Paranormal investigative TV has become quite fascinating and popular in recent years. Paranormal Lockdown is just one of the latest in a string of shows vying to prove that paranormal activity is real. The show is hosted by Nick Groff, previously on the show Ghost Adventures and teammate Katrina Weidman, who was previously a star on Paranormal State. However, Paranormal Lockdown has a unique gimmick to distinguish them from the hoard of other paranormal shows – the team of Groff and Weidman are locked inside each haunted location for seventy-two hours. During this time, they continually are searching for groundbreaking evidence to prove a paranormal experience. In addition, they also welcome other recognizable figures from the field of paranormal investigation to each of their shows. Is this paranormal show anymore real than the others? Here’s 10 reasons to suggest Paranormal Lockdown is fake!
1. Pretends to be First
As with other paranormal investigative TV shows, Paranormal Lockdown pretends to be the first investigators on-site. However, this is usually hardly the case. In fact, Paranormal Lockdown specifically tries to go to more famous hauntings and so there is a bigger potential that these locations have been investigated at least once before if not many times.
2. Fake Drama
The drama is obviously faked. For instance, it’s always the same. The two main hosts separate to cover more ground, which becomes increasingly boring until one or the other excitedly yells for the other to come there – something has happened – and the other comes running. It’s pretty much the same every time. At least mix it up some!
3. It’s Scripted
Many say shows such as Paranormal Lockdown are scripted. In fact, some have claimed to have even found scripts of other paranormal investigative TV shows. This show is no different, except they’re not as “over the top” with the scripted parts as some of the other shows are. Real investigations take weeks and even months to complete.
4. Real Parapsychologists
Yes, they are real parapsychologists and they HATE these shows! Real paranormal investigators say that it’s not so easy to find proof. In shows such as Paranormal Lockdown, there are always unexplained sounds, movement, or touches that can’t be proven to be paranormal activity. However, such eerie incidents as seeing a chair rocking or a door closing, are extremely rare and easily fabricated. That’s why real parapsychologists hate these dramatic TV shows; they can easily make stuff up.
5. There’s Money In It
Believe it or not, there’s money in businesses pretending to be haunted. They get more customers because they think they may get to witness some paranormal activity, when it’s really just the old water system making noises, the building settling, or other explainable stuff they try not to talk about.
6. Random Sounds
As mentioned in number five, random sounds can’t always be explained, but that doesn’t mean they are of paranormal orientation. On shows such as Paranormal Lockdown, any unexplained sounds are automatically believed to be of paranormal origin. However, it could be the water pressure, temperature changes, electricity, smells, drafts, and/or people in another room or floor. To entirely explain sounds, smells, movements, and other changes, all evidence needs to be examined, such as if the building has faulty wiring that’s causing the lights to flicker and not a paranormal presence.
7. Lots of Sophisticated Instruments
Although all the sophisticated instruments may make it seem there’s more evidence than there really is. For example, all paranormal investigators usually utilize an EMF detector – which is an electromagnetic field detector. Nonetheless, if you ask these investigators WHY they use this particular instrument, they may not even have an answer ready. If they do, it will be a regurgitated version of “it’s thought that ghosts give off an electromagnetic field.” It’s only a guess.
8. Easier Explanations
Shows such as Paranormal Lockdown avoid easier explanations, as mentioned before. If they hear a scuffing sound, it’s assumed that because neither of the two hosts made the noise, that it’s paranormal in nature. However, at any given time, there can be up to ten people in the one room, but off camera, or in an adjacent room or floor, where their noises can be heard and misinterpreted as paranormal activity.
9. Easy Stuff to Fake
Most of the “evidence” on Paranormal Lockdown could be easy to fake, such as one of the hosts shouting, “something touched me”, then there’s a scuffling sound, camera movement, and then the camera focuses back on the one who was “touched” with a look of surprise on their face. How can this possibly be considered proof? For one thing, people can imagine a lot more than they are given credit for. Again, there are always other people working on the set besides the two to three hosts you see. Any of them could be responsible for faking evidence.
10. Misleading at Best
Paranormal investigative TV is said to misleading at best, and fake at worst. So, it’s really up to you to decide if you want to believe what they are trying to present as evidence. As mentioned before, real investigations take weeks and even months. Evidence doesn’t typically just show up in a day or even three. What evidence that is produced is all circumstantial. Watch and see what you believe!
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