The show Ghost Hunters has turned into a bona fide franchise. Recently renewed for another season, the show also has the spin-off Ghost Hunters International, and its own reality show with contestants vying for their chance to join the ranks.
Now available on DVD, Ghost Hunters International - Season One Part 1 brings you 11 episodes with over and hour of deleted scenes.
The paranormal investigation, and popularity, of Ghost Hunters has by now caused a stir in ever-widening circles. Even those who are quick to dismiss the paranormal in general, and the show in particular, have to face the fact that it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Though similar shows (and not so similar paranormal shows) have popped up with increasing frequency, this is the franchise that seems to have caught people's attention.
Even among the quick to judge, who wonder aloud about such ideas like the fact that there hasn't been a person yet who claimed to be walking around at 3:00 am in total darkness when they saw something, there's something about the regular guys from RotoRooter that has people hooked.
You don't have to look far to find someone who will tell you that everything you've ever seen on the show could easily be faked, and that is only among things that require it, but it almost doesn't matter. It's an oddly watchable guilty pleasure whatever your view of the paranormal.
Ghost Hunters International kicks things up a bit, and takes us to locales all around the world, many of them among the most celebrated "haunted" spots on Earth. It's a natural progression, but it also keys in on one of the best aspects of the original show, which is the exploration of the locations.
Whether you are particularly open to the overall theory, the stories and tours of some of these spots make the show worth watching. This comes together nicely with the fact that the places that build up a haunting legend are going to have a pretty interesting history, and often aren't on the tourist radar.
You may hit a castle, or even see them on other television shows, but not so many people have taken the tour of Scotland's Mary King's Close, an underground city. And, while people may go there, you probably haven't had a real look at Frankenstein's Castle.
It's a pretty fun series overall, even if things that go bump don't do it for you.
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A spin-off of the Ghost Hunters series, Ghost Hunters International features a squad of paranormal investigators who use their principles of scientific techniques, to explore some of the most legendary haunted spots around the world. Each week the team travels to the far corners of the globe, searching for answers to bizarre supernatural mysteries.
For its first round of investigations, the International crew took on some of Europe's most haunted locales, including Chillingham Castle in England and the forgotten underground city of Mary King's Close in Scotland. The new episodes will take the team to countries such as Peru, Singapore, Sweden, the Philippines and many others.
Veteran investigators Robb Demarest, Dustin Pari, Brandy Green and Barry FitzGerald, are joined by newcomer Angela Alderman on their trip to Peru. TAPS member Joe Chin also makes the move from Ghost Hunters to Ghost Hunters International.
Ghost Hunters International is produced in association with Craig Piligian's, Pilgrim Films and Television which has produced American Chopper, Dirty Jobs and Ultimate Fighter. Piligian and Thomas Thayer, along with Rob Katz and Alan David, serve as executive producers. New Ghost Hunters International episodes return Summer 2010.
3-DVD set contains 11 episodes
- Chillingham Castle
- Evil Unearthed
- Whispers from Beyond
- Haunted Village
- Fortress of Fear
- Headless Haunting
- Frankenstein’s Castle
- Larnach Castle
- Devil Dogs
- Castle of the Damned
- Shattered Spirit
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