Ghost Hunters Season 8, Episode 23: Paranormal Pioneers

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Roller Ghoster

It's the season 8 premier of Ghost Hunters and it is going to be good! TAPS is investigating a haunted amusement park that has a restless spirit yearning to stay on the rides. Later, a family is frightened in their home and call on the Ghost Hunters for help.

45 min

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Buyer Beware

Tonight the Ghost Hunters visit a hotel haunted by the spirit of a suicide victim, and later come to the rescue of a couple that is ready to leave their home because the paranormal activity is too much to handle. Don't move! Call the Ghost Hunters!

45 min

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Flooded Souls

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS investigates the abandoned Hales Bar Dam and Marina that is supposedly cursed by a Cherokee chief! Are the ghosts of dead workers trapped in the world of walls?

45 min

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Dead & Breakfast

TAPS heads to Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, where the Thomas House Bed and Breakfast apparently has guests that don't want to leave. Leave this realm, that is. Built in 1890 by the Coyd family, many members of the family died in the house and are causing the current owners, the Cole family, great concern. The Cole family now own the building and want to know what exactly is haunting their home and business, and what can they do?

45 min

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Moonshine & Madness

Memories of slavery, murder and madness plague a notorious mansion in Virginia.

45 min

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City Hell

TAPS investigates claims that the city hall in Providence, R.I., is haunted by a former mayor; a child is traumatized by spirits at his grandparents' home.

45 min

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Frighternity

TAPS investigates a haunted fraternity house, and a Coast Guard ship that survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.

45 min

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A Ghost Of A Marine

The team ventures to a Maryland navel base to find out if a marine's ghost is calling rank from the afterlife

45 min

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A Family Of Spirits

TAPS heads to an old brewery where two sisters are still running the business... from their graves! Can the team reach this family of spirits that is refusing to leave? Later, a pregnant woman is being targeted by a spirit in her historic home, so she calls on the Ghost Hunters to save her and her baby!

45 min

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Haunted By Heroes

Purported paranormal activity is investigated on the USS Yorktown.

45 min

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The Princess And The Evp

TAPS returns to the Mt. Washington resort in search of a paranormal princess who refuses to check out.

45 min

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Please Sign The Ghost Book

Grant Wilson's last investigation takes place at the Spalding Inn in Whitefield, N.H.

45 min

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A Serial Killer's Revenge

Tonight the team investigates Old City Jail, a historic location in Charleston, South Carolina that's one of the most haunted locations in the country. The jail dates back to the 1700s and imprisoned Lavinia Fisher, a violent female serial killer who was executed (reportedly wearing her wedding dress).

45 min

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Camp Fear

A camp in Georgia is investigated; a family's home in Marion, N.C., is probed.

45 min

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French Quarter Massacre

A trip to New Orleans includes a probe of the site of a fatal fire. Also: visits to a mortuary and a cemetery where some of the victims were taken.

45 min

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Don't Feed The Apparition

Strange goings-on at Louisiana's Alexandria Zoo are investigated; and a new member joins the team.

45 min

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Ghostly Refuge

TAPS travels to Oswego, N.Y., to investigate reports of paranormal activity at Fort Ontario, which during World War II served as home to Jewish refugees.

