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Sci Fi Channel’s ‘Ghost Hunters’ Continues to Expand
If Ryan Daley’s blog or my blog peaks your interest, that would mean you’re into the paranormal world. I personally am a big fan of the ghost hunting community, which is why I love watching Sci Fi Channel’s GHOST HUNTERS, along with their new show GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL. The whole debunking aspect of the show makes it 100% more believable to me, and if it’s real or not is beyond me (I don’t think I care). If you enjoy the show(s) as much as I do, then read on for a big announcement made by Sci Fi this evening.
Sci Fi Channel is expanding its “Ghost Hunters” franchise with a new multipart agreement with creator Craig Piligian that includes dozens of hours of reality programming.
The network has given the green light to six episodes of a college edition of the paranormal series, tentatively titled “Ghost Hunters: New Generation.” Sci Fi also has ordered a sixth season of the “Hunters” flagship and a second season of the “International” spinoff.
In addition, Piligian has signed an agreement for an as-yet-undetermined series separate from the “Hunters” brand with an eye toward a 2010 premiere date.
“Craig is a star performer who’s been a great partner,” Sci Fi executive vp original programming Mark Stern said. “You want to be in business with people like him on a consistent basis.”
“Hunters” has been one of the network’s top ratings performers and has grown its audience each season. The most recent season averaged 2.8 million viewers per week.
The newest series seeks to capitalize on the reality show’s popularity among college students.
“It’s going to be more of a teaching format,” Piligian said. “We’re going to try to have a little more fun with the franchise.”
The spinoff features franchise regulars Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango training students who will accompany them on paranormal investigations. Episodes also could include stops in thematic locations, like spring break hot spots.
“What’s cool about ‘Ghost Hunters’ is it has tried to rely on empirical science,” Stern said. “This is an opportunity to delve into that a little deeper and take the show into a more academic setting.”
In addition to the “Hunters” franchise, the reality series “Scare Tactics” and “Estate of Panic” have performed well for the network, though a renewal verdict has not been made for “Chase,” another reality show. The network has a half-dozen other reality projects in development and hopes to expand its unscripted lineup.
The next V/H/S installment is on the way, this time from producer Roy Lee (Weapons, IT), and it’s landed on its new theme.
Spooky Pictures and Image Nation are teaming to produce V/H/S: SCP, Variety reports, and it’ll be the first feature-length addition to the online collective fiction project, the SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation.
The SCP Foundation began in 2008 as a collaborative digital project and has since grown into one of the largest fan-driven horror and sci-fi universes online. You can get acquainted with the SCP Foundation via Bloody FM’s SCP Archives podcast.
V/H/S: SCP will be framed as “’recovered field documentation,’ or video evidence gathered, redacted, and archived by the secretive organization. Standalone segments in the anthology will focus on different objects, entities, or events under the containment-breach narrative.”
Spooky Pictures is headed by genre veterans Steven Schneider (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) and Roy Lee (Weapons, IT). They’ll be joined by Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99, V/H/S/Halloween) and Michael Schreiber (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/Beyond) as producers.
“The horror genre continues to be a remarkable launchpad for new talent to share original creations, and the vast SCP universe has provided a vital incubator for this creativity to thrive,” Spooky Pictures co-founder Steven Schneider said. “Along with INS, this next project reinforces our shared commitment to look in new and unexpected spaces for stories. We can’t wait to expand the V/H/S franchise with new, fresh, and terrifying stories that will keep viewers coming back for more.”
V/H/S launched in 2012, followed by 2013’s V/H/S/2, 2014’s V/H/S: Viral, 2021’s V/H/S/94, 2022’s V/H/S/99, 2023’s V/H/S/85, 2024’s V/H/S/Beyond, and 2025’s V/H/S/Halloween.
The upcoming installment marks the ninth film in this franchise.
The SCP Foundation is a worldwide force dedicated to securing, containing, and protecting anomalies from people – At least according to the lore of the website.
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