Is It October Already? Travel Channel Embraces the Unknown in Its Third Annual "Ghostober" Event

September 29, 2020

NEW YORK - (September 14, 2020) This might just be the year to buy lots of extra candy and settle in for "Ghostober," Travel Channel's third annual paranormal programming event.No need to leave the house when Halloween reigns all month long, taking viewers on spine-chilling adventures to the other side - where tales of poltergeists, ghostly creatures, demons and even a few legends will keep you company. Filled with a creepy mix of buzzy new specials, boldfaced names and returning favorites, "Ghostober" has all the thrills and chills on lockdown.While we are all living with many unknowns, Travel Channel conjures up over-the-top specials exploring the very topic of the real unknown. While paranormal programming is scheduled throughout October, Ghostober culminates with "7 Nights of Fright." The top 20 of the world's spookiest unexplained videos kickstarts the week on Sunday, October 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with the two-hour countdown "Paranormal Caught on Camera: Top 100." Included in this week's lineup of supersized specials are new Shock Docs focusing on two of our nation's most terrifying tales of horror - "Amityville Horror House," premiering on Monday, October 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and "The Exorcism of Roland Doe," premiering on Tuesday, October 27 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Then, fans will celebrate the season with many of Travel Channel's talent featured in the new "Shock Docs" tell-all holiday special, "This is Halloween," premiering Wednesday, October 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.As the calendar creeps closer to All Hallows' Eve, we crank up the terror with over-the-top tricks and treats. In the two-hour special, "Ghost Adventures: Horror at Joe Exotic Zoo," premiering Thursday, October 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Zak Bagans and the "Ghost Adventures" crew go inside the infamous Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park to investigate sinister accounts of ghostly activity. The special is then followed by the Season Two return of "The Holzer Files," reopening famed ghost hunter Hans Holzer's original case files, at 11 p.m. ET/PT.The goosebumps continue with a sneak peek of the new season of "Portals to Hell," starring Katrina Weidman and Jack Osbourne, on Friday, October 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The duo investigates what might just be the most haunted place in all of Connecticut. And then, in a special two-hour holiday treat, the whole Osbourne family joins in on the fun. Adamant on truly living up to their position as America's first family of darkness, Jack Osbourne takes Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly on their first-ever paranormal investigation in "The Osbournes: Night of Terror," premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Not only are they going to hunt ghosts together ... but they're going to love it.Travel Channel wraps up "Ghostober" on Halloween night with the ultimate series crossover featuring superstar paranormal investigators from two of the network's hit shows, "Ghost Nation" and "Kindred Spirits." The ghost-hunting teams reunite for the first time in nearly a decade to explore frightening activity inside an illustrious Newport, Rhode Island, mansion in "Ghost Nation: Reunion in Hell," premiering Saturday, October 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. And the programming event bows with a chilling new episode of "Destination Fear" on Saturday, October 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, where the team will spend a terrifying night inside the abandoned Old Crow Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky."Halloween is Travel Channel's Superbowl, and with more people at home than ever before, we plan to deliver an over-the-top slate of original programming. We are the only network super-serving this mega popular genre to its superfans, featuring the superstars of the paranormal field and beyond," said Matthew Butler, general manager, Travel Channel.The "Ghostober" 2020 celebration is back on TravelChannel.com and Travel Channel's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Fans can check out exclusive content from their favorite shows, a new exclusive web series, "Up Close & Paranormal," with the cast of "Ghost Nation" and "Kindred Spirits," behind-the-scene videos, cast interviews, photos and more. Viewers can also stream a variety of Travel Channel's series, including past seasons of "Ghost Adventures," on the Travel Channel Go app.

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