Haunted History is a 1998 UFA/Cafe Productions series exploring the supernatural. Executive Producer Ed Babbage for Cafe (London). The American version of the show also debuted in 1998 (as a special) with the same premise of exploring the world to investigate the "haunted history" of reportedly haunted locations.
Premise
Tell ghost stories related to famous people and events using a mixture of experts and dramatic reconstructions of both the supernatural events and the history underlying them.
Season One (UK)
- Episode 1: Legacy of the Battle of Little Bighorn examines the ghost stories associated with Custer's Last Stand.
- Episode 2: Echoes of an Earthly Hell: Perched on a craggy peninsula on the south coast of Tasmania are the ruins of the infamous Port Arthur Penal Settlement. Do psychic echoes reverberate here?
- Episode 3: Ghosts of Slavery The Myrtles is a two-hundred-year-old Louisiana plantation house with a turbulent past. A ghost story from America's South.
- Episode 4: The Witches Who Cannot Forget: The story of Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General and the Witch Trials, and the ghosts which are still said to linger.
- Episode 5: Verdun: The Secret Battle Underground: claims of ghosts haunting tourists in the tunnels of the fortifications of this terrible First World War battle.
- Episode 6: Mary Queen of Scots: The Tragic Queen: retells the tale of the tragic Queen and the many ghost stories today associated with her romantic life.
US version
Haunted History premiered as a special in October 1998. The series began on 26 October 1999 on the History Channel and ran until 11 August 2001. It was produced by Greystone Communications. The show featured haunted locations where ghosts have been reported from all over the United States, the United Kingdom and the Caribbean. It was executive produced by Craig Haffner and Donna E. Lusitana, and produced by Greg Goldman, Jim Lindsey, and Jonathan Moser, among others.
Opening: "Stories of the supernatural: fact or fiction? Through a veil of sightings and encounters, we catch a glimpse of our historical past on our journey through Haunted History."
Series overview
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|align="center"| 15
|align="center"| 26 October 1999
|align="center"| 23 December 2000
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|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| 16 February 2001
|align="center"| 11 August 2001
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Haunted History Special
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! 1 !! Haunted History: Charleston !! October 1998
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- Old Exchange Building, Charleston, South Carolina
- Peronneau House, Charleston, South Carolina
- Old Charleston Jail, Charleston, South Carolina
- St. Philip's Church, Charleston, South Carolina
- Old Slave Mart Museum, Charleston, South Carolina
- 1837 Bed & Breakfast, Charleston, South Carolina
- Charleston City Hall, Charleston, South Carolina
- "History of the Civil War in Charleston" – Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina
- The Battery Carriage House Inn, Charleston, South Carolina
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Summary: A love-struck poet killed in a pistol duel; a murderess in an abandoned jail; a headless torso of a Confederate soldier from the Civil War; and a "Gentleman Ghost", all call this historic city their home.
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Haunted History episodes
Season 1 (1999–2000)
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! 1 !! Haunted History: New York !!
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- Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan, New York City
- , Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, New York
- Beardslee Castle, Little Falls, New York
- Billop House (Conference House), Tottenville, Staten Island, New York
- "The Legend of Lavender" – Tuxedo High School, Ramapo Cemetery, Hudson Valley, Ramapo, New York
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Summary: In the series premiere tales of ghosts in a Greenwich Village brownstone, on board a World War II ship, a Mohawk Valley castle, and a Revolutionary War house on Staten Island. Also featuring "The Lavender Story" about a mysterious lady in a lavender dress as retold by folklorist Chuck Stead.
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! 2 !! Haunted History: San Antonio !!
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- The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
- Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
- Victoria's Black Swan Inn, San Antonio, Texas
- Alamo Street Theatre (a.k.a. Alamo Methodist Church), San Antonio, Texas
- Briscoe Western Art Museum (formerly the Hertzberg Circus Museum), San Antonio, Texas
- Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, Texas
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Summary: Alamo heroes return home; a hotel's beautiful murder victim; an actress's ghost; a museum of circus memorabilia; and a haunted hearse coach.
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! 3 !! Haunted History: Haunted Ships !!
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- The Great Eastern, London, England
- The Star of India, San Diego, California
- The Cape of Good Hope/The Flying Dutchman, Cape Town, South Africa
- The Charles Haskell, Salem, Massachusetts
- Miller's Wharf, Salem, Massachusetts
- Palpatine Light/Block Island, Rhode Island
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Summary: Prowling the world's oceans, haunted ships are harbingers of doom.
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! 4 !! Haunted History: Washington, D.C. !!
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- The White House, Washington, D.C.
- The Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.
- Dolly Madison House, Washington, D.C.
- Decatur House Museum, Washington, D.C.
- The Octagon House Museum, Washington, D.C.
- Halcyon House, Washington, D.C.
- The Legend of the Female Stranger, Alexandria, Virginia
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Summary: Known for skeletons in the closet, the U.S. Capital may claim equal notoriety for its political ghosts.
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! 5 !! Haunted History: Ghosts of Gettysburg !!
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- Old Dorm (aka Pennsylvania Hall) at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Stevens Hall at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Cashtown Inn, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Gettysburg National Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Civil War House, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- (private residence), Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Summary: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania has been called the most haunted battlefield in America and its ghost soldiers are still fighting a never ending battle in the Civil War.
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! 6 !! Savannah !!
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- Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
- Pirates' House, Savannah, Georgia
- The Olde Pink House, Savannah, Georgia
- Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah, Georgia/(architectural history of Antebellum houses)
- Old Fort Jackson, Savannah, Georgia
- Marshall House, Savannah, Georgia
- Juliette Gordon Low House, Savannah, Georgia
- Hamilton-Turner Inn ( Charles Addams House), Savannah, Georgia
- Hampton Lillibridge House, Savannah, Georgia
- Mercer House, Savannah, Georgia
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Summary: Savannah is considered to be one of the, if not the most haunted town in the U.S. Historical hauntings; Civil War spirits; and ghostly encounters revealed in "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".
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! 7 !! Haunted History: Haunted Tombstone !!
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- Crystal Palace Bar, Tombstone, Arizona
- Buford House Bed & Breakfast, Tombstone, Arizona
- San Jose House, Tombstone, Arizona
- O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona
- Aztec House, Tombstone, Arizona
- Bird Cage Theatre, Tombstone, Arizona
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Summary: The dusty streets of Tombstone, Arizona gave birth to wild west legends of cowboys, lawmen, and outlaws. Believers say the ghosts of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Clanton gang still roam the dusty streets of Tombstone, Arizona.
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! 8 !! Haunted History: Hollywood !!
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- Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood
- Knickerbocker Hotel, Hollywood
- Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
- The Georgian Hotel, Santa Monica, California
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Summary: Haunted movie studios, spooky hotels, and creepy cemeteries all make up the Hollywood the backlot tours don't want visitors to see.
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! 9 !! Haunted History: Key West !!
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- La Concha Hotel, Key West, Florida
- Fort Zachary Taylor, Key West, Florida
- Story of Elena Hoyos and the Mad Doctor, (former) Lopez Funeral Home, Key West, Florida
- Key West Cemetery, Key West, Florida
- Audubon House, Key West, Florida
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Summary: In Key West, Florida, one way discover Ernest Hemingway's ghost, Civil War soldiers, restless spirits, and the ghost of a young woman whose lover stole her corpse.
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! 10 !! Haunted Edinburgh !!
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- Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Greyfriars Kirk Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland
- West Bow Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
- Mary King's Close, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland