Steve is approached by a seller who claims to have an authentic Titanic deck chair! If it’s real, it’s the find of the century for Steve, a Titanic aficionado. His wild journey visiting a series of experts culminates in a trip to the world famous Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri to compare two chairs side by side. Will they match? Steve and his crew stop in at a packed antique market to check out a creepy funerary keepsake and an authentic Tyburn gallows noose.
Steve gets the rare chance to purchase Victorian handcuffs that were reportedly used by his idol; world famous escape artist Houdini. His exciting journey of authentication includes stops in Scranton, PA to meet with a quirky crew of Houdini experts and the honor of placing a new bust on Houdini’s grave in NY. Will the handcuffs turn out to be Houdini’s? Named the World’s Most Extreme Escape Artist we discover why as Steve performs a daring escape involving power drills driving into his head. Will he survive?
After purchasing a Mohawk Axe Head online, Steve hits a roadblock when an expert tells him it isn’t what he thinks it is! When Steve starts to dig deeper into its oral history, he discovers it may have come from a burial mound. Steve and Rob’s affinity for the natives prompt them to do the right thing and return it where it belongs! Assistant Stef shows initiative when she buys a shrunken head for Steve’s collection. What will Steve say about that?
Steve gets approached by an Ex-Dominatrix who after closing her business wants to sell various insane asylum artifacts and a unique judicial Cat ‘O’ Nine Tails. But when Steve shows the whip to experts, all is not what it seems! Steve goes on a journey to see if he can place the Cat on a famous prison hulk the “Success” and add thousands of dollars to its value. A once a year ‘Dark Relics’ auction has Steve pumped to bid on an executioner’s hood and an antique coffin.
When a costume designer spots the “replica” inquisition cloak Steve has recently purchased, she thinks it could be the real thing! Will Steve’s experts agree and can they put a value on it? Steve’s ‘go to’ dealer has set aside male and female shackles from a famous witch prison. What will Steve’s friend the High Priestess say about them?
While browsing an antique market, Steve stumbles across a dug up sword-could it turn out to be from Gettysburg? Assistant Stef jumps on the chance to buy a piece of the iconic “Hindenburg”; with Steve’s money! Will Steve agree to do forensics testing and a crash site visit in order to authenticate the piece? Steve has to perform a daring escape after being named Ripley’s “Most Extreme Escape Artist”
Steve comes across a rare executioner’s sword and the seller may not know what he has! Will his experts agree it is a rare find and what value can be put on it? An auction house hires Steve to authenticate a medieval torture helmet in a short amount of time. Will Steve be able to determine whether it’s real or fake? At the monthly “hearse club”, Steve meets an unusual collector specializing in dark funerary keepsakes.
On a hunt for dark artifacts Steve discovers human bones thought to be broken by “The Wheel”, an infamous form of torture in the Middle Ages. Steve takes them to a forensic anthropologist to uncover more about their untimely death but not before receiving a human skull in the mail! Steve finds out more about the leather hangman’s hood he recently purchased. Will the hood turn out authentic? At the annual Owen Sound Zombie charity walk Steve attempts another daring escape from the blades of a machete … will he break free?
After visiting a private collection of artifacts Steve finds something he’s only dreamed of owning – a pair of hand forged German torture shoes. Steve never imagined he would become this excited about a pair of shoes! They’re extremely rare so is it possible he’s found the real deal? A pair of Gestapo handcuffs comes to his attention – a great find to add to his collection. Were they really used in a Nazi prison? Steve unlocks the truth. On a trip to a haunted house with Psychic Suzy, Steve and the gang are spooked by what they find.
Steve and the group are visited by a novelist claiming to own a knife used by serial killer Jack the Ripper. Because of his infamy, Steve is uncertain of it’s authenticity – could this really be a murder weapon? What he finds out from the experts has him on edge! While rummaging through an antique market Steve comes across another amazing find – a chastity belt used to protect women from unwanted advances. There is some evidence chastity belts never existed, will Steve find out otherwise?
While antique hunting Steve spots something he’s never seen before. A slave harem belt stamped from the late 1700s. No expert in this time period Steve buys the belt and begins the hunt to figure out what it really is. The journey takes Steve on a completely different path. Steve gears up for an upcoming dark antiques road show, but not before he finds another gem. He purchases a medieval device known as the “Flesh Ripper” used to torture people trying to murder the King. Steve calls on an old friend to help him, but is disappointed by his advice. Filled with hope he finds another expert to authenticate his find. Could it be real?
On the hunt for dark artifacts Steve uncovers rare antique Asian handcuffs. Paired with the Chinese cangue he purchased online, Steve takes the items to an expert. He’s both pleased and upset by what he finds out. Will one of them turn out to be a fake? Steve pays a visit to a private collector and falls in love with a 16th century beheading axe, something he’s dying to have in his collection. His journey to authenticate it takes him to a blacksmith, and lands him in an operating room!
Steve is pumped for his annual interactive exhibit, a showcase for people to get a first hand look at various historical torture devices. What will people say when they find themselves bound in shackles? Stef is excited to participate at the event with a mortician’s make up station, but not before she get’s her own intimate lesson in corpse cosmetology! Steve uncovers another great artifact known as the Pear of Anguish. These are so rare, the ones in existence are typically fakes - will this one be any different? Steve prepares for another death defying escape. This time he must break free from a metal box attached to his head while it’s on fire!
