A Haunting

A Haunting is an American paranormal drama anthology television series that depicts eyewitness accounts of alleged possession, exorcism, and ghostly encounters. The program features narrations, interviews, and dramatic re-enactments based on various accounts of alleged paranormal experiences at reportedly haunted and mostly residential locations.

Format The series has featured several alleged paranormal encounters, including traditional hauntings, demonic activity, ghost attacks, possessions, and cryptic visions. The series covers incidents from various locations mostly in the United States, but five episodes are set in international locations around the world, these are Canada, England, Ireland, and Taiwan. Episodes may be set in houses, apartments, farms, commercial areas, and even vast outdoor regions. Most episodes present several accounts of paranormal experiences through cinematic re-enactments, which are accompanied by commentary from eyewitnesses and investigators themselves.

Episodes within the series follow a frequently recurring pattern, in which victims of hauntings begin noticing peculiar incidents that gradually become more frequent and bizarre. Denial is most often the first reaction. As the situation escalates, however, and every possible conventional explanation is explored and found wanting, they either contact a paranormal investigator, a member of the clergy, or a spiritual medium for assistance. In some cases, victims are able to successfully resolve their paranormal issues, while in others, victims are forced to vacate their residence. Certain episodes have also featured commentary from famed demonologist and clairvoyant Ed and Lorraine Warren, who have actually investigated some of the cases featured on the series. The episode "The Dark Side" was dedicated to the memory of Ed, who died in 2006. The episode "Dangerous Games" featured commentary from the Warrens' nephew, John Zaffis.

Background and production A Haunting originally began as two feature-length specials, A Haunting in Connecticut and A Haunting in Georgia, which were developed by Allison Erkelens, who also served as head writer. The specials were executive produced by Tom Naughton and Nicolas Valcour for New Dominion Pictures. Based on strong ratings, A Haunting became a weekly series on the Discovery Channel in the Fall of 2005 and was produced by Larry Silverman.

According to Silverman, the show's writers search for stories and then filter out accounts with enough substantial content. He has further added that the episodes are strictly based on the accounts of victims, although the Discovery Channel did compel the show's producers to sanitize certain case histories due to their graphic sexual and violent content. Bill Bean, whose real-life experiences were first featured in the episode "House of the Dead", claimed that the show's producers left out some of his story and that "some of the content was altered."

Release Series overview

Broadcast The show originally aired from August 6, 2002, to November 9, 2007, on the Discovery Channel, which produced four seasons of 39 episodes. After nearly a five-year hiatus, New Dominion productions began producing new episodes of a A Haunting in 2012. The show's fifth through eighth seasons were broadcast on the Destination America channel, which aired between October 12, 2012 and March 20, 2016. As of the show's ninth season, it aired on the TLC Network, where it premiered on October 21, 2016, and ended the following year on October 30, 2017. In 2019, the show's tenth season premiered on The Travel Channel. After a two-year hiatus, the eleventh season of A Haunting debuted on December 31, 2021, on the Travel Channel as well as Discovery Plus.

Home media Timeless Media Group has released the first 7 seasons on DVD in Region 1 for the first time.

On October 14, 2014, Timeless Media Group released A Haunting- The Television Series: Special Edition, a 9-disc box set featuring seasons 1–6.

+DVD releases DVD title Release date Released by Notes Hell House 2005Discovery ChannelIndividual episode Lake Club Horror Cursed The Haunting of Summerwind Echoes From The Grave Darkness Follows Seasons 1 and 2 September 4, 2007 Timeless Media Group Seasons 1 and 2 November 2007 Discovery Channel Ghosts And Demons February 5, 2008Timeless Media Group The House February 5, 2008 Released in tin case on September 22, 2009 Meeting The Dead February 5, 2008 Season 3 May 20, 2008 Season 4 September 9, 2008 Seasons 1–4 September 9, 2008 A Haunting in Connecticut September 30, 2008Echo Bridge Entertainment A Haunting in Georgia September 30, 2008 Demon Angels February 10, 2009Timeless Media Group Released in tin case on September 22, 2009 House of Fear February 10, 2009 Released in tin case on September 22, 2009 Spirits From The Past May 12, 2009 Released in tin case on September 22, 2009 The Anguished May 12, 2009 Twilight of Evil May 12, 2009 Released on Blu-ray on July 14, 2009; released in tin case on September 22, 2009 Season 5 April 23, 2013Shout! Factory/Timeless Media Group Season 6 August 19, 2014 Seasons 1-6 October 14, 2014 Season 7 April 14, 2015

Films Gold Circle Films created two feature-length movies based on cases featured in A Haunting: The Haunting in Connecticut which was released in 2009, and The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia, released in 2013.

Accolades Award Year Category Nominee(s) / Work Result The Telly Awards 2008 Bronze Telly: Film/Video – TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces – Documentary A Haunting; New Dominion Pictures, LLC; Discovery Channel (for "The Unleashed") 2013 Silver Telly: Film/Video – TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces – Documentary A Haunting; New Dominion Pictures, LLC (for "The Exorcism of Cindy Sauer") 2015 Bronze Telly: Film/Video – TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces – Documentary A Haunting; New Dominion Pictures, LLC (for "Curse of the Mummy") 2020 People's Bronze Telly: TV Programs/Segments – Television A Haunting; New Dominion Pictures, LLC Silver Telly: Documentary: Series – Television A Haunting; New Dominion Pictures, LLC Silver Telly: Use of Music – Television A Haunting; New Dominion Pictures, LLC; Ed Smart (Composer) (for "Provoking Evil") 2023 People's Silver Telly: Television Series/Shows/Segments – People's Telly A Haunting Season 11; New Dominion Pictures, LLC; Nicolas Valcour; Laura Marini; Lance Catania; Kelly Tucker; Dawn Wilfong; Kay Rothman Silver Telly: Horror – Television A Haunting; New Dominion Pictures, LLC; Nicolas Valcour; Laura Marini; Dawn Wilfong; Lance Catania (for "Asylum 49")

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