Who You Gonna Call?

Ghost Hunters International! Okay, not as catchy as Ghostbusters, I'll admit.



GHI is the spin-off of Sci Fi's hit series, Ghost Hunters. A TAPS team was assembled and sent to investigate hauntings overseas. GH regulars Andy, Brian and Donna joined Rob and newcomer Shannon. They met up with Barry, an Irish investigator the TAPS team had worked with previously, to explore European hauntings. The first part of the season ended back in March with the second part starting this past Wednesday. Shannon is inexplicably gone but former TAPS regular Dustin has come in her stead. I just wish there had been an interviewing saying why Shannon had gone.

The gang flew to New Zealand to investigate Larnach Castle in Dunedin. Deborah explains that the owner, Larnach, lost two wives then found wife # 3 cheating with his son. He shot himself in Parliament. She says she's been pushed, people smell port and tobacco in an empty room, see orbs among other things. All through this, I'm wondering why they keep captioning the poor woman. Yes, she has an accent but I can understand her perfectly! After listening to the stories, the gang sets up their cameras and microphones. They go lights out.

Now, TAPS and GHI don't look for evidence more than they look for ways to disprove the haunting. Andy realizes the porous wood is releasing the port and tobacco smells the people have reported. Brian realizes the steps are designed in a way that would cause people to trip if they weren't careful and feel as if they were pushed. But they do capture a picture that seems to have a shadow in the shape of a man staring at them that they can't explain. And both Brian and Barry claim to have seen someone within minutes of each other.

I love Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International because it's a ghost show that won't scare me. They aren't going to use tricks or filmed segments to boost up the fear fact (I'm looking at you, A Haunting). Sometimes, things happen, sometimes, they don't. But the team members are always entertaining themselves. Whether it's Steve being scared of something, Dustin and Brian reacting to a large spider, or Jason and Grant sitting in a supposedly haunted room just talking, it's wonderful to watch.

So tune in! Maybe some of you nonbelievers will be converted. Sci Fi channel at 9 PM.