Go on a spooky fun ride with Destination America’s full scope of digital and social content offerings. Get immersed with the newest Discovery VR experience, which allows fans to join the GHOST ASYLUM cast on a ghost hunt in “Haunted by Nicholas.” Watch exclusive clips, digital extras and original web content at DestinationAmerica.com. Keep up with paranormal investigations and Bigfoot sightings on Twitter @DestAmerica and Facebook @DestinationAmerica.
GHOSTS OF SHEPHERDSTOWN
All-New Series
Shepherdstown is renowned for being the oldest town in West Virginia. It is also quietly referred to as the most haunted town in America, because it has always been home to inexplicable hauntings, bizarre accidents and unsolved crimes. In a town of 1,700 residents, almost every single person has had an experience with the supernatural. Now, a surge of supernatural activity has forced the local police to partner with members of the paranormal community to help solve some of the town’s deepest mysteries.
KILLING BIGFOOT
All-New Series
Bobby Hamilton has been on the hunt for Bigfoot ever since encountering the monster as a child. Decades later, the world still doesn’t have definitive proof of Bigfoot’s existence, and that’s where Hamilton, his friend Jim Lansdale, and their team – known as the Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization (GCBRO) – have decided to take matters into their own hands. GCBRO is on a mission to prove once and for all that Bigfoot exists by harvesting a DNA sample for scientific evidence, even if that means killing Bigfoot to get it.
A HAUNTING
New Season
In A HAUNTING, real evil lurks in the darkest shadows and in the most ordinary places. Through spellbinding first-person accounts, each episode profiles the story of one family traumatized by unknown supernatural forces. Dramatic recreations bring to life some of the scariest stories known to man, leaving viewers with a lingering sense that life after death is much more powerful than anyone could possibly imagine. New Dominion
GHOSTOBER
Month-Long Event
Every day in October is Halloween on Destination America with a month-long celebration of all things that go bump in the night. GHOSTOBER keeps the thrills and chills coming with weekly premieres of all-new and returning series and documentaries so spooky you’ll never want to leave the safety of your sofa. If you still can’t get enough, feast your senses on frightening digital extras including a podcast, virtual reality experiences, swag giveaways, exclusive online content, and more.
Upcoming New
GHOST ASYLUM
Season 3 Premieres Sunday, April 3 at 10/9c
Phantoms, demons, and shadow creatures beware! GHOST ASYLUM is back following the Tennessee Wraith Chasers (TWC) ghost-hunting team as they investigate paranormal activity in America’s most frightening asylums, sanitariums, penitentiaries and haunted hotspots. “Respect, detect, collect” is TWC’s motto and the core process they follow in every investigation, which combines scientific methodology and ghost-hunting gadgets with Tennessee wit and thirst for adventure. TWC’s goal isn’t just to communicate with restless souls but to help them find peace beyond the gates of their ghostly tomb.
PREMIERE EPISODE: “U.S.S. Edson” Premieres Sunday, April 3 at 10/9c
In Bay City, Michigan, TWC boards the U.S.S. Edson, a haunted battleship that served in the Vietnam War, with a goal of setting free the spirits trapped aboard. Ghostly crew members include a disturbed poltergeist, but the elusive entities seem to have other plans.
GHOST BROTHERS
All-New Series Premieres Friday, April 15 at 10/9c
What you see is what you get with Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey, the Southeast’s newest and most dynamic paranormal investigation team. These three best friends are the GHOST BROTHERS, on a mission to uncover whether some unique, legendary haunted houses are the real deal. Raised in religious households, Dalen, Juwan and Marcus were taught that “messing” with the dead is dangerous business, but some unexplained experiences of their own piqued their intense fascination, ultimately driving them to find out firsthand just how spooky the supernatural can be. Blending natural curiosity with comedic flair, these charismatic characters offer a fresh, funny and unique take on the spirit world.
PREMIERE EPISODE: “Magnolia Plantation” Premieres Friday, April 15 at 10/9c
The Magnolia Plantation in Derry, Louisiana entices the Ghost Brothers to investigate claims of deceased slaves still practicing voodoo in the afterlife. During this time, voodoo was a secret practice that took place behind closed doors at the plantation, and was believed to have been used by slaves to curse their masters and protect themselves. After hearing about stories of apparitions resembling slaves and soldiers, and some unexplainable things happening in the vicinity of the slave quarters, the Ghost Brothers are on a mission to find out if the spirits of slaves are still practicing voodoo on this historic plantation.
Current Series
PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN
Season 1 Finale Airs Friday, April 8 at 10/9c
In DA’s highest-rated new series, paranormal all-stars Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman stretch the limits of paranormal investigation as the two confine themselves in America’s most terrifying places for an unprecedented 72 hours straight. Living at haunted locations, many of which have never before been seen on television, some being investigated for the first time ever, Groff and Weidman believe that the longer they stay, the more the spirits will communicate with them and the more information they can gather about the unknown.
FINALE EPISODE: “Kreischer Mansion” Premieres Friday, April 8 at 10/9c
Nick and Katrina are in Staten Island, NY to seek answers on what increased the paranormal activity inside the Kreischer Mansion. It was here, not long ago, where a gruesome mob hit took place giving the already haunted mansion an even more infamous reputation. Legend has it that during the late 1800s several séances were conducted inside the mansion in an attempt to contact the spirit of a Kresicher family member who died surrounded by mysterious circumstances. Nick and Katrina want to discover who’s haunting the house, but they’ll also attempt to close the doorway to the other side to prevent unwanted entities from taking up residence inside the Kreischer Mansion.
MOUNTAIN MONSTERS
Two-Hour Season Finale Airs Saturday, April 16 at 10/9c
MOUNTAIN MONSTERS follows a team of expert hunters and trappers as they defend Appalachia from mysterious creatures that have spawned countless sightings in the region for generations. As native sons of West Virginia, the Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings (AIMS) put a lifetime of training to the test as they investigate, track, and attempt to trap legendary local beasts like Bigfoot, Chupacabra, and Sheepsquatch to prove they are fact, not folklore.
