 "A Haunting" originally began as two feature-length specials, "A Haunting in Connecticut" and "A Haunting in Georgia", which were developed by Allison Erkelens, who also served as head writer.The specials were executive produced by Tom Naughton and Nicolas Valcour for New Dominion Pictures.Based on strong ratings, "A Haunting" became a weekly series on the Discovery Channel and was produced by Larry Silverman.