ForImmediateRelease:

TRAVELCHANNELTOLAUNCHNEWSERIES‘TRENDINGFEAR’WITHADAMELLIS–

INTERNETANDTWITTERAUTHOROF#DEARDAVIDSENSATIONALGHOSTBOYSTORIES

–NewSix-PartSeriesPremieresFriday,December20at11p.m.ET/PT–

(PaulBradford,AdamEllisandJenLewis)

NEWYORK(November13,2019)–In2017,BuzzfeedauthorandillustratorAdamElliscapturedtheimageofaghostchildinhisNewYorkCityapartmentandwrotehisfirstofmanyspine-tinglingtweets:“Myapartmentiscurrentlybeinghauntedbytheghostofadeadchildandhe’stryingtokillme.”Inastateoffearandconfusion,hedocumentedhishauntingonsocialmediaunderthehashtag#DearDavid.Fourteenmillionpeoplefeverishlyfollowedhisterrifyingexperience,yearningforanswersbehindthelittleboywhoinvadedEllis’life.Now,fuelingbothhisfascinationandhisfearoftheparanormalwhilesimultaneouslytappingintosocialmediatoexploreeveryangleofhissearch,EllisandfriendsJenLewis(researcher/documentarian)andPaulBradford(ghosthunterandleadinvestigator)areonamissiontohelpothersunderstandandescapetheirownnightmaresinanewTravelChanneloriginalseries,“TrendingFear,”premieringFriday,December20at11p.m.ET/PT.Ineachofthesixhour-longepisodes,thetriowilltravelAmerica–fromOregontoMassachusetts–hopingtohelppeopletakebacktheirlivesafterunexplainableencounterswiththeparanormal.Byassistingothers,Ellishopeswhathelearnsfromhishands-oninvestigationswillhelpfurtheradeeperunderstandingofhisownhaunting. “Adam’sextraordinarypersonalexperienceandharrowingtalethatwentviralin‘DearDavid’makeshimuniquelypositionedtohelpthosegrapplingwithparanormalfear,”saidMatthew

Butler,generalmanager,TravelChannel.“Thestoriesin‘TrendingFear’givelocalcommunitymemberstheabilitytodiscussandengagewithparanormalstoriesthatmostthoughttootabootodiscusspublicly.Adam,JenandPaulwillbeabletotakethemthroughtheinvestigations–inrealtimeandwithcommunityhelp–unlikeanyotherparanormalstoriesbefore.”Notonlywillthegroupusetraditionalmethodsintheirparanormalpursuits,EllisandLewiswillalsousesocialmediatocrowdsourcestories,theoriesandevidencetobuildacommunityandconversationaroundeachcase.Ellis,LewisandBradfordalsowillleveragesocialmedialiveduringeachpremieretoprovideadditionalinsightandconnectwiththecommunitythataidedineachepisode.TravelChannel.comwillbehomeforshowextras,behind-the-scenesphotosandexclusivevideos.Follow@TravelChanneland#TrendingFearonFacebook,TwitterandInstagramforadditionalcontentandupdates.TheseriespremieretakestheteamtoFranklinville,NewJersey,widelyknownamongJerseyitesasaparticularlyhauntedtownship.CathyAllen'shomeisrightinthethickofthechaos.Shehasbeenyelledatandevenpusheddownthestairs,andnowthehauntingsareaffectingherhealthandputtingstrainonhermarriage.AftergettingadirectmessagefromStephanie,Allen’sdaughter,EllisroundsupBradfordandLewis.ArrivinginFranklinville,thetrioisthrownrightintothemixwhenthespiritimmediatelymakeshispresenceknown,demandingtheyleave.Butisitjusttheformerhomeownerwhorefusestodepart,orissomethingdarkerandmoresinisteratplay?Upcomingepisodes:“VoodooVendetta”–PremieresFriday,December27at11p.m.ET/PTThecrewarrivesinOregon,afteradesperatetweetfromSummerMorgan.Shefearsherdeceasedgrandmother–wholivedinNewOrleansandwasheavilyintoVoodoo–ishauntingher.“TheHauntedHomecoming”-PremieresFriday,January3at11p.m./ET/PTThe93-year-oldNorwoodTheatreinMassachusettsisexperiencingsomethingsupernatural–oneofitsvolunteershashadtwodozenencounterswithadarkentityandnowrefusestostepfootinthebasement.TheteamheadstoMassachusettsandcomesface-to-facewiththedarkness.“GhostTraintoTerror”-PremieresFriday,January10at11p.m.ET/PTInhistoricTomball,Texas,theidiosyncraticTejasBBQ&Chocolateoccupiesthetown’soldeststructure,butthebuildingisinundatedwithsuspectedparanormalactivity.Afteraseriesofterror-filledincidents,canEllisandtheteamgettotheheartofthismystery?“ParanormalWitness”–PremieresFriday,January17at11p.m.ET/PT

