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The Best Episodes of Ghost Adventures

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Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans and his crew, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin, search for haunted locations both domestically and internationally. During their investigations, Zak and crew acquaint themselves with the general area; interview locals about

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ghost Adventures Season 1 Episode 2 - Houghton Mansion
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Houghton Mansion

    S1:E2

    Ghost Adventures investigate Houghton Mansion, where a tragic accident and suicide still haunt the Massachusetts mansion.

    Directors:Zak Bagans, Nick Groff
    Writers:Nick Groff, Jeff Belanger, Zak Bagans

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  2. Ghost Adventures Season 1 Episode 3 - Moundsville Penitentiary
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Moundsville Penitentiary

    S1:E3

    The Ghost Adventures Crew investigate Moundsville Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. In 1995 the prison closed their doors for good. Though the prisoners are gone, they are not forgotten and by many accounts the ghosts of some 998 men who died still roam free.

    Directors:Zak Bagans, Nick Groff
    Writers:Nick Groff, Jeff Belanger, Zak Bagans

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  3. Ghost Adventures Season 1 Episode 6 - Former Psychiatric Hospital
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Former Psychiatric Hospital

    S1:E6

    Zak, Nick and Aaron go to New Jersey to investigate an abandoned psychiatric hospital. This hospital once housed thousands of mentally ill patients, many of whom died due to poor conditions. Witnesses have reported disembodied voices and dark shadows there.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ghost Adventures Season 2 Episode 6 - Eastern State Penitentiary
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Eastern State Penitentiary

    S2:E6

    The team goes to Philadelphia to investigate the abandoned Eastern State Penitentiary. Driven insane by solitary confinement, torture and disease, the inmates suffered an ugly and violent existence. Their angry spirits continue to roam the corridors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ghost Adventures Season 2 Episode 8 - Ancient Ram Inn
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Ancient Ram Inn

    S2:E8

    The Ghost Adventures team travels to England to investigate the Ancient Ram Inn. Built around 1145, its long dark history includes a pagan burial ground, ritual sacrifices of children and a possible connection to Stonehenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ghost Adventures Season 3 Episode 1 - Pennhurst State
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Pennhurst State

    S3:E1

    Pennhurst State, a school for the developmentally disabled, was forced to close its doors in 1987 after numerous allegations of abuse and neglect. It's believed the tormented souls of the students still linger there.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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    The 20 WORST Episodes of Ghost Adventures

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  7. Ghost Adventures Season 3 Episode 2 - Poveglia Island
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Poveglia Island

    S3:E2

    Poveglia Island, off the coast of Venice, Italy, is one of the world's darkest epicenters. According to legend, the island was formed from the ashes of burned plague victims, criminals and mental patients who were exiled there.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ghost Adventures Season 3 Episode 6 - Linda Vista Hospital
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Linda Vista Hospital

    S3:E6

    During its existence as an operating hospital in East Los Angeles, Linda Vista was deluged with dying gang members and innocent bystanders killed in the midst of a gangland war zone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ghost Adventures Season 4 Episode 2 - Rolling Hills Sanitarium
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Rolling Hills Sanitarium

    S4:E2

    Rolling Hills Asylum is the Genesee County Poor Farm Tuberculosis ward, Insane Asylum, Geriatric Ward. The Genesee County Poor Farm had as many roles as it did characters. A Satan worshipping nurse, a gentle giant, and an alleged child molester all at one time or another roamed its halls Watch Zak, Nick, and Aaron cast themselves in this Theater of the Damned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ghost Adventures Season 4 Episode 3 - Return to Mackey's
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Return to Mackey's

    S4:E3

    When they first investigated Bobby Mackey's Music World in 2008, the Ghost Adventures Crew was physically attacked by unseen forces. And while they never expected to be followed home by the the spirits that haunt this country music bar...that's exactly what happened. Now, Zak, Nick and Aaron return to Wilder, Kentucky to confront the ghosts who have terrorized them the past two years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ghost Adventures Season 4 Episode 4 - Waverly Hills
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Waverly Hills

    S4:E4

    Waverly Hills Sanatorium was the final destination for thousands of tuberculosis patients. The crew investigates its dark history and summons spirits that are still roaming the halls of this derelict building.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ghost Adventures Season 4 Episode 9 - La Palazza (Las Vegas, NV)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - La Palazza (Las Vegas, NV)

