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Ghostly Encounters is a Gemini Award winning Canadian documentary airing on VIVA/W Network and on A & E Biography in the United States. It was created by Executive Producer Phyllis Platt and is produced by Brian Dennis. The series is hosted by Lawrence Chau.

Ghostly Encounters explores Canadians interest in the supernatural. Through a combination of interview and recreation, the series examines the events that lead its subjects to accept or reject occurrences as supernatural, and how the experience helps or hinders them.

Format
Each episode of Ghostly Encounters tells stories from two individuals who believe to have experienced something paranormal. The show occasionally breaks this story when warranted and uses only one full 22-minute story in an episode. Each episode is created using a direct-to-camera interview with the storyteller, dramatic re-enactments, and host segments.

Every episode begins with a tease describing the two people's stories in brief. This is followed by the opening credits, which are accompanied by the Gemini-award winning theme music. After the credits, the first story is introduced by theme using a clip of the subject's interview. The first host segment follows and introduces the theme of the episode, and the first story to the viewers. The first subject's story is then told using a combination of their interview and dramatic re-enactment footage. Occasionally, b-roll and stock footage are also used in telling the story. At the end of the first story, a brief host segment wraps up the first subject and introduces the second subject in the episode. The second story follows the same format as the first and ends again with a wrap-up from the host, but this time the host also wraps up the show and includes final comments on the stories and theme of the episode based on the commentary from the experts. The show ends with a final comment from each subject, usually reflecting on the lesson their encounter has given them; followed by the closing credits.