Series synopsis
A Haunting is an American documentary mystery drama television series that premiered on Discovery on October 28, 2005. It ended on March 4, 2022. It stars Anthony D. Call.
These are the true stories of the innocent and the unimaginable. Based on true events, A Haunting dramatises some of the scariest stories, revealing a world in which tragedy, suicide and murder have left psychic impressions so powerful that innocent people become forced to deal with them decades later. Through mesmerizing first-person accounts, the mystery and origin of each haunting is powerfully revealed and leaves a lingering sense that life—and death—are much stronger then anyone could have ...
Premise
These are the true stories of the innocent and the unimaginable. Based on true events, A Haunting dramatises some of the scariest stories, revealing a world in which tragedy, suicide and murder have left psychic impressions so powerful that innocent people become forced to deal with them decades later. Through mesmerizing first-person accounts, the mystery and origin of each haunting is powerfully revealed and leaves a lingering sense that life—and death—are much stronger then anyone could have possibly imagined.
Premise: Between the world we see and the things we fear… there are doors. When they are opened…. nightmares become reality. These are the true stories of the innocent and the unimaginable.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Anthony D. Call as Self - Narrator
Guest cast
- Grant Gustin as Thomas - Stacy's Boyfriend
- Lia McHugh as Jacey
- Pierce Pope as Colin
- Arne Cheyenne Johnson as Self
- Jason Alan Cook as Stephen
- Chase Anderson as Tyler
- A.J. Lister as Young Sabrina
- Todd Brown as Steve Jasmine
- Denise Hillis as Theresa
- Shae Britt as Middle Daughter
- Lorraine Warren as Self
- Debora Balardini as Lee
Episodes
This series spans 13 seasons with 127 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 12 | January 1, 2004 | August 13, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 6 | October 28, 2005 | March 24, 2006 |
| Season 2 | 10 | March 17, 2006 | September 28, 2006 |
| Season 3 | 10 | October 5, 2006 | December 14, 2006 |
| Season 4 | 13 | August 10, 2007 | November 9, 2007 |
| Season 5 | 10 | October 12, 2012 | December 14, 2012 |
| Season 6 | 4 | September 29, 2013 | October 20, 2013 |
| Season 7 | 16 | August 1, 2014 | January 25, 2015 |
| Season 8 | 10 | January 3, 2016 | March 20, 2016 |
| Season 9 | 9 | October 21, 2016 | October 30, 2017 |
| Season 10 | 7 | March 17, 2017 | November 9, 2018 |
| Season 11 | 10 | May 27, 2019 | July 29, 2019 |
| Season 12 | 10 | December 31, 2021 | May 27, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Haunting in Connecticut Ed and Karen Parker move their family into a old Connecticut home, needing to be near the hospital where their 14-year-old son in receives cancer treatment. They quickly discover that the building was once a funeral home. Soon, their son Paul proclaims the house to be evil, he begins seeing entities, and his health worsens. Paul's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and, at their rope's end, his parents have him committed to a mental hospital. With the son gone, the whole family is soon under siege by the evil forces inhabiting the house. In desperation, the Parkers contact psychic investigators Edward and Lorraine Warren for help. |
January 1, 2004 |
| 2 |
A Haunting in Georgia The troubles begin for the Wyrick family when their three-year-old daughter Heidi begins spending time with her new invisible friend, kindly old Mr. Gordy. The family eventually realizes there's more to Mr. Gordy than just a child's active imagination. Heidi awakens one night with claw marks on her face and her father Andy soon suffers the same scratches on his back. Mr. Gordy is no longer the only apparition; he's joined by a hooded, faceless figure and a man with one hand. The family contacts a parapsychologist who attributes the manifestations to energy from a fault-line. Later, a psychic tells them of several spirits in the home, some being good and some being evil. Eventually, they turn to their church for help. |
January 1, 2004 |
| 3 |
Soul Battle and Nightmares A single mom enlists the help of an angel, and an attorney battles an evil. |
July 2, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Lake Club Horror In 1974, a nightclub in Springfield, Illinois, is haunted by the ghost of a suicide victim. |
October 28, 2005 |
| 2 |
The Haunting of Summerwind A house called Summerwind in West Bay Lake, Wis., with a long and storied past filled with ghosts and mysterious occurrences. |
November 4, 2005 |
| 3 |
Hell House Three ghosts and one demon harass the terrified Beckwith family when they move into a 19th century Connecticut house. |
November 11, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gateway to Hell The owner of a country music dance hall becomes worried when his pregnant wife blames a dangerous fall on a ghost and his handyman exhibits signs of demonic possession. |
March 17, 2006 |
| 2 |
The Diabolical A girl who is unable to walk or talk becomes a human portal for a demon. |
March 24, 2006 |
| 3 |
Demon Child A courier in Kentucky feels helpless when her small boy's invisible playmate proves to be a demon. Her old friend, a shaman, is her only hope of saving her son. |
July 6, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fear House A man and his three children are driven out of their house by unexplained noises and frightening visions, but ominous dreams send him back to help the new occupants. |
October 5, 2006 |
| 2 |
The Attic A single mother moves into a new house and soon comes to believe that the ghost of an old tenant who suffered a tragic death is still in the attic. |
