Destinations of the Damned: Written All Over Zak Bagans Face?

What was your first thought when you heard about Destinations of the Damned with Zak Bagans? Was it, “When does it start?” Or, “Where can I watch?” Maybe, “What places will he explore?”

Let’s start with the when and where. The all-new series premieres Wednesday, October 2 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Channel. It will also stream on discovery+ with what they’re calling “a same-day binge-drop.” I’m not sure if that means some or all of the other episodes will be available at the same time or not. We’ll have to wait and see.

About Destinations of the Damned

As far as the what, Bagans won’t be on location at “the world’s darkest and most evil locations” in this new series. (His whole fear of flying thing?)

Instead, like he did with The Haunted Museum episodes, he’ll narrate each one for Destinations of the Damned too.  However, also similar to Ghost Adventures: House Calls, he’s sending “his documentary film crew around the globe to explore what lurks within” each terrifying place. In addition to connecting with resident eyewitnesses and paranormal practitioners, the team will navigate local legends, historical mysteries, diverse cultural beliefs, and real-life horrors to document claims of hauntings, possessions, and curses.

Destinations of the Damned Locations

As for the places themselves, they’re all plagued with “macabre history and hair-raising unexplained activity” that makes many believe they’re cursed. Naturally. They either have to be that or demon-infested for Bagans to be involved, right? (And, yep, demonic activity is on the menu in one of the episodes. Note the Italian asylum episode below.)

The premiere episode heads to Armero, Colombia, where tens of thousands perished after a volcanic eruption in 1985. Most believe it’s nothing more than a horrific natural occurrence. However, Bagans and other superstitious sorts believe a murdered priest’s last words caused the disaster—and may still plague the jungle.

What will Bagans’ team find? I don’t know, but “Armero, Columbia” is on his face above his right eye. Well, technically above the “ND” in “Belle Island.”

Before we get to some of the other places written on his face, here’s a taste of the other locations we know they explore this season:

1. A sinister Malaysian mansion with dangerous, otherworldly portals
2. An Italian asylum inundated with demonic activity
3. A former hotel in the Philippines with an evil past
4. A Czech Republic castle with dark secrets
5. And a mystical island in Singapore where sinister forces drive off the population.

The Places on Zak Bagans’ Face

Here are some of the names of the locations I could make out written on his face.

Bell Island

The ladies from the Canadian TV show History’s Most Haunted ventured to this reputed Newfoundland destination. Will Destinations of the Damned check out the island’s allegedly haunted mine?

Skirrid

This was a hard word to make out on Bagans’ left cheek. At first, I thought it read “Skull” something or other, but I think it might reference the haunted Skerrid Mountain Inn, a haunted pub in Wales. We’ll find out if I’m right.

Jilava Fort

Does this indicate the Romanian fort that was originally built to defend Bucharest before becoming a notorious prison? I’m thinking yes.

Cuauhtémoc

If I read this word right, they may investigate something related to the Plaza de las Tres Culturas/Plaza de Tlatelolco in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. Given all the deaths that have happened there, it would be easy to see how it would be considered cursed. The Spanish mass murdered thousands of Indigenous Mexicans in 1521. The Tlatelolco massacre took place there in 1968 when the military murdered hundreds of demonstrators. And a 1985 earthquake claimed 400 lives when a building collapsed.

Indiana State Sanatorium

Is this historic sanatorium in Rockville, Indiana, one of the only U.S.-based destinations of the damned? Maybe. It’d make a good pick for the type of locations this show is interested in. There’s a reason it was one of the scariest locations featured on season 3 of Destination Fear.

The Devil’s Roadhouse

Is it the same small house in Nova Scotia that once served as a rest stop for weary travelers? If so, is it even still standing? Because in 2023, The Mirror wrote that the new owners were set to tear down the abandoned house. They were “scared of it being haunted by the previous owners who killed themselves within its sinister walls.”

Volterra Asylum

a.k.a Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra in Italy. This must be the “Italian asylum inundated with demonic activity.”

Houska Castle

Is this castle in the Czech Republic really built over a “gateway to Hell”? I’m positive that’s what Destinations of the Damned will explore.

Destinations of the Damned Sneal Peek

Check-In

Which places do you see written on Bagans’ face? Any that I missed? And which are you most curious to learn more about and see investigated?