InthedesertnearTucson,Arizona,AaronMillerhasrecordedhundredsofghostlyvoices.Theteamcommencesaninvestigationanduncoversastunningrevelation:evidenceofaserialkillerwhooncedumpedbodiesuponthelandMiller’shousenowsitsupon.“BossMan”–PremieresFriday,January24at11p.m.ET/PTInMineola,Texas,Ellis,BradfordandLewistakeontheirmostextremehauntingyetwhenaparanormalinfestationrulesahomeandcarriagehouse.Ultimately,itwillrequiretheattentionofademonologistandtwoworld-renownedpsychicstohelpsolveit.“TrendingFear”isproducedbyTexasCrewProductionsforTravelChannel.ForTexasCrewProductions,theexecutiveproducersareDavidKarabinas,RickCikowski,BillHochhauserandBradBernstein.ForTravelChannel,theexecutiveproducerisChristineShuler,JulieMeisnerEagleisvicepresidentofproductionanddevelopment,MatthewButlerisgeneralmanagerandHenrySchleiffisgrouppresidentofInvestigationDiscovery,TravelChannel,AmericanHeroesChannelandDestinationAmerica.ABOUTTHE‘TRENDINGFEAR’CASTAdamEllisisawriterandillustratorbestknownforhisanimationsdepictingthestrugglesofbeingamillennialforBuzzFeedDistributed.Heisalsoabloggerandfounderofthewebsite“BooksofAdam.”Andohyeah,he’sawitnessto#DearDavid,oneofthemostviral,creepy,hauntedstoriesinthehistoryofhauntedwebstories.YoucanseemoreonInstagram.JenLewisisafreelancewriter,designerandInternetjokesterlivinginBrooklyn,NewYork.ShedesignsallkindsofdigitalcontentforthefolksatNetflix,A24,AnnapurnaPictures,FentyBeauty,BuzzFeedandmore.Shedesignedthefirst240emojisthatlaunchedKimKardashian'sKIMOJIapp,illustratedtheofficial“BreakingBad”coloringbookandisresponsibleforwaytoomanyphotoshopsandmemestolistinthistinybio.YoucanfindLewisonlineatwww.jenlewis.websiteandonTwitter.PaulBradfordisaparanormalInvestigatorandleadingauthorityintheparanormalworld,havingtraveledtheglobeasaghosthunter/investigatoronthepopulartelevisionseries“GhostHuntersInternational.”He’sknownforinventingallsortsofgadgetsandgizmostocommunicatewiththespiritworld,includingtheBooBuddy,aninteractivebearwidelyusedamongstparanormalteamsacrosstheworld.BradfordwasbornandraisedintheUnitedKingdom.YoucanfollowhimonlineonhiswebsiteandonTwitter.ABOUTTRAVELCHANNELForthebold,daringandspontaneous;thoseadventurerswhoembracethethrilloftheunexpected;thoserisk-takerswhoaren’tafraidofalittlemystery;ifyou’reupforanything,downforwhatever,andaboveall,lovegreatstories,journeyontoTravelChannel.We’remorethanyouexpectandeverythingyoudidn’tknowyouwerelookingfor.Reachingmorethan82millionU.S.cablehomes,TravelChannelistheworld’sleadingtravelmediabrand.FansalsocanvisitTravelChannelformoreinformationorinteractwithotherfansthroughFacebook,Twitter,PinterestandInstagram.TravelChannelisownedbyDiscovery,

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