Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 6, 2004 on the Syfy Channel (previously SciFi). The program features paranormal investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson who investigate places that are reported to be haunted. The two originally worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter as a day job while investigating locations at night. Since the show's success, the series now takes precedence in their lives, but they are still honorary employees with the company and continue to do jobs for them if time permits.
The show should not be confused with the original 1996 Inca Productions show Ghosthunters produced for the Discovery Channel. The format was sold to Pilgrim Films & Television in the United States to become Ghost Hunters. The only link between the two shows is presenter Ian Cashmore who anchored the UK/Europe show. Cashmore piloted the U.S. show, but chose not to remain part of the U.S. venture after he filmed the promos.
"Ghost Hunters" is unlike any other paranormal investigation shows out there. In other shows, you'll see psychics, people calling every little ball of dust on a photo a ghost, and idiots screaming over every little bump in the night. Jason, Grant, and their team first set out to debunk any reports of paranormal activity with non-paranormal explanations. Even if they have a personal unexplainable experience during an investigation, they will only conclude there is … more
I lived in a haunted house for a year and it was pretty freaky. I wouldn't say I believed much in ghosts until being stuck in a rental that would randomly scare you senseless, but you leave the experience either convinced there's something going on or you're going nuts. I'm also a co-owner in a business, a cocktail bar in downtown San Antonio, where there's some unexplained glass throwing that happens on a regular basis - we've looked at every logical explanation but when the martini glasses launch … more