Scariest Places on Earth is an American paranormal reality television series that originally aired from October 23, 2000, to October 29, 2006, on Fox Family, and later ABC Family. Hosted by Linda Blair and narrated by Zelda Rubinstein, the series featured reported cases of the paranormal by detailing the location's history, and then sending ordinary families or groups of friends to visit the location in a reality television-style vigil.
Synopsis The series is hosted by Linda Blair, and narrated by Zelda Rubinstein. Alan Robson acted as an on-site correspondent. While the show is set in numerous locations around the world, the interstitials featuring Blair and Robson were shot in Los Angeles, California.
In a 2001 interview with Larry King, host Blair explained the series:
Syndication Reruns were aired on Syfy, which is a part of NBC Universal. It then aired on NBC Universal's now defunct horror- and suspense-themed cable channel Chiller.
Home media 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released a compilation VHS featuring seven segments from the series in 2001.
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Featured locations
North America Location City State orprovince Country Alcatraz Island San Francisco California United States Alton Military Prison Alton Illinois United States Amargosa Opera House and Hotel Death Valley Junction California United States Athens Lunatic Asylum Athens Ohio United States Borden House Fall River Massachusetts United States Bunnyman Bridge Fairfax Virginia United States Cheesman Park Denver Colorado United States Dixmont State Hospital Sewickley Pennsylvania United States Dorsey Mansion Springer New Mexico United States Eastern State Penitentiary Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States First Unitarian Church Alton Illinois United States Fort Pulaski Cockspur Island Georgia United States Goldfield Hotel Goldfield Nevada United States Guanajuato Crypts Guanajuato City Guanajuato Mexico Hot Lake Resort Hot Lake Oregon United States Lake Shawnee Amusement Park Princeton West Virginia United States McPike Mansion Alton Illinois United States Magnolia Plantation Derry Louisiana United States Mansfield Reformatory Mansfield Ohio United States Metropolitan State Hospital Waltham Massachusetts United States Mineral Springs Hotel Alton Illinois United States Mission La Purísima Concepción Lompoc California United States New Jersey Pine Barrens Pine Barrens New Jersey United States New London Ledge Light New London Connecticut United States Rose Hall Montego Bay Saint James Parish Jamaica Long Beach California United States Savannah Underground Savannah Georgia United States Seul Choix Light Manistique Michigan United States Sloss Furnaces Birmingham Alabama United States Thunderbird Lodge Lake Tahoe Nevada United States Schilling farmhouse Johnstown Missouri United States USS Hornet Alameda California United States Villisca Ax Murder House Villisca Iowa United States Waverly Hills Sanatorium Louisville Kentucky United States West Virginia State Penitentiary Moundsville West Virginia United States Westminster Hall and Burying Ground Baltimore Maryland United States Wilson Hall Athens Ohio United States
Europe Location City County orregion Country Abbey of Thelema Cefalù Sicily Italy Balgonie Castle Milton of Balgonie Fife Scotland Bran Castle Bran Brașov Romania Cachtice Castle Čachtice Trenčín Slovakia Catacombe dei Cappuccini Palermo Sicily Italy Catacombs of Paris Paris Île-de-France France Charleville Castle Tullamore County Offaly Ireland Chillingham Castle Chillingham Northumberland England Colosseum Rome Lazio Italy Dalhousie Castle Cockpen Midlothian Scotland Edinburgh Vaults Edinburgh City of Edinburgh council area Scotland Greyfriars Kirkyard Edinburgh City of Edinburgh council area Scotland Haydon Bridge Haydon Bridge Northumberland England Hunedoara Castle Hunedoara Hunedoara Romania Leap Castle Coolderry County Offaly Ireland Lucedio Abbey Trino Vercelli Italy Montpelier Hill Wicklow Mountains Dublin Ireland Old Bell Hotel Malmesbury Wiltshire England Oranmore Castle Oranmore Galway Ireland Poveglia Poveglia Venice Italy Walls of Genoa Genoa Liguria Italy Woodchester Mansion Woodchester Gloucestershire England
Controversies The main controversy with the show was that it was accused of fabricating some of the aired events. According to the documentary crew for a film on the Villisca axe murders, the segment which profiled the murder site—the Josiah B. and Sara Moore House—contained numerous falsities; among the allegations were that it featured a fake newspaper reproduction, photos of an unknown family presented as the murder victims, and an actress posing as a town resident.
Additionally, the "Devil Hunters" crew featured in the segment on the Jersey Devil claimed that the segment which ran thirteen minutes in length, had been edited from two days' worth of footage, and that numerous details were sensationalized and/or added in post-production.
See also Paranormal television Apparitional experience Parapsychology Ghost hunting Haunted locations in the United States
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