October 12, 2006 |
| 3 |
Hidden Terror A home in Corning, N.Y., harbors an evil spirit that is affecting a couple's relationship. |
October 19, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dark Wrath Cindy Sarro's boyfriend, Jake, surprises her and their two daughters with a new house. It seems perfect until she senses the presence of a demon that possesses Jake, who comes at her with an ax. |
August 10, 2007 |
| 2 |
The Awakening A police dispatcher sees the spirits of a man and two women in her home and learns from a Bible-toting paranormal investigator that the male ghost is there to feed off her fear. |
August 17, 2007 |
| 3 |
The Calling A mother of two, happily married to her second husband, receives a bite mark from the ghost of a young boy, followed by frightening messages from the beyond. |
August 24, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blood Visions A family's dream home in Michigan turns into a nightmare when strange things start to happen, particularly to their son. |
October 12, 2012 |
| 2 |
Angels and Demons Season 5 begins with a single mother in Maryland asking for angelic help to fight what she believes to be a demon. |
October 19, 2012 |
| 3 |
Nightmare in Bridgeport Connecticut paranormal investigator Bob Baker calls for backup to get rid of a reported demon at his own mother's home. |
October 26, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marked by Evil Season 6 begins with the story of a woman who rejected the advances of a friend, who then stole a piece of her hair and supposedly put a spell on her. |
September 29, 2013 |
| 2 |
Well to Hell A man's story of returning to his childhood home only to find it filled with alleged dark forces that are trying to kill him. |
October 6, 2013 |
| 3 |
Black Magic An alleged ghostly encounter is recalled by a family whose teenage son dabbled in the occult. |
October 13, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Demon's Revenge Two different entities roam the property of a 200-year-old farmhouse, terrorizing the family living there. But they are determined to stay in the home, escalating the paranormal activity to threatening heights. |
August 1, 2014 |
| 2 |
The Shadowman Two brothers encounter a demonic entity in the woods surrounding their Florida home and confront their tormenter decades later. |
August 3, 2014 |
| 3 |
Demon Unearthed After a dark entity is awakened beneath a 19th century mansion, the Rice family experiences a terrifying haunting that forces them to abandon their dream house. |
August 10, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Heartland Horror A teenager with paranormal abilities matches wits against a cagey demon intent on engineering the teen's demise when Season 8 begins. |
January 3, 2016 |
| 2 |
Mind Control A family find an evil necklace while renovating a relative's home, and end up bringing a dark entity into their own house, which is why they've contacted a demonologist for help. |
January 10, 2016 |
| 3 |
Eternal Grief What seems like a dream home in rural Indiana quickly turns into something darker when the new owner experiences unexplained voices and scents, which lead her to believe the house is haunted by the ghost of the previous occupant. |
January 17, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Demon's Lair A new season begins with with a family who believe the ghost in their home is harmless until the children feel threatened, which prompts a plea to the Catholic Church to rid them of this demon. |
October 21, 2016 |
| 2 |
Ghost Confessions An attractive teenage girl is haunted by an unknown presence with inappropriate intentions that threaten to tear her family apart. |
October 28, 2016 |
| 3 |
Immortal Love A tormented teen's ghost disrupts a young family's life in their new home. |
October 28, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bewitched A family's lives are at stake while they try to battle an evil entity sent to tear a young couple apart. |
March 17, 2017 |
| 2 |
Face of Evil After a trip to a haunted plantation, Joy and her young daughters fall prey to a relentless phantom that is tied to a harrowing experience from Joy's distant past. |
March 24, 2017 |
| 3 |
Ghostly Voices When their daughter hears a voice in her head and begins acting strangely, the Balistreri's search for the cause. Could her behavior be related to paranormal activity in the house or is it all in her head? |
March 31, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demon Whispers | May 27, 2019 |
| 2 | House of Nightmares | June 3, 2019 |
| 3 |
Wicked Eviction Tammy Shea relocates her family for a fresh start but her dream turns to a nightmare when her family is antagonized by multiple entities. Desperate, Tammy finds a paranormal team who reveal the true evil in the home. |
June 10, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bottled Spirits A chef and his wife find the perfect location for their restaurant in a cozy waterfront town, but the spirits haunting the Victorian mansion have other plans; soon, eerie and unexplained events threaten to force the couple out of business. |
December 31, 2021 |
| 2 |
Deliverance in Chicago A loving family is living their dream life until demonic forces move in. |
January 7, 2022 |
| 3 |
Daydreams and Nightmares A woman's dream of opening a successful costume shop is interrupted when she discovers the building she just bought comes with resident spirits. When the haunting grows dangerous, she calls on a spiritualist minister to help the trapped souls cross over. |
January 14, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 28, 2005 |
| Last aired | March 4, 2022 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |