Ghouls and ghosts: Australia's dark tourism industry

What does it take to be a ghost hunter or paranormal tour guide?

Transcript

00:00What makes someone chase ghosts down dark alleys and stumble through cemeteries with

00:12a pack of tourists on Halloween night?

00:14Well, I spoke to some of Australia's spookiest tourism operators to find out why they love

00:20what they do.

00:21It's so interesting to see what sort of people come on the tours.

00:24No two tours I've ever run have been the same.

00:27It's always a very different group of interesting people.

00:32Ice Ice Baby, that's not her real name, leads silent disco dance parties through Castlemaine

00:37in country Victoria.

00:39Ghouls and goblins and monsters and mischief and vixens come out in hordes in Castlemaine

00:47to rove the streets, howling and eating brains.

00:52So would you want to be a ghost hunter or a Halloween dance captain?