These days the faces of the TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) team on Ghost Hunters include paranormal investigators Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, and Shari DeBenedetti. Faces that, for the most part, look pretty familiar to those from the original series. As does their style of investigating.
But when the series rebooted a couple of years ago, there was one change that was a bit different from its origins. The TAPS teams often welcomed special guest investigators. That trend will continue when new episodes of Ghost Hunters premiere on Thursday, April 6 on Travel Channel and discovery+.
The TAPS team will also once again investigate locations and hauntings all over the country. From prisons and mines to mansions and even the Hoover Dam, they’ll use their state-of-the-art technology and methodology to try and figure out what’s going on.
And, as stated earlier, in each of the eight all-new, one-hour episodes, special guest investigators will join them. In some cases it will be celebrities, like The Walking Dead actor Chandler Riggs. He’ll join the TAPS team to investigate strange activity inside The Bastille, an abandoned 125-year-old former Wild West jail in California. Satori Hawes and Cody DesBiens also join the team to hunt for ghostly inmates in that episode.
In other cases, fellow Travel Channel or discovery+ stars join the team, like Destination Fear‘s Dakota Laden. Even Tory Belleci from Mythbusters gets in on the act at St. Ignatius Hospital in Colfax, Washington. And former Ghost Hunters regular, Dustin Pari, will also join the team for a few investigations. But he’s not the only one. Kris Williams will join them as they dive in to investigate the Hoover Dam.
Let’s check out the eight episodes that will air between April 6 and the season finale on May 25. They not only give us a glimpse at the locations, but they also reveal the special guest investigators we can expect to see.
New Ghost Hunters Episodes
“Dead Man Walking”
Premieres Thursday, April 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+
In downtown Hanford, California, sits an imposing, abandoned county jail more than 125 years old. The Bastille, as it is known today, has captured the imagination of the residents who, for decades, have reported encountering apparitions and other strange activity in this building. In the years since this former Wild West jail was shuttered, many businesses have come and gone inside the old building, but they all share one commonality – claims of chilling paranormal phenomena. Now, many believe that the decades of suffering and tragic deaths that occurred inside the jail are behind the ongoing hauntings. Joining TAPS on this investigation is actor Chandler Riggs (The Walking Dead), as well as investigators Satori Hawes and Cody DesBiens.
“Trapped in Terror”
Premieres Thursday, April 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+
TAPS is called to California’s Gold Country to investigate the Argonaut and Kennedy mines. On the heels of the 100th anniversary of the state’s largest mining tragedy, the team, joined by paranormal explorer Dakota Laden and the Destination Fear crew, faces frightening phenomena that remain on these properties from decades gone by.
“The Hoover Damned”
Premieres Thursday, April 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+
The TAPS team dive into unchartered waters at the Hoover Dam as they gain exclusive access to investigate the iconic superstructure. Investigators Dustin Pari and Kris Williams join in as they seek out the lost souls and terrifying shadow figures that haunt this massive landmark.
“The Mansion of Misfortune”
Premieres Thursday, April 27 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+
TAPS investigates an Alabama mansion that was once home to high society gatherings – as well as ample misery and misfortune. Guest investigators Satori Hawes and Cody DesBiens help dig up secrets from beyond the grave and bring peace to spirits seemingly in search of days long past.
“Unholy Matrimony”
Premieres Thursday, May 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+
TAPS and guest investigator Dustin Pari investigate the home of an American Founding Father, and where a betrothed couple intends to have their wedding. A dark, aggressive energy has overtaken the house, leading to fears that the haunting will upend the impending nuptials.
“The Myth of St. Ignatius”
Premieres Thursday, May 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+
TAPS and special guest Tory Belleci (“Mythbusters”) descend on the small town of Colfax, Washington, where chilling spirits haunt the hallways of the now abandoned St. Ignatius Hospital. The century-old building harbors the dark energy of illness, death and a tragic scandal, putting plans to turn it into a hotel at risk.
“Generations of Ghosts”
Premieres Thursday, May 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+
TAPS answers a desperate call for help at historic Rose Mont, a former cattle and thoroughbred farm and plantation in Gallatin, Tennessee. Reports of hauntings at this grand mansion go back for decades, but a recent spike in harrowing paranormal phenomena has put the staff on edge.
“Diocese of the Dead” (Season Finale)
Premieres Thursday, May 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+
TAPS is called to Ogdensburg, New York, to investigate a large family home. Once a church rectory, this imposing limestone manor is filled with terrifying entities that tie back to its religious beginnings. Alongside Jason’s son, Austin Hawes, and guest investigator Dustin Pari, TAPS hopes to calm the family’s fear of being in their house.
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Are there any episodes of this new season of Ghost Hunters that you’re most looking forward to? Either because of the guest investigator joining the team or because of the location itself?
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I love this show and I have missed seeing them. So looking forward to this.
The Hoover Dam is an amazing structure. It’d be cool to see a ghost hunt filmed there!
Hey Courtney. I think I asked before, but why isn’t Grant involved with his old crew anymore?
WHOOP! I’m glad to hear you’re looking forward to this, Maria. THANKS for the comment (as always!).
Gosh, it seems so obvious but I didn’t think of it like that, Priscilla. You’re right! Now I’m even more curious about this episode. (Which is the one that most piqued my interest from the descriptions. I didn’t even reveal that. I feel like you read my mind! lol)
Hey David! I can’t remember what I ate for breakfast for most mornings so I have no idea if you asked this before or not. lol HOWEVER, you’ve given me a GREAT post idea. If you’re wondering, others are too. And now I definitely would like to have an answer for you so…I will endeavor to get you one! THANKS for being a muse!
@The Ghost Attic: I think I know what happened there, my friend. When the show got rebooted, Grant always acted a bit arrogant, whereas, Jason is genuine kind of guy. He is likeable. Grant really isn’t. Also, not only were Jason, Steve, and Tango kept out of the picture, but there was something that Grant said in Episode 1 or 2 that rubbed people the wrong way. He said that we all know that poltergeist activity is never caused by ghosts and that it is always caused by the mental activity of someone who is living in the house. Well, that pissed some people off. It was all over the ghost forums on the Internet. People were saying stuff like, “Oh, yeah? What about poltergeist activity in Pennhurst? No one lives there?” And other such things as that. His viewership immediately went down and after a couple more episodes that had already been filmed he was dropped like a hot potato. Grant, my friend, is a thing of the past, and I doubt very seriously, he’ll be doing any guest appearances. He and Jason kind of went the way of Zak and Nick.