The Best Ghost & Paranormal Shows to Watch on Television

Goodluck Kingsley
There are many television and cable networks that are producing programs and series on ghosts and the paranormal activities. People are drawn most to shows that show their inner fears as well as incidents that they do not normally understand yet are freaked out to experience. The ghost and paranormal TV genre allow people to explore their inner fears and curiosity in the comfort of their homes and on their own terms. Everyone needs to be spooked occasionally and the best way to do this is to learn about the best ghost and paranormal shows to watch.

List of good Ghost and Paranormal shows to watch on television

Ghost Hunters , "Syfy Network"

The show follows a group named The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) that seeks to investigate and help people who have questions about ghosts and the paranormal activities. TAPS not only seek places of interest involving the paranormal, but they aim to debunk some theories and beliefs. The show revolves around two protagonists, who are plumbers by day and are aided by people in their team.

Ghost Adventures ,"The Travel Channel"

Perhaps one of the most acclaimed ghost and paranormal shows in recent history. The trio of Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin investigate ghost, paranormal activity and they also relish the adventure of experiencing it themselves. After interviewing the necessary authorities, eyewitnesses and historians related to the place of interest, they go into their dusk-to-dawn lockdown to not only investigate the phenomenon but also to provoke whatever entities that causes these. And it has been proven that they do not always come out of it safe and sound.

Paranormal State, "A&E Network"

A documentary reality Television series, Paranormal State follows the investigations of the Paranormal Research Society of Ryan Buell. Not only do they focus on the basic ghost and paranormal circumstance occurrences, but they also delve into the taboo world of demonic disruption. The fact that these investigators are no more than your ordinary college students is a basis for the rapport the show creates with its younger audience and how they could relate to whatever is happening on an episode could also happen to them.

Most Haunted, "Living / Travel Channel"

Led by the host Yvette Fielding, the show's crew includes a resident scientist and parapsychologist and renowned British medium Derek Acorah. The team spends 24 hours filming the United Kingdom 's most infamous and haunted establishments and locations. The show effectively narrates the shift from the safety of the day as it descends into the coldness and the eerie transformation these places evolve into as the night enters. This ghost and paranormal show give its viewer first-hand experience on what is happening while the cameras are rolling.

Ghost Lab, "Discovery Channel"

The crew of Ghost Lab is armed with the most sophisticated and scientific equipment any ghost hunter is willing to sell. Going around, and visiting the most haunted locations in the United States of America, the show seeks to test the limits of proven theories and to find proof of the afterlife. The show is entertaining but will still give the viewer a fair share of the hair-raising experiences.

A Haunting, "Discovery Channel"

The dark version of its sister show "Ghost Lab", it is a paranormal documentary-drama anthology TV series that features a slew of haunting incidents, paranormal encounters, cryptic visions and demonic attacks and shows this to the viewer in perfect cinematic re-enactments.

Destination Truth, "Syfy Network"

This is perhaps the first of many ghost and paranormal shows with a global investigative reach. Destination Truth is hosted by Josh Gates and the show takes its viewers worldwide in search of paranormal creatures that have been said to have existed only in superstition or clouded by myth. And this is done mostly after nightfall, which only increases the fear factor.

Reference
1. Syfy: Ghost Hunters Headquarters
2. Travel Channel: Ghost Adventures
3. A&E: Paranormal State
4. Living Tv: Most Haunted
5. Discovery Channel: Ghost Lab
6. Discovery Channel: A Haunting
7. Syfy Network: Destination Truth

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