The other day I posted a quick intro to Travel Channel’s three new series, including Portals to Hell. I said there would be further posts to come on each show. Staying true to my word, here’s a bit more info about the new show starring Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman.
Hauntings exist all over the world, but there are a few locations with sordid pasts and dark histories that are especially sinister and purported to be doorways to the spirit underworld. In Travel Channel’s new series, “Portals to Hell,” premiering on Friday, April 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, television personality and executive producer Jack Osbourne, and paranormal researcher and investigator Katrina Weidman, join forces to explore this phenomenon, investigating each haunted location in search of irrefutable evidence that a spirit world exists, and death is not the end.
The Format
You can expect eight episodes, each an hour long.
Osbourne and Weidman will dive headfirst into a different historical site each time. They’ll examine unusual incidents while utilizing specialized technology and a network of experts to help document and uncover the truth.
The Locations
The first thing you need to know is that the duo is going to make paranormal TV investigation history. Osbourne and Weidman will investigate where no other paranormal investigation team has ever gone before: New Orleans’ infamous LaLaurie Mansion.
Other legendary haunted spots they’ll jaunt to and try to explain are:
- Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Kentucky
- Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania
- The Alaskan Hotel in Juneau
- Ohio’s Twin City Opera House
- Strawberry River Bed and Breakfast on the outskirts of Utah’s Skinwalker Ranch
- Pennsylvania’s Emerald Hill Estate
- The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia
What Do They Have to Say About That?
“I’ve been obsessed with the supernatural ever since I was a kid,” said Jack Osbourne. “I’m excited to team up with Katrina to investigate the darkest, most sinister places on earth. We’re walking headfirst into the heart of darkness – and we’re excited to take brave viewers with us.”
“For over a decade, my work in the paranormal field has brought me to the edge of the unknown,” said Katrina Weidman. “As we explore these disturbing locations, these potential portals, Jack and I are determined to document as much as we can to try and uncover the source of these hauntings.”
“Both Jack and Katrina have great instincts for investigating the paranormal, and their passion and expertise make them a fantastic addition to Travel Channel,” said Jane Latman, general manager of Travel Channel. “The show’s unique docu-style format immerses viewers in each investigation, allowing the audience to experience every goose bump, chill and unexpected surprise right alongside the team.”
Get Social
Check out Portals to Hell on TravelChannel.com for more, including special show extras, behind-the-scenes photos and exclusive videos.
Follow @TravelChanneland #PortalsToHell on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram for additional content and updates.
Follow the team on Twitter: @JackOsbourne and @KatrinaWeidman and on Instagram: @jackosbourne and@katrinaweidman.
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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