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American Ghost Hunter

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
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4.3/10
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American Ghost Hunter (2010)
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Paranormal investigator and documentary filmmaker Chad Calek (Guest Star and Director of A&E's Paranormal State and The Ghost Prophecies) returns to his hometown of Persia, Iowa in hopes to ... Read allParanormal investigator and documentary filmmaker Chad Calek (Guest Star and Director of A&E's Paranormal State and The Ghost Prophecies) returns to his hometown of Persia, Iowa in hopes to put an end to the 20 year reign of suffering that his family has endured due to an overwhe... Read allParanormal investigator and documentary filmmaker Chad Calek (Guest Star and Director of A&E's Paranormal State and The Ghost Prophecies) returns to his hometown of Persia, Iowa in hopes to put an end to the 20 year reign of suffering that his family has endured due to an overwhelming amount of intense negative paranormal activity. Armed with the support and paranorma... Read all

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      • Ryan Buell
      • Lorraine Warren
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    2eowildangel

    Zzzzz

    So slow, just dragged along. I couldn't stay engaged AT ALL. I was 25 minutes in and had to bail... I get the feeling she probably has DID or something else mental health wise, but I don't see evidence of paranormal.
    1katie-674-341857

    fake

    this documentary was so fake, the cinematography was mediocre and the attempt to fool someone into thinking this is real is just a joke. i sincerely do not want someone else to pay money to watch this movie and be as let down as i was. I was only able to watch the first 10 minutes before my computer froze up on me, which was a blessing in disguise. If you ever watch Ghost Adventures on the travel channel then you know what a real paranormal documentary is suppose to look like. I have read several things online about these guys from the a&e show being frauds.
    1moonchild3321

    Not worth it.

    I wanted to like this movie, especially since I waited 6 months to finally receive it. I will make this short and sweet. It was awful. NO paranormal activity, just some major family dysfunction. Mr. Calek attempts to convince you that his family experienced paranormal events. There is no proof, no evidence to support his claims. Ryan Buell co-stars in this movie, he does not add anything to substantiate the paranormal claims and to top it off, Lorraine Warren, a well-known demonologist, gets in on the act. Why she took part in this very poorly crafted "documentary" I will never understand. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME or money on this movie. You will most likely be disappointed.
    1anthonysmom81

    The worst homemade movie

    Okay did we all watch the same documentary because this movie was TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad that a fellow colleague let me borrow this movie because I'd pretty upset with myself if I had actually paid for this crap. There was nothing paranormal about this movie. Chad, Ryan and Chad's parents are all a bunch of attention seekers (to say it in a nice way). The title was a deceit and so was the promotion of this movie. In my opinion, Chad and the people in this so-called documentary are just a bunch of scammers and they give the paranormal community a bad reputation. Please save your money and your time you are most definitely not missing out on anything.
    1druidyss

    Ugh, Ryan Buell...

    I was intrigued by this, finding it on hulu, and love paranormal anything, even documentaries, but I was watching the first 10 minutes or so and saw a familiar face from one of the worst paranormal shows I have ever encountered (Paranormal State). Ryan Buell. And not far behind Ryan was the beginning of religious overtones (when attempting to watch Paranormal State, everything is about demons, not the scientific possibility and evidence of a spirit entity of a once living human being). I quit watching, couldn't get past first 10 minutes or so. Anything involving that hack is not legitimate. Avoid. Unless of course you looooved Paranormal State.

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      • May 1, 2015 (United States)
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