I hesitated to blog about a paranormal show, ’cause, well, some are more realistic than others shall we say. And even the realistic ones are entertainment, not reality. But this one’s got me excited!
Okay, I actually only got excited after hearing Josh Gates give us the inside scoop on Darkness Radio. Before that I was expecting the whole thing to be more-or-less a big scare set-up. But not so much!
First, here’s what The SyFy Channel has to say about the show:
“Created by Josh Gates (Destination Truth), Stranded is an all-new reality series that documents an unconventional – and terrifying – paranormal and psychological experiment. Each episode features the self-recorded footage of a diverse group of every-day paranormal enthusiasts – from newlyweds and a brother-in-law to a trio of roommates.
“Each team of three will be stranded at one of the most haunted locations in America and record the entire experience with hand-held cameras creating a suspenseful, completely unscripted first-hand account of each group’s stay. Over the course of the confinement, the group will cope with increasingly pervasive feelings of fear and desolation, resulting in an experiment that represents a unique combination of psychology and the paranormal.”
http://www.syfy.com/stranded/about
They had me with “psychology”!
As Josh describes it, these guys are truly on their. No faked scares, no camera men to save them. Just some everyday people spending five days in a (very) haunted location. One of the things I’m really looking forward to is the interactions – when things start happening and you’ve got a mix of believers and skeptics, as the show has tried to achieve, well, you have a situation that many people really do find themselves living with. True paranormal experiences are a bubbly concoction of people, location, and paranormal energies, and this show promises to focus on the people factor of the equation in unprecedented ways.
The show’s locations are to die for as well. One lucky team will get to stay in the beautiful Burn Brae Manor, a 27 room estate near the Delaware River in Glen Spey, New York. One team must fend for themselves in the Gothic “Seaview Terrace” Carey Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, which some of you folks from my era may recognize from the opening and exterior scenes in the Dark Shadows TV show. And three poor souls must endure the infamously haunted West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville.
I for one can’t wait to see how it all turns out!
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