Zak Bagans

Zak Bagans  is the lead investigator and host of the series Ghost Adventures. He is also an executive producer and editor of the show. In addition, Bagans is the Paranormal Challenge Chairman for the Travel Channel series Paranormal Challenge.

Being a former skeptic, Zak Bagans says that his passion for investigating the paranormal resulted from a face-to-face encounter with the spirit of a suicidal woman who haunted his old apartment building in Trenton, Michigan. This life-changing experience caused him to actively pursue capturing evidence of the afterlife. After graduating from the Motion Picture Institute in Michigan, Bagans moved to Las Vegas to pursue a career in documentary filmmaking.  There, Bagans met GHOST ADVENTURES co-host Nick Groff and cameraman Aaron Goodwin. Bagans’ top 3 scariest experiences include being scratched by a demonic entity at Bobby Mackey’s Music World, being partially possessed by a spirit at the Preston School of Industry, and being overwhelmed by a dark energy at Poveglia Island.

Bagans’ passion for the paranormal has launched into creating and hosting the new series - PARANORMAL CHALLENGE. Bagans is also the executive producer for the series. In each episode, Bagans puts 2 teams of amateur ghost hunters against each other during an overnight lockdown. After a night of collecting evidence, the teams present their findings to Bagans and a panel of 3 additional paranormal experts.