Humans and Animals Engage in Paranormal Stories That Will Make Your Hair and Fur Stand Beginning Sunday, October 3

It has long been commonly perceived that animals and children are the most attuned and sensitive to paranormal activity – capable of sensing spirits that cannot be seen or heard by most humans. What if your pets are trying to tell you that your family is in danger, but you can’t understand them?

Just when you thought it was safe to turn off the lights, Animal Planet continues with an extended season of its hit series THE HAUNTED.

Beginning Sunday, October 3, at 10 PM ET/PT, Animal Planet will present 10 all-new, one-hour episodes chronicling true, chilling and terrifying ghost stories of families haunted by paranormal spirits.

In each episode, viewers will witness aggressive spirits, animal and human possessions and stunning unaltered evidence of unexplainable paranormal activity. Cinematic re-creations paired with eye-witness testimony and overnight investigations by local paranormal experts bring these unsettling tales to life.

“THE HAUNTED catches us off-guard, finding us most vulnerable in the places we should be safest – our own homes and workplaces,” notes Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet Media. “The lines between fact and figment of imagination, truth, lore and evidence blur as true believers share their most terrifying stories in an hour-long white- knuckled thrill ride.”

Ghostly tales from this season include the following:

Demonic Seduction – Taunton, MA – After returning home from a violent and unsettling investigation with his startup paranormal group, Robert “Jake” Jacobs and his family start hearing disembodied voices, witness shadow figures and notice a change in their pet Pomeranian, that develops an uncharacteristic hatred of Robert. After a series of strange, sensual and painful dreams involving a mysterious beautiful woman, Robert enlists the help of Father Bob Bailey and his team to perform an emergency exorcism.

Demon Attack – Orange, MA – Soon after settling into their new home, Herve and Michelle see their two-year-old daughter begin to play with an imaginary friend named Maggie, a little girl with “boo boos and blood” all over her face. Concerned for the safety of their family, Herve and Michelle contact a demonologist and a psychic to banish the demons and release the spirits occupying their home.

Tune in for 10 brand-new true tales of the paranormal as only Animal Planet can tell them.

This season, THE HAUNTED sees an onslaught of fresh, unsettling stories of people and their animals haunted by bizarre paranormal forces. From a full-house exorcism, the transference of human spirits to living animals and horrifying ancestral apparitions, there is no limit to the bizarre nature of these real-life hauntings.

Animals are known to be more attuned than humans to the paranormal; their sixth-sense instincts allow them to act as intermediaries between their owners and the supernatural spirits that plague them.

Using first-hand accounts from pet owners, evidence from hauntings and opinions from paranormal investigation teams, THE HAUNTED sets out to solve more ghostly sightings, mysterious deaths and bizarre disappearances.

No date on when Season Two will Premiere.

Some psychics believe cats and other animals are spiritually sensitive.

In 1983 Stephen King horrified the nation with his horror novel Pet Sematary. The tale of pets coming back from the grave captivated the minds and imaginations of thousands. Some have claimed the book is more fact than fiction, citing their own experiences with hauntings. The difference, however, is these people say it is not animals haunting them, but spirits haunting them and their pets.

Animal Planet has surprisingly gotten in on the current paranormal show craze, carrying their first ever paranormal show simply called The Haunted. The shows chronicle pet owners’ experience with hauntings, talking about how they have affected both them and their animals. For example, in a recent episode a couple was interviewed about their experiences from running a restaurant out of a paranormally very active building. The couples’ small dog at one point was the object of the malevolent entity’s aggression.

Many psychics and other paranormal believers claim animals are more sensitive to paranormal activity than most humans. Dogs, cats, and horses have all been said to be able to tell when less-than-friendly spirits are nearby. The reactions of these animals can sometimes cue owners that something is occurring on the property.

The Haunted on Animal Planet focuses on animals’ reactions to hauntings, not on animals haunting humans as some misinformed reviewers have asserted. The show is on par with some of the better paranormal shows on TV, not sinking to the hokey or profane as some shows have done. At first the concept of animals and the paranormal may take some off guard. Some pet owners, though, may already be interested to hear more. Perhaps a pet has displayed odd behavior before, acting in a way that does not square with the animal’s personality.

On The Haunted’s website, Animal Planet has teamed up with Lauri Moore – a psychic and paranormal investigator – to create a test for pet owners who want to know if their pet is haunted. The test is made up of several questions surrounding a pet’s behavior. At the end a result is produced and advice is dispensed accordingly.

Not all spirits that haunt are human. Some have described being haunted by animal spirits. A local example would be reports of dog sounds in the Old Mill here in Salt Lake City. According to local legend a dog and homeless man perished in one of the fires that gutted Old Mill. Now both dog and man haunt the building with other spirits.

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According to psychics, animals are very sensitive to paranormal activity, even more so than their loving caretakers.

Have you ever wondered if your pet is being haunted? Does your pet sometimes exemplify strange and unexplained behavior? Are your pet’s mannerisms giving you the heebie-jeebies?

With the help of psychic medium and paranormal investigator Lauri Moore, we’ve come up with a few fun questions to let you test if your pet is seeing “unexplained phenomena.”

So don’t be a scaredy cat. Take the quiz and see what you uncover!

Go to Animal Planet site and BEGIN.

Animals are commonly believed to be more sensitive than humans. According to psychics, they are capable of sensing spirits that cannot be seen or heard by even the sharpest minds.

THE HAUNTED chronicles true, chilling and terrifying stories of animals and their owners who are experiencing the unexplainable.

In each episode, a paranormal team investigates the grim cases using infrared cameras and sensitive recording devices. Does the evidence they collect point to visitors from the beyond?

Cinematic re-creations paired with witness testimonies and recorded evidence brings these unsettling tales to life.

New episodes Sunday Night at 10 PM e/p