Deadly Possessions

Deadly Possessions
Genre	Paranormal, Documentary
Created by	Zak Bagans
Presented by	Zak Bagans
Starring	Zak Bagans Aaron Goodwin Billy Tolley Jay Wasley
Composer(s)	Michael Mouracade
No. of seasons	1
Production
Executive producer(s)	Zak Bagans Joe Townley Michael Yudin
Producer(s)	Robin Keats Brittney Breen Rick Garrabrant
Location(s)	United States
Cinematography	Michel Stooden David Ray
Editor(s)	David Rubin Carla Beth Smith
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	MY Entertainment Zak Baggans Entertainment
Distributor	Travel Channel
Release
Original network	Travel Channel
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	April 2, 2016 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Ghost Adventures Live Paranormal Challenge Ghost Adventures: Aftershocks Paranormal Lockdown
External links
Website

Deadly Possessions is an American television series about the paranormal that premiered on April 2, 2016, on the Travel Channel.^[1] Produced by MY Entertainment (formerly MY Tupelo Entertainment), the series features paranormal investigator Zak Bagans of Ghost Adventures as he showcases his haunted artifacts in his new museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. He shares stories of the items dark history, which he mostly receives from people all over the world, or during his investigations and lockdowns.

Premise

Opening Introduction: (narrated by Zak Bagans):

“

Since I was a young boy, I've been collecting haunted artifacts, drawn to the dark and mysterious energy they carry. Through my career as a paranormal investigator, I've been able to build my collection. Now I'm building a museum. I'm providing a place for people to bring their haunted items and hear their stories. These are my...Deadly Possessions

”

Guests

• Nancy Knapp – Zak's mom, who helps run the Deadly Possessions Museum.
• Keith "Theodore" Hal – the museum's "butler" or caretaker.
• Joe Tasso – Bonnie Springs Ranch, stops by the museum to donate a necklace of a silver cross blackened during a possession.
• Jason Haxton – owner of the Dibbuk Box, the most haunted object in the world.
• Kevin Mannis – former owner of the Dibbuk Box, who got possessed during the museum investigation with the box.
• Dr. Cori Convertito – Curator of the Key West Historical Society and caretaker of Robert the Doll.
• Eric Murphy – Antiques Dealer, owner of a haunted last rites box, donated it to the museum.
• Trevor Jones – Director of Historical Resources at Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfurt, Kentucky, caretaker of the Conjure Chest.
• Geoff Schumacher – Director of Content at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas, caretaker of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre Wall.
• S.J. - owner of Elite Audio & Customs, customized Zak's flat black 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Hearse (featured on episode 2).
• Cindy Lee – owner of Bela Lugosi's mirror, once belonged to her uncle, film producer Frank Robert Saletri who was murdered by the mob in 1982.
• Nick Kloster – owner of Charles Manson's cursed television set, who's life was on a downward spiral after he purchased it.
• Jason freeman – grandson of Charles Manson, (son of Charles Manson Jr.), believes his grandfather infuses his energy into his objects. He was baptized (episode 3) to cleanse his family's name.
• Dan McIntyre – former owner of the Ed Gein cauldron, sold it to Zak.
• Carneth Brown – son of Hollis Brown, neighbor who helped the police identify the bodies of Ed Gein's victims and also removed the cauldron from the killer's house.
• Courtney Dyar & Derek Wagner (boyfriend who was attacked by Ed Gein's spirit) – Courtney's father and stepmother own a pair of skis once belonged to Ed Gein. Her parents were supposed to meet Zak, but their other daughter had a stroke and they believe the skis are the cause and shipped them to Zak.
• Tina Booth – owner of one of the cursed Crying Boy paintings.
• Ron Nelson – owner of the Spendour yacht for past 30 years, the boat where Natalie Wood mysterious died on.
• Dennis Davern – former captain of the Spendour and one of three survivors who was onboard on the night of Natalie Wood's death. He has kept a pair of beeswax candles that was lit representing how much time had passed when Wood was reported missing.
• Lana Wood – sister of Natalie Wood, visits Zak to explain her sister’s character and her paranormal experiences.
• Geoffrey Fieger – former attorney of Dr. Jack Kevorkian for 10 years.
• Annie St. John – currently lives in Jack Kevorkian's old home where she's been experiencing paranormal activity.

Episodes

Episode	Title	Location	Original Airdate
1	"Robert the Doll and the Dibbuk Box"	East Martello Museum, Key West, Florida private home, Kirksville, Missouri	April 2, 2016
In the series premiere, Zak Bagans examines haunted objects, Robert the Doll from Florida that's believed to be an enchanted doll that doesn't like people taking pictures of it. And inspects the deadly Dibbuk Box, an antique wine cabinet with ties to the Holocaust, which supposedly contains an evil entity known as a dibbuk. Also, Joe Tasso of Bonnie Springs Ranch stops to donate a necklace of a silver cross that was blackened during a possession.
2	"The Conjure Chest and St. Valentine's Day Massacre Wall"	Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfurt, Kentucky Mob Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada	April 9, 2016
An antiques dealer seeks Zak's help with taking in his haunted last rites box. Then, a historical society director from Kentucky shows him the Conjure Chest, belonging to slave owner Jacob Cooley who, in 1830-1840, had a slave to build it for his son's birth. When he wasn't happy with its construction, he beat his slave to death. In revenge, the rest of the slaves on his plantation put a curse on the chest so his family would be forever doomed. Next, he examines the bullet-ridden brick wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
3	"Peggy the Doll and John Murrell's Thumb"	TBA	April 16, 2016
4	"Bela Lugosi's Mirror and Charles Manson's TV"	private home, Phoenix, Arizona private home, Tuscola, Texas	April 23, 2016
Zak receives a donation from a woman in Arizona; Bela Lugosi's mirror, used by the Dracula actor for possibly scrying. It also belonged to film producer Frank Robert Saletri, who was murdered by the mob in 1982 while in front of the mirror. Then, he examines Charles Manson's old black & white television from Pelican Bay Prison, which was found in an abandoned car in a Texas field, along with the infamous criminal's hand-written letters inside the set.
5	"Ed Gein's Cauldron and the Crying Boy Paintings"	private home, Grand Marsh, Wisconsin private home, Clevedon, North Somerset, England	April 30, 2016
Zak learns about the cauldron he purchased, which belonged to Ed Gein, a serial killer who used to take his victim's body parts and skin to make furniture and used the cauldron to store and cook entrails. He also receives a pair of skis once owned by the killer himself. Next, he examines one of the cursed Crying Boy paintings. Legend states that anybody who has the paintings and hangs them in their homes, the houses would catch on fire, but the paintings would be unharmed.
6	"Dr. Kevorkian's Death Van and Natalie Wood's Yacht"	Splendour (docked in harbor), Oahu, Hawaii junkyard, Detroit, Michigan	May 7, 2016
Zak examines the relics (steering wheel, radar, and life preservers) that came from the Splendour yacht, the same boat where legendary actress Natalie Wood mysteriously died while on board, drowning in 1981. Next, he learns more about the Jack Kevorkian "Deathmobile" he purchased that made headlines. This white Volkswagen campervan was one of the places where the doctor helped his patients commit over 130 assisted suicides.

References

1. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/deadly-possessions

External links

• Official website
• Deadly Possessions on Facebook
• Deadly Possessions at the Internet Movie Database
• Deadly Possessions at TV Guide
• Deadly Possessions at TV.com