October 6th, 2009 by admin
Tonight a new series called Ghost Lab premiered on The Discovery Channel. The series promises to bring a fresh look to paranormal investigating and they certainly deliver in this first episode entitled Disturbing the Peace.
The team from Everyday Paranormal lead by Brad and Barry Klinge visited two locations in this first episode. They were the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium and the Myrtles Plantation.
In this episode they tell us of a theory they plan to explore and test called “Era Cues”. A haunted location sometimes is reported to have spirits from a certain time period or activity during a period in history. The Klinge brothers are testing the idea that paranormal activity can be triggered by promoting the particular time or era in some way. At the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium they decide to play music from the 50’s because much of the reported activity seems to be from that time. At the Myrtles Plantation they center on the Civil War era because on a previous investigation there they captured a terrific EVP “Colonel…Are you afraid?” So they ask a historian to speak about the Civil War and replay the recording during their investigation.
A unique idea that your editor here at Spectral Review has not seen done before on TV.
A second technique they presented in this first episode that we had not seen before was using a set of “digital data loggers”. A digital data logger takes continuous readings of temperature, humidity and EMF. In the past a “shadow person” was seen in a hallway at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium so they used the digital data loggers in a “linear sweep”. Using several digital data loggers placed about 4 feet apart they hope to be able to track an entity as it passes through the hall.
This episode captured two very good EVP, one at each location. They also captured a voice audible to the ear at the Myrtles Plantation of what sounded like a child singing or laughing.
Ghost Lab certainly looks to be a terrific and refreshing addition to the paranormal TV landscape. We are looking forward to seeing how future exploration using “Era Cues” triggers paranormal events. We are also intrigued by what other ideas Brad and Barry Klinge and their team will come up with in this series.
This first season of Ghost Lab will be 13 episodes and will air on Tuesdays at 10PM Eastern and again 3 hours later.
April 8th, 2009 by djb
We have decided to move to a new format on the Report Card articles we create for the Ghost Hunter episodes.
Jason and Grant have always highlighted that they earn their living as plumbers. But clearly they do not bang on pipes now. How would they have the time? With all the travel, personal appearances and special events, what time is left to install porcelain fixtures?
The most recent episodes that have aired they appear to us to be magicians!!!
So without further delay, onto the Ghost Hunters: Soul Searching Magic Plunger Moments ™
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March 25th, 2009 by djb
We have decided to move to a new format on the Report Card articles we create for the Ghost Hunter episodes.
Jason and Grant have always highlighted that they earn their living as plumbers. But clearly they do not bang on pipes now. How would they have the time? With all the travel, personal appearances and special events, what time is left to install porcelain fixtures?
The most recent episodes that have aired they appear to us to be magicians!!!
So without further delay, onto the Ghost Hunters: Edith Wharton Estate Magic Plunger Moments ™
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March 11th, 2009 by djb
We have decided to move to a new format on the Report Card articles we create for the Ghost Hunter episodes.
Jason and Grant have always highlighted that they earn their living as plumbers. But clearly they do not bang on pipes now. How would they have the time? With all the travel, personal appearances and special events, what time is left to install porcelain fixtures?
So when we stayed up late into the morning of November 1, 2008 we realized that they were no longer plumbers, no longer paranormal investigators, but were in fact magicians!!!
The video above details what happened much better than we can. What we will do in our new Report Card format will award the Ghost Hunters “points” for future antics.
Introducing the Magic Plunger ™
So without further delay, onto the Ghost Hunters: Betsy Ross House Magic Plunger Moments ™
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August 12th, 2008 by djb
We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Paranormal State episode report card.
“Hell’s Gate”
Ever since Wes and his family moved into their new home in York, PA they’ve been struggling with a dark force that’s made everyday a living hell. Wes feels his mental and physical health is in jeopardy. PRS feels the danger in the case is off the charts and steps into a paranormal emergency to find that an exorcism is needed.
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Paranormal State deals with a demon and this time it feels real.
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August 5th, 2008 by djb
We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Paranormal State episode report card.
“Haunted Ranch”
PRS travels to a ranch in Hunt, Texas where black shadows are being spotted and the animals are being harmed; a mysterious crop circles has the horses spooked; psychic Chip Coffey witnesses paranormal activity in the basement.
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Paranormal State deals with Native American spirits.
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July 29th, 2008 by djb
We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Paranormal State episode report card.
“Good vs Evil”
Ryan’s investigation of paranormal activity in a home in western Pennsylvania turns up a connection to New Orleans.
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Paranormal State deals with “good vs evil” as the title implies. Is this the comeback of the demon who shall remain nameless?
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This is the first episode for the Paranormal State second season. Will it be a winner?
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July 23rd, 2008 by djb
We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Ghost Hunters International episode report card.
“Castle of the Damned”
The gang goes to an Irish Castle and an English Mansion.
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Ghost Hunters International goes to Ireland and England. With an old friend and a new one.
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The Fitzgerald quote of the episode:
“Wait a minute. What the hell was that?!”
– Barry Fitzgerald
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July 16th, 2008 by djb
We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Ghost Hunters International episode report card.
“Devil Dog”
The gang stays in New Zealand to investigate The Opera House in Wellington and then heads to England down a team member to check out a mansion.
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Ghost Hunters International finishes their stay in New Zealand and then head to England.
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The Fitzgerald quote of the episode:
“You have a rubber eye?”
– Barry Fitzgerald
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July 9th, 2008 by djb
We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Ghost Hunters International episode report card.
“Larnach Castle”
The gang heads to New Zealand to investigate the Larnach Castle.
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Ghost Hunters International visits just one location in this episode. It is the first episode of a six week run. The first week no Shannon Sylvia but it doesn’t mean she won’t be here in a few weeks. Dustin Pari is in her spot.
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The Fitzgerald quote of the episode:
“Now would be a good opportunity to employ the Singapore theory.”
– Barry Fitzgerald
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