Ghost Hunters (Syfy)

common sense media says

Reality fare for sci-fi addicts; can be creepy.


parents & educators say

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that because each episode follows a group of investigators examining paranormal events, younger viewers might be frightened by the potential presence of ghosts and spirits in homes and businesses.

Positive messages: The series supports the idea that ghosts and/or other paranormal phenomena is real.
Positive role models: The hunters view their work as a way of helping people and bringing peace to both the living and the non-living.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Curses are bleeped out.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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Talk to your kids

Families can talk about the paranormal. Do you believe in ghosts? How else can you explain the events investigated on the show? Does the show scare you? Another discussion topic could be the technology the investigators use to determine whether spirits are responsible for the strange noises and occurrences. How can you become this type of investigator? What's involved in the job?

What's the story?

What's the story?

In the SciFi channel's sometimes-spooky reality show GHOST HUNTERS, a team of investigators looks into hauntings and other paranormal happenings. By day, Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson are plumbers who work for Roto-Rooter in New England. But on their off-time, the pair -- founders of TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) -- leads a group of investigators that specializes in getting to the bottom of strange incidences.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

Hawes and Wilson investigate everything from a ghost named George who terrorizes a young family, to an inn that's reportedly haunted by the ghost of a bride who died there on her wedding day. Viewers follow the team as they interview the client, gather evidence, and present their conclusions.

Ghost Hunters will appeal to sci-fi enthusiasts, but although the producers heighten the drama with expert editing, the show might disappoint non-believers. Young or particularly sensitive viewers might also be frightened by some of the subject material, but other than that (and a few bleeped swear words), there's little for parents to be concerned about. For the most part Ghost Hunters is an entertaining hour suitable for tweens and up.

TV themes & details

TV Details
TV Rating: TV-PG
Network: Syfy
Cast: Grant Wilson, Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves
Genre: Reality TV
Where to watch: Syfy

This review was written by Lucy Maher
 
 

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Meh.
More useless Pseudoscience. Like our country isn't full enough of irrational crazies as it is. Well, at least it's on Sci-Fi where it belongs, and not Discovery, where it might be confused as actual fact. And at least it pretends to be scientific.

movie dude
kid, 12 years old
 
if u like paranormal activity, then youll like this!!
Awsome!!! it could b scary at times. 1 eposode my sis was diggin her head in the pillow!!!! wut a wimp!

espeon99
kid, 12 years old
 
ghost hunters are good for anyone but may be scary for younger kids
i always watched it so you don't have to help me say if it is good or not....he-he

 
Why??????????????????????????????????????????????
Why did they change it to TV-14-D-L. Geez the FCC is Stupid

PNWHockeyFan
parent of 11 year old
 
Good teaching lesson about working with your fears etc.
We like it as while they may be searching for Ghost, they are also very scientific in ways to debunk claims of paranormal- We don't miss any shows, and always talk about how they did their investigation of the place they were called in to help people. This show however may not be suitable for young kids though- It all depends on maturity of the child, One of the persons that is a member of this show talks about his fears of spiders, heights and other things he may be scared of, so we think it brings a good lesson in talking about your feelings and dealing with them.

anitabaker28
parent of 5 , 8 , 11 , and 13 year old
 
family show
I think its great my girls love watching the show

ImNotNormal
teen, 15 years old
 
Perfect
I Watch it with my 7 year old sister. She loved it!

PPAMom
adult
 
A family favorite for us!
One of our favorite shows! Makes you think, but not too scary for younger viewers. Both lead investigators are family men, and seem to be good role models, all language is bleeped out, but there is not very much they need to bleep. :)

Jayc3
teen, 15 years old
 
Predictable show.
Stupid show, obviously fake if you think about it. By the way, I hope people realise that it takes hours of meditation to even feel a connection between you and the spirits of others. Plus the ACTORS 'act' as if every sound is a ghost. 'OMG DO YOU GUYS FEEL THAT COLD FEELING?!!?' Me: No.

princesspeach101
kid, 12 years old
 
good for older kids
i think this is ok for 8 and up because its just people trying to find(ghosts)

Beachgurl
kid, 11 years old
 
Wow..
Wow.... What kind if a idiot would watch this show. Kids in my class actually believe in this crap. The only ghost Is the Holy Ghost. If you truly believe in god you wouldn't watch this crap. I love God so I don't watch stuff like this wow..

Plague
parent
 
Ghost Hunters
I wouldn't say I hate this show, but it's just really boring. The actors put no energy into what they do (most of the time their just sitting down, standing in one place, or if they do hear something they barley ever make effort to figure out what is was). If the cast of this show had the spunk and dedication like the cast of Ghost Adventures does, it would probably be a more interesting show to watch. But until then im giving it a 1.

 
A little creepy, but a good show
I love this show. I especially love how TAPS investigates with technology, aims to catch real evidence, and tries to disprove all activity before they start throwing around words like "ghost," "spirit" and "haunted." They are very professional IMO. The show can be a little creepy; heck, it even keeps up at night sometimes, and I'm 18. =) I think it really depends on the individual child whether this show is appropriate for them to watch. It can be subtly creepy so I would not recommend it for children, but I would recommend it for teens. The TAPS members do curse occasionally (not a frequent occurrence) but it is always bleeped out; of course, it is still obvious that someone said a bad word, just maybe not what the word was.

cavonnah
parent of 11 year old
 
Perfect for the whole family!
We love this show! Never miss it! This group goes into each hunt not believing there is paranormal activity. It's helped my son to debunk and see that there are causes to some of the things he thinks are paranormal. This has allowed him to not be as afraid of the dark.

pandapower900
teen, 13 years old
 
gh gh gh gh ghostie
FUNNY! the stories behind the places are cool!

jespee
parent of 13 year old
 
Good for the imagination
I can not stand the show personally, but my daughter thought it was funny. She believes they really have some paranormal things to take care of there.

GhostHunter225
teen, 17 years old
 
Your show rocks
I really want to be a GHOST HUNTER when I get older too! I watch it every Wenesday on SCI-FI. I like all the places you go. I also like how good and knowledgeable you are when go into the rocken places. Like I said before I would really like to be you one day.

seb123
kid, 10 years old
 
PLAY THE GUESSING GAME
and here it is. we are in a world. and what we got here? A thing for a pack of wild idiots . why do i say that ? WELL shut up and think . its a swearing palace for a jerk who takes swearing lessons. so what do you say? jump in with a pack of idiots? or do the right thing and avoid stupid suc`in shows we DO NOT need.you know what makes me scared? if you guess ghost, THINK AGAIN!!! its sucin people who watch shows like these.

Justino4
teen, 14 years old
 
Much More Creepy Paranormal Show
A much more creepy/scary paranormal show. If you're not in your double digits of years, this show can give you nightmares like it used to give me.

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