![]() ![]() On that note, after watching the six 30-40 minute episodes, my initial reaction was that I didn’t hate it. I know this and sympathize with the cast on this. As the audience, we were presented with an altered version of the events. The situations we saw on screen may have been completely different from real-life. If there are certain things that the cast members did that I liked or didn’t like, I’m looking at it through how the producers edited it and presented it to us. Most of my notes is about the production side. Well, unless you’re Zak Bagans or Jason Hawes. Also, from my own experience of being on TV, I know how little control cast members typically have over the editing and presentation of the television shows they’re on. It is possible to be critical and still support your friends. ![]() Dare I say that I even consider them friends? With this in mind, know that I will support my friends. A Note About My Biasīecause I want to expose my bias right now, I have had conversations with a few of the cast members and we’re connected on social media. These shows are for entertainment purposes only, even if their audiences take them as reality. I also doubt that we will get a TV show that’s more representative of real-life paranormal investigation because it’s pretty boring 90% of the time. But I can watch it as someone looking to be entertained. I can’t watch these shows as a serious paranormal researcher. While most of us in the paranormal community want something different, we’re not the target audience of these shows. This is a result from research on the side of the production companies. But keep in mind that these shows have to tell a story to keep their audiences interested. I would align most paranormal reality shows as “found footage.” Some shows do more or less of that than others. It’s dramatized, it’s staged, and sometimes it’s even scripted. A Note About Paranormal Reality TVīefore diving into my first reactions, I want to say that paranormal reality television is a genre of its own. Granted, when the show was in production, these issues didn’t quite have the spotlight as they do now. ![]() Lately, the Warrens are coming under fire as of late for alleged fraud, as well as predatory behaviors, including the story of Ed Warren and Judith Penney. Does the 28 days theory apply to only a certain type of haunting? What about the dynamic of the group? Could the 28 days take even less depending on the people in the group? Does this include knowing the history of the location and the haunting or going in blind? I have so many questions.įinally, I found the alignment with the Warrens to be a risky move for the show. But again, at the time of writing this, there’s nothing on paper or video pre-2022 that ties the Warrens as the creators of this theory.Īlso, there are quite a few gaps with this theory that the show didn’t address. This is due to the Lutz family being in the Amityville house for 28 days. One of my friends did mention that maybe it came from the Amityville Horror. Again, if anyone has it, please let me know! I also can’t find anything before 2022 to trace this theory back to the Warrens. I’ve actually heard of the theory from multiple people over the last few years who have claimed it as their own. I would love to see a primary source confirming this. I’ve never heard of this theory coming from them, even from my colleagues who worked with them. But that’s not to say that the Warrens didn’t come up with it. Also, I’ve known and worked with people who know or worked with the Warrens. My opinion has since become more complicated, which I’ll share another time. In full transparency, I’ve read all of their books as well as any books approved by them because I loved the Warrens growing up. I didn’t expect Ed and Lorraine Warren to be a part of this show. Especially since I’ve interacted with a few of the cast members previously. So when I found out about 28 Days Haunted, I wanted to give it a chance. It’s unrealistic, and it’s become stagnant in the past 10 years with the same people on TV and nearly identical formatting that’s being replicated all over the media. Based on a theory by the late Ed and Lorraine Warren that it takes about 28 days to pierce the veil into the other side, three teams take residence in three different haunted locations for that duration.Īs a paranormal researcher and investigator (or even ghost hunter), I’m not the biggest fan of paranormal reality television. On Friday, October 21st, 2022, Netflix released their newest paranormal reality series, 28 Days Haunted. ![]()
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