5.4 /10 1 Votes5.4
Composer(s) Opus 1 Music Library Original language(s) English No. of episodes 30 Distributor Discovery Communications | 5.3/10 IMDb Country of origin United States No. of seasons 3 First episode date 7 September 2014 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Executive producer(s) Matthew HobinErin L. RyderTim HamiltonColleen Needles StewardShannon Keenon DemersRob Hammersley Similar Paranormal Lockdown, Ghost Stalkers, Ghost Hunters Academy, Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters Profiles |
Ghost Asylum is an American paranormal television series that premiered on September 7, 2014 in the United States on Destination America. The series features a group of professional ghost hunters that try to "trap ghosts" in the country's most haunted abandoned asylums, sanitariums, and mental hospitals. The show airs on Sundays at 10/9c. The show was renewed for a second season of 14 episodes, which premiered on April 5, 2015. The second season aired in two waves of 8 episodes, with the second wave coming later on in 2015. A third season aired in 2016.
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The series follows the paranormal team known as the Tennessee Wraith Chasers; the pilot of the series was originally named Ghostland Tennessee before it was renamed for the Destination America network.

Premise

The series features a group of fearless ghost hunters with their paranormal team called the Tennessee Wraith Chasers, who try to use their Southern charm, back-water ingenuity, and engineering knowledge to create supernatural inventions during their investigations in America's most haunted locations, which just happen to be abandoned asylums. Their specialty is investigating the many decaying and derelict mental institutions littered across the United States.
Opening introduction:
The show starts off with a warning to viewers:

WARNING: "Our boys are professional ghost hunters who have permission to enter the most haunted buildings in America. Trespassing on private property is dangerous and illegal. Chasing ghosts without proper training will get you killed."
Cast
Tennessee Wraith Chasers:

