#have some more possessive Jack Kelly for the holidays

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Part two of an ask from @deliciouspeachpirate that said “Hey there! I'm so sorry the election is upsetting you, I totally get it, its pretty awful. Could you do kiss on the cheek/forehead kiss for Jack and Crutchie (platonically of course) and possessive/desperate kiss for Jack and Davey? 10,000 points to whatever your Hogwarts house is if the Javid kiss is in the rain. I hope you are able to relax and feel better soon! I'm always here if you want to vent or anything<3”

The cheek kiss is here: x

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Possessive Kiss (in the Rain)

It’s a sizzling hot afternoon, only made tolerable by another surprise summer rain shower. Jack’s leaning against a set of boxes the guys haven’t got to yet, sipping slowly at a canteen of water, ordered to sit his ass down and ‘rest for ten goddamn minutes, Jackie, or I swear to god—‘ and Jack’s long since learned not to argue with Davey when it comes to stuff like this.

His eyes track slowly around the square—there’s Racetrack and Albert bickering about the best ways to coil a sodden pile of rope, Hotshot, Sniper, and Smalls cleaning away broken shingles, pieces of trash, and random bits of laundry blown into the courtyard by the storm, Specs, Tommy Boy, Henry, Spot, and Myron working on securing a piece of fallen fencing back into place—but his gaze is always, inevitably drawn back to Davey.

He’s gotten his hands on an old broom one of the Newsies pulled outta some backroom, using his height to knocks leaves, sticks, and dirt out of the Brooklyn Lodging House’s gutters. Every few minutes he has to stop to push his sopping wet fringe out of his face, rivets of water streaming down the bridge of his nose and off the high points of his cheeks, and he stripped off his vest some half an hour ago due to the heat, leaving him in just his now-transparent button up, which is doing absolute fuck all to conceal the strong set of his shoulders and the lean lines of his back.

Jack’s not sure how long he’s been staring when a voice chimes up, “Yeah, he’s a looker, ain’t he?”

He turns to look: another Newsie has wandered over at some point while Jack was distracted, one that he hasn’t spoken to before. He’s about Jack’s height but looks to be a year or two younger, with a sharp shock of carrot orange hair and a face full of freckles, dressed in Brooklyn red and navy—Jack thinks he remembers someone calling him Rooster. He’s staring at Davey with open desire.

“What’s that?” Jack says, frowning.

“That guy you’re eyeing up—Davey, I think his name is?” Rooster says, stretching his legs out in front of him and crossing his across his chest, but never taking his eyes off Davey. “He’s really somethin’, huh?”

Jack feels his jaw start to clench, nostrils flaring. Rooster doesn’t seem to notice, continuing with, “I didn’t even wanna help with all this stupid, clean-up shit, but I sure am glad Spot made me come along, ‘cause the view more than makes up for the work. It’s just a fuckin’ shame that he’s taken, or else I’d go over there and... introduce myself, if you know what I mean,” he finishes with a smirk.

“You would, would ya?” Jack asks, very evenly.

“Sure,” Rooster answers, easy as anything. “A fella as pretty as that? You don’t see that every day—gotta get ya kicks in as they come, ya know?”

“Right,” Jack grinds out.

At that moment, Davey lifts up on his toes, trying to get at a particularly stubborn bit of debris caught in the corner of the gutters, and the new position only highlights the way his rain-soaked slacks cling to every last inch of him.

Rooster lets out a low whistle; Jack grits his teeth at the sound of it. “Damn, that’s nice. I’d love to get my hands on an ass that swee—“

Jack shoots to his feet so abruptly that the rest of Roster’s comment is lost to the wind. He starts towards Davey, something hot and a little frenzied scorching through his veins.

“Hey, pal, that ain’t a good idea,” Rooster calls after him when he realizes Jack’s intention. “Like I said before, he’s already taken, and I hear the guy he’s courting ain’t too keen on people tryin’ta move in on his fella. He’s the leader of Manhattan, so you proba’ly don’t wanna get on his bad side.”

“Yeah,” Jack agrees, more of a growl than a word, not even turning to look back at the other boy as he stalks forward. “You really don’t.”

