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Travel Channel is Gearing Up for Its Third Annual ‘Ghostober’ Event!

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We’re all settling in for a very different Halloween season this year while so many are avoiding large gatherings and trick or treating is getting iffier by the day. Fortunately for paranormal fans, Travel Channel has us covered with lots of programming for their annual Ghostober event.

Loaded with specials, season premieres, and marathons, this year is going to be one for the books. They’ve even included a trip to Joe Exotic’s zoo with the fellas from Ghost Adventures! Take a look at the full schedule of events below and let us know if you’ll be watching this October!

Season Specials:

October 26th:

9 pm ET, Amityville Horror House: Shock Docs Ghostober special. In 1977, the book, The Amityville Horror, was published and caused a sensation. The subsequent 1979 film adaptation was a surprise box office hit. Today, it is the quintessential American horror story based on true events – family moves into their dream house in an all-American town and experiences the most terrifying demonic haunting imaginable. Demon possession, demon attacks, a portal to hell – it was a situation so dire, even the church couldn’t help them. Through archival footage and re-creations, our film presents the harrowing true story of Ronald DeFeo, who murdered his entire family in the Amityville house, and the 28 days the Lutz family lived there. A rare, archival interview with George Lutz, describing the final, terrifying night in the Amityville house, is revealed for the first time. #AmityvilleHorrorHouseTrvl

 

October 27th:

9 pm ET, The Exorcism of Roland Doe: Shock Docs Ghostober special. In 1973, The Exorcist shocked moviegoers. Overnight, the sinister presence of satanic evil seemed frighteningly real for millions of Americans. Archival footage shows audience members frightened out of their wits – and literally out of their seats. Some in the audience ran out of the theater; others got physically ill or couldn’t sleep for weeks. Through rare archival footage, this shock doc will feature the cultural impact of the horror movie and explore the story of Roland Doe, the chilling true story behind The Exorcist. And for the first time on television, an investigator will expose a shocking secret and possible cover-up in the real-life exorcist case of Roland Doe. #ExorcismofRolandDoeTrvl

October 28th:

9 pm ET, This is Halloween: Shock Docs special. Paranormal experts from the Travel Channel share their favorite Halloween memories from costumes to pranks and every spooky stop in between. This promises to be a fun, nostalgic trip down memory lane! It’s a perfect outing for Ghostober and guaranteed to spark your own Halloween traditions and memories. #ThisisHalloweenTrvl

October 29th:

9 pm, ET, Ghost Adventures: Horror at Joe Exotic Zoo: America is fascinated by the stories of Joe Exotic and his infamous zoo in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Rumors have abounded that the zoo is haunted for years. Now the Ghost Adventures crew is going inside the park to investigate for themselves to discover what, if anything, haunts the Joe Exotic’s Zoo. #GhostAdventures

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October 30th:

8 pm ET, Portals to Hell: Frightmare in ConnecticutParanormal investigators Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman head to Poquetanuck, Connecticut, to investigate Captain Grant’s Inn. The Inn was built in 1754, and is rumored to be Connecticut’s most haunted home. The current owner, Carol, claims that shortly after she purchased the property in 1986, she was taken over by an evil spirit. Osbourne and Weidman are shocked to learn that Carol took matters into her own hands and conducted an exorcism to eliminate the angry spirit. For 10 years following the exorcism, the paranormal experiences were mild, but soon Carol and her guests started to experience an uptick in ghostly activity. To this day, she claims to have cataloged over 300 spirits haunting the property. Now, in a never-investigated-for-TV exclusive, Osbourne and Weidman seek to discover if these are historical hauntings or if there is something more sinister at play. In a risky attempt to get answers, the duo asks Carol to join the night investigation for an unprecedented experiment that leaves the entire team speechless. #PortalstoHell

9 pm ET, The Osbournes: Night of Terror: Ozzy, Sharon, Jack, and Kelly Osbourne are going on their first paranormal investigation together inside Heritage Square in Los Angeles, a group of reportedly haunted houses that make up one of the most active paranormal hot spots of its kind. There’s never a dull moment as Ozzy and Sharon monitor activity from basecamp while Jack and Kelly go into the heart of these historic hauntings. What else could you wish for in Ghostober programming?! #OsbournesNightOfTerror

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October 31st:

8 pm ET, Ghost Nation: Reunion in HellJason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, and Dave Tango are reuniting with their former castmates Amy Bruni and Adam Berry of Kindred Spirits to investigate Seaview Terrace, a 40,000 square foot estate in Rhode Island famous for being featured on Dark Shadows. The owners were shocked to find out that a recent visitor – a self-proclaimed warlock – had performed some sort of blasphemous ceremony in the house. Now, they’re experiencing a shift in the mansion’s energy, unleashing something more menacing. The team scours 100 years of history to discover a notoriously patchwork past, filled with lavish high society parties and possibly a scandalous murder. #GhostNation and #KindredSpirits

Season Premieres:

October 17th:

9 pm ET, Ghost NationJason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, and Dave Tango are back for a new 13-episode season of Ghost Nation. The locations have bigger mysteries, are more chilling and have never been investigated on television. And they are calling in an old friend for some help – paranormal investigator Shari DeBenedetti. With the help of their local contacts, they embed themselves in the community, conducting multi-day investigations in an effort to track down the true source of hauntings and restore peace to the living. #GhostNation

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October 24th:

10 pm ET, Destination Fear: Sibling duo Dakota and Chelsea Laden along with their best friend Tanner Wiseman are piling into the RV and setting out for yet another terrifying road trip across America this Ghostober in Destination Fear. The season kicks off with a trip to the Saratoga County Homestead Hospital, a former sanitarium in New York where unclaimed corpses were stored during a flu epidemic. Join the crew for their seven-episode season on October 24th!

