Watch: Web Series 'Queer Ghost Hunters' Visits 'Shawshank Redemption' Prison

The first show about LGBTQ ghost hunters debuts its new season June 30, 2017, for LGBT Pride Month. The docu-series follows real people discovering stories of the queer past in places as diverse as the Ohio State Reformatory, where the film "Shawshank Redemption" was shot.

Just one of many reportedly haunted places where LGBTQ people were often imprisoned, lived or worked in greater numbers than the general population. "Queer Ghost Hunters" looks at very real history, no matter what you believe while parodying other "ghost hunting" shows.

The web series follows the first known group of its kind as they investigate haunted sites asking for the first time if there are queer ghosts that wish to come out to the team and make their presence known. Surprisingly, the series has documented a number of those contacts. "Season 2, while lots of fun, also uncovers some amazing hidden history of lost LGBTQ lives in this incredible setting," says the show's Executive Producer, Joseph Applebaum. Team researchers have discovered a batch of prison records from the early 1900s of more than 50 young men sent to the "Ohio State Reformatory" (as the prison in the film "Shawshank Redemption" was called) on convictions for sodomy. Some of the young men died while there. In Season 2 the team makes contact with several of them as well as an inmate who identifies as transgender and an inmate who has attached himself to the team member who identifies as a member of the "bear" community.

"This season we keep all those lighter moments side-by-side with the team discovering real stories that are fascinating and have really tugged at our hearts," said Stu Maddux, the series director who has created several LGBT history and aging documentaries including "Gen Silent" and "Reel in The Closet" along with Applebaum, his spouse and co-producer.

For more information on "Queer Ghost Hunters" visit www.queerghosthunters.com