"The Conjuring" is a Hollywood hit movie that looks at the most revered paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens began investigating paranormal activity in 1952, long before it was accepted.
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"The Conjuring" is a Hollywood hit movie that looks at the most revered paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens began investigating paranormal activity in 1952, long before it was accepted.
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"Ghost Hunters" -- Syfy Channel pioneered many of the traits of the contemporary paranormal show: The hand-held digital cameras following investigators, the sober investigators, the fetish devotion to ghost-hunting gadgets.
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"Ghost Hunters" -- Syfy Channel pioneered many of the traits of the contemporary paranormal show: The hand-held digital cameras following investigators, the sober investigators, the fetish devotion to ghost-hunting gadgets.
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"Poltergeist" -- "Poltergeist" is the German word for "noisy ghost." For many it's something else: A chilling 1982 film produced Steven Spielberg that introduced the public to professional paranormal investigators.
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"Poltergeist" -- "Poltergeist" is the German word for "noisy ghost." For many it's something else: A chilling 1982 film produced Steven Spielberg that introduced the public to professional paranormal investigators.
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South Park takes on "The Ghost Hunters." The show parodied the hit paranormal show in a season 13 episode called "Dead Celebrities." You know paranormal has moved mainstream when South Park takes it on.
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South Park takes on "The Ghost Hunters." The show parodied the hit paranormal show in a season 13 episode called "Dead Celebrities." You know paranormal has moved mainstream when South Park takes it on.
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"Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files" is billed as mythbusters of the paranormal. The shows looks at spooky videos and pictures online to determine if they are real.
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"Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files" is billed as mythbusters of the paranormal. The shows looks at spooky videos and pictures online to determine if they are real.
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A&E's "Psychic Kids" is a show in which a psychotherapist helps children with psychic abilities come to terms with being a child of the paranormal.
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A&E's "Psychic Kids" is a show in which a psychotherapist helps children with psychic abilities come to terms with being a child of the paranormal.
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Ordinary people share their brushes with the paranormal in the Syfy Channel show "Paranormal Witness."
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Ordinary people share their brushes with the paranormal in the Syfy Channel show "Paranormal Witness."
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John Zaffis, the legendary ghost hunter, investigates places where objects -- paintings, dolls, family heirlooms -- are haunted in the Syfy Channel show "Haunted Collector."
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John Zaffis, the legendary ghost hunter, investigates places where objects -- paintings, dolls, family heirlooms -- are haunted in the Syfy Channel show "Haunted Collector."
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They dig for gold and ghosts. The Syfy Channel's "Ghost Mine," follows a colorful collection of grizzled miners who work in a haunted Oregon mine that was once the scene of a series of tragedies. The miners are joined by paranormal investigators.
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They dig for gold and ghosts. The Syfy Channel's "Ghost Mine," follows a colorful collection of grizzled miners who work in a haunted Oregon mine that was once the scene of a series of tragedies. The miners are joined by paranormal investigators.
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See a side of celebrities that's rarely explored. Celebrities recount their most harrowing encounters with the paranormal in "Celebrity Ghost Stories." The Biography Channel show has featured actors such as Joan Rivers, Carrie Fisher and D.B. Sweeney.
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See a side of celebrities that's rarely explored. Celebrities recount their most harrowing encounters with the paranormal in "Celebrity Ghost Stories." The Biography Channel show has featured actors such as Joan Rivers, Carrie Fisher and D.B. Sweeney.
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The Travel Channel's "Dead Files" is built on a twist: A retired homicide detective and a psychic separately investigate a case involving haunted homes and locations. They then meet with the person who reported the haunting to compare notes and announce their conclusion.
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The Travel Channel's "Dead Files" is built on a twist: A retired homicide detective and a psychic separately investigate a case involving haunted homes and locations. They then meet with the person who reported the haunting to compare notes and announce their conclusion.
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The Travel Channel's "Ghost Adventures" is one of the most popular paranormal shows. The "Ghost Adventure" crew of Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin investigate haunted places employ plenty of gadgets and attitude.
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The Travel Channel's "Ghost Adventures" is one of the most popular paranormal shows. The "Ghost Adventure" crew of Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin investigate haunted places employ plenty of gadgets and attitude.
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"Paranormal State," the A&E television show, follows paranormal investigator Ryan Buell and members of the Paranormal Research Society as they cross the country investigating hauntings.
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"Paranormal State," the A&E television show, follows paranormal investigator Ryan Buell and members of the Paranormal Research Society as they cross the country investigating hauntings.
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