London - Paranormal documentaries are topping UK DVD charts, according to online swapping site Hitflip. The supernatural Hollywood blockbusters are also proving well-loved amongst online swappers in the run up to Halloween.
Various series of Most Haunted, Most Haunted Live and Ghost Towns are the most popular DVDs that exchange hands on the Hitflip site. In addition, Britons chose TV documentaries over any other DVD category including action, thrillers, dramas, music, comedies and many more.
More than 1,500 copies of paranormal TV series have changed hands in the last month, with an additional 70 swaps requested every day.
The old time classic The Exorcist is in top three of most swapped non-factual DVDs, along with The Chronicles of Riddick and The Lords of the Rings.
“We have seen a big increase in swaps of horror, ghost and supernatural movies in October – this certainly can be attributed to the Halloween effect,” said Adam Finlayson, UK General Manager, Hitflip.
“However the popularity of paranormal documentaries has been consistent over the year. We believe this a testament to Britons’ love affair with everything that is out of this world.”
While ghost TV series and movies are big DVD hits, British swappers’ taste in books firmly remain with popular thrillers penned by John Grisham and Ruth Rendell, alongside recent literary successes of Zadie Smith and Mark Haddon.
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