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May 11, 2021

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Written by Kelli Marchman McNeely

Kelli Marchman McNeely is the owner of HorrorFuel.com. She is an Executive Producer of "13 Slays Till Christmas" which is out on Digital and DVD and now streaming on Tubi. She has several other films in the works. Kelli is an animal lover and a true horror addict since the age of 9 when she saw Friday the 13th. Email: horrorfuelinfo@gmail.com

As temperatures continue to rise, you’ve got a great excuse to stay inside and watch TV. Discovery+and the Travel Channel has a ton of premieres and new episodes to keep you entertained, just be sure to keep your lights on as this month’s schedule is filled with haunting content, including the new horror anthology series “Web of Darkness,” inspired by the internet’s most terrifying tales and new episodes of “Haunted Hospitals” and “Unexplained: Caught of Camera.”

discovery+ PREMIERES

WEB OF DARKNESS

NEW SERIES – Begins Streaming Saturday, June 5 on discovery+

Deep beneath the outer layers of the internet is a web of darkness inhabited by the unexplained and the unnerving. Inspired by true events and the internet’s scariest stories, WEB OF DARKNESS is a spine-chilling anthology series that brings these terrifying tales to life to thrill, chill and feed the need for supernatural delights. Each episode features five stranger-than-fiction accounts of monsters, aliens, and encounters from beyond. [Hour-long episodes]

SERIES PREMIERE: “Photo of Death, Hollywood Haunting and Tenant of Terror” – Begins Streaming Saturday, June 5

A dishonest antique dealer makes a grave mistake when she summons a vengeful spirit. An aspiring actress gets a ghostly warning while housesitting for a famous producer. A grad student is caught in a sinister web spun by her friendly landlords.

“Night of the Zombies, Scarecrows, and Aliens Among Us” – Begins Streaming Saturday, June 5

A nurse battles patients infected with a mysterious malady. A terrifying scarecrow is more than what it seems on an old family farm. Government agents enlist a doctor’s help to save the lives of two aliens after a UFO crash.

“Message From the Grave, Devil’s Night and Alien Boyfriend” – Begins Streaming Saturday, June 5

A desperate ghost reaches out to a new teacher at a school with a sordid past. A young man fatally misjudges what he thinks are only frightening Halloween decorations. A grad student discovers her boyfriend is part of a horrifying off-world experiment.

HAUNTED HOSPITALS

New Season, Now Streaming on discovery+

Each episode of HAUNTED HOSPITALS tells chilling tales of paranormal activity inside hospitals, nursing homes, morgues, and medical institutions. Past patients suspended between this world and the next, departed medical professionals who insist on overseeing their wards long after death, spirits roaming corridors to signal unfinished business with their presence – these terrifying stories are told by the medical professionals and patients who experienced them. These are not random encounters, but part of paranormal patterns experienced by hospital staff all over the world. [Hour-long episodes]

“The Graveyard Shift, The Bridge, and The Other Side” – Begins Streaming Friday, May 28

A demonic entity stalks a support worker through the night in a group home. A ghostly figure tries to send a message to a police officer. A patient awakens to find the hospital has entered an alternate dimension.

“This Room Is Taken, Pushing Back and Three Strikes” – Begins Streaming Friday, June 4

A dark spirit looms over an EMT as she recovers from an illness. A nurse takes drastic measures to cleanse her home of a vengeful ghost. A hospital security guard encounters strange and terrifying entities night after night.

UNEXPLAINED: CAUGHT ON CAMERA

New Season, Now Streaming on discovery+

With people the world over using cell phones, CCTV, and dashcams, more paranormal phenomena is being captured than ever before. In this series, viewers will hear firsthand from those who recorded the remarkable footage and meet experts who will attempt to explain the – often terrifying – unexplainable. [Hour-long episodes]

“Graveyard Shift, Possessed Dummy and Speaking With Aliens” – Begins Streaming Sunday, May 30

A security guard’s patrol takes a petrifying turn in Savannah, Georgia. An antique ventriloquist doll moves on its own in Liverpool, England. A man reveals his extraordinary ability to communicate with aliens.

“Haunted Houses and Creepy Cottages” – Begins Streaming Sunday, June 6

There’s no escape from a house of horrors in New York. A snake hunter hears sinister voices in an underground bunker in Florida. A curious cottage in Cambridgeshire, England, comes alive after dark.