Haunted History (1998 TV series)

Haunted History
Genre	Paranormal Documentary
Written by	Jim Lindsay Scott Paddor
Directed by	Jim Lindsay Scott Paddor Richard Ross
Narrated by	John Glover Michael Dorn (special only)
Composer(s)	615 Music Productions Chris Stone & Jeljko Marasovich
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1 (UK), 2 (US)
No. of episodes	8 (UK), 24 (US)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Craig Haffner Donna E. Lusitana
Producer(s)	Greg Goldman Jim Lindsay Jonathan Moser Richard Ross
Editor(s)	Michael W. Andrews Rod Decker Bradley Holmes Jonathan Moser Steve Pomerantz
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	Greystone Communications Inc.
Distributor	History Channel
Release
Original network	History Channel Biography Channel
Original release	October 26, 1998 – August 11, 2001

Haunted History is a 1998 UFA/Cafe Productions series exploring the supernatural. Executive Producer Ed Babbage for Cafe (London). The American version of the show also debuted in 1998 (as a special) with the same premise of exploring the world to investigate the "haunted history" of reportedly haunted locations.

Premise

Tell ghost stories related to famous people and events using a mixture of experts and dramatic reconstructions of both the supernatural events and the history underlying them.

Season One (UK)

• Episode 1: Legacy of the Battle of Little Bighorn examines the ghost stories associated with Custer's Last Stand.
• Episode 2: Echoes of an Earthly Hell: Perched on a craggy peninsula on the south coast of Tasmania are the ruins of the infamous Port Arthur Penal Settlement. Do psychic echoes reverberate here?
• Episode 3: Ghosts of Slavery The Myrtles is a two-hundred-year-old Louisiana plantation house with a turbulent past. A ghost story from America's South.
• Episode 4: The Witches Who Cannot Forget: The story of Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General and the Witch Trials, and the ghosts which are still said to linger.
• Episode 5: Verdun: The Secret Battle Underground: claims of ghosts haunting tourists in the underground tunnels of the fortifications of this terrible First World War battle.
• Episode 6: Mary Queen of Scots: The Tragic Queen: retells the tale of the tragic Queen and the many ghost stories today associated with her romantic life.

U.S. version

Haunted History premiered as a special in October 1998. The series begin on October 26, 1999 on the History Channel and ran until August 11, 2001. It was produced by Greystone Communications. The show featured haunted locations where ghosts have been reported from all over the United States, the United Kingdom and the Caribbean. It was executive produced by Craig Haffner and Donna E. Lusitana, and produced by Greg Goldman, Jim Lindsey, and Jonathan Moser, among others.

Opening: "Stories of the supernatural: fact or fiction? Through a veil of sightings and encounters, we catch a glimpse of our historical past on our journey through Haunted History."

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
	1	15	October 26, 1999	December 23, 2000
	2	10	February 16, 2001	August 11, 2001

Haunted History Special

Sp. #	Special Title	Original Airdate
1	Haunted History: Charleston	October 1998
Locations	Old Exchange Building, Charleston, South Carolina Peronneau House, Charleston, South Carolina Old City Jail, Charleston, South Carolina St. Philip's Church, Charleston, South Carolina Old Slave Mart Museum, Charleston, South Carolina 1837 Bed & Breakfast, Charleston, South Carolina Charleston City Hall, Charleston, South Carolina "History of the Civil War in Charleston" - Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina The Battery Carriage House Inn, Charleston, South Carolina
Overview	Summary: A love-struck poet killed in a pistol duel; a murderess in an abandoned jail; a headless torso of a Confederate soldier from the Civil War; and a "Gentleman Ghost", all call this historic city their home.

Haunted History New York

In October 1999, documentaries of places with ghostly manifestations aired on the History Channel. There were five segments on Haunted History New York.

