John Zaffis Announces 'Haunted Collector' Cancellation

BY AARON SAGERS

Well, it looks as if Syfy's "Haunted Collector" has moved on to the afterlife ... and I want to talk about why.

Although Syfy has not made an announcement, according to his Facebook post on Thursday, show lead John Zaffis said, "hi all just letting you know haunted collector will not be coming back sorry to all our fans." Produced by Gurney Productions, the show premiered in 2011 and revolved around veteran ghost hunter and researcher John Zaffis and his team, which included Brian Cano, Jason Gates, Jesslyn Brown and Zaffis' children Aimee and Chris. The primary focus on the show was Zaffis' pursuit of haunted objects aka "possessed possessions," which he would explore and add to his paranormal museum.

But let's take a look behind the scenes.

Shout! Factory Signs Deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment

Shout! Factory has had some of the biggest and best releases for the past decade now, so what are their plans for the future? Why, to continue doing what they do best, of course.

This means expanding on their already impressive catalogue by teaming up with ITV Studios Global Entertainment; one of the world’s leading international TV distribution, home entertainment, publishing, merchandising and licensing business.

Carol Lee, one of Shout! Factory’s founders, said, “ITVS GE’s catalogue boasts some internationally acclaimed films, and this deal with Shout! Factory will give U.S. and Canadian consumers the opportunity to view some of these cinematic classics across physical and digital platforms.”

This is incredible news, because now US and Canadian viewers will now be able to get their mitts on more than a handful of some of the best classics, such as Sophie’s Choice, On Golden Pond, The Eagle Has Landed, The Unicorn, The Tamarind Seed, Capricorn One, The Cassandra Crossing, Brief Encounter, Saturn 3, The Merchant of Venice, Voyage of the Damned and The Boys From Brazil… and we’ve only begun to scratch the surface of what’s to come.

At this moment, there are no release dates or artwork announced, but this news is hot off the presses and as you can imagine, there will be more to come and once it starts, it won’t stop! We’ll keep you covered along the way, so keep checking back!

-Andrew Peters