Must-watch paranormal documentaries if you're a horror fan
If you have an insatiable curiosity for the mysterious and a penchant for the spine-chilling, your ideal world is where reality blurs with the supernatural and the eerie unfolds before your eyes. Horror and paranormal documentaries are a captivating genre that delves deep into the unexplained, the macabre, and the inexplicable. Explore the mysterious world of the paranormal with the below list.
'A Haunting' (2005- )
The paranormal docuseries A Haunting features terrifying stories narrated by real-life victims who experienced paranormal activities with re-enactments that will send chills down your spine. As the mysteries and origins of each haunting and paranormal experience unfold, the audiences will be left with "a sense that life and death are far stranger than ever imagined," as per Apple TV+'s synopsis.
'Paranormal Documentaries' (2016- )
From legends, paranormal activities, myths, and ghosts, the television docuseries Paranormal Documentaries comprise all things strange. Paranormal Documentaries investigate places where others are too scared to venture and ask questions regarding the same. The docuseries is one of the highest-rated paranormal documentaries on IMDb. It features Leer Steer (the skeptic), Charlene Lowe Kemo (the sensitive), and Dave Rising (the cameraman).
'Demon House' (2019)
While popular paranormal investigator and actor Zak Bagans was filming one of his shows, the story of a boy walking backward up the room wall of a hospital in Gary, Indiana, broke. He bought the place over a call without seeing it, but he and his crew members were unprepared for what was awaiting them at the house referred to as "Portal to Hell."
'Unsolved Mysteries' (2020)
Created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurerhe, the mystery docuseries Unsolved Mysteries features families narrating real-life paranormal experiences. Detectives and journalists come together to investigate and document these real cases of "perplexing disappearances, shocking murders, and paranormal encounters" in this gripping revival of the iconic docuseries, as per Netflix's synopsis. It leaves the audience with clues to solve these mysteries.
'28 Days Haunted' (2022)
The paranormal docuseries 28 Days Haunted is one of the most unique documentaries on OTT. The series follows three teams who spend 28 days in some of the most haunted places in America for a paranormal experiment as grounded by the popular American paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Every team comprises one skeptic, one tech expert, and one sensitive.