• The first segment involved the ghost of a woman named Gertrude Tredwell, who was born in 1840 and died in 1933. She closed herself from the rest of the world after her father, Seabury Tredwell, refused to let her marry her lover, Lewis Walton.
• The spirit of George Sullivan haunted the USS The Sullivans.
• Beardslee Castle manifested with the ghosts of Guy Beardslee and some spirit once known for scaring out employees at night by making a shriek/growl noise.
• A house on Staten Island known for the ghost of Christopher Billup.
• The ghost of Lavender, a girl that went to a dance with two boys going stag.

Haunted History episodes

Season One (1999-2000)

Ep. #	Episode Title	Original Airdate
1	Haunted History: New York	October 26, 1999
Locations	Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan, New York City USS The Sullivans, Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, New York Beardslee Castle, Little Falls, New York Billop House (Conference House), Tottenville, Staten Island, New York "The Legend of Lavender" - Tuxedo High School, Ramapo Cemetery, Hudson Valley, Ramapo, New York
Overview	Summary: In the series premiere tales of ghosts in a Greenwich Village brownstone, on board a World War II ship, a Mohawk Valley castle, and a Revolutionary War house on Staten Island. Also featuring "The Lavender Story" about a mysterious lady in a lavender dress as retold by folkorist Chuck Stead.
2	Haunted History: San Antonio	October 27, 1999
Locations	The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas Black Swan Inn, San Antonio, Texas Alamo Street Theater, San Antonio, Texas Hertzberg Museum, San Antonio, Texas University of Texas, Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, Texas
Overview	Summary: Alamo heroes return home; a hotel's beautiful murder victim; an actress's ghost; a museum of circus memorabilia; and a haunted hearse coach.
3	Haunted History: Haunted Ships	October 28, 1999
Locations	The Great Eastern, London, England The Star Of India, San Diego, California The Cape Of Good Hope/The Flying Dutchman, Cape Towm, South Africa The Charles Haskell, Salem, Massachusetts Miller's Wharf, Salem, Massachusetts Palpatine Light/Block Island, Rhode Island[1]
Overview	Summary: Prowling the world's oceans, haunted ships are harbinger's of doom.
4	Haunted History: Washington, D.C.	October 29, 1999
Locations	Decatur House Museum, Washington, D.C. Dolly Madison House, Washington, D.C. Halcyon House, Washington, D.C. The Octagon House Museum, Washington, D.C. The White House, Washington, D.C. The Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Overview	Summary: Known for skeletons in the closet, the U.S. Capital may claim equal notoriety for its political ghosts.
5	Haunted History: Ghosts of Gettysburg	October 30, 1999
Locations	Gettysburg, College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Cashtown Inn, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Civil War House, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Hood House, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Spangler Springs, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania George-George House, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania[1]
Overview	Summary: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania has been called the most haunted battlefield in America and its ghost soldiers are still fighting a never ending battle in the Civil War.
6	Haunted History: Savannah	May 10, 2000
Locations	Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia Pirates House, Savannah, Georgia Olde Pink House, Savannah, Georgia Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah, Georgia/(architectural history of Antebellum houses) Old Fort Jackson, Savannah, Georgia Marshall House Hotel, Savannah, Georgia Juliette Gordon Low House, Savannah, Georgia Hamilton-Turner Inn (aka: Charles Addams House), Savannah, Georgia Hampton-Lilibridge House, Savannah, Georgia Mercer House, Savannah, Georgia
