Haunted History (2013 TV series)
Haunted History | |
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Genre |
Paranormal Documentary |
Starring |
Amy Cobb Chris Page Karlo Zuzic |
Narrated by | David O'Brien |
Composer(s) | Vanacore Music Group |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Craig Piligian Mike Nichols |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company(s) | A&E Television Networks |
Distributor | History Channel |
Release | |
Original network | H2 |
Original release | July 12 – September 6, 2013 |
External links | |
Production website |
Haunted History is a 2013 American TV series featuring stories of supernatural experiences and why "haunted history" is attached to the most haunted locations in the United States. The series premiered on July 12, 2013 at 10PM EST.
Premise
Opening Introduction: (narrated by David O'Brien):
“ | America's filled with dark and traumatic events. There are some who believe these events leave evidence of what took place, hot spots filled with unexplained activity. These are the stories of Haunted History. | ” |
Series Overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD and Blu-ray release date | |||
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Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | |||
1 | 8 | July 12, 2013 | September 6, 2013 | N/A | N/A | |
Episode Guide
Season 1 (2013)
Ep # | Title | Location | Airdate |
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1.1 | "The Manson Murders[1]" | House on Cielo Drive, Hollywood, California | July 12, 2013 |
1.2 | "Ghosts of Gettysburg" | Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | July 19, 2013 |
1.3 | "Murder Castle" | H.H. Holmes "Murder Castle", Chicago, Illinois | July 26, 2013 |
1.4 | "Lost Souls of Pennhurst" | Pennhurst Asylum, Spring City, Pennsylvania | August 2, 2013 |
1.5 | "A Deadly Possession" | Portland, Oregon | August 9, 2013 |
The haunted history of a wooden wine box, known as the Dibbuk box is traced back to the Nazi Germany during the Holocaust when two Jewish women conduct a séance with a homemade Ouija board on November 10, 1938 on Kristallnact or the Night of the Broken Glass in Poland. The box winds up in the hands of an antique dealer in Portland, who bought it at an estate sale and is believed to have a "Dibbuk", a Hebrew word for demon, trapped inside. | |||
1.6 | "The Torso murders" | Cleveland, Ohio | August 16, 2013 |
The restless souls of dismembered victims offer clues to paranormal investigators about the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, a serial killer, also known as the "Torso Murderer". He was believed by Cleveland's newly appointed safety director, Eliot Ness to be a skilled surgeon named Francis Sweeney, who stalked his unknowing prey in the shanty town of Kingsbury Run, dumping their body parts all over town in the 1930s. | |||
1.7 | "Salem Witch Trials" | Salem, Massachusetts | August 23, 2013 |
Four haunted locations in Salem (43 Church, a restaurant originally Sarah Good's apple orchard, where she was the first to be arrested and hanged, The Witch House where Judges Corwin and Hathrone decided the fates of alleged witches, Gallows Hill where the hangings took place and Howard Street Cemetery, the site where Giles Corey was pressed to death) are all connected to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, which are plagued by the restless spirits of the innocent who were accused of witchcraft in this once Puritan community. | |||
1.8 | "Katrina Cannibal" | French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana | September 6, 2013 |
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the area in August 2005, locals wondered how the Crescent City's spirit world was affected. Unfortunately, one couple, Zach Bowen and Addie Hall, will soon find out when one of them gets possessed, leading to a gruesome murder in their French Quarter house. |
References
External links
- Haunted History official website
- Haunted History at the Internet Movie Database
- Haunted History at TV Guide
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