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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific organization. While locations in the series took place worldwide, the series was primarily filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000.
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- 01
Dream House / UFO EncounterCase File #34112: ""Dream House""
Blaine and Debbie McCallister summon the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research to investigate the cause of numerous strange occurrences at the site of their new home, after their teenage daughter is hospitalized as a result of a poltergeist encounter.
Case File #52111: ""UFO Encounter""
Agents from the O.S.I.R. are summoned to a small town to investigate a double alien abduction of two boys and UFO sightings witnessed by many townspeople.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Dream House / UFO EncounterSeptember 28, 1996Case File #34112: ""Dream House""
Blaine and Debbie McCallister summon the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research to investigate t - S01E02
Possession / Man Out of TimeOctober 5, 1996—Case File #67102: ""Possession""
A software designer tells of demons attacking
Case File #10103: ""Man Out of Time""
A disoriented man te - S01E03
Reptilian Revenge / Ghostly VoicesOctober 12, 1996—Case File #99101: ""Reptilian Revenge""
After an elderly man dies, his pet snakes escape
Case File #44114: ""Ghostly Voices""
A voice cal - S01E04
Creeping Darkness / The PowerOctober 19, 1996—Case File #77110: ""Creeping Darkness""
Impenetrable darkness threatens to engulf an Argentine town
Case File # unknown: ""The Power""
St - S01E05
Free Fall / The PresenceOctober 26, 1996—Case File #47129: ""Free Fall""
A sky diver tells of defying gravity
Case File #92109: ""The Presence""
A child fears a destructive force - S01E06
The Infestation / Human ApportationNovember 2, 1996—Case File #33130: ""The Infestation""
NASA scientists die searching for a meteorite
Case File #87105: ""Human Apportation""
A Californian - S01E07
The Underneath / Phantom LimbNovember 9, 1996—Case File #28120: ""The Underneath""
A deadly creature lives in the sewers
Case File #52113: ""Phantom Limb""
Strange events follow an ac - S01E08
The Transient / Two Lost Old MenNovember 16, 1996—Case File #64131: ""The Transient""
A dybbuk invades the souls of innocents
Case File #86126: ""Two Lost Old Men""
Young people pass thro - S01E09
UFO Duplication / Clara's FriendNovember 23, 1996—Case File #623119: ""UFO Duplication""
Extraterrestrials clone farm inhabitants
Case File #847117: ""Clara's Friend""
An apparition commu - S01E10
The Hunter / The HealerNovember 30, 1996—Case File #702134: ""The Hunter""
A werewolf is suspected in cattle mutilations
Case File #969121: ""The Healer""
Teen is credited with h - S01E11
The Curse / Angel on a PlaneJanuary 18, 1997—Case File #631136: ""The Curse""
Death strikes archaeologists who uncovered an Egyptian burial chamber
Case File #260122: ""Angel on a Pla - S01E12
Anasazi Cave / Devil's TriangleJanuary 25, 1997—Case File #288128: ""Anasazi Cave""
Deaths at an archaeological dig may explain the mystery of the lost Anasazi
Case File #199137: ""Devil - S01E13
The Undead / Stalker MoonFebruary 1, 1997—Case File #763139: ""The Undead""
A homeless man revives during his autopsy and escapes
Case File #569135: ""Stalker Moon""
A fan stalks - S01E14
Forbidden North / ReincarnationFebruary 8, 1997—Case File #26014: ""Forbidden North""
A humanoid beast approaches a leg-trapped logger
Case File #610115: ""Reincarnation""
A man undergo - S01E15
The Greenhouse Effect / The BuzzFebruary 15, 1997—Case File #213127: ""The Greenhouse Effect""
Plants attack a family
Case File #213127: ""The Buzz""
Mysterious buzzing coincides with une - S01E16
The LightFebruary 22, 1997—Case File #206132: ""The Light""
As wounded Rollins lies near death, his evil doppelganger stalks the Office of Scientific Investigation an - S01E17
The 13th Floor / The BelieverApril 12, 1997—Case File #957176: ""The 13th Floor""
A possessed woman takes a horrible vengeance on her philandering husband
Case File #284145: ""The Be - S01E18
The Fog / House on Garden StreetApril 19, 1997—Case File #559146: ""The Fog""
A dense fog, mass hallucinations and a serial killer arrive simultaneously on death row
Case File #810126: - S01E19
Second Sight / Chocolate SoldierApril 26, 1997—Case File #295143: ""Second Sight""
A kidney-transplant recipient has frightening visions
Case File #734138: ""Chocolate Soldier""
A cult - S01E20
The Fire Within / FateMay 3, 1997—Case File #994124: ""The Fire Within""
Spontaneous human combustion
Case File #232148: ""Fate""