Overview	Summary: Savannah is considered to be one of the, if not the most haunted town in the U.S. Historical hauntings; Civil War spirits; and ghostly encounters revealed in "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".
7	Haunted History: Haunted Tombstone	August 12, 2000
Locations	Crystal Palace Bar, Tombstone, Arizona Bufford House, Tombstone, Arizona St. Jones House, Tombstone, Arizona O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona Aztec House, Tombstone, Arizona Bird Cage Theater, Tombstone, Arizona[1]
Overview	Summary: The dusty streets of Tombstone, Arizona gave birth to wild west legends of cowboys, lawmen, and outlaws. Believers say the ghosts of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Clanton gang still roam the dusty streets of Tombstone, Arizona.
8	Haunted History: Hollywood	August 26, 2000
Locations	Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, California Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California Knickerbocker Hotel, Hollywood, California Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, California The Georgian Hotel, Hollywood, California
Overview	Summary: Haunted movie studios, spooky hotels, and creepy cemeteries all make up the Hollywood the backlot tours don't want visitors to see.
9	Haunted History: Key West	October 21, 2000
Locations	La Concha Hotel, Key West, Florida Fort Zachary Taylor, Key West, Florida Story of Elena Hoyos and the Mad Doctor, (former) Lopez Funeral Home, Key West, Florida Key West Cemetery, Key West, Florida Audubon House, Key West, Florida
Overview	Summary: In Key West, Florida, one way discover Ernest Hemingway's ghost, Civil War soldiers, restless spirits, and the ghost of a young woman whose lover stole her corpse.
10	Haunted History: Haunted Edinburgh	April 11, 2000
Locations	Hollyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland Greyfriars Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland West Bow Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Rosslyn Chapel, Edinburgh, Scotland Dalhousie Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Overview	Summary: Edinburgh, Scotland is steeped in murder, mystery, and mayhem.
11	Haunted History: Nevada	November 25, 2000
Locations	TBA
Overview	Summary: Spirits of prospectors, gamblers, entertainers, and ladies of the night all haunt Las Vegas, Virginia City, Goodsprings, and the Hoover Dam in Nevada.
12	Haunted History: Philadelphia	December 2, 2000
Locations	Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fort Mifflin, (outskirts) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania General Wayne Inn, Merion, Pennsylvania Crier in the Country Restaurant, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania Balleroy Mansion, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview	Summary: A statue walks, Betsy Ross' ghost, Hessian soldiers dwell in the cellar of an inn.
13	Haunted History: Haunted London	December 23, 2000
Locations	TBA
Overview	Summary: In London, England, a city with a violent past, many ghosts are said to roam the streets and the Tower of London.
14	Haunted History: New Orleans	February 2, 2001
Locations	House on Rue Royale, (aka: LaLaurie House) New Orleans, Louisiana Marie Laveau Grave, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, Louisiana Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana The Delta Queen, Mississippi River, New Orleans, Louisiana La Petit Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana
Overview	Summary: Marti gras spirits; a voodoo queen gravesite; ghosts of poisoned children; and a phantom family.
15	Haunted History: New England	February 9, 2001
Locations	Daniel Benton Homested, Tolland, Connecticut Joshua Ward House, Salem, Massachusetts House of the Seven Gables, Salem, Massachusetts Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace (aka Hawthorne House), Salem, Massachusetts John Stone's Inn, (aka John Stone's Public House) Ashland, Massachusetts
Overview	Summary: Salem witch trials; a heartbroken ghost; a murderous breakup; and a tortured witch.

