Photo: Travel ChannelZak Bagansis getting an early start on some Halloween shopping — and this year, he’s going all out.On Thursday, theGhost Adventuresstar spoke to PEOPLE about his reasons for purchasing more than $310,000 worth of memorabilia from theGhostbustersfranchise, asTMZfirst reported.“I’m a DIE-HARDGhostbustersfan and being able to actually own the screen-used Hero Ghost Trap prop, used for all the close-up and special effects scenes in bothGhostbustersfilms, is like a dream come true,” Bagans, 42, told PEOPLE. “I grew up watchingGhostbustersand wanted to be one… look at what I’m doing now!”Travel Channel“Except instead of Slimer I’m hunting real ghosts and demons,” the Travel Channel host joked, adding that he was a “huge fan” ofGhostbustersstar Harold Ramis, who died in 2014 at age 69.“[I] was sad when he passed away, but I think he would think it’s very cool to have his whole costume on display at my Haunted Museum next to the Ghost Trap for paranormal fans to appreciate,” Bagans said. “This is where all of this stuff belongs.”Bagans is the creator and host ofGhost Adventures, which premiered in 2008 and follows several paranormal investigators as they explore locations that are believed to be haunted.This year’s Halloween special,Ghost Adventures: Curse of the Harrisville Farmhouse,will follow the team as they venture into the real-life home that inspired the iconicConjuringfilms.The episode will also feature an interview with Andrea Perron, who lived in the home many years ago. The couple that recently purchased the home have experienced unusual activity inside as well.Ghost Adventures: Curse of the Harrisville Farmhousewill air on Oct. 31 at 9 p.m. ET on the Travel Channel.
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Zak Bagansis getting an early start on some Halloween shopping — and this year, he’s going all out.On Thursday, theGhost Adventuresstar spoke to PEOPLE about his reasons for purchasing more than $310,000 worth of memorabilia from theGhostbustersfranchise, asTMZfirst reported.“I’m a DIE-HARDGhostbustersfan and being able to actually own the screen-used Hero Ghost Trap prop, used for all the close-up and special effects scenes in bothGhostbustersfilms, is like a dream come true,” Bagans, 42, told PEOPLE. “I grew up watchingGhostbustersand wanted to be one… look at what I’m doing now!”Travel Channel“Except instead of Slimer I’m hunting real ghosts and demons,” the Travel Channel host joked, adding that he was a “huge fan” ofGhostbustersstar Harold Ramis, who died in 2014 at age 69.“[I] was sad when he passed away, but I think he would think it’s very cool to have his whole costume on display at my Haunted Museum next to the Ghost Trap for paranormal fans to appreciate,” Bagans said. “This is where all of this stuff belongs.”Bagans is the creator and host ofGhost Adventures, which premiered in 2008 and follows several paranormal investigators as they explore locations that are believed to be haunted.This year’s Halloween special,Ghost Adventures: Curse of the Harrisville Farmhouse,will follow the team as they venture into the real-life home that inspired the iconicConjuringfilms.The episode will also feature an interview with Andrea Perron, who lived in the home many years ago. The couple that recently purchased the home have experienced unusual activity inside as well.Ghost Adventures: Curse of the Harrisville Farmhousewill air on Oct. 31 at 9 p.m. ET on the Travel Channel.
Zak Bagansis getting an early start on some Halloween shopping — and this year, he’s going all out.
On Thursday, theGhost Adventuresstar spoke to PEOPLE about his reasons for purchasing more than $310,000 worth of memorabilia from theGhostbustersfranchise, asTMZfirst reported.
“I’m a DIE-HARDGhostbustersfan and being able to actually own the screen-used Hero Ghost Trap prop, used for all the close-up and special effects scenes in bothGhostbustersfilms, is like a dream come true,” Bagans, 42, told PEOPLE. “I grew up watchingGhostbustersand wanted to be one… look at what I’m doing now!”
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“Except instead of Slimer I’m hunting real ghosts and demons,” the Travel Channel host joked, adding that he was a “huge fan” ofGhostbustersstar Harold Ramis, who died in 2014 at age 69.
“[I] was sad when he passed away, but I think he would think it’s very cool to have his whole costume on display at my Haunted Museum next to the Ghost Trap for paranormal fans to appreciate,” Bagans said. “This is where all of this stuff belongs.”
Bagans is the creator and host ofGhost Adventures, which premiered in 2008 and follows several paranormal investigators as they explore locations that are believed to be haunted.
This year’s Halloween special,Ghost Adventures: Curse of the Harrisville Farmhouse,will follow the team as they venture into the real-life home that inspired the iconicConjuringfilms.
The episode will also feature an interview with Andrea Perron, who lived in the home many years ago. The couple that recently purchased the home have experienced unusual activity inside as well.
Ghost Adventures: Curse of the Harrisville Farmhousewill air on Oct. 31 at 9 p.m. ET on the Travel Channel.
source: people.com