As if sensing Jack’s approach, Davey sets his broom down and takes a step back from the outer wall, turning towards him just as Jack stops in front of him. Davey looks at him from beneath the mop of sodden curls plastered to his forehead, then runs his tongue over his lower lip, licking away the raindrops that have gathered there. He raises an eyebrow: “I thought I told you to take a break—“

Jack curls a hand around Davey’s neck, palm splayed wide over the curve of his jaw, and draws him into a heated kiss. It’s slow and searing, Jack stepping closer and tilting Davey’s head just so—until he can press harder, press deeper—tongue sweeping in to plunder and devour and claim.

“Jack,” Davey says, half scolding, half breathless. His mouth has gone deliciously kiss-swollen, his eyes a little dazed. “What was that for?”

Jack kisses him once more, a chaste little peck, then pulls him in, nuzzling at Davey’s neck as his hands slide down to sit low on Davey’s hips. Over Davey’s shoulder he can see Rooster staring at them, wide eyed and stiff as a board. Jack pins him with a steely stare and a smile that’s all teeth, and the other boy goes starkly pale beneath his freckles.

“Maybe I just think you’re gorgeous,” Jack murmurs, lips brushing against Davey’s ear. “Maybe you’re just irresistible.”

“Uh huh,” Davey says, not fooled for a second. “What is it, really?”

“You’ve got somethin’ of an admirer.”

“Oh?” Davey says dryly, following Jack’s gaze over to where Rooster still sits, frozen. He arches an eyebrow and, because he can be just as much of a sarcastic asshole as Jack is, gives a little wave. Rooster lets out a squeak, audible even at this distance, and scurries away, tail between his legs. “And what did he say that set you off?”

“Nothing worth repeatin’,” Jack rumbles, planting a kiss to Davey’s temple. “Don’t worry about it.”

Davey gives him a look, one that says that he’s not buyin’ what Jack’s sellin’ but is choosing to let it go for now. “Possessive bastard,” he comments affectionately. “You’re ridiculous, Jackie, love.”

“Guilty as charged, sweetheart,” Jack says with a shrug, trying and failing to hide a smile. “Guilty as charged.”

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‘Tis the season to spread cheer and I’m doing my part by recommending classic movies, paying them forward in hopes that these memorable distractions take people’s minds off negative goings on. I’m asking that you join me, recommend your favorites and #PayClassicsForward on your blogs, by noting your recommendations in the comments or sharing across social media.

Let’s give the gift of movies.

Here’s the challenge…pick movie recommendations to the “12 Days of Christmas” theme as I’ve done below. Keep in mind that movie choices should be those you think would appeal to non-classics fans. Let’s grow our community and #PayClassicsForward

Have fun!

On the first day of Christmas, etc. etc…

One hat

The “one” listing is always a difficult one due to the fact that classics lend themselves to plenty of choices. That said, I came up with a category that encompasses important decades and several genre of film – the fedora. By following the history of the fedora in film you’ll be made privy to the best gangsters, greatest funny men, and most memorable lovers of Hollywood’s golden age. So here it is, a signature fedora:

Note that in researching my favorite fedora portrait I learned that trilbys are often mistaken for fedoras. Since experts seem to be confused between the two types of classic men’s hats that leaves little hope for me. I can’t say for sure whether Bogart is wearing a trilby in the above image, but he may well be. Descriptions of this type of hat explain the rims are shorter than your average fedoras. Either way, it’s a cool, suave look and Bogie rocks it.

From GQ: What’s the difference between a fedora and a trilby?

Answer: Traditionally a fedora has a wide brim and in the UK a wide ribbon band and bow. A trilby has a narrow brim and narrow ribbon, although there are some American trilbies that still have the wide ribbon.

  Two Fairbanks

Things were not simple between Douglas Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as it is for many families, but the son wore his father’s name proudly. I chose this father and son combination because if you watch their films you’ll get a healthy helping of everything from silent adventure to pre-code delicacies through some terrific television work. These are careers worth following.

  Three Trios

There are quite a few choices for memorable trios in film including Cattle rustlers Robert Hightower (John Wayne), Pedro “Pete” Rocafuerte (Pedro Armendáriz), and William Kearney (Harry Carey, Jr.) in John Ford’s 3 Godfathers. That one is definitely difficult to pass up. That said, I think the following trios are likely to be looked at less by casual fans and they all deserve attention. These are my choices of trios in movies:

They are such a joy to behold. I remember them fondly from my days as a child watching them on TV. It seemed then that they appeared in a million movies, but that wasn’t the case. Still, these siblings are a joy in films like Buck Pirates with Abbott and Costello and their film debut in Albert S. Rogell’s Argentine Nights (1940). The Andrews Sisters made 17 films, more than any other singing group and all are a terrific way to be introduced to the movies. If that record does not impress you, then maybe this one will: LaVerne, Maxene, and Patty garnered 113 charted Billboard hits with 46 of those reaching the top 10. That’s more than Elvis Presley or The Beatles.

