
The title "American Supernatural" may be a bit deceiving as the hourlong show doesn't have much to do with the paranormal, rather, the show offers a look into the earth sciences through the origins of frightening weather-inspired legends, including a bad moon rising and a wicked wind blowing. Discussions of the geographical and meteorological elements that led to featured phenomena accompany firsthand accounts of people who experienced the weather events.
Bodie, an 1800s deserted ghost town. Named after a miner left to die in a deadly blizzard before claiming gold that was rightfully his. Legend has it that a curse of misfortune plagues anyone that stands to profit from the town of Bodie.
Pasadena, the crown of the San Gabriel Valley, is known for Devil's Gate Dam, where strange things happen for which there is no explanation.