Haunting: Australia
| Haunting: Australia | |
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| Narrated by | David Ritchie |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Astrid Sampson |
| Producer(s) |
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| Editor(s) | Ron Molnar |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Flame Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syfy |
| Original run | 3 February 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Haunting: Australia is an Australian paranormal television series that premiered on 3 February 2014 on Syfy. The series was commissioned by SF in July 2013, with production beginning in August 2013 and set to premiere on the network in 2014.[1] However, following the closure of SF on 31 December 2013 and the launch of Syfy as its replacement,[2] the series instead premiered on the newly launched Syfy channel on 3 February 2014.[3]
Premise
International paranormal investigator Robb Demarest selects his paranormal team of ghost hunters, psychics, mediums, and clairvoyants, to investigate Australia's most haunted locations.
Opening introduction: (narrated by Robb Demarest):
| “ | I've been investigating the paranormal for over 20 years. You name it, I've hunted it. And I believe this team has what it takes to find out what's haunting Down Under. | ” |
Paranormal team
- Ian Lawman – From the UK, "bad boy" medium and ordained psychic exorcist.[4]
- Ray Jorden – From the UK, "old-school supernatural sleuth", paranormal investigator.[4]
- Gaurav Tiwari – From India, ghost hunter and metaphysicist.[4]
- Allen Tiller – From Australia, accomplished paranormal researcher, investigator.[4]
- Rayleen Kable – From Australia, Medium Clairvoyant.[4]
- Robb Demarest – From the U.S., lead investigator.[4]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Location | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Woodford Academy" | Woodford, New South Wales | 3 February 2014 |
| The Haunted: Australia team investigate the Woodford Academy for Boys in the Blue Mountains, which is said to be haunted by the White Lady, believed to be a convict's wife who was hanged or possibly murdered by her husband in the back garden. It is also said to be haunted by a mentally ill little girl named Jessie, who was locked up in the attic by her father, the academy's founder. They are only two of the twelve ghosts that still reside here and are a part of what the workers call the "Dismal Dozen". | |||
| 2 | "Old Geelong Gaol" | Geelong, Victoria | 10 February 2014 |
| The team investigates Old Geelong Gaol, where even though four executions took place here, there were over 500 confirmed deaths due to all the inmate attacks using their homemade shivs. The prison is said to be home to the ghost of a violent former prisoner named Percy Rampage, a giant of a man in life, he appears in his cell as a seven-foot-tall shadow figure in death. | |||
| 3 | "Aradale Lunatic Asylum" | Ararat, Victoria | 17 February 2014 |
| The team travel to rural town of Ararat to investigate the Aradale Mental Hospital where it's reported over 10,000 patients died. With 70 buildings to explore, they tour its epicenter of paranormal activity; the highly-haunted Men's Wing, only accessed by a covered bridge called, "The Suicide Walk", was where the worst patients were kept and the spirit of Nurse Kerry resides, watching over the others. | |||
| 4 | "Gledswood Homestead" | Gledswood Hills, New South Wales | 24 February 2014 |
| The team investigates Gledswood Homestead, where the predominant Chisholm family once lived and died, including the tragic death of little Isabel Emmeline, who was quarantined here for scarlet fever and now roams the halls with her father John Chisholm, the builder of the main house. It's also said to be the home of a ghostly groundskeeper named John Biggs, who was instantly killed by a falling tree on the property in 1858. | |||
| 5 | "Adelaide Arcade" | Adelaide, South Australia | 3 March 2014 |
| The team heads to the southern part of the country to investigate the notoriously haunted Adelaide Arcade, where a local woman named Florence Horton was shot and killed by her jealous husband. They get up close and personal with Francis "The Beetle" Cluney, a former security guard who was died when he fell into the mall's turbine engine. They also explore Regent Arcade, the mall next door and learn that a little boy named Sydney Kennedy Bryon was murdered when his psychic mother smothered him to death here in 1902. | |||
| 6 | "Australia Pioneer Village" | Wilberforce, New South Wales | 10 March 2014 |
| 7 | "North Kapunda Hotel" | Kapunda, South Australia | 17 March 2014 |
| 8 | "Cockatoo Island" | Sydney Harbour, New South Wales | 24 March 2014 |
Broadcast
In the United States the series airs on Syfy, premiering 24 March 2015.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Knox, David (4 July 2013). "SF gets to Haunting: Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (30 September 2013). "Syfy to launch on Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (24 January 2014). "Airdate: Haunting Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Knox, David (17 February 2014). "The Ghosts & Mr. Demarest". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Schulz, Lisa. "Syfy Acquires Unscripted Paranormal Series 'Haunting: Australia'". variety.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
External links
- Official website (Australia)
- Official website (U.S.)
- Haunting: Australia on Facebook
- Haunting: Australia at the Internet Movie Database
- Haunting: Australia at TV Guide