Name: Encounters: The Hidden Truth
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1994-06-24
Rating: 4.5

Overview

Encounters: The Hidden Truth was an hour-long TV series that featured real-life stories of paranormal phenomena. The format featured a host and a team of reporters presenting 3 or 4 stories per episode dealing with UFOs, crop circles, exorcism, prophets, psychics, reincarnation, and other supernatural phenomena, in a news/documentary style. The stories unfolded through witness interviews and reenactments of the events. The host and reporters discussed their reactions to some of the stories. Encounters aired on the Fox network and was used mainly as a summer replacement series and fill-in show for other canceled series. The show first aired during the summer of 1994 in the time slot before Fox's hit series The X-Files. The show then aired sporadically with different nights and times. In the final 3 editions of the show, Steven Williams replaced John Marshall as the host. Two of those episodes aired in November 1995 and the final episode aired on January 23, 1996.

Seasons

Season 1

5 Episodes

1994

E01

Alien Contact

6/24/1994

Encounters looks at reports of human abduction by aliens and talks to several people who claim to be abductees. It also looks at plate discovered at the site of a crop circle in Grasdorf and examines several significant UFOs sightings by pilots and air traffic controllers.

E02

Cattle Mutilations

7/1/1994

Encounters looks at a haunted Alabama neighborhood is the town of Selma, investigates reports of cattle mutilations throughout the United States, talks to a Minnesota couple who are having a problem with their haunted house, and interviews famous Gulf Breeze UFO witness Ed Walters.

E03

Exorcisms

7/8/1994

Encounters looks at the disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich in Australia, a real-life exorcism of a young boy by the Catholic Church in the eastern United States, an exorcism session performed by a Luthor minister in Arizona, a psychic detective who is working on a case, and several children who claim to have lives past lives.

E04

The Earthquake Sensitive

7/15/1994

Encounters looks at the prophecies of the mysterious 16th century seer Nostradamus and the modern prophet Edgar E. Cayce, talks to several modern psychics who claim to see visions of future disasters, interviews a man who gained prophetic abilities after a near death experience, and talks to people who claim to be sensitive to earthquakes.

E05

Alien Contact

7/22/1994

Encounters investigates the secret military base Area 51 in Nevada. It looks at some of the best recent video evidence of UFOs shot in Pine Bush, New York and Gulf Breeze, Florida. It also features stories on how to fake a UFO photograph, a horror movie that was mistaken for a real alien encounter, and people who are suffering from alien implants.

Season 2

9 Episodes

1994

E01

Mars Formations

10/9/1994

Encounters looks at a mysterious case where sightings of a naked woman lying by the road lead to the discovery of a missing mother and her son. It also looks at mysterious structures including an enormous face discovered on Mars, examines reports of near death experiences, discusses the possibility of a doomsday meteor strike, and talks to researchers from MUFON.

E02

Bigfoot

10/16/1994

Encounters investigates tales of Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest and talks to witnesses who claim to have seen the creature first hand. It also looks at mass UFO sighting that was reported by a group of children and also talks to UFO abduction survivors. It also looks talks to UFO researchers about what they are seeking and investigates a haunted house in Gardner Massachusetts.

E03

Mars Wants Marilyn

10/23/1994

Encounters examines a theory that Marilyn Monroe was killed due to her relationship with the Kennedy's as part of cover up to hide her knowledge of extraterrestrials. It also rebroadcasts segments on the disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich, on a real life exorcism in the United States, and children who claim to be reincarnated.

E04

Astronaut UFO Encounters

12/4/1994

Alleged astronaut encounters with UFOs; a gravesite reported to contain the remains of an alien; a woman who claims to be Camelot's Guinevere reincarnated. Also: interest in the birth of a white buffalo.

E05

Ghost Attack

12/18/1994

Reports of a ghost attack; film of alleged UFOs; a couple who claim to have contacted their murdered son; the continuing quest for the Loch Ness Monster.

E06

Swarms of Birds and Bees

1/13/1995

People who experience constant low-pitched humming sounds; incidents involving swarming birds and bees. Also: a man who built a house shaped like a spaceship.

E07

New England Vampires

3/19/1995

Alleged remains of a vampire; a house reportedly haunted by Elvis Presley; stones said to bring bad luck when removed from a volcano site in Hawaii.

E08

Texas Schoolchildren Ghosts

6/2/1995

Stories about the alleged ghosts of schoolchildren who died in the 1930s; a segment on psychic hotlines; UFOs and aliens.

E09

Genetic Hybrids

6/9/1995

Segments on genetic engineering; a California tourist attraction that's said to be haunted; and alleged clues to the location of Noah's Ark.

Season 3

3 Episodes

1995

E01

Psychics Among Us

11/11/1995

Remote Viewers track the Unabomer, a man pulls a locomotive with his teeth, a fakir skewers his body with sharpened bicycle spokes

E02

Future Fear

11/18/1995

Prospects for the next millennium, including technological and military developments

E03

Mysteries of the Mind

1/23/1996

Rituals involving venomous snakes; instances of violent dreams; and the case of a handicapped woman struck by lightning.

Encounters: The Hidden Truth(1994–1996)

Overview

Seasons

Season 1

Alien Contact

Cattle Mutilations

Exorcisms

The Earthquake Sensitive

Alien Contact

Season 2

Mars Formations

Bigfoot

Mars Wants Marilyn

Astronaut UFO Encounters

Ghost Attack

Swarms of Birds and Bees

New England Vampires

Texas Schoolchildren Ghosts

Genetic Hybrids

Season 3

Psychics Among Us

Future Fear

Mysteries of the Mind

Where to Watch

Cast

Season 2

Mars Formations

Bigfoot

Mars Wants Marilyn

Astronaut UFO Encounters

Ghost Attack

Swarms of Birds and Bees

New England Vampires

Texas Schoolchildren Ghosts

Genetic Hybrids

Season 3

Psychics Among Us

Future Fear

Mysteries of the Mind

Where to Watch

Cast

Season 1

Alien Contact

Cattle Mutilations

Exorcisms

The Earthquake Sensitive

Alien Contact