6.9/1025 votes#1 - Hollywood Horror Stories
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2013
Hooray for Hollywood? Actually, this time Hollywood is cheering for TAPS as they come in to solve some age-old mysteries in famed haunted locations. The season 9 opener starts at The Sowden House. This is the site of the Black Dalia murder. They meet Steve Hodell, whose surgeon father was the original suspect in the vicious attack. This is L.A.'s most infamous murder, where Elizabeth Short was surgically cut in half, and both halves were carefully posed on the side of the road. George believes his father murdered 9 other women in the basement. His sister, Rita, saw apparitions in the basement. Rita's experiences include seeing shadows in the night, hearing voices and other strange sounds- including chains being dragged. Everyone wants to know who these spirits are and what they want. An intensely personal request, which is what TAPS does best. Big news!! Michelle Tate, runner up from Ghost Hunters academy, is now joining the team. Everyone is excited to see her, and Jason reminds her that professionalism is key, and she needs to remember that not every noise is paranormal. During the investigation, K.J. and Britt monitor the cameras and notice a figure walking halfway across the room and then returning to the bathroom that was likely the murder scene. What is that?? It looks like half a human being, and Elizabeth Short was cut in half! Jason believes that whether the ghost haunting the house is the spirit of George Hodell or one of his victims, they would be more apt to reach out to Michelle. So she's alone in the bathroom, and hears footsteps and pacing. In the basement, K.J. and Britt mix the shadow detector and the laser grid technologies. They see odd movements and hear strange noises. Later, Michelle and Adam hear a woman's voice in the hallway. Analysis revealed that the footsteps Michelle heard in the bathroom were from someone outside, and the figure that Britt and K.J. saw turned out to be a crew member. Bummer! That would have been awesome evidence! However, the team managed to catch a recording of a child's voice saying "It's George and Charles", and another voice saying "Did you even know my name?" Rita feels validated about her feelings about her childhood home. TAPS help another client! Next: Madame Tussauds' Wax Museum. With the famous wax figures come frightening stories! What a freaky place to investigate! The client, John, says employees hear music after hours and the presence of someone with them. Employees claim Bette Davis' eyes move, and see figures (not even wax ones), and a sign turns on and off. Victor Killian, an actor, was beaten to death nearby. Is his ghost haunting the museum? Or are the wax figures just freaking people out? Britt and K.J. pick up crazy EMF readings, while Jason and Steve hear humming on the second floor. Wait a minute, Steve realizes it could be a backdraft in the elevator. Tango and Adam hear strange sounds, but when they investigate some mysterious shadow movements they realize blinking lights are the culprit- not ghosts! Debunked! Evidence analysis showed strange noises the team recorded, and convincing video of a figure crossing the Bette Davis Room. Jason tells John, the client, that this looks to be paranormal. But there's no way to confirm whether or not it is Victor Killian.
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6.0/1021 votes#2 - Ghost mission
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2013
Josh Gates of Destination Truth joins TAPS as they investigate the centuries old Mission of San Jaun Capistrano.
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6.6/1021 votes#3 - Prescription for fear
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2013
Renovations at Peoria Asylum in Bartonville, Illinois, are slowed down by strange occurrences, which are investigated by the team.
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6.4/1019 votes#4 - Permanent residents
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2013
An investigation into the 1890 House in Cortland, N.Y., delves into the background of the mansion's original owner, businessman Chester F. Wickwire, and his ancestors.
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6.8/1021 votes#5 - All Ghosts On Deck
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2013
Kentucky sure has its share of ghosts! Tonight TAPS returns to the Bluegrass State to investigate The Belle of Louisville, the oldest operating steamboat in America. The beautiful and colorful exterior of this vessel isn't enough to cover up the ship's history of rumors, mystery and murder! Captain Winters, the longtime head of the steamboat, was not a nice guy. Apparently he sent one of his mates, Floyd, to the paddle wheel and then turned it on, killing Floyd! Winters later died on the ship of a heart attack. Mark Doty, the current captain, is skeptical of paranormal claims. But his crew has seen more than their share of activity. Shadow figures, moving blue lights, voices, whispering, doors swinging and even a face-to-face encounter with the ghost of Captain Winters! The crew is freaked out by the increasing intensity of the experiences, and suspect that the activity has moved to the neighboring lifesaving station as well. Captain Doty would like TAPS to put his night watchmen at ease. During the investigation, Britt and Michelle conclude that high EMF levels may be serving as a conduit for the spirits moving between the two ships. Jason and Steve chase footsteps from the boiler room to the ballroom to the gangway, but can't find the source. A mysterious swinging door catches Tango and Michelle's attention, but it turns out the wind is the culprit. Jason and Steve continue to chase Floyd on the neighboring ship, but determine that the high EMF levels on that ship could be causing the crew to misguidedly perceive paranormal activity. On the main deck, Britt and Adam see a large black shadow just where the ship crew claims to see figures, and they can't debunk it. Britt and Adam experience shuffling footsteps and flashing lights in the life saving station and continue to hear unusual noises. In the captain's quarters, they have shocking conversation with Captain Winters. Michelle and Britt then have a conversation with Floyd in the lifesaving station using a REM-pod. While a lot of claims were debunked in this investigation, during the analysis the team discovers recording of voices that weren't detected. Great investigating once again!
