Josh Gates Teams up with TAPS

Next week, Josh Gates from Destination Truth will be joining the TAPS team from Ghost Hunters as they set out to investigate the abandoned Essex County Jail.

Here’s the 411 on the building:

The building is one of the oldest public structures in New Jersey, built in 1862 to hold Confederate prisoners of war. It was later turned into a working prison where suicides and violence were rampant. For years, inmates and guards claim to have seen apparitions walking the halls of the jail. Odd noises continue to be heard at night—footsteps, voices and moaning echoes through the hallways when no one is there. Eyewitnesses report feeling intense dread and cold, invisible fingertips brush against their skin.

After Ghost Hunters, stay tuned for the third season premiere of Destination Truth. This time the Ghost Hunters will be helping Josh out as he and his team investigate paranormal activity in the Hoia Baciu woods of Romania. The area is also known as The Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania — so not good.

Here’s the 411 on this location:

According to local authorities, the forest is home to numerous sightings of apparitions and fleeting beams of light. In addition, these experts have remained puzzled about the presence of a “crop circle” in the forest, a mysteriously sparse patch of land devoid of the thick vegetation that surrounds it.

After a nearly fatal flight that ends in an emergency landing when the roof of their small aircraft is forcefully detached from the plane in mid-air, the crew is finally able to track the crop circle area and set up for their investigation.  In one fearful moment, the team comes to the rescue of their cameraman, who is knocked to the ground in the crop circle by an invisible energy.

In the second investigation, the team heads to the Yucatán to explore the myth of the Alux, a pygmy like creature reported by Maya people. Josh leads the crew on a trek deep into remote caves to hunt for the truth behind this ancient legend.

It all begins at 9:00 on September 9 on Syfy.

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