I get there is a craze with the Anabelle franchise as well as ghost hunting shows, so it's not a surprise someone would have thought to create a show about discussing possessed or haunted items. This haunted object premise COULD be cool if proof of the object's history was shown and discussed. Not hard, they did it all the time on Ghost Adventures.Next, the butler named Theodore who brings Zak his mail. The segment really had nothing to do with the haunted object but rather a way for Zak to introduce the fact he now has a butler. The set...and this is definitely a set has 4 rooms? Why does he need a butler? The feel of the show is just OVERLY dramatic and the ego-mania is stifling. If Zak and his crew wanted to explore haunted and cursed antiquities that have apparently killed people, I don't think it's wise to have guests of the show drag the object out into public where it can be in contact with unsuspecting people. It's kind of a reckless thing to do if one TRULY believes these objects are possessed. This is the neglected detail that sinks the show's credibility for me. I'm no expert but I would imagine that an experienced ghost hunter would want to retrieve and transport the object themselves knowing how dangerous it can be to unsuspecting people. If the host got off his throne and retrieved these demonic items from their place of origin it would inspire actual ghostly events to occur as well as lend itself to better storytelling. Ghost Adventures was such a hit because of its casts honest chemistry and the playful rhythm that made it authentic and relatable even if you didn't believe in ghosts. They joked, they screamed and most importantly they had fun and that's why it was so fun to watch. In conclusion, no I'm would not watch another hour of Zak desperately trying to get people to take him as seriously as he does himself which is the only creepy element of the show.

I always knew Zak was egotistical, but this show takes the case. After his "butler" checks the peep hole after someone knocks, they must walk down a long, dimly lily hallway where Zak is sitting on his "throne" and doesn't stand when a person enters, not even if it's a woman. Zak's Ghost Adventures is a ten compared to this show, but that's another review. It's just a cheesy show, with a slow moving butler, an interview room that looks like it came off of the set of a vampire movie and a gaudy hearse as his official museum car. He needs to bring his ego down a few notches and infuse the show with some authentic investigating. I was really expecting A LOT more from Bagans and am truly disappointed.

Remember when the Travel Channel was taken seriously? Remember when the network took pride in what it broadcast? Remember the beautiful andinspiring programs?This is not one of those.As unintentional COMEDY this program is brilliant! At first I thought Iwas watching a delightful parody of every off the wall "reality show" ever produced. I was especially taken with Zak Bagans' take on the smarmy snake oil salesman who gets his guests to say and do incredibly stupid things - just for their moment on national TV. Then, sadly, I realized that this was "serious"... well as serious any any program of this type could be.I cannot believe people actually can sit through this stuff. Not only is it total HOKUM, it is mind numbingly boring. Nothing significant actually happens. Nothing exciting actually happens. Nothing scary actually happens. They just breathlessly recount rumors and legends and unimportant stuff.The Host, if you can call him that, is a colorful character called Zak Bagans. Never heard of this "expert"? Well, he was in a Lumber Liquidators commercial. And he is planning on putting in a museum in downtown Las Vegas... "full of the haunted and cursed objects he has been collecting through the years".If you want to watch Trailer Trash spin colorful stories, watch Jerry Springer reruns instead. The production values on that show are much higher, and they throw pies.

Fantastically eerie premiere episode. I'm really digging this paranormal Pawn Stars format. Creepy objects with creepy history in a creepy location. What more could you ask for. I had heard about Robert the doll, but didn't know that it inspired Chucky, which of course was one of the most disturbing horror films for children of the 80's. And the haunted museum looks great. Such a bizarre place. I wonder how all of the objects hold up under close examination. I'm looking forward to next week's episode and I'm looking forward to checking out the museum itself the next time I'm in Vegas. I hear it's located near downtown Vegas, the old part of town, which is also a really bizarre place!