Ghost Hunters International: Premiere Episode Review
January 4, 2008 by Cynthia
From Waverly Hills Sanitarium to the Amityville Horror and the spirits that inhabit the Queen Mary, the United States is filled with ghosts and ghost stories. But that’s nothing compared to the stories you’ll find in England, Scotland, Italy and France where ghost stories are as common as salt in the kitchen. The Ghost Hunters have gone International and we’ve been invited to come along.
Ghost Hunters International is an all-new spin-off series that will hit SCI FI Channel beginning on January 9, 2008 at 9:00 pm. The series combines some of your favorite Ghost Hunters from the US version mixed with some new faces and experts from the area.
The show follows the same format as the original version; a brief overview of the haunted location, equipment set-up, then it’s lights-out for the night. Infrared cameras pick up the crew as they investigate and come morning they pack up and go. The last quarter of the episode is devoted to reviewing the evidence and the “reveal” to the person who hired them to investigate in the first place. It’s a tried and true formula, so why mess with it?
What’s different about Ghost Hunters International is the scenery and I don’t mean that lightly. There’s something about walking around inside a centuries old castle that really adds depth to the idea of hunting ghosts.
In the premiere episode, the team will be investigating both Chillingham Castle in England (a portion not on the preview DVD I received) and Mary King’s Close in Scotland.
The ghosts at Chillingham are so well known they even have their own section on the Castle’s website. Lady Mary Berkeley and Blue Boy wander the castle as noted by the rustle of a dress in the hallway and the halo of light that illuminates the spirit of a boy dressed in blue. You can read more about them at the Chillingham Sightings page so you’ll know what you’re looking for when you watch the premiere episode of the series.
One part of the episode I did get to review was the trip to Mary King’s Close. A “close” is the entrance to narrow street; in this case an alley between a series of closely situated tenement buildings that run under the city of Edinburgh. Legend has it that in 1645, at the height of the Black Death, the city council members walled up the close leaving the plague victims inside to die of starvation. It makes for a great ghost story, but historically it may not be true. It’s possible that the victims quarantined themselves, creating a kind of community for the diseased under the city. Either way
, it’s a place full of sorrow and death and a perfect breeding ground for the paranormal and the international ghost hunters spend the night there to check it out.
Though some innocuous events are portrayed as spookier than they really are, this is still a fascinating segment. Just watching the episode, I felt the weight of despair and the story of young Annie had me reaching for the tissue box. The image of human beings living in such desperate conditions, just waiting for the black death to take them one-by-one — well, that alone is dramatic storytelling and you don’t need an apparition to make it any more so.
With the tried and true Ghost Hunters formula mixed with the incredible, centuries old landscape of Europe, Ghost Hunters International is a welcome addition to my DVR line-up. There is so much history here; you know there have to be ghosts about, even if they’re too shy to be caught on camera.
Ghost Hunters International premieres on Wednesday, January 9 on SCI FI.
GHI was not correct about Chillingham Castle. It is for sure the most haunted castle in Europe!!! Know this. The fact they only caught 3 EVP’s, give me a break!!! The problem with them from the start, is they did not have enough camera’s. That is a HUGE castle! Really hope they go back there again! Cause I know they missed alot of ghost activity.
Do you have e-mail address to contact Ghost Hunter International individuals?
I don’t have an email but you can probably contact them through the TAPS website
http://www.the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com/
No, I do not either. The new GHI has nothing to do with the original Ghost Hunters.
Another thought. You can go to the Sci-Fi site. Go to the the Forums. They have the GHI one. You can ask your question there, and sure you would get and answer there.
Good Luck
What a disappointment. Made the mistake thinking it would be as creible as TAPS. I had hopes for Barry but it appears he’s getting as bad as Brian. Please leave the drama on the soaps and get back to investigating. If nothing’s there, so be it. Also whats happening to Donna? She was the encourager, but now looks like it “may” be going to her head. Justin’s a welcome addition.
So sorry, I meant “Dustin”
I am a big fan of Brian H and Donna and I am so glad that Steve G. is not on GHI, he jumps everytime he sees a shadow or even a dead spider, he is useless and a backstabber. He thinks he is funny but he just a bully and I have no respect for him. Keep Brian and Donna because they have a lot of passion/compassion for their job and Andy is just cute as a bug. No one else makes an impression.
i love the show both of them and all day i’ve been looking for evidence(on the internet,pictureand videos.). i really would love to believe and at times i do then at other times i feel real silly. my questions are many. just like others out there but i wish i could ask them all and you guys would have the answers but you don’t. i know you must get asked to check out a million places so here me asking you to check out the 1,000,000,001th could you please look into Aston Hall, Birmingham, England. if you don’t get round to it it’s ok beacase i’m not the only one looking for answer take guys keep hunting for those who need answers.
ever since i have been working in a state building finding out that it use to be a cancer hospital and TB hospital learning the history of it i have been totally been into to watching this show,people have seen shadow’s bathroom stall door open,pictures falling of the wall with out the glass breaking but the frame of it twist,i have heard like keys rattle ,they also had the morge in the basment,with radiation rooms,a bad smell near the morge ,you can really feel like your being watched,VERY VERY cool,by the way i work security in the building:} :} :} :} :} :} :} :}
I have published a children’s book which hence became the musical which was performed in a place called the Majors Inn in Gilbertsville,New York. There is a picture in my book of an apparition of a young boy. There have been many instances of sightings of ghosts. Especcially the night of the performances when some of my young cast members saw people walking on the outside of the the building. There have been many stories here. Is it possible to have an investigative team to prove whether it is haunted and whether I saw the young boy in the window? You can see his outline from head to the shoulders, looks like brown eyes, and a cowlick. Definately a young boy.Who do I contact to check this place out. My email is jukelady@aol.com . If I am not getting thru to the right people please let me know. Thankyou. sheila
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