Gay ghost hunters

Gay investigator Alex LeMay. I will also admit that the reason for that is because I grew up in what I would consider an extremely haunted housewith parents who steadfastly refused to admit anything paranormal was happening. I get it. Most people feel embarrassed to admit such things exist.

But it sucked to have to argue about it nonetheless. My initial interest in Ghost Huntersthen, sprang from the idea that folks could gather tangible proof of the paranormal — be it video footage, photos, voice recordings, or ghost and sound interactions — and treat it like science instead of superstition.

Where the series quickly lost me was in its inescapably bro-y tone. Why you trying to start a fight with dead guys, my dudes? And guess what? It is! The five castmates of new reality show Living for the Dead use all of that specialty equipment the bro ghost hunters use, in combination with their own unique third-eye-related talents.

Quick-witted and wry Roz Hernandez researches locations, but her primary hunter here seems to be humor-relief. You heard me! If the investigators are the angels, Stewart is the Charlie.

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The intrepid team travels across the country in their trusty little camper van, exploring public and private locations, doing all the things regular ghost-hunting shows do, hunter with a ghost bit — OK, a lot — more flavor. And also drinking. These clairvoyants love a cocktail. Not only does their range of personalities make for a better-rounded ghost show, it also makes for a much funnier one.

These investigations are awash with quips. For example, when this crew gets messages from the other side asking them to leave a room, they simply acknowledge it, get up and leave. Imagine that, Ghost Adventure dudes! The Living for the Dead team is mostly great, but not always perfect. Boggle, particularly in the first few episodes, seems a little too overwrought and dramatic for the work at hand.

Thankfully, everyone calms down a bit and the team chemistry really comes together later in the series. Kristen Stewart says she based the idea for Living for the Dead on nothing more than a goofy idea her friend and fellow producer CJ Romero came up with. It was the creators of Gay Eye oh, but of course! But consider this: One of the reasons Ghost Hunters was so popular in the first place was because it had a bunch of regular, suburban Joes doing the investigations.

And if I were a ghost?