Much to my chagrin, this next GHI adventure had nothing to do with turkey, ham, cheese, or deep fried goodness. Well, I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up, but I certainly was surprised to discover an investigation titled "Monte Cristo" wasn't going to take place in Europe, not even a fictional one. No, this investigation was to take the team to the land down under for an investigation into a location reputed to be Australia's most haunted house.

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The Ghost Hunters International team, having explored Nazis on the Run in their previous investigation, continues their Argentinian adventure in the town of La Falda, at a site rumored to be the most haunted in the entire country.

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A Ghost Hunters International investigation that explores the theory Adolf Hitler didn't kill himself in Germany but actually fled to Argentina and currently haunts a washed-out (literally) hotel there? Sweet! Maybe next week they can look for Napolean's ghost in San Dimas.

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The Complete Approach: A Scientific and Metaphysical Guide To The Paranormal is the opposite of Seeking Spirits. Where Spirits is professional and too slick for its own good, The Complete Approach is earnest and personal.  Jay and Grant's book focuses on anecdote; Dustin Pari and Barry Fitzgerald's work tries to give us nothing less than the theoretical underpinnings of their ghost hunting practice– the hows and whys of their paranormal career. It's apparent that they wrote this themselves and published it in a small press out of their own personal passion for the subject. It is an extremely heartfelt work.

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I've been slacking a lot lately, getting these reviews done almost a week after the show aired, but frankly I haven't found GHI nearly as riveting as I'd hoped. Thank goodness the original Ghost Hunters (TAPS baby, TAPS!) are back tomorrow night. I have a lot of respect for Robb and crew (and a lot of criticisms as well) but there doesn't seem to be much new to say. On the other hand, watching TAPS is almost like watching an episode of COPS where at any point the cops might try to use excessive force on the minority suspect without the camera seeing, and then claim they had nothing to do with the guy's face being heavily bruised.

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This episode begins with the ominous declaration that a "new member" has joined the team. I say ominous because every time a new member has been added in the past (I think it's been about 7 times, not counting this one) it meant an existing member went bye-bye. In this case we're told that newcomer Ashley had "things to deal with" back home and will hopefully be back soon. Maybe, but given the past track record and the introduction of Paul Bradford as a "new member" I seriously doubt it.

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This palace once held an imprisoned Paganini. For that alone I would consider this one of the more historically important sites GHI has investigated (as opposed to the many random castles owned by random people). The history of the place is so interesting and sordid that for a significant portion of its history the Doges who ruled the local area from this palace were far more likely to be poisoned or otherwise assassinated than they were to retire (or die) in due time and in peace.

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