Haunted History (2013 TV series)

Haunted History
Genre	Paranormal Documentary
Starring	Amy Cobb Chris Page Karlo Zuzic
Narrated by	David O'Brien
Composer(s)	Vanacore Music Group
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Craig Piligian Mike Nichols
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	A&E Television Networks
Distributor	History Channel
Release
Original network	H2
Original release	July 12 – September 6, 2013
External links
Production website

Haunted History is a 2013 American TV series featuring stories of supernatural experiences and why "haunted history" is attached to the most haunted locations in the United States. The series premiered on July 12, 2013 at 10PM EST.

Premise

Opening Introduction: (narrated by David O'Brien):

“

America's filled with dark and traumatic events. There are some who believe these events leave evidence of what took place, hot spots filled with unexplained activity. These are the stories of Haunted History.

”

Series Overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD and Blu-ray release date
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2
	1	8	July 12, 2013	September 6, 2013	N/A	N/A

Episode Guide

Season 1 (2013)

Ep #	Title	Location	Airdate
1.1	"The Manson Murders[1]"	House on Cielo Drive, Hollywood, California	July 12, 2013
1.2	"Ghosts of Gettysburg"	Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	July 19, 2013
1.3	"Murder Castle"	H.H. Holmes "Murder Castle", Chicago, Illinois	July 26, 2013
1.4	"Lost Souls of Pennhurst"	Pennhurst Asylum, Spring City, Pennsylvania	August 2, 2013
1.5	"A Deadly Possession"	Portland, Oregon	August 9, 2013
The haunted history of a wooden wine box, known as the Dibbuk box is traced back to the Nazi Germany during the Holocaust when two Jewish women conduct a séance with a homemade Ouija board on November 10, 1938 on Kristallnact or the Night of the Broken Glass in Poland. The box winds up in the hands of an antique dealer in Portland, who bought it at an estate sale and is believed to have a "Dibbuk", a Hebrew word for demon, trapped inside.
1.6	"The Torso murders"	Cleveland, Ohio	August 16, 2013
The restless souls of dismembered victims offer clues to paranormal investigators about the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, a serial killer, also known as the "Torso Murderer". He was believed by Cleveland's newly appointed safety director, Eliot Ness to be a skilled surgeon named Francis Sweeney, who stalked his unknowing prey in the shanty town of Kingsbury Run, dumping their body parts all over town in the 1930s.
1.7	"Salem Witch Trials"	Salem, Massachusetts	August 23, 2013
Four haunted locations in Salem (43 Church, a restaurant originally Sarah Good's apple orchard, where she was the first to be arrested and hanged, The Witch House where Judges Corwin and Hathrone decided the fates of alleged witches, Gallows Hill where the hangings took place and Howard Street Cemetery, the site where Giles Corey was pressed to death) are all connected to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, which are plagued by the restless spirits of the innocent who were accused of witchcraft in this once Puritan community.
1.8	"Katrina Cannibal"	French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana	September 6, 2013
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the area in August 2005, locals wondered how the Crescent City's spirit world was affected. Unfortunately, one couple, Zach Bowen and Addie Hall, will soon find out when one of them gets possessed, leading to a gruesome murder in their French Quarter house.

References

1. http://www.history.com/shows/haunted-history/episodes

External links

• Haunted History official website
• Haunted History at the Internet Movie Database
• Haunted History at TV Guide