#expedition x

[ofmd-ann]

Rhys Darby - Expedition X

[crimson-and-clover-1717]

Rhys, you can’t say things like this and expect us to be normal. 🤯

[sherlockig]

whyyy so cuuuuteee???

[ghostriderslade]

Sexy Jessica Chobot

[briarpatch-kids]

I dont watch those ghost and cryptid hunting shows because I think they'll get real, convincing evidence of a ghost or cryptid. I watch them because I want to watch the hosts seriously talk about how the Dogman could be a government sponsored super soldier and then scream because they saw an owl.

[alpaca-clouds]

Ghost Hunting Is Kinda Silly - And Getting Sillier

The guiltiest of all my guilty pleasures are paranormal documentaries. Like all of it.

As I spoke about yesterday: I was super afraid of ghosts and stuff, until I started watching Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth. Mostly because back then (around 2010) one of my besties became hyperfixated on this stuff fo a while. And she got me to watch a lot of it together with her - so in the end? I just started enjoying it for myself, especially just having some of it run in the background while I was working on other stuff.

So, yes. Since about 2010 I basically watched everything in regards to paranormal documentaries I could get my hands on.

Now, mind you. While I have seen a couple of things in those documentaries, where I believe that something happened that I personally cannot explain, I usually watch those shows assuming that most of the time something happens it is faked to make the show more interesting. Like the three or four instances where I do think at least some weird happened, it was stuff where just the reaction of the people were so freaked out, that I do put it above the actual acting abilities of everyone involved. (And in one regards the person this happened to apparently also dropped out of the show after it, which makes it a bit more believable to me.)

But yeah, a lot of the time stuff is either faked, or there is some minor stuff that can be explained (EVPs are a top one) being played up as shocking and stuff. Like, yeah.

Those things are kinda expected and were always par for the course. Because they are still trying to make interesting television. I get that. I absolutely get that.

I get it.

But these days? It is getting a lot more silly. Like... Look, between about 2010 and 2013 I did some ghost hunting myself (no, I did not find a single ghost, but in two cases found faulty wiring in the places). But back in the day the "equipment" was simple: Something to record with, some photo equipment, an EMF-meter, and a FLIR. That was usually what was used pretty much by everyone. Sure, some of the bigger organisations had some other equipment stuff, but generally that were the things. And in fact those things were often very useful. Because a lot of "ghost hunting" back in the day was at least in some regard about debunking ghosts. Like finding that faulty wiring, finding stuff that produces infrasound, or cold spots. Stuff that can actually make people "experience" supposed paranormal stuff.

Now, though? There is so much stuff people use, that is just... Well, it is assuming that ghosts are real and doing stuff, while also not having any basis of backing it up. This started with the silly Occulus thing (that produces words out of electromagnetic fields), and the radio frequency scanner that randomly spoke out words. Nobody ever cared to explain why those things would work or why ghosts would know how to manipulate this stuff. It was silly. And then folks came out with this Kinnect Thingie for the XBox, that "lines out" human figures, and by now gets sold as a specific thing for ghost hunting. But... Like that thing just halucinates figures, ESPECIALLY in darkness. It is not proof of anything.

And when I am watching stuff from the last about two years... There is just so much random equipment, that is even less based in reality, and based very much just already assumes that a) ghosts are real, and b) can be detected by magentic fields and stuff.

Again, the original reason why ghost hunters used EMF-meters, was, that we had some evidence, that certain magnetic fields can make at least some people think that they are not alone in a room, and from that halucinate at times figures in the corner of one's eyes. Something that especially if one expects there to be ghosts (because it is like a supposedly haunted castle) will then be interpreted as ghosts.

Yet, by now everyone is treating it as if EMF are a proof that there is paranormal activity - rather than exactly the opposite. And nobody really seems to be interested in finding alternative explanations of why certain places might have people have "strange experiences".

And yeah... Like, I do still kinda enjoy it as trashy background TV. But man... I am honestly a bit sad, how folks do no longer go into the explanations for those experiences.

[melanieexox]

EXPEDITION X | S6 E7 - Skinwalker Valley: When Josh has the receipts...

[carryonlikewedidbefore]

genuinely love the idea that tv investigation teams out in the wilderness hunting for cryptids and stuff and are playing loud mating calls and flashing lights every where are freaking The Fuck out of locals who have no idea they’re there.

[otakunoculture]

Let's Experience Chillingham Castle on Halloween! (Are The Frights Real Anymore?)

When #Ghostober seems lacklustre for new #paranormal #reality #tv programming, I offer a breakdown on what's good to watch, and yes, Chillingham Castle is the focus! #ghosts #supernatural #halloween

To name what the top ten most haunted places are in the world is subjective, and what we offer has criteria to fulfil: has there been any archaeological style updates at these locales recently? I think the only location is Chillingham Castle, a time-honoured favourite. Investigators mostly work on gathering evidence to justify why a location is haunted, and the experience will vary. In the…

[thecastingcircle]

Jess and Phil continue to be GOALS!!!

Hhhhmmmm, so the Discovery Channel wasn't the bad guy in Jessica leaving.

They clearly want her on DC.

So that leaves...... Josh.

Hint Time: The # are paranormal, adventure, explore, and travel. And knowing Jess' interests of pop culture, video games, and technology. How will this new show differentiate itself from Expedition X? And who will be on her team?

I hope Phil Torres can guest star. But JG probably won't let him.

[ofmd-ann]

PRECIOUS ✨✨

[ghostriderslade]

Jessica Chobot - just gorgeous

[timeskip]

He's enjoying this too much

[melanieexox]

EXPEDITION X | Ghost Of Eloise Asylum Part 1: "Oh, come on! It'll be fun."