October 29th:

11 pm ET, The Holzer FilesThe series returns for its second season tracing the case files of America’s first paranormal investigator, Dr. Hans Holzer. Join Dave Schrader, Cindy Kaza and Shane Pittman as they dive into cases across the U.S. with the help of Holzer’s daughter, Alexandra!

New Episodes:

Thursdays at 9 pm ET, Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room: Paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley and Billy Tolley open up to viewers as they’ve never done before in Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room. The guys are kicking back in their screening room to watch their favorite episodes of the hit series and get candid with fans – and each other – about their craziest experiences over the past decade. Away from the haunted locations we usually see them in, with no equipment or investigations, the crew relives some of the most terrifying, shocking and even comedic moments from their career, as they re-watch their most memorable investigations with never-before-heard stories from the moments that created a legacy. #GhostAdventures

Sundays at 9 pm ET with a two hour finale on October 25th, Paranormal Caught on Camera: Top 100: The series counts down the most compelling and often terrifying evidence of the paranormal ever caught on camera with expert analysis and eyewitness accounts. The countdown begins on September 27, 2020. Tune in for topics ranging from UFOs and aliens to cryptids and ghosts this Ghostober on Travel Channel!

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Brad Dourif Says He’s Retiring Except For One Important Role

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Brad Dourif has been doing movies for nearly 50 years. Now it seems he is walking away from the industry at 74 to enjoy his golden years. Except, there is a caveat.

Recently, digital entertainment publication JoBlo’s Tyler Nichols talked to some of the Chucky television series cast members. During the interview, Dourif made an announcement.

“Dourif said that he’s retired from acting,” says Nichols. “The only reason he came back for the show was because of his daughter Fiona and he considers Chucky creator Don Mancini to be family. But for non-Chucky stuff, he considers himself retired.”

Dourif has voiced the possessed doll since 1988 (minus the 2019 reboot). The original movie “Child’s Play” has become such a cult classic it’s at the top of some people’s best chillers of all time. Chucky himself is ingrained in pop culture history much like Frankenstein or Jason Voorhees.

While Dourif may be known for his famous voiceover, he is also an Oscar-nominated actor for his part in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Another famous horror role is The Gemini Killer in William Peter Blatty’s Exorcist III. And who can forget Betazoid Lon Suder in Star Trek: Voyager?

The good news is that Don Mancini is already pitching a concept for season four of Chucky which might also include a feature-length movie with a series tie-in. So, Although Dourif says he is retiring from the industry, ironically he is Chucky’s friend till the end.

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7 Great ‘Scream’ Fan Films & Shorts Worth a Watch

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The Scream franchise is such an iconic series, that many budding filmmakers take inspiration from it and make their own sequels or, at least, build upon the original universe created by screenwriter Kevin Williamson. YouTube is the perfect medium to showcase these talents (and budgets) with fan-made homages with their own personal twists.

The great thing about Ghostface is that he can appear anywhere, in any town, he just needs the signature mask, knife, and unhinged motive. Thanks to Fair Use laws it’s possible to expand upon Wes Craven’s creation by simply getting a group of young adults together and killing them off one by one. Oh, and don’t forget the twist. You’ll notice that Roger Jackson’s famous Ghostface voice is uncanny valley, but you get the gist.

We have gathered five fan films/shorts related to Scream that we thought were pretty good. Although they can’t possibly match the beats of a $33 million blockbuster, they get by on what they have. But who needs money? If you’re talented and motivated anything is possible as proven by these filmmakers who are well on their way to the big leagues.

Take a look at the below films and let us know what you think. And while you’re at it, leave these young filmmakers a thumbs up, or leave them a comment to encourage them to create more films. Besides, where else are you going to see Ghostface vs. a Katana all set to a hip-hop soundtrack?

Scream Live (2023)

Scream Live

Ghostface (2021)

Ghostface

Ghost Face (2023)

Ghost Face

Don’t Scream (2022)

Don’t Scream

Scream: A Fan Film (2023)

Scream: A Fan Film

The Scream (2023)

The Scream

A Scream Fan Film (2023)

A Scream Fan Film
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Another Creepy Spider Movie Hits Shudder This Month

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Good spider films are a theme this year. First, we had Sting and then there was Infested. The former is still in theaters and the latter is coming to Shudder starting April 26.

Infested has been getting some good reviews. People are saying that it’s not only a great creature feature but also a social commentary on racism in France.

According to IMDb: Writer/director Sébastien Vanicek was looking for ideas around the discrimination faced by black and Arab-looking people in France, and that led him to spiders, which are rarely welcome in homes; whenever they’re spotted, they’re swatted. As everyone in the story (people and spiders) is treated like vermin by society, the title came to him naturally.

Shudder has become the gold standard for streaming horror content. Since 2016, the service has been offering fans an expansive library of genre movies. in 2017, they began to stream exclusive content.

Since then Shudder has become a powerhouse in the film festival circuit, buying distribution rights to movies, or just producing some of their own. Just like Netflix, they give a film a short theatrical run before adding it to their library exclusively for subscribers.

Late Night With the Devil is a great example. It was released theatrically on March 22 and will begin streaming on the platform starting April 19.

While not getting the same buzz as Late Night, Infested is a festival favorite and many have said if you suffer from arachnophobia, you might want to take heed before watching it.

Infested

According to the synopsis, our main character, Kalib is turning 30 and dealing with some family issues. “He’s fighting with his sister over an inheritance and has cut ties with his best friend. Fascinated by exotic animals, he finds a venomous spider in a shop and brings it back to his apartment. It only takes a moment for the spider to escape and reproduce, turning the whole building into a dreadful web trap. The only option for Kaleb and his friends is to find a way out and survive.”

The film will be available to watch on Shudder starting April 26.

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