This show at least knows how to make light switches look badass.
After gathering their equipment and speaking to their client, the Ghost Hunters prepare for another night of investigating. Click, click, click, goes the switches as each member turns out the lights. It’s on to the spirits of the night. It. Is. On. A few hours pass. Nothing happens. So wait, we just went through the whole high-tension-light-switch-sequence… for nothing? You can imagine where this review is going.
After having some bonding time at the Fairy Bridge, the team goes to the Isle of Man to investigate a castle renown for child-like ghosts. And also scaring the heavenly-blessed crap out of children. The team must now investigate the child apparitions and the legend of the Lady in Black Dress.
There isn’t too much to say about this episode of Ghost Hunters International because there isn’t a lot that happens. The first strike occurs whenever we hear stories about a visible girl apparition running around the castle and the team doesn’t experience anything to that extreme. The closest things to apparitions the team experiences are balls of translucent blue dust and a moving shadow — both of which the audience does not see. There is also more debunking and much of the phenomenon — like doors opening at random times — is explained away through logic.
The only thing to really come out of the session is some recorded voices and some personal accounts of how the ghost girl wanted her hand held by some of the members of the team. I agreed with co-lead investigator, Kris Williams, when she said she found the investigation “frustrating.” Little girl ghosts are incorrigible. The only frightening things were the mannequins in the 17th Century Room. Ever since seeing Slappy from Goosebumps, I can’t think of puppets or plastic people the same ever again.
The second segment of the episode revolves around the Riccarton Racecorse Hotel. The owner of the hotel was shot in his bed years ago and a young girl died of tuberculosis while staying an evening. Despite the claims of bloody footprints and various sightings, the team doesn’t find anything. When Barry Fitzgerald meets with their client at the end of the episode, he states that there isn’t a lot of hard evidence. I truly cannot say anything more creative about this episode, because this episode had no high tension moments. Oh wait, there was the scenes when the team tuns off the lights. It’s edited to appear as if the team is having a showdown with the phenomenon. I guess you need to make a big deal out of light switches when there is no anomalies to record or even fear molestation from.
This review originally appeared on TV Geek Army.