Plot Synopsis

TRENDING FEAR is a one-hour reality series that follows Adam Ellis and his friends -- researcher/documentarian Jen Lewis and ghost hunter; and lead investigator Paul Bradford -- as they help others understand and escape their own paranormal nightmares. By assisting others, Ellis hopes what he learns from his hands-on investigations help further a deeper understanding of his own haunting.

In 2017, Adam, when he was a Buzzfeed author and illustrator, captured the image of a ghost child in his New York City apartment and wrote his first of many spine-tingling tweets: "My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he's trying to kill me." In a state of fear and confusion, he documented his haunting on social media under the hashtag #DearDavid. Fourteen million people feverishly followed his terrifying experience, yearning for answers behind the little boy who invaded Ellis' life.

In this series, not only does the group use traditional methods in their paranormal pursuits, Ellis and Lewis also use social media to crowdsource stories, theories and evidence to build a community and conversation around each case. Ellis, Lewis and Bradford also leverage social media live during each premiere to provide additional insight and connect with the community that aided in each episode. Episodes include:

"Evil Deliverance" (Friday, December 20, 2019 at 11pm ET/PT): The series premiere takes the team to Franklinville, New Jersey, widely known among Jerseyites as a particularly haunted township. Cathy Allen's home is right in the thick of the chaos. She has been yelled at and even pushed down the stairs, and now the hauntings are affecting her health and putting strain on her marriage. After getting a direct message from Stephanie, Allen's daughter, Ellis rounds up Bradford and Lewis. Arriving in Franklinville, the trio is thrown right into the mix when the spirit immediately makes his presence known, demanding they leave. But is it just the former homeowner who refuses to depart, or is something darker and more sinister at play?

"Voodoo Vendetta" (Friday, December 27, 2019 at 11pm ET/PT): The crew arrives in Oregon, after a desperate tweet from Summer Morgan. She fears her deceased grandmother -- who lived in New Orleans and was heavily into Voodoo -- is haunting her.

"The Haunted Homecoming" (Friday, January 3, 2020 at 11pm ET/PT): The 93-year-old Norwood Theatre in Massachusetts is experiencing something supernatural - one of its volunteers has had two dozen encounters with a dark entity and now refuses to step foot in the basement. The team heads to Massachusetts and comes face-to-face with the darkness.

"Ghost Train to Terror" (Friday, January 10, 2020 at 11pm ET/PT): In historic Tomball, Texas, the idiosyncratic Tejas BBQ & Chocolate occupies the town's oldest structure, but the building is inundated with suspected paranormal activity. After a series of terror-filled incidents, can Ellis and the team get to the heart of this mystery?

"Paranormal Witness" (Friday, January 17, 2020 at 11pm ET/PT): In the desert near Tucson, Arizona, Aaron Miller has recorded hundreds of ghostly voices. The team commences an investigation and uncovers a stunning revelation: evidence of a serial killer who once dumped bodies upon the land Miller's house now sits upon.

"Boss Man" (Friday, January 24, 2020 at 11pm ET/PT; season finale): In Mineola, Texas, Ellis, Bradford and Lewis take on their most extreme haunting yet when a paranormal infestation rules a home and carriage house. Ultimately, it will require the attention of a demonologist and two world-renowned psychics to help solve it.