Season Two (2001)

Ep. #	Episode Title	Original Airdate
1	Haunted History: Hawaii	February 16, 2001
Locations	Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii Old Hawaiian Church, Hilo, Hawaii "Night Marchers" - Waipio Tree House and Cottages, Waipio Valley, Big Island, Hawaii Waimea Valley Park, (waterfall and lagoon) North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii "Choking Ghosts" - Maikiki Fire Station, Honolulu, Hawaii Pali Lookout and Pali Highway, Nu'uannu, Honolulu, Hawaii
Overview	Summary: Hawaii is home to a volcano goddess Madame Pele, ghosts of violent native warriors, exorcism, and spirits that attack victims in the dead of night.
2	Haunted History: More Ghosts of Gettysburg II	February 24, 2001
Locations	TBA
Overview	Summary: "The Pickup Truck Ghosts": A woman using her pickup truck to shuttle extras to and from the battlefield sets from Gettysburg; "Buried Alive": an old barn on Seminary Ridge during the Battle of Gettysburg, becomes a burial place for a wounded Union soldier wrongly mistaken for dead.
3	Haunted History: Northwest	March 2, 2001
Locations	White Eagle Saloon (Tavern), Albina, Portland, Oregon Manresa Castle Hotel, Port Townsend, Washington The Underground, Seattle, Washington Fort Vancouver (Vancouver Barracks), Vancouver, Washington Heceta Head Lighthouse, Heceta House Bed & Breakfast, Yachats, Oregon
Overview	Summary: A gold miners ghost is sealed under Seattle's streets; haunted hotel; restless Jesuit priest; young murder victim.
4	Haunted History: Haunted Baltimore	March 9, 2001
Locations	U.S.S. Constellation, Baltimore harbor, Maryland Whistling Oyster Tavern, Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland Club Charles and Zodiac Restaurant, Baltimore, Maryland Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland Edgar Allan Poe House Museum, Baltimore, Maryland Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, Baltimore, Maryland Fort Garrison, Stevenson, Maryland
Overview	Summary: Haunted naval ship; Edgar Allan Poe's home; spirits of the roaring '20s mingle with modern revelers at Club Charles.
5	Haunted History: Haunted Chicago	April 6, 2001
Locations	Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois 2122 North Clark Street (St. Valentine's Day Massacre Site), Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois Rose Hill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois The Country House Restaurant, Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Overview	Summary: Creepy cemetery; haunted restaurant; gangster ghosts; spirits from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre; Clarence Darrow's ghost.
4	Haunted History: Atlanta	April 20, 2001
Locations	1848 House and Restaurant, Marietta, Georgia Kennesaw House Kennesaw, Georgia Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Georgia Barnsley Gardens Resort, Adairsville, Georgia Lockerly Arboretum Plantation (Rose Hill), Milledgeville, Georgia
Overview	Summary: Civil War hospital; former plantations; old prison for Union soldiers.
7	Haunted History: Haunted Maine	June 8, 2001
Locations	Jonathon Buck Curse, Bucksport, Maine Former Samuel Dale Mansion, Bangor, Maine Sarah Ware Murder, Bucksport, Maine Seguin Lighthouse, Seguin Island, Kennebec River, Maine Central Street and Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine
Overview	Summary: A witch on her lover's grave; the spirit of a murdered maid reaches out to a woman in dreams; a mad lighthouse keeper takes an ax to his wife and her piano.
8	Haunted History: Haunted Houses	June 22, 2001
Locations	Surratt Tavern, Clinton, Maryland Old Washington Arsenal, Washington, D.C. Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California[1]
Overview	Summary:
9	Haunted History: The Rockies	June 29, 2001
Locations	Buckskin Joe (ghost town), Buckskin Joe, Colorado Crawford House, Manitou Springs, Colorado Palace Hotel, Cripple Creek, Colorado Molly Brown House Museum, Denver, Colorado The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado
Overview	Summary: For some, the American west's only offerings were tragic death. The Rockies; haunted hotel; former town, Molly Brown's Denver mansion; Estes Park big haunt.
10	Haunted History: The Caribbean	August 11, 2001
Locations	Fort San Cristobal, San Juan, Puerto Rico "Blue Harbour" (Noël Coward House) - Cabrita Island, Jamaica Edinburgh Castle ruins, (Dr. Lewis Hutchinson castle), Jamaica Cholera plague of 1853 (beach), St. Thomas 19th century private house, St. Thomas Private home, Charlotte Amalie Harbor, St. Thomas "One North" (Street House), St. Croix
Overview	Summary: The Caribbean is known for its ghosts, zombies, pirate ships, and the Bermuda Triangle.

See also

• List of ghost films

References

1. "Haunted History". LocateTV.

• Haunted History on The History Channel
• Haunted History on TV.com

External links

• Haunted History at the Internet Movie Database
• Haunted History at TV Guide
• Haunted History (1998 TV series) at TheTVDB.com