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I’m getting my desktop ready and I’m looking forward to some new seasons of investigations. It looks like we lost a few shows along the way, but to be honest, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. A few of those shows needed to go and a couple more still need to go. So which ones do I think are coming back?

Shows on now:

Right now there is only one show back on the air and it’s GHI. I really liked the first season of this show but there have been dozens of cast changes and the way they break up the season is just maddening. I can’t say how much longer I’ll be on board for this one.

Shows coming soon:

I know two shows will be starting soon, Destination Truth on September 9th and Ghost Adventures starting up in September as well. These are the two I’m looking forward to the most, I just have a great time watching these and they look like they’re having a great time making the show.

Shows on the fence:

Paranormal State: It has no start date listed but the fact it’s still on the books leads me to believe it will be coming back. That being said, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the last year for Satan seeking, Holy water throwing, seeing shadows in every corner, Ryan Buell and the PRS team. Ryan has become just way too damn melodramatic and quite honestly the show just isn’t that interesting anymore. Every single thing about this show seems staged and fake. The stories are weak, their reactions from the PRS team are WAY over the top, nothing is ever discovered and in the end Ryan buries a couple of medallions, tells the “spirits” they aren’t welcome, says a blessing and then heads home. And that “Director’s Log” crap is really wearing thin.

Shows that probably won’t be back:

Ghost Lab looks like it got the axe. Nothing is listed on Discovery and no new listings on IMDB. A Wikipedia entry sites they’re coming back for a second season but there is no actual confirmation of that. Their own websites lists two upcoming investigations this year, but no mention of the show. They may have had some of the coolest equipment, but their crazy antics and experiments may have done them in.

Looks like Paranormal Cops didn’t make it either. It has no return date listed in IMDB and the show has been pulled from the roster on the A&E website. There were some interesting aspects to this show, but overall it needed some work. They had procedures and guidelines which was great, but some of their fact checking seemed a little off and they made far too many connections that seemed to be huge leaps at best.

Shows that should never come back:

Ghost Hunters Academy. Please tell me we’ll never have to see or hear of this stupid show again… I can only hope.

Ghost Hunters will air again sometime this year, but really, who cares anymore?

I’ve been reading a bunch of Tweets from Josh and Zak about their time at Comic Con. Looks like they dove right in and hung out with lots of fans and stuck around for pictures. Did anyone get a chance to see either of them?

As usual it looks like the place was packed. Zak was taking pictures of the huge lines of people waiting to come up to their booth. Looks like a lot of fun though! They even took some time out for an impromptu investigation:

Haunted Hotel Spooks ‘Ghost Adventures’ Stars

I’m starting really early this year. My computer already has its Halloween costume and is sporting the Rest In Peace 2007 Windowsblind theme. It’s the same them I was using in October of last year, but I just couldn’t wait any longer. Funny thing is, it works perfectly under Windows 7. If you’re already looking to dress up your desktop this will take care of it in one click. Check out the picture below to see what the full theme looks like and check out this article to get some more ideas on how you can change the way Windows look. Personally, I think it should ship this way.

Halloween Desktops by Stardock

And don’t forget, they have plenty of desktop wallpapers, icons and mouse cursors that you can change around as well. The MyColors theme costs a few bucks, but there’s plenty of free stuff to be had as well.

It’s never too early to start building your collection of Halloween themed games for the iPhone. MonsterKill by Origin8 is free for today. A fun little castle defense game featuring all the classic monsters such as Mummies, Dracula and the Wolfman. The graphics are very good and it’s a lot harder than you might think.Give it a try, you have nothing to lose!

REVIEWS
AppVee.com
"Overall, it is obvious this game was designed masterfully as the graphics and gameplay are well-done."
appVersity.com
"Awesome death animations…Great game modes for extended replay…Strategy elements…Halloween Theme"
AppChatter.com
"…MonsterKill is a great game that is fun and has great graphics…"
Appmodo.com
"If youre like me, there are two things in this world you cant live without castle defense games and zombies. With MonsterKill you get a fresh new way to defend your castle against zombies, vampires, werewolves and Frankenstein monsters. Sounds perfect? It is!"
AppAdvice.com
"If you are into castle defense games, MonsterKill is absolutely worth a look"

THE GAME
They’re cute, they’re cheeky – you just want to squeeze the life out of the little monsters!
Hordes of tiny terrors have broken free of their chains and are running amok!
CLASSIC MINI-MONSTERS!
The Mummy aka The Geezer
Count Dracula aka Vlad
Werewolf aka Scott
Frankenstein aka Frankie
… you’ve a few tricks up your sleeve to deal with these guys:

TOUCHSCREEN GESTURES
Summon a variety of spells as you battle against these classic mini-monsters.
Slice and dice them – cut them in two with the cut spell!
Summon lightning – give them a shocking experience!
Turn up the heat by casting fireballs – watch ‘em burn!
Need to slow them? Sculpt an ice block to stun them!

FEATURES
Simple gesture system to summon spells
Stunning characters, animation, backgrounds & fx
Multiple game modes: Normal, Endless & Onslaught!
OpenFeint for online high scores & achievements!
Awesome music & sound effects by Earcom!
iPod music library access (for OS3.0+ users)
Automatic game saving

VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/v/f_7yrFbNZdM
or check out http://www.origin8.com/monsterkill