Travel Channel Readies Famously Afraid

Celebrities share their terrifying encounters with the paranormal in the all-new Travel Channel series Famously Afraid, which is set to bow next month.

Featuring personal and unexpected interviews with celebrities and additional witnesses, a huge variety of stars—from championship athletes to Emmy Award-winning actors—offer a front-row seat to the most horrifying and emotionally-draining experiences of their lives. In each episode, three celebrities tell their seriously scary tales with the paranormal and prove that no one is safe from the bizarre, unexplainable and frightening mysteries that lurk around every corner.

In the premiere episode of Famously Afraid, which is slated to debut on Tuesday, November 5, at 10 p.m., America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel tells the story of how a spirit in his home targeted his young daughter. Then, Queer as Folk actor Hal Sparks recalls how he was able to connect a childhood encounter with aliens to one of his first jobs in the entertainment industry. Lastly, former Dance Moms stars Christi and Chloe Lukasiak detail how a tour through the famous LaLauire Mansion in New Orleans left them both scared beyond belief.

Season one includes other star-studded accounts from the other side, including stories from Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy), Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills, 90210), Montel Williams (The Montel Williams Show), Kate Flannery (The Office), Richie Ramone (The Ramones), Chris Kattan (Saturday Night Live), Carson Kressley (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) and Amber Rose (model/actress).

The series is produced for Travel Channel by Jarrett Creative.

“For many of these celebrities, it is the first time they are choosing to share their personal accounts with the paranormal,” said Matthew Butler, general manager of Travel Channel. “From unexplainable encounters to strange run-ins with spirits, even superstars can have terrifying experiences with the supernatural, and we are excited to share these spine-tingling stories with Travel Channel’s viewers on Famously Afraid.”