Destination Fear

Heard of Dakota when he was on Ghost Adventures & my friend told me about Destination Fear. I have watched all three episodes thus far and this last one was amazing. Best compelling evidence of the paranormal I have ever seen in any of the ghost hunting shows I watch. Definitely leaves you on your toes!! The realness that Dakota and his team bring makes it that much better.

Update: The newest season has given me hope. They are using more equipment. They are catching evidence finally. Chelsea is still a annoying but not as much. They still run around like kids before the investigation still. But during the investigation they have gotten better about it. Looks like zak bagans is setting up the new generation of ghost hunting.

They walk around the investigation sites like teenagers. They do not use any equipment, every once in awhile they use a recorder. The female screams and cries any time there's a noise. So you can't hear what's going on. They rarely do play backs, so you can hear it. When something does happen, they just freak out and move on. They do not go and investigate where the sounds or lights come from. I feel they are not true investigators, they treat this like an opportunity to get on TV.

The person who runs the Sweet Springs Sanitarium recently told the Destination Fear cast that she respected how they portrayed her location honestly and did not employ theatrics to make their show come across dramatic. She thanked them. On a personal note, to me, Destination Fear gets more terrifying with each episode. It's also a genuine experience for the viewer. The episodes depict real hauntings & real people reacting to what happens at a location. It's a refreshing change of pace and it's exactly what I have been looking for. Real hauntings. Real reactions. Fly on the wall vibe of experiencing it with them. Adventure seekers facing real fear and challenging themselves. And they are entertaining and relatable. I love Destination Fear!!!

One would think after doing this for years, their nerves might harden. Yet they are always screaming. While recording the undetectable, constantly screaming at every noise seems counterproductive. Gets really old, really fast.

The audience can barely perceive the sounds, because one second later, all they hear is "WHOAH", "NO WAY!", "DID YOU HEAR THAT?". And, the camera is always on their faces, never the surroundings. Perhaps they could use some lessons from wildlife photographers.

I get that it is "about fear", but the premise also states that the fear induces paranormal activity. Ok, we got fear captured, how about getting some of the paranormal on tape?

In one episode, they talk about their car being trailed for 2 minutes by a UFO, yet Dakota didn't get it on film. Can you imagine being a paranormal documentarian, and honestly admitting that? For 2 whole minutes, the holy grail was was right there, and neither of you tried to capture the moment? I call BS.

They get paid, receive exposure, and travel to do all of this... the moaning about it all seems disingenuous. Few dozen episodes in and lots of adventures; stop faking it.

Chelsea screams too much. As long as yall have been doing this, I would expect more decorum and professionalism. Then again you model this show around zac bagans and he's a total narcissistic goony googoo.