Way cool, huh? Definitely one of my favorite bits of swag to date!

Ghost Hunters returns with all new episodes on March 3 and they’ve got a live blow out planned for their 100th episode that you won’t want to miss.

Jason and Grant will team up with Barry and Dustin from Ghost Hunters International for their biggest hunt yet – a trip to Alcatraz. Forget the DVR. For this one, you have to tune in LIVE for this two-hour, interactive fan event on March 3.

Learn more when you visit Syfy.com/gh

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It’s the start of the sixth season for the Ghost Hunters and it’s also their 100th episode. In order to make it really special, Jason, Grant and the rest of the team – plus guest investigators Barry FitzGerald and Dustin Pari from Ghost Hunters International – will take on their biggest case yet: Alcatraz!

The Rock, as it’s also known, is an island fortress off the coast of San Francisco and you can bet life there wasn’t easy for the prisoners who lived and died there. No wonder there have been so many paranormal events inside those walls.

The Alcatraz case will be presented on March 3rd within a LIVE, 2-hour interactive fan event hosted by Destination Truth’s Josh Gates.

Josh will then return on Wednesday, March 17 @ 10pm with a thrilling new slate of adrenaline-fueled adventures on Destination Truth. The new episodes kick off with a St. Patrick’s Day theme as the crew heads to Ireland in search of the legendary leprechaun. From there, Josh and crew will travel to the U.S., Jordan, Israel, China, New Zealand and Chile, seeking answers to the world’s greatest mysteries and myths.

You want guest investigators? How about Allison Scagliotti of Warehouse 13, following in her co-star’s footprints.

It’s the return of Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth and it all begins on March 3 at 9:00 on Syfy.

Photo: Pictured: (l-r) Grant Wilson, Josh Gates, Jason Hawes — Syfy Photo: Barbara Nitke

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READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!

At the end of every calendar year, most people take the opportunity to look back but I’ve decided to use this as a chance to look forward. I pulled out my crystal ball and set the dial for 2025. First off, don’t worry about that whole 2012 thing – we make it out okay.

Now here’s a look at the scifi shows that will be airing in the 2025-2026 season.

After covering every major city on the Earth, Jerry Bruckheimer gives us a look at some out of this world police work on CSI: Mars and I promise you, the lead detective won’t need sunglasses.

Ronald D. Moore is planning a pre-pre-pre-pre-quel to Battlestar Galactica where Starbuck is still a guy.

The Simpsons has a very special “Treehouse of Horrors” planned for 2025. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT USED TO OCCUPY THIS SPACE.

Eliza Dushku and Nathan Fillion have teamed up to produce Joss Whedon’s Houseparty, a celebrity game show that has actors from the Whedonverse playing Shakespearean charades for cash and prizes. (And before I hear it from Joss’ camp – this is a JOKE based on something Nathan Fillion once mentioned to me.)

Continuing with the trend that began with Matt Smith in 2010, Dr. Who will regenerate once again and this time he’ll be played by the 5-year-old great-grandson of Billie Piper.

And finally, young people in 2025 can’t stop talking about this new TV series called Star Trek which is based on that old movie from 2009. How original.

And speaking of “original,” what scifi series would you like to see them remake in the far or near future and which classics should be left alone?

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Air Date: Wednesday, December 9 @ 9:00pm

The American Legion – Willow Grove, PA

The team heads to Pennsylvania in search of spirits haunting the American Legion. This old farmhouse has been around since the 1700s and was originally built to help war veterans…but their spirits may not have been ready to leave when the house was renovated into apartments for visitors. With lights turning off and on by themselves to large dark shadows serving up drinks behind the bar, this sounds like a case for the Ghost Hunters.

Old State House – Hartford, CT

TAPS travels to Hartford, Connecticut to investigate the Old State House where government issues were put to the test.

Built in 1796, and now operating as a museum, the building is now also known for its paranormal activity. Guests frequently report hearing footsteps and voices whispering when no one else is in the room.

Will the Ghost Hunters crew find evidence to back up the claims of this haunted museum?

GHOST HUNTERS — Episode 524 “The American Legion” — Pictured: (l-r) Dustin Pari, Britt Griffith, Amy Bruni, Kris Williams, Jason Hawes — Syfy Photo: Cheryl Senter

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Air Date: Wednesday, December 2 @ 9:00 pm

This week, TAPS travels to Hartford, CT to check out the haunted house of legendary author Mark Twain.

Until the death of their 24-year-old-daughter Susy, the family lived in the beautiful, ornate Victorian style home. But now there’s a new set of tenants in town, and someone -or something – might not be ready to leave.

Rumor has it that soft, faint whispers can be heard in the halls, along with child-like giggles in the nursery. Employees have also witnessed full-bodied apparitions roaming the floors, and mysterious, shadowy figures have been spotted in the windows after hours. The paranormal activity shows no sign of letting up when the TAPS team arrives, and throughout the investigation, the gang experiences one of their most eventful evenings yet!

