Spooky Season: Ghost hunting and paranormal shows with episodes about Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Have you ever wondered about ghost evidence in Utah? While there are plenty of urban legends and haunted locations, now is the perfect time to settle in with some popcorn and enjoy a paranormal TV show right in time for Halloween.

Check out our list of ghost-hunting and paranormal shows that are all about or have episodes that feature Utah. From Skinwalker Ranch to haunted houses, Utah has been explored top to bottom by paranormal investigators.

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“Ghost Hunters”

The American “Ghost Hunters” series began airing in 2004, and only visited Utah once during its nearly 20-year run. Season 13, episode 7 of the show, titled “The Last Mission,” takes place at the Historic Wendover Air Field.

“Perhaps the most historically significant role of the base was as the test and training site for the atomic bomb and the 509th Composite Group under the command of Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. It was Colonel Tibbets, flying his B-29, ‘Enola Gay,’ who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945,” the Historic Wendover Airfield writes on their website.

In the episode, released in 2020, investigators say that paranormal activity has been reported recently. They claim that “dozens of pilots” died on the base during training back when the airfield was still an active Air Force Base.

The full episode is currently available for free on LMN’s YouTube channel. Does any of the “evidence” they uncovered convince you?

“The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch”

Skinwalker Ranch in Uintah County has had a fair share of coverage from paranormal and alien investigators alike. Most recently and infamously has likely been “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch.”

The ranch’s owner, Brandon Fugal, and the ranch’s superintendent, Thomas Winterton, work to investigate paranormal activity and uncover the supernatural secrets of Skinwalker Ranch. Over the past few centuries, everything from UFO sightings to cattle mutilations to other “strange phenomena.”

The show first premiered in 2020 and has been running for six seasons. Well-known Utah figures such as Utah Senator Mike Lee, former Governor Gary Herbert, and former Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes have all made guest appearances on the show.

A spin-off show, “Beyond Skinwalker Ranch,” was sparked after the success of the original. In that show, the investigators travel to other ranches and compare them to their experiences with Skinwalker Ranch.

PREVIOUSLY: ‘The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch’ Season 5: A conversation with Brandon Fugal, Thomas Winterton

“Ghost Adventures”

The paranormal reality show, which first premiered in 2008, has visited Utah a few times during its 17-year run on the air. “Ghost Adventures” filmed 18 episodes and two specials in the Beehive State. One of the most notable episodes is the 2011 “Tooele Hospital” investigation, the show’s first foray into the state of Utah.

Many may also be familiar with Zak Bagan and his team’s visit to the Great Saltair or the Skinwalker Ranch, two more recent episodes that caught Utahns’ attention. If you’re looking for a paranormal episode near your hometown, “Ghost Adventures” just might have one.

Below is a full list of Utah-based “Ghost Adventures” episodes and where they were filmed in the state.

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“True Haunting”

While Netflix’s new “True Haunting” series is not a ghost-hunting show, it’s based on two real paranormal experiences. The final two episodes of the series, “This House Murdered Me,” follow a family that purchases a “Victorian” home in Salt Lake City’s avenues.

The series dramatizes the experience of a woman, her husband, and her son, who move into a “charming Victorian house,” Netflix says. The family is rocked after a burglar breaks into their home, and they soon start experiencing paranormal activity. Although the show was not filmed on location in Salt Lake City, the true story took place there.

Ed and Lorraine Warren — who fans of horror and the paranormal may recognize from “The Conjuring” and their real-life work as paranormal investigators — are called in to help the family. What happens to the family will have to remain spoiler-free, as this show was only released at the beginning of October.

“Expedition X”

Another reality paranormal investigation show, “Expedition X” visited Skinwalker Ranch to investigate historic claims about alien and mysterious pheonomena. The episode, called “Skinwalker Valley,” was the seventh episode of the sixth season.

Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot head to Skinwalker Ranch and speak with locals and perform their own investigation into the UFO sightings, cattle mutilations, and “shape-shifting” creatures. They may even have encountered a skinwalker.

While the mysteries associated with Skinwalker Ranch have already been covered in this article, the two investigators have their own take, interview interesting figures, and find some evidence that may make this compelling to those familiar with the ranch.

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