  I have nothing against Disney. In fact, I enjoy their classic animated films immensely. Due to that I’m less than enthusiastic about their constant remakes, which – in my opinion – disrespects those wonderful, older film accomplishments. Today I pay tribute to one of them by way of a trio of glorious characters made in the memorable Disney vein we’ve all come to know and love, that combination of warmth and delightful comedy that permeate those wonderful films. These characters are Princess Aurora’s three good fairy godmothers Flora, Fauna and Merryweather in Disney’s 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty. They alone pay tribute to an enchanting legacy.

“Each of us the child may bless, with a single gift no more, no less.”

  The final mention here goes to three Russian envoys who have arrived in Paris to sell a fortune in jewelry, imperial jewelry, the money of which is to go to the Russian government, which is in need of cash. The three, Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski (played hilariously by Sig Ruman, Felix Bressart and Alexander Granach, respectively) who are supposed to be doing work for the Russian government, immediately get caught up in the excesses of capitalism and fail to sell the jewelry.  Moscow then sends a special envoy to Paris to investigate what’s going on with the trio and the jewelry. The envoy is the rigid and humorless, Comrade Yakushova – Ninotchka (Greta Garbo). The charming Melvyn Douglas plays Ninotchka’s love interest in Ernst Lubitsch’s delightful comedy, but it’s the three envoys in the hands of Ruman, Bressart and Granach that make this movie among the greats in the annals of comedy. I just want to get to know them better and so should you.

Ninotchka with Iranoff, Buljanoff, and Kopalski

  Four Skippy Performances

It’s no wonder this wire-haired terrier was the highest paid canine star of his day. Often referred to as “Asta,” thanks to his successful appearances in The Thin Man movies, his real name was Skippy – and we love him to tears. Although I’m choosing only four of his film performances, Skippy never made a bad movie and starred opposite some of Hollywood’s biggest names. If you keep an eye out for Skippy’s filmography on TCM, you will no doubt be introduced to an astounding talent as well as a terrific movie. It’s guaranteed. My Skippy suggestions are:

Skippy as Asta in The Thin Man movies opposite William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. I can’t imagine you haven’t seen The Thin Man (1934), but may not have given any of the sequels a try. If that’s the case you will be delighted by Skippy in any one of his key performances:

in ANOTHER THIN MAN

in AFTER THE THIN MAN

  Skippy is wonderful as Mr. Smith in The Awful Truth. Worth a custody dispute between Warriner and Warriner played by Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, this time Skippy is required to add straight drama to his repertoire as he is required to choose between his two humans right off the bat. There’s also plenty for him to do on the comedy front, however, so this one is a must-see.

forced to choose between the Warriners in court

front and center in the awful truth

  Skippy as George in Howard Hawks’ Bringing Up Baby opposite Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Another terrific outing for our favorite pooch as he is central to action thanks to his burying abilities.

Holding his own in Hawks’ beloved screwball

  This sequel to Norman Z. McLeod’s 1937 hit Topper lacks some of the charm of its predecessor, but the talents of Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbry, and Skippy make it well worth your time. Here, Skippy matched Bennett’s ghostly wit by ghostly wit in a role that stretches his talents to matters beyond this world and he approaches it with signature enthusiasm.

so famous he made it into this spectacular publicity photo with Constance Bennett

  Five Lords-a-leaping

No explanation needed.

Cagney

Nicholas Brothers

Kelly

Astaire

Six Vivien Leigh GWTW Tests

Gone With the Wind is celebrating its 80th anniversary on December 15 and, as the biggest, most famous movie ever made, it deserves at least a mention here.