Ghost Hunters Academy: Drama Queen

Air Date: Wednesday, December 2 @ 10:00pm

When the class travels upstate to check out Buffalo Central Terminal this week, they receive a surprise drama lesson as they’re put to the test dealing with conflict in the group.

When Steve and Tango switch up the game by pairing students with different partners, tensions run high and the pressure is on. With limited time, there’s lots of ground to cover. The recruits need evidence to back up countless claims. Some say they’ve seen ghosts drinking from the water fountain while others have witnessed eerie voices, creepy footsteps and full body apparitions.

Will everyone be able to take the heat or will someone get cold feet and have to start packing? Find out in this week’s new episode of Ghost Hunters Academy!

GHOST HUNTERS — Mark Twain House & Museum — Pictured: (l-r) Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson — Syfy Photo: Cheryl Senter

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“Pensacola Lighthouse” – Pensacola, Florida

Head down south with the Ghost Hunters crew as they investigate the spooky Pensacola Lighthouse. Tales of a ghost-like woman lurking the halls have been passed down from generation to generation.

Brace yourself as TAPS searches for clues to explain creepy transparent figures, invisible fingers tapping guests on the head and light switches turning off and on by themselves. Tune in as the team reveals some of their most startling on-camera evidence yet!

**The photo is from an upcoming episode. Can you name the famous writer that may be haunting the house behind them?

Pictured: (l-r) Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson — Syfy Photo: Cheryl Senter

GHOST HUNTERS ACADEMY:

“The Honeymoon’s Over”

This week on Ghost Hunters Academy, Steve and Tango take the investigators-in-training down to North Carolina and put their skills to the test at the U.S.S. Carolina.

Their job will be to collect concrete evidence that will back up the chilling claims of doors slamming, people talking, and pots and pans banging when there’s no one else in the room. They’ll learn how to use more ghost hunting technology. But will their egos get in the way as they try to maneuver through the haunted ship maze?

Tune in to see if one of the students ends up walking the plank and kissing their dreams of becoming a Ghost Hunter goodbye.

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Ghost Hunters: Ghost of Buffalo Bill

Air Date: November 4 on Syfy

The West is about to get a whole lot wilder.

Warehouse 13’s Eddie McClintock dons Ghost Hunters gear for a special TAPS investigation. Today, the team tackles the haunted gravesite of the legendary Buffalo Bill.

Violent, invisible forces are believed to haunt the area. The mysterious specter of a cowboy has been spotted in the neighboring museum. Spooky whispers echo through the building’s empty halls.

Could TAPS have a close encounter with our nation’s greatest showman? Or will they run into more hostile spirits?

“Oakland Hall” – Eaton, Georgia

And later in the episode, residents of Oakland Hall are scared senseless. For the past three years, a strange spirit has haunted the home, causing visitors to feel nauseated and sick. TAPS heads in to investigate.

Built in the early 1800s, Oakland Hall survived General Sherman’s famous “March to the Sea.” Today, the ghost of a mentally ill child is believed to haunt the premises. Electronics turn on and off, and apparitions have been spotted on the grounds.

Watch as TAPS solves the mystery of the haunted hall.

DESTINATION TRUTH – FALL FINALE
“Bhutan Yeti”

In the fall finale, Josh and the rest of the Destination Truth crew travel to Bhutan, Nepal to continue their search of the Yeti, after their exciting discovery of a mysterious footprint during a past investigation.

This timeless myth proves once again to yield fruitful results for the team, and they return to the United States with more startling evidence of the elusive creature..

WAREHOUSE 13 — Pictured: Eddie McClintock as Pete Lattimer — SCI FI Channel Photo: Justin Stephens

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The day begins with a count down of the viewers’ choice five scariest episodes of Ghost Hunters. Then, Destination Truth star Josh Gates will join Ghost Hunters Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango and the Ghost Hunters Academy team for a night at the infamouse Essex County Hospital: the massive, abandoned hospital complex where over 10,000 souls perished.

Throughout the evening, you can log on to www.syfy.com/ghlive and help the team gather evidence by scanning the location through five live camera & audio feeds, letting the team know of suspicious activity via the site’s popular “panic button” feature. Steve, Tango and the team will investigate these hits during LIVE segments throughout the marathon.

I sat in for a few hours last year, even though I kept telling myself enough was enough. There’s something oddly tempting about watching live webcams looking for any sign of ghostly activity on a cold Halloween night. Are you likely to spot anything paranormal? No, but it’s still a fun party. Hope to see you there.

The six-hour event begins Saturday, October 31 @ 7 PM ET/PT.

Pictured: (l-r) Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango — Syfy Photo: Michael Perez

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In the past, scientists were easy to recognize, white lab coats, horn rimmed glasses, and a collage degree.  Today’s scientists blend in a little bit better, backwards facing hats, cargo shorts and t-shirts.  The equipment however is no less impressive, and the purpose hasn’t changed, to discover and learn about the world around us.

