The Ghost Town Terror

Overall solid show for a first season, the cast, camera work, and story seem to be well developed.. However the editing needs some work.. After watching episode 5 what became of the the bones that were discovered..?

The psychic is annoying throughout the series and at times I wonder why she is there since she doesn't seem to contribute much to the show besides being overdramatic. Why is she so focused on dead birds in a home thats been abandoned for years? Also I would prefer having seen longer investigations of the buildings. The editing seems to have rushed these scenes...why?

The story line is very good but there is too much shaking of the hand held cameras. Get rid of the amateurs and hire some professionals I'm about to puke by the end of the episode.

Season 2 Update -

Really enjoying the new season, still don't understand though why they the psychic on there Sarah, as she seems to be way over dramatic and doesn't really add much at all to the investigation.

Need more investigation and less talking.

Enjoying this series so far as it is quite different than the other series on Travel. I do think that the episodes could have less of the psychic as she seems to be over the top sometimes. Other than that I appreciate a change of pace from the other paranormal series on travel as they seem to redundant.

Loved the show when it focused on Karen, her family and Gunslinger Gulch. Would love to see a season 3featuring her property and bring in a different team to see how the energy is with them. Show got weird when they started to go to surroundings towns and trying to make connections to her property it seemed like a streach. I don't know how a prison 30 mins away connects. Id love to see the family get to do investigating because spirits are mire comfortable with them so it would bring out a great side of the story that most reality investigating shows leave out. Because it can lead investigators in right direction cuz they may believe to connect dots to the evps.

I have always had a soft spot for ghost shows and stories of hauntings, but Ghost Adventures has set a really low standard for shows of this nature and the Travel Channel producers have answered that calling with more cheap thrill trash.

So much of this is scripted; scenes where the family is discussing "findings" with the ghost team is clearly re-enacted (with terrible acting) and half of the "proof" is comprised of body sensations, gut feelings and fuzzy EVP's. This show would benefit from less production and more raw footage.

It's a great show to watch with someone who loves to laugh at over-exaggerated acting and "ghost hunters" yelling "SHOW YOURSELF YOU COWARD" at an overpaid film crew hiding in the dark.

It's a solid 3-4 star rating (out of 10) for it's kitschy entertainment value, but there is nothing tangible here if you're interested in real ghosts.