With The Ghost Town Terror and now the forthcoming new series Ghosts of Devil’s Perch, it seems we may have a new paranormal TV trend on our hands, pardner. The Holzer Files alum, Cindy Kaza and Dave Schrader, are teaming up with a new member, K.D. Stafford, to investigate hauntings in Butte, Montana. The all-new Travel Channel series, Ghosts of Devil’s Perch, premieres on Sunday, August 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. It also starts streaming the same day on discovery+.
Let’s saddle up and take a closer look at what it’s all about.
Ghosts of Devil’s Perch
A mystery is buried beneath the streets of Butte, Montana, and the spirits tethered to the historic mining town’s past are rising to the surface with clues.
The discovery of copper in the 1880s turned Butte’s Copper Barons into some of the wealthiest men in America. But the hills that glittered in the sun also cast sinister shadows of greed and vice at night. This led some to brand the mountain town “The Devil’s Perch.”
In recent years, the town’s worked on revitalizing itself. But it seems every renovation project digs up a paranormal nightmare, with residents and businesses reporting terrifying ghostly encounters. In an unlikely partnership, Mayor J.P. Gallagher and Sheriff Ed Lester have called in an elite team of paranormal investigators to help.
When investigator Dave Schrader, tech expert K.D. Stafford, and psychic medium Cindy Kaza arrive in Butte, they find paranormal activity that startles even them. The team unearths disturbances ranging from feuds between rival mine owners to lovers resorting to violence to vice-fueled horrors lurking in the town’s past.
As the disturbing cases begin to form a pattern, the team discovers an army of trapped spirits crying for help. They refocus their efforts on finding who —or what— is causing so much anguish. Resorting to threats and violence, the dark entity beneath Butte goes on the attack. The spiritual awakening is in full force and quickly forces the team to question if they’ll make it out of Devil’s Perch unharmed.
Will they solve —and survive— this investigation? And will the town continue to be haunted by spirits of the past, or will they help it finally break free?
“Towns around the nation frequently approach us, desperate to resolve lingering, unexplained disturbances and lay them to rest. When we heard about the disturbances in the small town of Butte, we knew they needed an elite team of paranormal investigators. We immediately reached out to our expert trio, Dave, Cindy and K.D., to confront whatever forces reside there. In Ghosts of Devil’s Perch, we explore its rich history to unlock the town’s fear. Along the way, we lay witness to a few surprises,” said Matthew Butler, group senior vice president, Travel Channel and Paranormal Streaming Content.
Ghosts of Devil’s Perch Episodes
“Blood Feud”
Premieres Sunday, August 21
Dave Schrader, Cindy Kaza and K.D. Stafford arrive in Butte, Montana, to root out an evil presence threatening the entire town. As soon as they arrive, the team answers a call for help at a Gilded Age mansion and find themselves caught in the throes of a paranormal blood feud.
“The Axe Man”
Premieres Sunday, August 28
Dave Schrader, Cindy Kaza and K.D. Stafford investigate a terrifying encounter with an entity in the Cabbage Patch, a former shanty town with a sordid past. The haunting hits close to home when one of the team is viciously attacked by an unseen force and rushed to the hospital.
“Monster in the Mine”
Premieres Sunday, September 4
Dave Schrader, Cindy Kaza and K.D. Stafford rush to an opulent stone mansion after two witnesses report an encounter with a ghostly intruder. The team is threatened by spirit voices as they uncover a history of murder and madness. But what lies beneath the home is even more troubling.
“Shadow of Doubt”
Premieres Sunday, September 11
A terrified couple calls Cindy Kaza, Dave Schrader and K.D. Stafford to their home after the wife wakes to a dark figure choking her. The team’s investigation reveals that this unassuming house on a quiet residential street may hold the key to what is haunting Butte and why.
“Help Us”
Premieres Sunday, September 18
Butte’s Dumas Brothel is famous for its ghosts, but the hauntings have now turned aggressive. To find answers, Dave Schrader, Cindy Kaza and K.D. Stafford contact two female spirits who once worked there. Are they behind the recent attacks? Or has a dark entity moved in?
“I’m Coming for You”
Premieres Sunday, September 25
A family is plagued by poltergeist activity and a menacing shadow figure who visits their small son. Dave Schrader, Cindy Kaza and K.D. Stafford wonder if this house, located on the site of a former racetrack, could be connected to the vices of old and the darker side of Butte.
“Unfinished Business”
Premieres Sunday, October 2
Dave Schrader, Cindy Kaza and K.D. Stafford are called to Butte’s historic courthouse after a woman has a strange encounter with an apparition. When they uncover a history of brutal public executions, the team fears one of the spirits roaming the halls is out for blood.
“End Lines”
Premieres Sunday, October 9
Dave Schrader, Cindy Kaza and K.D. Stafford have identified the dark entity behind the trouble in Butte. Now they must confront this “monster” hundreds of feet below the ground in what could prove to be the most harrowing paranormal battle of their lives.
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Isn’t it funny that I don’t actually know if I’ve been to Butte? My parents enjoyed traveling, and we went to so many states, and we did go to Montana, but I’m not sure about Butte. Sounds familiar, but… Well, it would have been when I was quite young. I’m not going to remember everything from that age!
But you’ve been to Montana, which is pretty cool! And totally understandable you don’t remember for sure if you were young. Hard to remember some of those early memories!