The Haunted Museum: Zak Bagans, Eli Roth team for anthology series

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Discovery+ has given a greenlight to The Haunted Museum, a horror anthology series coming to us from the team of genre filmmaker Eli Roth and Ghost Adventures host / paranormal investigator Zak Bagans. Bagans runs a museum called The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas, where 

Bagans’ extensive collectibles, numbering in the thousands, are exhibited across the 30-room, 14,000-square-foot mansion, and span from paranormal legends and true crime to Hollywood pop culture and haunted history.

The series will "present the frightening and hellish tales behind the spooky relics". On the show, Bagans will 

share the secrets and stories behind a curated selection of his most prized haunted items, including the Dybbuk Box, a carved wooden statue owned by actor Steve McQueen, the Westerfeld dollhouse, actor Bela Lugosi’s mirror, the Devil’s Rocking Chair and more. Complementing Bagans’ testimony, each object’s backstory is retold via its own mini horror film.

Those "mini horror films" are being scripted and produced in collaboration with Roth.

Roth had this to say about the project: 

I’ve been a fan of Zak for many years and absolutely love his passion, drive and incredible research on all things paranormal. He has amassed a collection unlike any in the world, and we are thrilled to tell the stories behind these truly terrifying objects. What I love most is that the objects are all real and that people can go and see them if they dare. Zak opened the vault to us to pick the scariest and most fascinating variety of objects, and we have an amazing team of filmmakers bringing these stories to life. The show will not be for the faint of heart. Some people have nightmares simply looking at photos of the objects, and now we will be able to tell the stories of how these objects came to be possessed by something truly terrifying."

Bagans added: 

Eli Roth is a master of horror, and I couldn’t think of a more talented visionary to help bring the stories of my haunted collection to life. These are no ordinary objects, they impart fear and terror on those who come into contact with them. Now, with Eli’s expertise for thrill-provoking storytelling, viewers will get the ultimate frightening glimpse into their real horror."

Deadline notes that people who visit The Haunted Museum 

bear witness to the hellish, dramatic and sometimes demonic effects of the items. Dizziness, chills, convulsions and scratches are not unusual, giving the Haunted Museum a reputation for not just providing glimpses of the paranormal world, but entrances into it.

Roth and Bagans serve as executive producers on the series alongside Cream Productions' Matt Booi, Kate Harrison Karman, and David Brady, and Dicovery+'s Christine Shuler.

I don't know much about Bagans, his museum, or Ghost Adventures, but I am on board to check out a Roth-produced anthology.