Discovery+ Paranormal & Unexplained & Travel Channel Programming Highlights: Jan 17-30

ON AN ALL-NEW GHOST HUNTERS, SPECIAL GUEST UFO EXPERT BEN HANSEN HELPS TAPS INVESTIGATE EERIE ORB-LIKE ACTIVITY INSIDE A CENTURIES-OLD VIRGINIA BUILDING

Experience the Frightening Real-Life Horror Stories of ELI ROTH PRESENTS: A GHOST RUINED MY LIFE, Coming to Travel Channel Beginning January 21

 discovery+ PREMIERES

ALASKAN KILLER BIGFOOT

New Series, Now Streaming on discovery+

Seventy years ago, a murderous Bigfoot-like creature sent residents fleeing from Portlock, Alaska. Now, an expedition returns to the abandoned fishing village to reclaim the land and its resources from the terrifying beast locals call Nantinaq. The team’s 40-day sojourn in the icy Alaskan wilderness tests their mettle, their faith and their ability to survive. [Hour-long episodes]

              SEASON FINALE: “Nantinaq’s Exorcism” – Begins Streaming Tuesday, January 18 on discovery+

Paranormal investigators arrive in Portlock to perform a powerful cleansing ceremony to rid the village of its dark, demonic energy. Calm seems to prevail as the team’s 40-day mission draws to a close, but has Nantinaq truly been banished from Portlock?

GHOST HUNTERS

New Season Reboot, Now Streaming on discovery+

The renowned TAPS team return to the paranormal show that started it all. Original GHOST HUNTERS members Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango, along with Shari DeBenedetti, reunite to revisit their most chilling cases and investigate disturbing new hauntings. Armed with state-of-the-art technology, their proven methodology and special guest investigators, TAPS tackle disturbing paranormal activity head-on, leaving no stone unturned to reach the dead among the living. The reboot follows the team as they crisscross the country searching for answers in the nation’s most haunted locations. Joining the core team are a host of experts from different paranormal backgrounds that add their own points of view and prowess to each unique case. [Hour-long episodes]

              “The Castle Light Mystery” – Begins streaming Saturday, January 22 on discovery+

TAPS head to Virginia to explore Bacon’s Castle, where for centuries people have witnessed an eerie ball of light traveling around the property. UFO expert Ben Hansen joins the investigation to determine if this ghostly orb is extraterrestrial in origin.

“Ghosts of Gaines Tavern” – Begins streaming Saturday, January 29 on discovery+

TAPS visit a 19th-century Kentucky tavern plagued by a series of murders and suicides. The city is getting ready to reopen the building to the public, and the mayor wants to be sure that remnants of its tragic past don’t resurface as dangerous entities.

CONCURRENT PREMIERES: discovery+ and Travel Channel

A HAUNTING

New Season, Now Streaming on discovery+ and Airing on Travel Channel

Terrifying true stories of the paranormal are told by the people who experienced them. The mystery and origin of each haunting is unraveled through mesmerizing first-person accounts and dramatic re-enactments, leaving a lingering sense that life and death are far stranger than ever imagined.[Hour-long episodes]

              “Inner Demons” – Begins Streaming Friday, January 21 on discovery+

New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Friday, January 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

Childhood sweethearts reconnect, but their happily-ever-after is threatened by dangerous poltergeist activity in their new home. When they find cryptic messages written on the bathroom mirror, the frightened couple reaches out to a renowned demonologist.

              “Asylum 49” – Begins Streaming Friday, January 28 on discovery+

New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Friday, January 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

A lifelong haunted house enthusiast purchases an old hospital to build a Halloween attraction. As staff members prepare for the grand opening, they experience a series of paranormal events suggesting that the location is really haunted.

KINDRED SPIRITS

New Season, Now Streaming on discovery+ and Airing on Travel Channel

Professional paranormal investigators Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and psychic medium Chip Coffey are facing hauntings unlike anything they’ve seen yet in the new season of KINDRED SPIRITS. Bruni, Berry and Coffey dig deep into the past to identify the restless spirits haunting America’s oldest inns, homes and estates. Utilizing a range of tools and techniques, their multilayered investigations tackle frightening tales of possession, aggressive entities and more. Together, the team elicit shocking evidence and connections with the other side that lead them closer to the truth, as they search for answers behind each haunted tale. [Hour-long episodes]

“Carriage House Creeper”Begins Streaming Saturday, January 22 on discovery+

New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Saturday, January 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

The second oldest structure in Vermont is no doubt haunted, but a fresh set of owners are experiencing paranormal problems for the first time in their lives. Aggressive spiritual behavior urges them to call in Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and Chip Coffey to investigate.

“Tradition Dies Hard”Begins Streaming Saturday, January 29 on discovery+

New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Saturday, January 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and Chip Coffey investigate an iconic mansion that was converted into a museum at the request of a dying matriarch. Now, her family’s spirits haunt the museum. The team attempts to cross over into the spiritual realm to find answers.

MOUNTAIN MONSTERS

New Season, Now Streaming on discovery+ and Airing on Travel Channel

It’s Bigfoot or bust for AIMS as the team head back to the Tygart Valley to hunt down a massive Sasquatch that roams those hidden hills. Equipped with an old shoeshine box full of clues, the guys soon learn they’re in a cryptozoic hot spot unlike any other. As they chase the numerous monsters of the Tygart Valley and build breathtaking traps, the team discover that Trapper may have been onto this secret all along, and the key to the entire puzzle may be within their reach. Welcome to the biggest, baddest and craziest season of Mountain Monsters yet! [Hour-long episodes]

              “Huckleberry’s Monster”Begins Streaming Sunday, January 23 on discovery+

New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Sunday, January 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

Huckleberry reveals his family’s terrifying brush with the Grafton Monster. Later, Jeff breaks out his “hillbilly hazmat suit” to do some bloodwork on an old dog collar.  And Buck gets into a hellacious fistfight with locals under the moonlight.

              “Trapper’s Birthday”Begins Streaming Sunday, January 30 on discovery+

New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Sunday, January 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

After a rip-roaring fistfight in the woods, the AIMS team gather together to remember team leader Trapper on his birthday. Huckleberry busts out a jar of his famous “Squatch Piss,” and before long, Appalachia’s favorite hillbilly sons are seeing double.

TRAVEL CHANNEL PREMIERES

The programs below will premiere on Travel Channel as follows:

ELI ROTH PRESENTS: A GHOST RUINED MY LIFE (Season 1)

Premieres Friday, January 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

              SEASON PREMIERE: “Portal to Hell” – Friday, January 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

              Episode: “Dark Entity” – Friday, January 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

FRIGHT CLUB (Season 1)

New Episodes: Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

SEASON FINALE: “Scream-Filled Donuts” – Thursday, January 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

A HAUNTING (Season 11)

New Episodes: Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

*New episodes will launch same day on discovery+

*See above section for episodic descriptions

              Episode: “Inner Demons” – Friday, January 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

              Episode: “Asylum 49” – Friday, January 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

KINDRED SPIRITS (Season 6)

New Episodes: Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

*New episodes will launch same day on discovery+

*See above section for episodic descriptions

              Episode: “Carriage House Creeper” – Saturday, January 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Episode: “Tradition Dies Hard” – Saturday, January 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

MOUNTAIN MONSTERS (Season 6)

New Episodes: Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel

*New episodes will launch same day on discovery+

*See above section for episodic descriptions

              Episode: “Huckleberry’s Monster” – Sunday, January 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

              Episode: “Trapper’s Birthday” – Sunday, January 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

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