45 min

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Paranormal Politics

Two investigations tonight, one of which includes the ghost of a dead Louisiana congressman. This is going to be good! Employees at the Old State Capital Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana are tired of encountering spirits and have asked TAPS to check out the activity like shadows, noises and voices. Many suspect the soul of Pierre Couvillan, who died in the building after a heated debate over gambling. Tom Clarke, the client and distant relative of congressman Couvillan, has been physically bumped by an invisible entity. Also, the building was once a prison for Union soldiers during the Civil War so those spirits could well be present too. Steve and Jay aren't 10 seconds into the investigation when a door slams and they hear footsteps running away from them! They capture footsteps on the recorder as well! Meanwhile, Amy and Adam play blackjack even though they don't know how, in hopes of drawing out Couvillan. They get a series of noises in response, so the strategy worked! Then the two see a shadow move across the doorway in the basement and hear a voice. This place is actually a little scary! STOP: All teams hear a crazy squealing sound at the same time! What was that?! At the end of the investigation, the team has lots of personal activity and recorded evidence of the paranormal. They cannot confirm that it's Couvillan, but at least the employees know they're not crazy! Next, the Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, S.C. is one of the most haunted locations in the country. The team has been asked to determine if the paranormal activity on the plantation are the ghosts of the Drayton Family, which has owned the property since the 1600s. One distant uncle was accidentally shot while hunting and died on the front porch- could it be him? People have seen an apparition and a one-handed broken clock has suddenly chimed for no reason. Hopefully, the team can offer scientific evidence to back the claims. And if they are able to find evidence, Taylor Drayton will be very pleased. By the way, look out for alligators feeding at night…because ghosts aren't frightening enough. The team has plenty of personal experiences including a coughing noise and a voice caught on Steve and Jason's recorder. While Jason brings the recorder to the van for analysis, Steve hears strange shuffling noises. Amy and Adam hear a piano playing and a little girl's voice. Later the guys hear music, but can't figure out where it's coming from. Then BAM the curtains fall on Steve's head!! Cue the impromptu golf cart race to blow off some steam at the end of the night! It's good to see the team having a good laugh! A strong investigation, with positive results, which is the best result TAPS can offer. Good work!

45 min

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Curtain Call

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS travels to Joliet, IL to check on the historic Rialto Square Theater, where the ghost of a little boy has all employees and crew on edge. Back in the 1920s, this theater hosted famous entertainers and vaudeville stars. But today's unseen visitors are stealing the show! People have been touched, seen objects moved and heard a child's laughter when no child was present. In the 1930s, a little boy named Kevin was hit by a car in front of the theater, and many believe his is the ghost that haunts the historic site. His shadow has been spotted several times and visitors even tried to have him removed from an all-girl's party! One child even reported playing with a little boy named Kevin, when there were no other children there. Whoa. And Kevin is not alone! There's a woman in white who haunts the balcony and plays the organ. TAPS is on call to help sort out these spirits and make employees feel safe at work. Side note! Amy is on maternity leave, which means she can't help out in this huge building. Jason's daughter Haylee is on site, with KJ and newbie Ashley to help pick up the slack. The investigation turns up some interesting results. Steve is freaked out by a moving shadow, but it can't be seen on the big screen. KJ and Britt chase shadows in the coatroom, and they both see what COULD BE the lady in white on the balcony. WOW. In the star's dressing room, Steve and Jason find that the EMF levels are at dangerously high levels. The room is so unsafe that it's messing up their monitors! The high levels could give power to the spirits, but it could also make people hallucinate and feel extremely uncomfortable. In the auditorium Ashley and Adam see a shadow running around the aisles, it's small. Is it Kevin?! Meanwile Tango and Steve see the shadow shaped like a woman in the rotunda. This entire place is freaky! Analysis of the footage produces audio of a child's laugh, video of the shadows and a strange light in the shape of a person moving across the balcony. As a paranormal researcher, such evidence is the Holy Grail! The Rialto Theater altogether a great case!

45 min

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Fear Factory

A former shoe and furniture factory in Claremont, N.H., is investigated.

45 min

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Tunnels of Terror

The team explore an underworld of tunnels in Lockport, N.Y., and uncover stories of a possible murder, numerous deaths and strange goings-on.

45 min

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Heir Apparition

The team travels to the Governor's Mansion in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, where there are rumors of hauntings caused by State Senator Warren Brown's illegitimate child, who was murdered; TAPS heads to Kentucky to help a woman with reports of seeing figures and hearing odd noises in her home.

45 min

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Paranormal Pioneers

Josh Gates joins the team as they investigate a spooky castle minutes away from his childhood home!

45 min

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Higher Deaducation

The team visit Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky.

45 min

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Due Date With Death

The Atlantic Paranormal Society travels to the city of Rochester in the state of New York to uncover a haunting secret that the Rochester Public Library, an establishment that has been around since 1801, has kept below the radar for 15 years.

45 min

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Haunted Home for the Holiday

The Ghost Hunters revisit one of their favorite haunts: The Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT! The frightening activity in the house has increased ever since TAPS' last visit, and the team is ready to figure out this haunted mystery.

45 min