Deadly Possessions

I like Ghost Adventures, even though Nick is gone and Zak has become increasingly given to pontificating and wearing art school clothing (black on black and thick rimmed glasses). That show is still interesting, both in the historical places they visit and the experiences they have. I guess it's not easy coming up with interesting places that are reputed to be haunted on a consistent basis, so they ventured into Aftershocks (which is okay) and Deadly Possessions. This show feels cheap and slapped together, and not authentic, a bit like the Ryan Buell paranormal show with Penn State students. People come in with objects they think are linked with the paranormal, and Zak sits listening, trying to ask overly provocative questions, and even with cuts to dramatic recreations of events, nothing really happens, it's just rather dull storytelling on the whole. If I had watched this show first and had never seen Ghost Adventures, I'd imagine GA must be a boring, hokey show and avoid watching it. It's a poor effort, and fails primarily because it has a premise that is hard to make interesting and believable. I don't know, what does a ghost hunter do in his spare time? Is it possible to make staying at home and talking to average people with objects they think might be bad interesting and worth watching? Not in this case, unfortunately.

I was not convinced by the story about Charles Manson's t.v. First of all anyone who grew up during the 60s know that digital televisions did not evolve until the 80s. the television featured was clearly a product design of the 80s. It was more clear after Zak turned it on and you could see the digital display. Also it could not have belonged to an inmate serving life with no access to a TV in his cell nor any plug outlets. This episode and all those featured in it are fake! It is difficult to discern when these claims are made and the obvious hoax is clearly visible but the details are never challenged. I am not saying that Zak and his crew are not sincere in their efforts to prove that these claims exist but when exploiting a story and examining the facts are paramount to bringing legitimate claims to the audience. But when these people tell their stories and present testimony sometimes it becomes clear when the wool is being pulled and the gullible are captivated.

This is a stupid show. What's more, they think WE are stupid. Well, I am not stupid enough to recommend it.

I'm a great fan of Zak & Aaron for there contributions and investigations in to the paranormal, until now they lived up to there standards. After little research myself found one to many question marks that they should have caught researched before interviewing some of these people, now they are being mislead and duked. All though its chilling and entertaining, a great watch. But can lead to false myths and false information to fester in the field. As anything look at it with very objectively and open minded, do not take it as fact. I'm a layman in the field, spired to work with it myself someday, to find my own answers just as these guys started. I support there efforts, but just be careful going down this rabbit hole guys. Sign Rogue

The questions with this show aren't so much 'Do demons exist?' and 'Can they possess physical objects?' so much as 'Does Bagans expect us to believe this?' and 'Does he himself believe it?'. It's essentially Pawn Stars for the credulous, hosted by someone on an ego trip (Did we not get attention as a child?) interspersed with acting that would be woeful in a porn movie let alone a horror movie. If you want a programme that tackles the paranormal in an objective manner that doesn't make assumptions, look elsewhere. If I had to say anything positive it would be that it's unintentionally hilarious. Knock back a shot every time Bagans looks stunned and make a drinking game of it... actually don't, you'll ruin your liver. I'm guessing the 10/10 reviews are from people who Bagans has paid, as was obvious in the equally awful Demon House (Be disappointed by one Bagans show, shame on him, be disappointed by two, shame on us) or they are by the exceptionally credulous. I don't disbelieve the paranormal, I do keep an open mind, but I can't buy into it when its presented THIS badly.