Inside outwardly “normal” homes, lights flicker, faucets turn on by themselves, and doors slam and lock on their own. Terrified and looking for answers, Canadian homeowners turn to Investigation Discovery’sPARANORMAL HOME INSPECTORS, premieringTuesday, August 16. Back-to-back episodes at11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET/8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. PT follow a team of experts who determine whether the mysterious home happenings are explainable or supernatural. The 13-part original Canadian series will leave audience wondering who or what they share their homes with.

PARANORMAL HOME INSPECTORS brings a psychic and a home inspector into private residences to uncover whether the problems are from this world or beyond. Backed by practical evidence for the home inspector and archival information for the psychic, it’s a question of science versus the paranormal. In the end, whose explanation will be the most convincing?

Highlights from the first episodes of PARANORMAL HOME INSPECTORSinclude:

PARANORMAL HOME INSPECTORS – “Is the Writing on the Wall?”
Tues., August 16 at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT
In 1993, a young family moved into their brand new custom-built home in Dundas, Ontario – but even brand-new houses aren’t excluded from strange activity. Shortly after the death of the homeowner’s father, strange activity began happening in the home including mysterious writing on the wall. Could this be a protective family spirit watching over them or is there a rational explanation?

PARANORMAL HOME INSPECTORS – “Spiritual Awakening”
Tues., August 16 at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT
A bachelor lives and works in an old-style downtown Toronto loft. As soon as he moves in he begins to experiencing odd things. His employees have also had strange encounters. He questions whether the history of the property has anything to do with the strange goings on. Back in the early 1900s the building was a church. But, it was no ordinary church as people who ran it practiced voodoo, séances and other strange activity. Is this century-old building in desperate need of repair or are there residual spirits left over from the days the building was a church?

PARANORMAL HOME INSPECTORS – “The Inheritance”
Tues., August 23 at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT
A young bank manager living in the suburbs of a Scarborough, Ontario, inherits his grandmother’s house after both his grandmother and mother pass away. The house had been in the family for nearly 60 years. Since their deaths, the homeowner has taken in roommates and everyone residing in the house has experienced strange events. Do spirits remain or is it time for this homeowner to call in a handyman?

PARANORMAL HOME INSPECTORS – “Mysterious Events”
Tues., August 23 at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT
A single mom buys a beautiful semi-detached home in Toronto, Ontario, but shortly after purchasing the home, strange things start happening. When the dog and kids start reacting she realizes that something odd is indeed going on in her new home. She doesn’t believe in ghosts but she has no other answer for what is happening. Is this a case of adjusting to a new home or are the spirits of former residents still lingering in this house?