The Haunted is an American paranormal television series that premiered on November 22, 2009, on Animal Planet.

Produced by Picture Shack Entertainment, the program features ghost stories and paranormal investigations involving animals.

[1] It also incorporates actual footage and photographs from the families and paranormal research teams involved.

Scott Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania was a quiet community for the owners of a software company who were looking to expand their business.

When Al Stempo and his wife Maria purchased a 200-year-old building to open a new restaurant and bar, they had no idea they were buying a place that was rumored to be haunted.

They discover that the building was once the home to a notorious gangster who was shot and killed in their basement by a worker at the restaurant.

When Vicky Johnson's daughter decided to take up ghost hunting with some friends, she thought of it merely as an amusing hobby.

The family invites a paranormal team to their home and with their help come to the conclusion that something must have attached itself to Vicki's daughter during her ghost hunting when she was at the Henryton State Hospital.

Jay and Elke Yaple have been waging a ceaseless war against the unseen forces occupying their two-hundred-year-old home.

Jay and Elke contacted CT Paranormal, who work closely with Father Bob Bailey, a priest and veteran demonologist.

Julie, a single mother, and her two daughters, Cassie and Chante, along with their three dogs move into a large house.

Tom remained skeptical until he saw the female entity, leading Darlene to confess that Chelsea is clairvoyant and can see ghosts since she was a child.

During an EVP session, the researchers learn that she's grateful that her home is cared for by Tom and Deborah and had been watching over them.

After leaving California, a mother, Laza, and her two kids, Neissa and Cheshnia, were looking for a fresh start back in the north-east.

The next day, Lestont was with Neissa in her room and then he starts to bark at the door, he was ready to attack, and the doorknob was turning, like somebody wants to get in.

After hearing several voices that responded to questions, they discover that there is the spirit of a mentally-challenged boy who was locked in the closet.

The family discovers their house is haunted by a spirit of a little boy named Georgie who drowned in a nearby pond, and is buried on their property.