If you've been afraid to turn on the television lately because you know all you will find is reality TV, then you'd better close your eyes. There is a good reason to be afraid. Fear is the essence of Channel Ten's quest to find the last person standing in a haunted house in reality program Scream Test . There's a touch of The Blair Witch Project as contestants film their experiences with hand-held video cameras.
Contestants hear sounds, notice a smell or feel a cold breeze.
It's a case of believe it or not. Such was the terror when the ghosts came out to play that some contestants dropped out of the show and others required counselling. But fear not, psychics Max Wright and Ruth Wilson are on hand to locate the hot spots, channel the energy and counsel terrified contestants. Host of the seven-week series is Louise Crawford. Executive producer John Luscombe, head of Beyond Productions, thinks not.