Haunted History (History)
common sense media says
Eerie but educational docu looks at ghostly legends.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this series -- which looks at historical figures, places, and events and their relationship to hauntings and other creepy phenomena. -- may be too scary for younger and/or more sensitive viewers. Most episodes include reenactments of violent murders and/or tragic accidents, but no real blood is shown. Superstitions and various rituals are discussed, and some reenactments include drinking and and cigarette and cigar smoking.
Positive role models:
Some stories involve murder and suicide, which are hardly behavior examples for kids. But the featured historians/experts provide educational information.
Violence:
The show features reenactments of violent murders (like people being killed with hatchets), suicides, and accidental deaths (like a child falling to his death), but no blood is shown. Some legends claim that the victims eventually become ghosts and/or that murderers are targeted by phantom beings.
Sex:
Some of the featured ghostly legends note that the "love of a good woman" is what's necessary to help those who haunt move on.
Language:
Not applicable.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Many of the reenactments show historical figures drinking mugs of ale, rum, and brandy. Some reenactments and actual photographs occasionally show historical figures smoking cigars. One legend talks about a ghost that appeared as a ship passenger slit his own neck in a drunken suicide.
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