On that day in 1939, Atlanta’s Loew’s Grand Theater was buzzing with Hollywood’s biggest names. It was such an occasion for Atlanta that the film’s opening was a 3-day event as Governor Eurith Dickinson Rivers declared a three-day holiday. Other politicians asked that Georgians dress in period clothing. A lot had happened in Hollywood leading up to that premiere though including the famous search for the film’s leading lady, the protagonist of Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 blockbuster novel, Scarlett O’Hara. Every female star it seems auditioned for the part. Among them were Bette Davis, Jean Arthur, Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Bennett, Claudette Colbert, Frances Dee, and Paulette Goddard who, as stories go, was close to being chosen. As we all know, however, Scarlett went to the lovely, British Vivien Leigh who possessed an outstanding talent. Leigh made the part her own and, along with the film, became tantamount to Hollywood royalty. To honor Vivien Leigh and her memorable Scarlett O’Hara here are six make-up and wardrobe test stills:

  Seven Justices

Judge James K. Hardy in the Andy Hardy movie series

Judge Margaret Turner in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Judge Taylor in To Kill a Mockingbird

Judge Weaver in Anatomy of a Murder

Judge Henry X. Harper in Miracle on 34th Street

Judge Dan Haywood in Judgment at Nuremberg

Judge Chamberlain Haller in My Cousin Vinny

Eight Serials

Follow the links to watch episodes of these dramatically exciting serials. It might take a few chapters for you to get hooked, but you’ll get hooked.

The Perils of Pauline (1914) starring Pearl White

The Vanishing Legion (1931) starring Harry Carey and Edwina Booth

The Green Hornet (1940) starring Gordon Jones

Zorro Rides Again (1937) starring John Carroll

The Master Mystery (1918) starring Harry Houdini

Flash Gordon (1936) starring Buster Crabbe

The Phantom Creeps (1939) starring Bela Lugosi

Holt of the Secret Service (1941) starring Jack Holt

  Nine Ladies Dancing

Ann Miller

Ruby Keeler

Eleanor Powell

Lena Horne

Betty Grable

Vera-Ellen

Cyd Charisse

Ginger Rogers

Dorothy Dandridge

  Ten Directors

Watch their movies… live, love, learn, and laugh.

Michael Curtiz

Akira Kurosawa

William Wyler

Fritz Lang

Ernst Lubitsch

John Ford

Alfred Hitchcock

Mervyn LeRoy

Ida Lupino

Lois Weber

  Eleven Movies about Millionaires

Since I recommended movies about hobos in a previous year, I thought the time came for millionaires. There are many wonderful movies about the super rich, particularly during the Great Depression when audiences loved seeing the plight of these people play out for laughs. That theme made for some of film history’s best screwball comedies. The super rich, however, have lent themselves for entertaining movie fare ever since the movies began and in every genre. Check out this terrific list from Forbes spotlighting millionaires in movies.

As for me, I have quite a few favorites with millionaire themes that appeal to most others as well. These include such popular titles as The Philadelphia Story, the shenanigans of the Charleses in The Thin Man movies, My Man Godfrey, The Lady Eve, How to Marry a Millionaire, and movies featuring recognizable names like Charles Foster Kane and Bruce Wayne. For this purpose, however, I recommend lesser known, but worthy millionaire movie stories I’ve watched through the years – some in terrible condition, a few greats, and some for plain ole fun. Here are the 11 rich and classic…

Phil Rosen’s Extravagance (1930)

John G. Adolfi’s The Millionaire (1931)

Clarence G. Badger’s Miss Brewster’s Millions (1926)

Frank Tuttle’s Love Among the Millionaires (1930)

Mitchell Leisen’s Easy Living (1937)

Anthony Asquith’s The Millionairess (1960)

Robert Moore’s Murder by Death (1976)

William Asher’s Bikini Beach (1964)

Walter Lang’s I’ll Give a Million (1938)

George Marshall’s A Millionaire for Christy (1951)

Roy Del Ruth’s Kid Millions (1934)

EXTRAVAGANCE (1930_

THE MILLIONAIRE (1931)

LOVE AMONG THE MILLIONAIRES (1930)

MISS BREWSTER’S MILLIONS (1926)

MURDER BY DEATH (1976)

I’LL GIVE A MILLION (1938)

A MILLIONAIRE FOR CHRISTY (1951)

THE MILLIONAIRESS (1960)

KID MILLIONS (1934)

BIKINI BEACH (1964)

EASY LIVING (1937)

    Twelve Feature Acting Debuts

Some of my favorite and/or most memorable film debuts…

Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween – effective after all these years.

Orson Welles in Citizen Kane – although Welles’ performance is what I find hardest to like in Kane, I cannot deny its impact and status among characters in film.

Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday – appropriate introduction for royalty in film and in life. She charms you from the first moment.

Eva Marie Saint in On the Waterfront – exclamation point to begin a stellar movie career.

Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl – a tour de force and a phenomenon

Peter Lorre in M – brilliant, nightmarish, heartbreaking. Described by director Fritz Lang as “one of the best in film history.” I agree.

Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins – Her debut should have been as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, but we’ll take this and so did she. Not only did Andrews win the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of the magical nanny, but she won the hearts of the world in the process.

Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People – ordinarily superb.

Angela Lansbury in Gaslight – small part, big impact. Undeniable screen presence.

Edward Norton in Primal Fear – convincing and chilling.

Greer Garson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips – She wanted a worthy role as her screen introduction. She got it. She killed it – as she did from that moment on.

Eddie Murphy in 48 Hours – I love this performance highlighting the scope of Murphy’s talent.

I gave this final topic a lot of thought as there are many worthy contenders. For instance, I’m sure many would choose James Dean’s turn in East of Eden, as big a legend-ensuring performance as there ever was, but it’s not a favorite of mine. Tatum O’Neill’s performance in Paper Moon is another one I considered as were Marlee Matlin’s in Children of a Lesser God and Lupita Nyong’o heartbreaking Patsey in 12 Years a Slave. Finally, I adore Robert Duvall’s debut appearance in To Kill a Mockingbird. And I could go on and on. We just have an embarrassment of riches.

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Phew! There you have this year’s movie recommendations. I hope you enjoyed the list and that – in the spirit of Christmas – you take this challenge and…

#PayClassicsForward

Visit previous year’s lists as shown:

2015

2016

2017

2018

The Challenge: #PayClassicsForward for Christmas ‘Tis the season to spread cheer and I’m doing my part by recommending classic movies, paying them forward in hopes that these memorable distractions take people’s minds off negative goings on.

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Travel Channel Announces Third Annual Ghostober Event

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If you’re afraid sticky-fingered children will invade your social distancing to get at your favorite candy, lock the doors and tune into “Ghostober.” Halloween rules again all month long on Travel Channel. Its third annual paranormal programming event takes viewers on “spine-chilling adventures to the other side – where tales of poltergeists, ghostly creatures, demons and even a few legends will keep you company,” according to their press statement.

Travel Channel’s “Ghostober” begins Sept. 27 and runs until Halloween. “Halloween is Travel Channel’s Superbowl, and with more people at home than ever before, we plan to deliver an over-the-top slate of original programming,” Matthew Butler, general manager of Travel Channel, said in a statement.

“Ghostober” has thrills and chills on lockdown. Paranormal programming will be scheduled throughout October, culminating with the top 20 of the world’s spookiest unexplained videos. “7 Nights of Fright” starts on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 9 p.m. with the two-hour countdown “Paranormal Caught on Camera: Top 100.” Leading up to the month, Paranormal Caught on Camera will be “counting down the top 100 paranormal encounters of all time,” according to the advance press. “This eye-opening compilation features the most compelling evidence, expert analysis and eyewitness accounts ever documented including: Bigfoot, UFOs, aliens, poltergeists, ghosts and a whole lot more. Seeing is believing.” The countdown begins September 27.

New episodes of Ghost Nation premiere Saturday, October 17 at 9 p.m. “The locations have bigger mysteries, are more chilling and have never been investigated on television,” reads the official synopsis. The paranormal team of Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango call in “an old friend for some help – paranormal investigator Shari DeBenedetti,” according to the synopsis. “With the help of their local contacts, they embed themselves in the community, conducting multi-day investigations in an effort to track down the true source of hauntings and restore peace to the living. They’ll do whatever it takes to entice the ghost into telling its story and stop at nothing to get to the bottom of the paranormal phenomena.”

Paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley and Billy Tolley open up to viewers when Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room airs new episodes every Thursday at 9 p.m. “The guys are kicking back in their screening room to watch their favorite episodes of the hit series and get candid with fans – and each other – about their craziest experiences over the past decade,” according to the synopsis. “Away from the haunted locations we usually see them in, with no equipment or investigations, the crew relives some of the most terrifying, shocking and even comedic moments from their career.”

