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Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life

Acclaimed director Eli Roth presents true stories of hauntings that have shattered the lives of the people who have experienced them. Equal parts terrifying and evocative, Roth exposes the real-life horror of paranormal survivors dragged to hell and back.

Podcast

A Ghost Ruined My Life with Eli Roth

Hosted by Eli Roth, the "A Ghost Ruined My Life" podcast delves into the terrifying real-life stories of confrontations with ghosts, demons, dark entities, and poltergeists. These are the first-person accounts of people dragged through hell and back.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

About Eli Roth

Award-winning filmmaker Eli Roth most recently wrapped production on the highly anticipated film “Borderlands,” starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Jamie Lee Curtis. It will be released by Lionsgate in 2022.

Roth made his directorial debut in 2002, with the hugely successful film “Cabin Fever”. His follow-up titles, which include “Hostel,” “Hostel Part II,” “Knock Knock” and “Death Wish” have earned him critical praise and a reputation as a true innovator in the horror space. In front of the camera. Roth is best known for appearing as Sgt. Donnie Donowitz, the bat-swinging "Bear Jew," in Quentin Tarantino’s epic “Inglourious Basterds,” for which he won a Screen Actors Guild award. Additionally, he appeared in [AW1] Tarantino’s “Death Proof.”

Roth successfully pivoted to family fare hosting Discovery Channel’s popular “Shark Week” and its late-night talk show, “Shark After Dark, and directing the 2018 fantasy comedy “The House With The Clock In Its Walls,” starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett.

In television, Roth hosts and produces the tremendously successful AMC series and podcast “Eli Roth’s History of Horror,” which was just renewed for its third season. He also hosts and produces the discovery+ series “Eli Roth: A Ghost Ruined My Life” and serves as producer on “The Haunted Museum,” which have both been renewed for a second season.

“FIN,” Roth’s first documentary, is a passion project he made over the past five years after becoming aware of the animals’ plight during his time hosting “Shark Week.” Roth works with several animal charity organizations, including PETA, for which he has been an outspoken public figure against animal abuse.

About the show

Acclaimed director Eli Roth presents shocking true stories of hauntings that have left emotional and sometimes physical scars on those unlucky enough to have experienced them. Equal parts terrifying and evocative, Roth exposes the real-life horror of paranormal survivors dragged through hell and back as they struggle to rebuild their shattered lives.

Episodes

Season 2, Episode 8

Eviction

A couple sinks every cent they have into buying their dream home, but the ghosts haunting it will stop at nothing to drive the new owners out.

Thursday
Aug 24
6pm | 5c
Season 2, Episode 2

Paranormal Prison Break

After going to a Halloween party in an abandoned prison with her husband, a woman is tormented by an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to destroy her family.

Thursday
Aug 24
7pm | 6c
Season 2, Episode 5

The Inheritance

A teenage girl's life becomes a living hell when she inherits a dark family curse. She tries to fend off the evil entity on her own but is dismayed to discover that a blood sacrifice may be the only way to stop the haunting for good.

Thursday
Aug 24
8pm | 7c
Season 2, Episode 6

The Fourth Roommate

A college grad moves into an old house with two roommates and unwittingly invites a fourth one into the home: a dark and malicious entity determined to destroy their lives.

Thursday
Aug 24
9pm | 8c
Season 2, Episode 5

The Inheritance

A teenage girl's life becomes a living hell when she inherits a dark family curse. She tries to fend off the evil entity on her own but is dismayed to discover that a blood sacrifice may be the only way to stop the haunting for good.

Friday
Aug 25
12am | 11c
Season 2, Episode 6

The Fourth Roommate

A college grad moves into an old house with two roommates and unwittingly invites a fourth one into the home: a dark and malicious entity determined to destroy their lives.

Friday
Aug 25
1am | 12c
Season 2, Episode 1

Newlywed Nightmare

A young woman moves to an isolated home in rural Oregon with her new husband after a whirlwind romance. But the honeymoon fades fast when she attracts the unwanted attention of an ancient demon.

Thursday
Aug 31
6pm | 5c
Season 2, Episode 6

The Fourth Roommate

A college grad moves into an old house with two roommates and unwittingly invites a fourth one into the home: a dark and malicious entity determined to destroy their lives.

Thursday
Aug 31
7pm | 6c
Season 2, Episode 3

Beneath the Water

A Texas family is thrilled to move into a home that was once owned by their town's founding father. Their happiness turns to terror when they learn the house is filled with deadly secrets and angry spirits.

Thursday
Aug 31
8pm | 7c
Season 2, Episode 7

The Fireman's Inferno

When a firefighter arrives on the scene of a car crash too late to save a man's life, it crushes him. But nothing prepares him for what happens next. The victim's spirit refuses to let go and torments the firefighter with horrific visions.

Thursday
Aug 31
9pm | 8c
Season 2, Episode 3

Beneath the Water

A Texas family is thrilled to move into a home that was once owned by their town's founding father. Their happiness turns to terror when they learn the house is filled with deadly secrets and angry spirits.

Friday
Sep 1
12am | 11c
Season 2, Episode 7

The Fireman's Inferno

When a firefighter arrives on the scene of a car crash too late to save a man's life, it crushes him. But nothing prepares him for what happens next. The victim's spirit refuses to let go and torments the firefighter with horrific visions.

Friday
Sep 1
1am | 12c
Season 1, Episode 4

Demon’s Curse

Claudia is a Mexican-American woman pursuing the American dream as she attends college. But when her grandmother dies, a demonic entity begins to attack her, and she learns the truth behind the evil that has been stalking her family for generations.

Wednesday
Oct 11
11am | 10c
Season 1, Episode 5

Invitation to Evil

Upon hearing that her friend's home shelters the spirit of a lonely woman, Shiann innocently invites it to become friends with her. Little does the teen know the ghost has a jealous streak that turns violent when it doesn’t get the attention it craves.

Wednesday
Oct 11
12pm | 11c
Season 2, Episode 7

The Fireman's Inferno

When a firefighter arrives on the scene of a car crash too late to save a man's life, it crushes him. But nothing prepares him for what happens next. The victim's spirit refuses to let go and torments the firefighter with horrific visions.

Wednesday
Oct 11
1pm | 12c
Season 2, Episode 4

The Sounds of Seance

A photographer reluctantly attends a seance with a friend. When she challenges the spirit they summon, it follows her home and attacks her. Unable to shake off her ghostly tormenter, the young woman calls in a priest for a final showdown.

Wednesday
Oct 11
2pm | 1c