A teen with psychic powers struggles to u - S01E21
Death at Sunset / CollisionMay 10, 1997—Case File #693142: ""Death at Sunset""
A mysterious illness claims its victims at sunset
Case File #793144: ""Collision""
The soul of an - S01E22
PerestroikaMay 17, 1997—Case File #321147: ""Perestroika""
The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research's Director of Operations Frank Elsinger orders Case
Season02
- S02E01
ThreadsSeptember 29, 1997—Case File #262-201
After two electricians at work on a building suddenly disappear, along with a huge part of the construction, the Office - S02E02
DonorOctober 6, 1997—Case File #263-202
In a small farming community, the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research investigates the strange mutilation an - S02E03
Wish I MayOctober 13, 1997—Case File #360-203
In swamp country, county doctor calls in the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research to help her find out why a - S02E04CommunionOctober 20, 1997—Case File #245-208 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research investigates several UFO reports in the industry area of Montex Bioe
- S02E05
Frozen in TimeOctober 27, 1997—Case File #417-205
Deep in the interior of a national park, a strange epidemic strikes a Native American reserve, turning the residents int - S02E06
DevolutionNovember 3, 1997—Case File #567-212
After a blinding light explodes in a hospital room, a blood-covered entity throws the guard out into the hall and the bo - S02E07
The WarriorNovember 10, 1997—Case File #371-211
When a curator of a museum decapitated by an unknown assailant, the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research star - S02E08The Grey MenNovember 17, 1997—Case File #669-207 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research is called to an abandoned industrial park to investigate a UFO sight
- S02E09
Man of WarNovember 24, 1997—Case File #267-210
When a corporal investigates an onslaught of light and noise, disappearing with a scream of pain and horror, the Office - S02E10
The DamnedDecember 1, 1997—Case File # 905-209
When the pool water mysteriously starts to churn and boil, a man drowns and sinks to the bottom. The Office of Scientif - S02E11
Hell WeekJanuary 26, 1998—Case File # 416-209
The Dean at Braddock University brings the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research in to investigate an inciden - S02E12
The EdgeFebruary 2, 1998—Case File #350-213
The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research is called in to help locate a missing police officer. - S02E13
Bad DreamsFebruary 9, 1998—Case File #340-212
After a woman, recovering in her hospital bed from knee surgery, suddenly cries out from a terrifying dream and bleeds s - S02E14
Kiss of the TigerFebruary 16, 1998—Case File #936-214
Case Manager Matt Praeger brings in the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research team to help his old friend Davi - S02E15
The HauntingFebruary 23, 1998—Case File #604-215
Hotel-owner Clifford Ashe calls in the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research to investigate the haunting of th - S02E16The Night of the Setting SunMarch 2, 1998—Case File #938-216 A dealer of rare animals breaks into an abandoned factory with an accomplice, who afterwards is pulled back into the com
- S02E17
The LabyrinthApril 13, 1998—Case File #309-217
When a city worker is killed by a wave of light and sound, the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research is called - S02E18PentimentoApril 20, 1998—Case File #721-219 When a horrific murder takes place, the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research gets a call to come to a gallery
- S02E19Frozen FaithApril 27, 1998—Case File #721-219 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research investigates a suburban home in which the living room has become an
- S02E20
Map to the StarsMay 4, 1998—Case File #420-202
Case Manager Matt Praeger flies to Halifax to bail out Michael Kelly, who has been arrested for being drunk and disorder - S02E21
The EndangeredMay 11, 1998—Case File #104-723
When a huge beast charges out of the woods and rips man's limb, a local police calls in the Office of Scientific Investi - S02E22
The Egress (1)May 18, 1998—Case File #102-964
Ray Donahue and Peter Axon fan out through a secret research facility searching for Axon's friend Dr. Leon Schraft, a co
Season03
- S03E01Jaunt (2)September 27, 1998—Case File #898750 As the third season begins, physicist Peter Axon is the only remaining member of the Office of Scientific Investigation a
- S03E02Comings and Goings (3)October 4, 1998—Case File #751718 Following a memorial service for Dr. Anton Hendricks the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research team members rec
