Just in time for the peak of the Halloween season, Travel Channel has begun a new series mixing reality ghost-hunting and paranormal history called “The Holzer Files.“
In a season flooded to the brim with ghost hunting shows and specials it’s hard to bring some new life into what has the danger of becoming a tired and worn genre; and to be fair, “The Holzer Files” does follow much of the standard genre tropes: an investigator (Dave Schrader), a medium (Cindy Kaza), a fancy equipment tech (Shane Pittman), and a fact checker/researcher (Gabe Roth) in a spooky location overnight to study potential paranormal activity.
However, this series has what none other has: the blessing and assistance of the daughter of the first self proclaimed paranormal investigator Hans Holzer, one Alexandra Holzer. Through her the team gains access to all of Hans’ documents, photos, and evp recordings among other things including Alexandra’s primary memories of her father and his investigations such as the infamous Amityville Horror house.
The team’s goal will be to investigate all of Holzer’s original haunting grounds so to speak, and to compare and contrast their findings with his to shed light on the modern vs the historical ghost hunting process. This proves to likely be a refreshing and fascinating take on the ghost hunting genre, mixing an almost biographical documentary with reality tv and science.
“The Holzer Files” airs Thursdays at 9 PM on Travel Channel.