    S4:E9

    Sin City, Las Vegas, Nevada. The symbolic Last House on the Left, at the end of the street- La Palazza. This once opulent estate, still looks the same from the outside, but is now stripped down to it's proverbial skin and bones. In the shadow of the Las Vegas strip, La Palazza is the stepping stone for a tale that includes spiritual possession, secret rooms covered in blood, and maybe the most evil spirit that the Ghost Adventures Crew has ever encountered. Most of the story, is told thru the eyes of former owner, Chris Martinez, quite possibly, the most compelling character we've ever encountered. You can feel his pain, and how this house and the evil within this structure, tore apart his relationships, tore apart his life, and tore apart his soul

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Ghost Adventures Season 5 Episode 1 - Ashmore Estates
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Ashmore Estates

    S5:E1

    Zak, Nick and Aaron confront the demonic spirits of the Ashmore Estates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Ghost Adventures Season 5 Episode 6 - Letchworth Village
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Letchworth Village

    S5:E6

    The guys explore an abandoned mental institution complex in upstate NY.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Ghost Adventures Season 7 Episode 2 - Excalibur Nightclub
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Excalibur Nightclub

    S7:E2

    Zak, Nick & Aaron head to Zak's hometown of Chicago, IL, for a two-location lockdown of the Excalibur Nightclub and Bachelor's Grove Cemetery. The guys are taken aback when an unseen force pushes Zak down the stairs in the club.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Ghost Adventures Season 7 Episode 21 - Dungeons and Demons
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Dungeons and Demons

    S7:E21

    In a special two-hour event, Ghost Adventures travel across Ireland's countryside, uncovering the origins of Halloween, abound with ancient Celtic legends and haunted locales infested by ghosts, banshees and satanic entities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Ghost Adventures Season 10 Episode 4 - Island of Dolls
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Island of Dolls

    S10:E4

    Near the dark and creepy canals of Xochimilco, Mexico sits what might be the world's strangest and scariest tourist attraction: the Island of the Dolls, also home to a sinister and haunted mystery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Ghost Adventures Season 10 Episode 5 - Bell Witch Cave
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Bell Witch Cave

    S10:E5

    Zak, Aaron, Billy and Jay travel to the Bell Witch Cave in a secluded area in Adams, Tennessee, where they will investigate the notorious legend of the Bell Witch that has plagued the Bell family and other families on the nearby farmland in 1817.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Ghost Adventures Season 10 Episode 6 - Sallie House
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Sallie House

    S10:E6

    Zak, Aaron, Bill and Jay travel to the Sallie House, claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in the Midwest, to investigate the claims of demonic attacks after the experiences of the Pickman family in 1992.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Ghost Adventures Season 11 Episode 4 - Old Lincoln County Hospital
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Old Lincoln County Hospital

    S11:E4

    The Ghost Adventures Crew travels to Fayetteville, Tennessee to investigate the Old Lincoln County Hospital, a claimed powerhouse of paranormal activity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Ghost Adventures Season 11 Episode 6 - Los Coches Adobe
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Los Coches Adobe

    S11:E6

    Ghost Adventures Crew travels to Soledad, California for their lockdown at the Los Coches Adobe, a former brothel where a lady in black is said to roam. The guys also investigate a local legend about Old Stage Road outside of Salinas, California to validate peoples claims of a female spirit appearing on the road, and in their car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Ghost Adventures Season 12 Episode 2 - Secret Scientology Lab
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Secret Scientology Lab

    S12:E2

    The GAC heads to the greater Los Angeles area to investigate a compound that served as a Scientology lab. They encounter disturbing energy and Jay Wasley gets mysterious burns after provoking the spirit of Scientology founder L.Ron Hubbard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Ghost Adventures Season 12 Episode 9 - The Domes
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Domes

    S12:E9

    GAC heads to the Arizona desert for their lockdown in The Domes, a collection of massive dome-shaped buildings. These unusual structures were built in 1982 by a circuit board company for their offices, but were left abandoned and are said to be haunted by the spirits of children, Native Americans and shadow figures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ghost Adventures Season 13 Episode 4 - Reseda House of Evil
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Reseda House of Evil

    S13:E4

    The GAC head to Los Angeles in order to investigate a home plagued with demonic activity. During the investigation, Billy gets severely affected by a demonic presence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Ghost Adventures Season 13 Episode 12 - De Soto Hotel and Concordia Cemetery
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - De Soto Hotel and Concordia Cemetery

    S13:E12

    The Ghost Adventures crew is in El Paso, Texas, to investigate the De Soto Hotel and Concordia Cemetery. They learn about Satanic worship in the basement of the De Soto and dig into serial killer Richard Ramirez's connection to Concordia Cemetery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Houghton Mansion" is the best rated episode of "Ghost Adventures". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and written by Nick Groff, Jeff Belanger, Zak Bagans, it aired on 10/24/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Moundsville Penitentiary".