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6.7/1021 votes#6 - Ghosts From Hale
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2013
The TAPS team travels to CT to investigate the Nathan Hale homestead.
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6.8/1021 votes#7 - Scream Park
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2013
The team investigate paranormal activity being reported by the new owner of an amusement park in Sylvan Beach, N.Y
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7.2/1020 votes#8 - The Ghost Hasn't Left the Building
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 6/12/2013
The team travel to Louisiana to investigate the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, a National Historic Landmark where famous singers like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash got their start.
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6.5/1020 votes#9 - Ghost Friends Forever
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 6/19/2013
The TAPS team travels to Little Rock, AR to investigate a bungalow and the neighboring residence in which strange happenings are affecting the Jones family. What will the TAPS team find there? Will they be able to ease the fears of the Jones family?
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7.2/1019 votes#10 - Vintage Spirits
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 6/26/2013
Reports of paranormal activity at the Belvoir Winery in Liberty, Mo.
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7.1/1019 votes#11 - Hoover Damned
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 7/10/2013
Nevada's Boulder City Hospital is investigated.
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6.9/1020 votes#12 - Something In The Water
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 7/17/2013
The Elms Hotel and Spa in Excelsior Springs, Mo., is investigated by the team.
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7.1/1019 votes#13 - Undying Love
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 10/9/2013
TAPS travels to Monticello, Ark. to investigate a mansion with a dark history.
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6.6/1019 votes#14 - The Coroner's Case
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 10/16/2013
TAPS checks out a building where employees and the owner are experiencing terrifying paranormal activity.
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7.1/1018 votes#15 - Shock Island
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 10/23/2013
TAPS investigates the Pennsylvania Asylum and Testing Lab.
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7.7/1023 votes#16 - Hyde and Seek
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 10/30/2013
TAPS investigates the infamous Hyde Hall in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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7.3/1025 votes#17 - Orphans of Gettysburg
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/2014
TAPS travels to Gettysburg for the first time to look into strange phenomena that connect Civil War orphans with the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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- 7.5/1021 votes
#18 - Phantom Fleet
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/2014
The team investigates three former service vessels at the Buffalo Naval and Military Park.
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- 6.8/1021 votes
#19 - Don't Forget About Us
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/2014
Old homes harbor secrets. The TAPS team is about to discover this amidst an oddly-shaped house with secret passages.
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- 7.1/1019 votes
#20 - Family Plot
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/2014
The team looks into a phenomena connected to a gruesome event known as the Ceely Rose murders in Lucas, Ohio.
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- 6.9/1021 votes
#21 - Dead Presidents
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/2014
The team travels to King George, Va. to investigate Belle Grove Plantation, which has ties to two U.S. presidents; in Winchester, Va., the team investigates historic Jordan Springs.
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- 7.3/1020 votes
#22 - Nine Men's Misery
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/2014
The team heads to Cumberland Library & Monastery in Cumberland, R.I. to check out the graves of monks and nine murdered colonists who have never been allowed to rest in peace.
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7.3/1021 votes#23 - An Officer and an Apparition
Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 10/8/2014
The TAPS team celebrate their 10th anniversary when they travel to the Old City Hall in Brunswick, Ga., to investigate claims that a person who died during a 19th-century shooting is haunting the premises today.
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- 7.7/1015 votes
#24 - A Textbook Case
Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 10/15/2014
The TAPS team explore an abandoned school in Barnegat, N.J., looking into reports that the apparition of a beloved teacher who died in 1965 is luring children inside the building. Later, they arrive in Clay County, Fla., on a mission to discover if an old courthouse and jail is haunted by the ghosts of inmates and a murdered sheriff.
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- 8.6/1035 votes
#25 - The 200th Episode: Grant is Back
Season 9 Episode 25 - Aired 10/22/2014
TAPS return to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, for their 200th episode, which finds the team reunited with Grant, Dustin and Joe. Efforts are made to reach former patients who suffered tragic lives in the hospital.
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The Best Episodes of Ghost Hunters Season 9
Every episode of Ghost Hunters Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ghost Hunters Season 9!
Paranormal investigators investigate places that are reported to be haunted. Engaging forensic experts, historical records and the most innovative technology available, the squad helps everyday...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyReality
Network:Syfy
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Hollywood Horror Stories" is the best rated episode of "Ghost Hunters" season 9. It scored 6.9/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/17/2013. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Ghost mission".