Most Haunted

So I've gotten really interested in this show on the Travel Channel called "Most Haunted." It's on at 9pm on Friday nights and usually there's a later episode on more like 11 or 12 for those on the Eastern. But anyways, these people travel all over the UK and visit these spooky old places and are forced to stay the night in them.

Now, before you get to it, I know that shows like this are extremely easy to 'conjure', pun intended. Derek, the medium (guy on the left in the picture), seems a little gay and talks to the spirits haunting the place they are investigating and sometimes even comes up with real names of people who are connected with the building in its past. Now, I know how easy it would be to just feed him information before the cameras turn on, and that's probably what happens, but it is still an enjoyable show. Derek is very animated, he swears at the spirits sometimes or comforts them in others. The rest of the crew walk around with only nightvision cameras and wait for spooky things to happen, which always do.

The spooky things usually only amount to the sound of shuffling feet, regular footsteps, sudden bumps or temperature drops. Most of the time, I don't even realize them on the initial run-by because they usually sound like run-of-the-mill sounds, but they usually do an instant replay so you can pick it out, and I admit, I'd be pretty freaked out were I there myself.

The place that was featured last night was called the "House of Detention", and was a jail built in the 1800's and used up until the mid-1900's. Derek detected lots of evil spirits there, so negative that he became overwhelmed, started crying, and had to leave the facility.

Now, once again, I repeat that I realize that this show is probably staged, but, much like the Blair Witch Project, is staged with a sense of realism that makes it at least seem possible. They never do anything outlandish like actually show a ghost walking down a hallway (thank goodness, I hate stupid ghost re-enactments).

So, if you're in the mood for a little interesting TV, I would recommend tuning into the Travel Channel every Friday night at 9 Eastern, and don't forget to turn out the lights!

Happy Haunting! Mwahahahahahaha....