First up is Ghost Hunters on the Sci Fi channel. The show follows TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) as they try to disprove hauntings in various creepy places. This is probably the most “legitimate” and “scientific” of the ghost shows I watch. I also watch the spinoff called Ghost Hunters International. This is for people who believe that ghosts also exist outside of America (ridiculous). GHI is pretty much the same as Ghost Hunters original but also features a guy with an accent.
Next we have Paranormal State on A&E. I’ve heard it’s from the same people who produced Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. I don’t know if this is actually true because I don’t do any research, but it explains a lot. Accoring to IMDb the “story follows members of the famous Penn State Paranormal Research Society as they investigate strange and unusual phenomena across the country”. Famous? Probably not. But they are educated and because it’s a group from a university that means everything they show is true. Paranormal State has taught me that voodoo dolls are the worst idea ever and that Chip Coffey is the best.
Finally, there’s Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal which is also on A&E. This is almost exactly like Paranormal State but with kids, an hour-length format, and a lot more exploitation and crying. Chip Coffey is also involved!
Below is a clip from Paranormal State to wet your whistle (gross phrase) for ghost shows:
Finally, this is what all ghosts should look like:
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