“Ghostober” will also include new Shock Docs. The first, Amityville Horror House, premieres Monday, Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. The book The Amityville Horror was published in 1977 and caused a sensation. The 1979 film adaptation was a surprise box office hit. “Today, it is the quintessential American horror story based on true events – family moves into their dream house in an all-American town and experiences the most terrifying demonic haunting imaginable,” according to the official synopsis. “Demon possession, demon attacks, a portal to hell – it was a situation so dire, even the church couldn’t help them.” The special presents the harrowing true story of Ronald DeFeo, who murdering his entire family in the Amityville house, and the 28 days the Lutz family lived there. It includes archival footage, re-creations, and rare, archival interview with George Lutz, describing the final night in the Amityville house.

The Exorcism of Roland Doe debuts on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 9 p.m. “In 1973, The Exorcist shocked moviegoers,” reads the official synopsis. “Overnight, the sinister presence of satanic evil seemed frighteningly real for millions of Americans. Archival footage shows audience members frightened out of their wits – and literally out of their seats. Some in the audience ran out of the theatre; others got physically ill or couldn’t sleep for weeks.” The special uses rare archival footage to showcase the cultural impact of the film and explore the true story of Roland Doe, the possessed boy who inspired the book The Exorcist. Also, an investigator will expose a shocking secret and possible cover-up in the real-life exorcist case.

“Shock Docs” continues with the tell-all holiday special This is Halloween, premiering Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. “Halloween is a time to indulge our darkest fears and live out our wildest fantasies,” reads the official synopsis. “For those who like the spooky side of life, it’s become a yearly event.” In the two-hour Shock Docs installment, This is Halloween, Travel Channel’s paranormal experts share their best Halloween stories in a nostalgic look back at everyone’s favorite haunted holiday. “From creepy costumes to the scariest pranks they’ve ever pulled, it’s a sweet and spooky trip down memory lane,” promises the advance press.

Ghost Adventures: Horror at Joe Exotic Zoo premieres Thursday, Oct. 29 at 9 p.m. In the two-hour special, Zak Bagans and the Ghost Adventures crew go inside the infamous Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park to investigate “sinister accounts of ghostly activity,” according to the synopsis. In this two-hour special,  the team examines claims of “tortured spirits believed to lurk in the shadows of a park tainted by tragic events like deadly fires and accidental shootings,” the synopsis reads. “Could these incidents have opened a mysterious portal to the other side? The team is prepared to confront these dark spirits as they attempt to gather evidence as to who, or what, is haunting this park.”

The special will be followed by the reopening of famed ghost hunter Hans Holzer’s original case files in the season 2 return of The Holzer Files, which airs at 11 p.m. The show returns with all-new investigations from the trail of John Wilkes Booth in Maryland to a serial killer in Ohio. Led by investigator Dave Schrader, psychic medium Cindy Kaza and equipment technician Shane Pittman, the series investigates terrifying true hauntings from the recently discovered case files of America’s first ghost hunter, Dr. Hans Holzer.

Recognized as the “father of the paranormal,” Holzer’s legendary four-decade exploration into hauntings like the Amityville Horror house helped spawn a generation of supernatural enthusiasts, including Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, who were inspired to write Ghostbusters. Holzer’s daughter, Alexandra Holzer, helps Travel Channel reopen her father’s most captivating case files – “digging into thousands of documents, letters, photographs and chilling audio and visual recordings dating back to the 1950s,” according to the official synopsis.

In the sneak peek of the new season of Portals to Hell, which premieres Friday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m., Katrina Weidman and Jack Osbourne investigate Captain Grant’s Inn.  The Inn was built in 1754, “might just be the most haunted place in all of Connecticut,” according to the press statement. Carol, the current owner, claims that shortly after she purchased the property in 1986, she was taken over by an evil spirit. She conducted an exorcism to eliminate the angry spirit. “For 10 years following the exorcism, the paranormal experiences were mild, but soon Carol and her guests started to experience an uptick in ghostly activity.” Carol claims she cataloged over 300 spirits haunting the property. 

The Portals to Hell duo “seek to discover if these are historical hauntings or if there is something more sinister at play. In a risky attempt to get answers, the duo asks Carol to join the night investigation for an unprecedented experiment that leaves the entire team speechless.”

It will be followed by a special two-hour Osbourne family holiday treat, The Osbournes: Night of Terror. “Adamant on truly living up to their position as America’s first family of darkness,” Jack Osbourne takes Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly on their first-ever paranormal investigation: Los Angeles’ historical Heritage Square, a collection of active haunted houses believed to be the area’s most haunted hotspot. The collection has never been investigated for TV.  “Not only are they going to hunt ghosts together … but they’re going to love it,” promises the advance press. “As Jack and Kelly go deep into the night to investigate prolific spirit activity, Ozzy and Sharon monitor the action from basecamp. Terrifying encounters aside – of which there are plenty – in true Osbourne fashion, there’s a never a dull moment. With Kelly and Jack on the front lines of the investigation confronting unexplained disturbances, skeptics Ozzy and Sharon provide lively feedback and guidance hoping to mitigate the paranormal danger their kids are sure to face.” The Osbournes: Night of Terror premieres at 9 p.m.

