Ghostly Encounters


Ghostly Encounters
GenreDocumentary
Paranormal
Created byPhyllis Platt
Presented byLawrence Chau
StarringLawrence Chau
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes81
Production
Executive producerPhyllis Platt
ProducerBrian Dennis
Running time22 minutes
Production companyPlatt Productions
Original release
NetworkViva/W Network
ReleaseJuly 16, 2005 (2005-07-16) –
January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)
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Ghostly Encounters is a Canadian paranormal documentary television series that premiered on July 16, 2005 (2005-07-16) to January 19, 2011. on Viva/W Network.[1] The program also aired on A&E's The Biography Channel, and currently airs on Discovery's Destination America, both in the United States. The show was created by executive producer Phyllis Platt, is produced by Brian Dennis, and is hosted by Lawrence Chau.

The program uses a combination of interviews and dramatic recreations, examining the events that led its subjects to accept or reject occurrences as supernatural, and how the experience has helped or hindered them.

Ghostly Encounters won a Gemini Award for best original score in 2007.[2]

  1. ^ Official website by Viva
  2. ^ "Canadian Television Fund congratulates Gemini Award winner". Canada Newswire. October 29, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2011.