This weekend, I watched an episode of the new cable TV show, Derek Acorah’s ‘Ghost Towns’ and it took me by surprise. He’s taking the concept in some intriguing new directions, but some of these new investigations look quite startling.

Many people ask me if Mr. Acorah is genuine. I can only reply that, in ghost hunting, almost anything is possible.

When Mr. Acorah was on Most Haunted, he generally relied on a spirit guide called Sam. This intermediary provided some ‘insulation’ from direct possessions.

In this new show, Mr. Acorah is still working with Sam, but sometimes the psychic appears directly possessed by spirits. That’s a very different experience for him… and for the viewing audience.

This could be one reason why the Ghost Towns show looks extreme at times: Mr. Acorah is comfortable with ghosts, and can rely on Sam for help if it gets too dangerous. It’s also possible that Mr. Acorah has always been experiencing ‘possessions’ like this, but they were generally edited out of the Most Haunted episodes.

It’s always smart to remember that TV shows are primarily entertainment, unless one is presented as a factual documentary. (Important note: I did not say that anything is ‘fake’ or even unlikely. I watch and enjoy these kinds of shows, myself, and take many of them seriously.)

Few ghost hunts are as exciting as what you see on TV; those shows are generally edited to omit hours of waiting while nothing’s happening. But, even if the producers have used editing and re-enactments to ‘enhance’ the show, most ghost-related TV shows include things that can happen on any ghost hunt.

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