundreds of miles from home. Repeatedly raped, she struggles to stay alive. Meanwhile, the FBI joins the search to find her before it's too late.
E3The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sep 17, 2014
Family members arrive at their vacation home in Utah to discover that two violent criminals have ransacked the cabin where they intended to celebrate Christmas.
E4Killer Smile
Sep 24, 2014
A sociopath on a killing spree abducts a 28-year-old woman at knife point in the parking lot of a bank.
E5Coke Crazed Killer
Oct 1, 2014
A man goes on a cocaine-fueled rampage in a Texas border town, targeting a neighbor who is determined to save her children even if it means sacrificing her own life.
E6Bulletproof
Oct 8, 2014
A Texas schoolteacher is abducted in the middle of the night by a stranger wielding a gun; a woman's date takes a turn when her ex-lover shows up with a gun.
E7Bound by Love
Oct 15, 2014
When Amy Collinsworth threatens to leave her husband, Billy, he unleashes a frightening wave of violence.
E8Hostage Hell House
Oct 22, 2014
In Illinois, Katy Sharp is kidnapped and held captive for months by a man who beats and tortures her.
E9From Dire to Deadly
Oct 29, 2014
A recent high school graduate finds herself in the clutches of a local thug; a divorcee falls for a sadistic villain.
E10Handcuffed
Nov 5, 2014
In 1990, 19-year-old Kim Case fights for her life after being abducted by four men who shove her into the backseat of a car and put handcuffs on her.
E1The Queen's Daughter
Oct 15, 2015
A young woman is plunged into the dark side of Detroit when a night on the town leaves her stranded on the freeway and in the clutches of an armed gang of thugs on a violent crime spree.
E2Total Control
Oct 22, 2015
A high-school student is confined to a motel room and forced to work for a string of violent clients.
E3The Last Straw
Oct 29, 2015
A Texas woman attempts to turn the tables on her captor in order to save herself and her three daughters.
E4Escaping the Arroyo
Nov 5, 2015
The story of two University of New Mexico students who were abducted by a deranged predator.
E5The Perfect Target
Nov 12, 2015
With her two young kids strapped in the backseat of her minivan, a Miami woman is carjacked in broad daylight from the parking lot of her local church. And to protect her family, she must do every terrible thing her sadistic kidnapper demands.
E6Living in Fear
Nov 19, 2015
After escaping her abusive husband, Heather Imming is determined to build a new life for herself and her daughter. But her deranged husband is hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike a lethal blow.
E7The Bathtub Killer
Dec 3, 2015
Known for raping his victims and then butchering them in their bathtubs, a notorious serial killer is terrorizing the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and 22-year-old Adriane Fields just can’t shake the feeling that she’s next.
E8Written in Blood
Dec 17, 2015
A stay-at-home mom’s idyllic life is shattered when she becomes the target of a disturbed predator disguised as the boy next door. With rape and murder on his mind, Donnie Russell is a twisted sociopath just waiting for his opportunity to pounce.
E9Getting Away Alive
Dec 17, 2015
Abducted in her hometown by a sadistic monster, a young Ohio woman endures unspeakable acts of violence and torture. Focusing on her children, she is determined to survive. But the only way she can fight back... is to play dead.
E10Mind Games
Mar 9, 2016
Jennifer Holliday is driving along a Texas highway at night when she is viciously blind-sided. From out of nowhere, a shotgun blast nearly severs her arm and as she frantically tries to recover, her attacker's reign of terror is only just beginning.
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Storyline
Charisma Carpenter is the survivor of a real-life incident that she endured more than 20 years ago. The actress and two friends were swimming at San Diego's Torrey Pines State Beach in 1991 when they were violently attacked by an armed serial rapist. Carpenter fought for her survival after being held at gunpoint, but her two friends were both shot by the attacker. In the first episode of the series Charisma tells her story in raw emotional detail about what happened that night.
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