Travel Channel wraps up “Ghostober” on Halloween night. The will feature a series crossover featuring ghost-hunting teams from the series Ghost Nation and Kindred Spirits. The paranormal investigators Ghost Nation – Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango – reunite with Amy Bruni and Adam Berry of Kindred Spirits for the first time in nearly a decade to investigate a Newport, Rhode Island, mansion. “Seaview Terrace is the 40,000-square-foot Rhode Island mansion famous for being featured on the TV show Dark Shadows, but the owners were shocked to find out that a recent visitor – a self-proclaimed warlock – had performed some sort of blasphemous ceremony in the house,” reads the official synopsis. “Now, they’re experiencing a shift in the mansion’s energy, unleashing something more menacing. The team scours 100 years of history to discover a notoriously patchwork past, filled with lavish high society parties and possibly a scandalous murder. Ghost Nation: Reunion in Hell premieres Saturday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m.

“Ghostober” ends with a new episode of Destination Fear, which airs Oct. 31 at 10 p.m. The team will spend a terrifying night inside the abandoned Old Crow Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. The series’ new season premieres Saturday, October 24 at 10 p.m. Destination Fear is “a haunted road trip turned terrifying sleepover,” according to the official synopsis. “Brother and sister duo, Dakota Laden and Chelsea Laden, and best friend Tanner Wiseman, along with camera operator Alex Schroeder, confront their fears, as they pile into their RV and hit the road on a nail-biting cross-country journey to pursue paranormal evidence, spending the night inside America’s most haunted abandoned buildings.”

In the premiere Destination Fear episode, Dakota leads Chelsea, Tanner and Alex to Saratoga County Homestead Hospital, a “decaying sanitarium in upstate New York, where some patient corpses were unclaimed due to a flu pandemic,” according to the advance press. “Screams and darting shadows play mind games with the team as they struggle to pin the activity on the living or the dead.”

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Feel Bad? These 5 Reality Shows Will Definitely Entertain You

Occasionally in life, you want to switch off your mind for awhile to be able to correctly handle the myriad things stressing you out. And what better means to do that than by watching a small reality TV? 

Reality Shows feeds on continuous chaos, and seeing them to take care of your stress is similar to eating a stranger's sneakers to take care of your lack of human contact.

However there are a number of shows that deny the all-drama-all-the-time paradigm, and are rather designed to consciously help you unwind. Shows such as...

5. The Great British Baking Show (Netflix)

You might think an aggressive cooking series may not be relaxing. Far too many of them involve a guy with a much better haircut than you telling folks to go home since they did not possess the ability to produce a filet mignon from coconut shavings and a classic wig. Nevertheless, the excellent British Baking Show isn't that at all.

First off, it does not feel as a contest whatsoever. A TV contest kind of suggests that there are, ya know, some sort of mad competitive spirit among the contestants, however if you should cut somebody in The excellent British Baking Show off in visitors, they'd follow you home simply to fix you some wonderful coffee cake. Everyone is so supportive of one another, and it is not unusual to find contestants helping every other end, encouraging one another to keep going when things do not go as intended, or really congratulating one another to a large triumph. As somebody who's actually utilized to rivals yelling at others and themselves, it almost sounds amusing.

It is so pleasant to see a contest show where nobody "is not there to make friends." And if they bake the cakes and are nice to one another, the hosts whisper about how yummy their cakes will function as show you a beautiful image of the greatest possible variant of the cake they're creating.

In its essence, this series is only British people whispering to you about baked products. Forget rain or woods sounds; I need a program for this to wear when I must sleep.

The bets for winning are fairly low, as there's not any money prize. Yeah, everybody wants to win, but nobody is there so that they could manage cancer therapy because of their brother or cover their mortgage or open up their fantasy Thai/German combination restaurant. Everybody is there as they're super in to baking.

