'Ghost Adventures' Clashes With Paranormal Researchers Over Unexplained Phenomena (VIDEO)

'Ghost Adventures' Clashes With Paranormal Researchers Over Unexplained Phenomena (VIDEO)

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David Moye Pop culture journalist, HuffPost Weird Information
"Ghost Adventures," the favored Journey Channel paranormal actuality present involving three Ed Hardy-clad ghost hunters, is being haunted by allegations the present performs unfastened with the information and emphasizes showmanship over hardcore research.
And, yes, paranormal experts declare that they make use of science and scholarly analysis of their investigations of unexplained phenomena.
The accusations come from Bonnie Vent , a self-proclaimed "spirit advocate" in San Diego, who claims exhibits like "Ghost Adventures," "Ghost Hunters" and "Reality Or Pretend" sensationalize the supernatural as a way to scare up ratings.
"Due to the format they need to be augmented to make them extra interesting," she advised HuffPost Bizarre News, including that "lockdowns," the place "Ghost Adventures" stars Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin get locked inside a faciliity at midnight with the intention to investigate, "are good television but not needed."
This doesn't set well with Vent, who claims that, as a "spirit advocate," it is her job to assist useless celebs like Michael Jackson, George Carlin and "Crocodile Hunter" star Steve Irwin by delivering messages to their loved ones from beyond the grave.
She says that the crew behind "Ghost Adventures" does not analysis the places being investigated as completely as they declare to. Lately, she says, she found that firsthand, when the crew got here to her hometown to research the Cosmopolitan Lodge and Restaurant, a reportedly haunted San Diego scorching spot for paranormal activity.
Whereas on the town, Bagans, Groff and Goodwin did an interview with HuffPost Bizarre News by which they discussed the pending investigation of the Cosmopolitan.
The investigation will air someday in the course of the present's fifth season, which premieres Sept. 23. Throughout the interview, Bagans and Groff stated one anecdote they discovered during their research led them to believe the resort was haunted by Native American spirits.
"There is a certain vitality that's trapped on this location and one woman was partially possessed, I guess, and started doing an Indian ritual dance," Groff mentioned.
"Sure," Bagans adds. "This woman went downstairs to one of the other rooms we're going to be investigating and she or he began doing this Indian dance."
Vent says she is aware of that story is inaccurate as a result of she is the lady who did the dance.
"On no account was I possessed," she insisted on her web site. "The dance was an old fashioned Mexican Tarantella, not an Indian ritual dance. I did get into the stream of the energy within the Wine Room which is situated within the authentic Bandini house and I did carry out a dance that I had no information of for several minutes."
One other little bit of research that Vent says was incorrect was the "Ghost Adventures" cast's declare that the room in which the interview happened was the place Juan Lorenzo Bandini, a San Diego pioneer who built the house in 1827, slept for many years.

That room was on the second floor of the building, which, it turns out, wasn't constructed until years after Bandini died.
In addition, resort owner Joe Melluso - who emphasizes he was thrilled to host the cast and crew - says Bagans, Groff and Goodwin got a couple different huge information improper.
Throughout the interview with HuffPost Weird News, Bagans talked about that a Spanish-talking guitar player named Carlos had instructed him that Bandini murdered his wife and buried her the place the restaurant is now.
Within the unique story, resort co-owner Catherine Miller said she was unaware of this allegation. Melluso stated he spoke with Carlos after the story was printed and the guitar participant stated his phrases have been misinterpreted.
"However, after listening to how he defined it, I can see how the confusion occurred," Melluso stated.
He also says the crew misinterpreted a wooden headboard of somewhat lady and a mirror featuring a lady's face carved in wooden as being Bandini household heirlooms.
"The faces don't symbolize anyone related to the Cosmopolitan's authentic house owners," he said.
Melluso and Vent say they wish to correct the file to keep away from fueling city legends. They also don't need to offend the descendants of the Bandini household, who weren't too completely happy to listen to allegations of murder.
"As you can see with my scenario they do not have time or money to do their homework," Vent stated, adding that "Ghost Adventures" isn't any totally different in that regard from other comparable shows.
"Most of those shows mirror the identical stuff," she mentioned. "These television exhibits play over and over. This stuff turns into legends that simply won't go away."
Nevertheless, Vent's insistence on accuracy could also be more personal than only a crusade to right the info.
She admits she was truly the one who initially contacted "Ghost Adventures" to let them know about the Cosmopolitan's ghostly status.
"Ghost Adventures screwed me pretty badly however I am making an attempt to stay positive," she stated. "I pitched them to return to San Diego within the first place. They came, froze me out, and altered my experiences. The idea was to do with them the same kind of communication as you see in the Cosmo movies. As soon as they locked within the venue, they stop responding."
When HuffPost Bizarre News contacted "Ghost Adventures" executive producer Daniel A. Schwartz concerning the inaccuracies, he apologized to the lodge on behalf of the show and stated any errors or inaccuracies can be corrected earlier than the episode airs later this season.
"We, too, are confirming info and knowledge to ensure the episode is correct," he mentioned in an emailed statement. "We appreciate this having been delivered to our attention as we always strive for accuracy in our programming. These observations will help to tell our reality checking course of."
Vent is glad they're prepared to appropriate inaccuracies, but says the character of TV is why she and different paranormal investigators are skeptical about exhibits like "Ghost Adventures." But while she claims the show "augments" the truth, that was not the expertise of researcher Jeff Dwyer, who not too long ago did an investigation on the Winchester House in San Jose with the forged.
"I used to be impressed by how meticulous they were, particularly Zak Bagans," he stated. "They saved going over things to verify they got them right."
But paranormal skeptic Bryan Bonner of the Rocky Mountain Paranormal Society says not one of the ghost exhibits on TV are going to let details get in the way of an excellent story.
"A while again, the TELEVISION show 'Ghost Hunters' came to have a look at the Stanley Resort in Estes Park, Colorado, and made the claim that the supposedly haunted activity was caused by the existence of sure types of minerals," Bonner stated.
"We had the federal government analyze the hotel web site and, primarily based on their findings, issued a report declaring that the minerals they claimed had been there and causing the paranormal exercise were, in fact, not there at all."
When Bonner heard the "Ghost Adventures" employees was investigating the resort, he and his crew despatched the report back to producers. However, despite having this proof on hand, he says "they made the same claim about the minerals on their present. Minerals that weren't there."
Bonner says that while the claims have been disproven, the Stanley Hotel house owners don't want that changing into public information.
"We've been requested to not unfold rumors that the minerals aren't there," he said. "The hotel was doing badly until it appeared on these exhibits. Now it is full of novice ghost hunters 24 hours a day."
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