As paranormal investigators and ghost hunters that is the very thing we try to do.  We have seen things in this world that modern science cannot explain.  A select few of us decided we would not sit on the side lines and let the world tell us that the things that we’ve experienced could not have happened just because modern science hasn’t found an answer for it yet, we decided we would look for the answers ourselves.

From full bodied apparitions to unexplained voices they all happen and for a reason, but why, how.  That’s what we want to know. So do our clients.  For most of us the clients are the fuel that keeps us going. We feel a deep feeling of responsibility to help those that are having these experiences.  We go looking for them, but our clients do not ask to be woken up in the middle of the night with the shadow of a figure standing over there bed or have things in there home constantly disappearing or moving seemingly by themselves, and that’s just examples of a calm haunting. Some hauntings have been known to be so serious as to affect the health or threaten the very life of the client.

Who are they supposed to turn to when the rest of the world just thinks they’re being irrational or just imagining things.  A few years ago no one knew.  Today, thanks to mainstream media, they now know that there are people out there that believe their stories and want to help them any way they can.

Shows like “Ghost Hunters”, “Paranormal State”, and now the new “Ghost Lab” to name a few, show people that they don’t have to face these experiences alone.  We don’t  laugh, we don’t make jokes, they talk and we listen and do everything in our power to supply the help they need.  Because, like them, we’ve been in there shoes.  We face a constant stream of criticism from skeptics and even some religions.  The networks that have decided to air shows based on the paranormal have opened a door into our world and have educated millions of people on topics that used to be considered taboo.

People who have lived for years with unexplained occurrences happening around them now don’t feel so alone, they see that there are other people out there that live through the same things, and so have allowed them to seek our help without fear of embarrassment feeling there is something shameful about living with spirits.

Now each show has a different way of doing things.  Some shows concentrate more on evidence some on history or telling the story of the haunting, some concentrate more on the relationship that develops between the  investigator and the client.  Personally, this is my favorite format.  The first show that I saw that put more emphasis on this aspect than any others was “Paranormal State” I applauded PRS for showing exactly to what lengths we as investigators go to help our clients.  More so than “Ghost Hunters” did, while TAPS will go to no less extremes for their clients, that relationship is not really shown on the show.  Before “Paranormal State” some viewers thought all we did was go in, shake the clients hand, do the investigation, show the client what was found, then leave.  This is not the case at all.  And then this aspect seems to have been completely lost on “Ghost Lab” where so far it seems they just use the client to do a quick history on the location, before they show the investigation.  While I’m sure they also work very closely with there clients as well, this is just a different format for their show.

While anyone can find fault  with any of the shows today individually, collectively they all show a fairly good picture of all the aspects of the life and times of a modern day paranormal investigator.

Patrick French: Founder/Director, Huntsville Ghost Hunters www.myspace.com/huntsvilleghost / huntsvilleghost@myspace.com

Graphic provided by Patrick French

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Air Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 9 PM

Congress Theater -Chicago, Illinois

For their next investigation, TAPS packs up their gear and heads to the Windy City. Mysterious paranormal activities at the Congress Theater have employees and visitors spooked senseless.

The Congress Theater is a famous Chicago landmark that has inhabited the city since 1926. Beyond the auditorium and stage is a dark, twisted labyrinth of old dressing rooms, rickety catwalks and desolate corridors. For decades, theater employees claim to have seen and heard the unexplainable—floating apparitions walking off balconies and voices arguing when no one is there.

Could phantoms of the past be haunting the theater?

DESTINATION TRUTH: “HAUNTED LOST CITY / THUNDERBIRD”

Air Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 10 PM

Haunted Lost City – Peru

Leads team into the rugged mountains of Peru to investigate claims that the Incan ruins there are haunted. Shrouded in the Andes mountains, the Incan city disappeared half a millennia ago: the residents reportedly buried their gold in the tunnels underneath the city and committed suicide before the Spanish conquistadors could invade. Today, local farmers claim that their animals react violently when passing by the ruins.

Josh and his team are the first to head to the region with a camera crew and stay overnight. Midway up the trail, the team’s horses start to panic inexplicably; the locals will head no further and take their animals back down with them, leaving Josh and team to continue on their own.

The investigation yields such compelling audio and visual evidence that Josh calls on expert analysts Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango from Ghost Hunters to determine whether the Lost City is still inhabited with spirits.

Thunderbird – Alaska

The team takes their adventures to Alaska, where locals claim a giant winged bird is terrorizing their community. A nocturnal creature said to be part bird, part reptile, the “Thunderbird” has recently been sighted soaring high over the Alaskan landscape by local pilots. Josh and crew set out for a sub-zero exploration of the artic terrain.

GHOST HUNTERS — “Essex County Penitentiary” — Pictured: (l-r) Grant Wilson, Josh Gates, Jason Hawes — Syfy Photo: Barbara Nitke

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