Though the formulation for many reality shows is Poor People + Alcohol = Train Wreck, The Wonderful British Baking Show uses Beautiful Folks + Baked Goods = Blond Boat Ride. It is an excellent means to remind one that there are great people in the world, and they are all in Britain, and all of them know exactly what a tea loaf is.

4. Property Prizes (HGTV)

View two gorgeous guys do light building work on houses which are already absolutely fine to start with. It seems like the most dull premise on the planet, however, Property Brothers is fairly universal beloved. Even the lamest brother is even likely to be about Dancing With The Stars this year, and if Dance With The Stars says you are a celebrity who must be danced with, you have actually made it.

If you tune into Property Brothers, you already understand how every incident will finish. The series is predictable and routine in ways that real life is not.

You will never know what is going to occur when you move into a job interview or outside on a date, but you always understand that the Property Brothers are likely to construct a kickass staircase which will make your underwear fly off.

Afterward, when you proceed to become new panties, then you discover that all of your panties are all gone. Now you go to the shop to get more underwear, along with the clerk describes you that each one of the underwear simply vanished after the night's episode of Property Brothers aired. You can not ever wear panties again. That is how great that stairs was.

Sometimes you only need to watch something that you know won't surprise you in any manner. Something which will not challenge you or increase your pulse by any very small quantity. Property Brothers is comfort food. You understand what it is going to be every moment, and each moment, it is yummy mac and cheese.

3.Too Cute! (Animal Planet)

You'd be amazed by how few Animal Planet shows could be clarified with "a series about adorable animals" I believed that was exactly what Animal Planet was for. Possessing the title "creature" in the name at least suggests that it's going to devote a few of its programming into the cute sorts of these, but apparently it is currently for displays about building tree houses and hunting for Bigfoot, a creature I don't find adorable in any way.

Not even just a tiny bit. I do not desire Animal Planet to find Bigfoot. But should they have footage of him along with a miniature pony learning how to swim together, I'll purchase the season box set. And that is why Too Cute! Is fantastic for me. It is about miniature infant animals being overly adorable. So cute it'll burn your skin. The cuteness will rain down upon you, crushing you beneath its physical weight, but Animal Planet won't relent.

The cuteness assails you, however much you beg, and it is pretty excellent!Some folks like watching adorable animals since it makes them think about their innocence and innocence that still exists on earth. And I know that. Most news stories may also have the headline "Something Terrible, You Just Know It'll Be Something Poor." Breaks out of this to look at wide-eyed baby critters are this type of relief. But I personally, as a dreadful person, have another rationale. I love to appear at adorable animals and understand that I'm for certain exceptional to them without feeling awful for judging somebody else.

Every time a dumb hedgehog has its head stuck in a toilet paper tube, I enjoy the fact I haven't gotten my mind stuck in anything for just three weeks. If you are failing at even life's most fundamental jobs, consider relaxing with an episode of Too Cute! And wallowing on your newfound sense of excellence to infant animals.

2. Ozzy And Jack's World Detour (History Channel)

Wish to see a man and his cool father who just speaks in mumbles go on a candy holiday? I recall watching him sit about and watch the History Channel daily on The Osbournes. I suppose that the station felt that they owed him for all of the free advertising in 2005, and as thanks, provided to cover for him and his son to go on a super chill holiday with them while they filmed it. Take that as a lesson: If you enjoy something for long enough, then that something will observe that you enjoy it and ask you to be a part of it. Additionally, this lesson simply applies if you are famous. Does this series radiate with The Osbournes nostalgia, but in addition, it highlights the exceptionally loving relationship between Ozzy and Jack.

It is becoming slightly less uncommon to see adoring families on TV, but there was a current stage during which each show about a household needed to be filled with terrible men and women who despised each other. They may have composed from the conclusion of every episode, however they were not not ten minutes away from smothering each other in their sleep at some sort of bizarre pillow asphyxiation conga line.

1. Slow TV (Netflix)

"Slow TV" is a large trend in Norwegian tv wherein a live event is viewed in it's entirety with no editing, and it is pretty much the ideal. That is it. The closest it got to dire competition was once they allow Norwegians phone in and vote on further log positioning while the flame was burning. Essentially, this is Norway's version of American Idol, and also the log marginally to the left of centre is his or her Kelly Clarkson.

You're able to see the Slow TV magical on Netflix, and they do not just conduct firewood. Do you understand just how low the stakes are at an Norwegian knitting competition? It is essentially telling you "Proceed. Nap. We certainly do not mind."