Destination America

Destination America is turning ghastly. The network, now available in nearly 56 million homes, will unveil a new lineup Thursday that is heavy on series and specials about things that go bump in the night. Destination America is even turning October into the month-long “Ghostober” event, featuring returning series and documentaries with a spooky twist. The month-long “Ghostober” was inspired by the success of the channel’s Exorcism: Live! event. New shows include Ghosts of Shepherdstown follows local police in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, as they partner “with members of the paranormal community” to investigate the town’s unsolved mysteries. For more on this exclusive story, visit […]

I received a video clip last week from Destination America that the network billed as the “most boring screener ever” (DA must not know just what kind of screeners I get; if they think this is the most boring screener I’ve ever received, they clearly haven’t seen the likes of Truth Be Told). Anyway, the screener was a one-hour preview of Destination America’s five-hour Thanksgiving Day special, Railroad Alaska: Real Time Train Ride. It’s an ambient video akin to something like the seasonal Yule Log special. Destination America, in fact, also asks in its release, “Is the yule log too exciting for […]

If you’re a fan of Destination America series like Mountain Monsters (which will return with new episodes in 2016) or Ghost Asylum, and have some disposable income at the ready, now you can buy clothing and other show-related gear via the network’s new e-commerce shop at DestinationAmericaStore.com. Branded merchandise for Ghost Asylum features some of the gear used and worn on the show. You can even pick up some ghost-hunting gadgets (seen on the site were an “Advanced Ghost Hunting Kit” for $259.95; a “Deluxe Ghost Hunting Kit” for $99.95; and a “Ghost Hunting K-2 Deluxe Electro-Magnetic Field Measuring Device,” which kinda sounds like something Wile E. […]