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Jason Hawes Clears the Air About the Future of “Ghost Hunters”

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Jason Hawes recently took to BeyondRealityNews to answer the two questions he’s been asked numerous times since Ghost Hunters stopped airing on Syfy.

  1. What happened?  AND
  2. Is it coming back?

Hawes spent some time explaining the show’s current status, but he also went back in time to tell the story of how the show came to be.  It seems they’d only ever intended to do a season or two, just to show people what they did and how they did it, and they only agreed to doing that after meeting with Craig Paligian, CEO of Pilgrim Productions.

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Craig told them he simply wanted to film what they did and air it on television. No interference.  No manipulation.  Just an honest portrayal of paranormal investigating like we’d rarely seen on television at the time.

“That sold it to us,” Hawes explained.  “We would be allowed to ‘Keep it real and stay ourselves!'”

They honestly expected no more than one season when people saw that regardless of how rewarding paranormal investigation was, it could still be very tedious.  To their utter shock, they soon had a huge following with thousands of people showing up for their live appearances and Syfy continued to sweeten the deal to keep the guys going.

Unfortunately, as the years went by, they became more and more exhausted.  Investigation takes a lot of time and energy and they were missing out on watching their kids grow up.  By the eighth season, Grant no longer wanted to be a part of the show.  He needed a break and no one could blame him.  Still, it was a serious blow to the morale of the team.

By season 12, everything was falling apart.  The show’s following was at its highest but Syfy seemed to be completely mishandling its asset.  They were splitting up seasons, airing only a few episodes at a time, and dangling the possibility of more in the faces of the fans.

“The fans found it hard to get any answers on when the show was airing, why the seasons were so short, and when the seasons would start,” Hawes said.  “They would send emails to Syfy asking for answers and never get a response.”

It wasn’t what the T.A.P.S. team wanted for a show with their name on it, and after 12 years, they parted ways with the network, BUT, that doesn’t mean the show is over, Hawes pointed out.

“There have been offers, but we want it to be done right.  We want to keep it real.  To be honest, we want to make it fresh again.”

And so, their search for a new home for the show continues with the promise of information as soon as they can share it.

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

28 Days Later

The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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