Paranormal TV, Movies & Events To Look Forward To In 2020

The first episode of the second series of Phil and Sara Whyman's ghost hunting web-series dropped at the end of 2019 and will continue into the new year.

In the series Phil and Sara are joined by a team of experienced investigators, made up of Jane Carrigan, Tim Wagstaff, Dale Dickinson and Ben Woodward, who at the start of each episode come together to pick the most interesting cases they they've each received before embarking on their investigation in an attempt to uncover what might be lurking in the shadows.

Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango join Really channel's paranormal schedule in their new ghost hunting series, 'Ghost Nation'. The show premiered in the US over Halloween, but from January 9th British fans of the paranormal can follow the trio's paranormal adventures.

Jason, Steve and Dave were among the main cast members of the hit television series 'Ghost Hunters', and are now investigating under the umbrella United Paranormal Research Organization (UPRO), a new wider network of paranormal investigation teams. Their investigations form the basis of the new ten-part series, 'Ghost Nation'.

Last April BBC One brought us a new six-part sitcom about a group of ghosts in the crumbling Button Hall. Their existence was thrown into turmoil when a young urban couple inherit the derelict country house. The BBC have confirmed that the sitcom will return for another series at a yet to be confirmed date in 2020.

We haven't heard from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's since their spooky 2018 Halloween special, but a fifth series of the dark anthology show is due to air on BBC Two in February with six new episodes. Pemberton spoke about how they write the show, "we always like to be in the same room, which a lot of writing partners don't. We live very close to each other so we have a little office and go to the same places for our lunch and we spitball a lot of ideas for a long time."

'Luther' creator Neil Cross has written a dark new four-part series for ITV starring Russell Tovey as Nathan, based on his 2009 book, 'Burial'. The drama unfolds almost a decade into Nathan's new devoted married life, when he is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions. 'Because The Night' promises to feature murder and possibly even ghosts.

With its hidden ghosts, terrifying horror elements and compelling plot line, 'The Haunting Of Hill House' is the best Netflix Original in the supernatural genre to date.

So, it's no surprise that the show returns this year, but focussing on a completely different story with no connection to season one. Season two will draw inspiration from Henry James' 1898 psychological horror 'The Turn Of The Screw', and will have all new characters - although there will be some familiar faces.

British comedians Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are no strangers to the world of the paranormal and the weird. For their next project, the pair have gone all out supernatural as they take on the roles of paranormal investigators in their upcoming Amazon Prime series, 'Truth Seekers'.

The project was first announced last year and few details have been released since, but fans are already excited at the thought of seeing the duo hunting ghosts. There's not yet a confirmed date for the series, but we're hoping it might come to the streaming platform this year.

The movie gets its first public screening in London at the start of the year, but full details of the movie's release have not yet been announced. Presumably the film will be available to watch for free online at some point early this year as much of the funding came via donations from fans of the podcast.

The 2016 movie 'The Boy' once again proved that dolls are terrifying. What made the Brahms doll in 'The Boy' even more scary is that you never actually saw him move. If you've recovered from the nightmares and are feeling brave, then you can get a whole new dose of scares in cinemas this February with the movie's sequel. The movie tells the story of a family who move into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.

Due for release in September, the latest movie in The Conjuring franchise tells a chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in US history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defence.

Based on Roald Dahl's 1983 classic book 'The Witches', the movie tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven year old boy who has a run in with some real life witches. The movie will be released in October, 30 years after the previous adaption of Roald Dahl's novel.