- S03E03HeartlandOctober 11, 1998—Case File #898777 When a forest area turns into a bone-dry wasteland virtually overnight, a government agriculture official turns to the Of
- S03E04The KissOctober 18, 1998—Case File #145345 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research is called into action when the mutilated corpse of a police detective
- S03E05AbsolutionOctober 25, 1998—Case File #569-977 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research case manager Matt Praeger is institutionalized after a case goes tra
- S03E06All Hallows EveNovember 1, 1998—Case File #659-311 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research case manager Matt Praeger, security co-ordinator Ray Donahue, chief
- S03E07PalimpsestNovember 8, 1998—Case File #600-001 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research investigates after the body of an elderly woman is found in the base
- S03E08ReturnNovember 15, 1998—Case File #965-789 Dr. Anton Hendricks' wife has recently returned from a mysterious apportation device called the Arch, into which she van
- S03E09HarlequinNovember 22, 1998—Case File #828-456 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research investigates the unusual death of a large South American rodent call
- S03E10Little PeopleNovember 29, 1998—Case File #790-002 Matt Praeger's daughter, Dana, is sleeping over at the country home of her friend, Vanessa, when the girls hear a strang
- S03E11The Winding ClothJanuary 24, 1999—Case File #340-872 Archaeologist and former lover of Lindsay Donner finds a 13th century burial shroud inside an ancient Druid coffin. At h
- S03E12ChangoJanuary 31, 1999—Case File #500-208 A senior data analyst of the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research dies of an apparent heart attack at a Cuban
- S03E13Solitary ConfinementFebruary 7, 1999—Case File #226-051 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research senior data analyst Lindsay Donner and pathologist Claire Davison ar
- S03E14ValentineFebruary 14, 1999—Case File #443-987 Alone on Valentine's Day, Lindsay Donner visits a neighborhood after-hours club, where she catches the attention of the
- S03E15Old WoundsFebruary 21, 1999—Case File #392-101 Tessler Industries, a video-game giant, is testing one of its new virtual-reality war games at the Office of Scientific
- S03E16The Observer EffectFebruary 28, 1999—Case File #222-989 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research investigates after a UFO is sighted in the woods near the private co
- S03E17School of ThoughtApril 18, 1999—Case File #333-016 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research team investigates after an auto shop teacher at Royalton Custodial S
- S03E18Y2KApril 25, 1999—Case File #009-873 Two computer programmers trying to develop a solution to the Y2K problem enter a sealed lab and begin work. Later, they
- S03E19The TribunalMay 2, 1999—Case File #899-997 The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research is transporting a young woman who's had an alien encounter, when the
- S03E20John DoeMay 9, 1999—Case File #098-509 Peter Axon and Frank Elsinger run tests on an electromagnetic field (EMF) laser cannon in the lab at Tessler Industries
- S03E21Forever and a Day (1)May 16, 1999—Case File #298-321 Psychic healer has just successfully restored the sight of a blind woman when he is interrupted by the Office of Scienti
- S03E22Forever and a Day (2)May 23, 1999—Case File #298-321 Peter Axon is working on a secret project for the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research head Frank Elsinger th
Season04
- S04E01ShockingSeptember 26, 1999—Case File # unknown Struck by lightning, a woman must release the electricity through sex in order to survive.
- S04E02SacrificesOctober 3, 1999—Case File # unknown The O.S.I.R. investigates satanic cult activity on a college campus.
- S04E03Happy Birthday, Matt PraegerOctober 10, 1999—Case File # unknown Matt inadvertently enters an alternate dimension as a contestant on a game show where he must re-examine his life.
- S04E04Soul SurvivorOctober 17, 1999—Case File # unknown The O.S.I.R. investigates a plane crash and its survivors, who have been in a sort of limbo since their disappearance 1
- S04E05883October 24, 1999—Case File # unknown A doctor's mission to colonize a new world forces Matt to make a decision about his future.
- S04E06Once Upon a Time in the WestOctober 31, 1999—Case File # unknown An old man following three Old West outlaws is actually Axon 30 years in the future, warning his younger self against i
- S04E07Body and SoulNovember 7, 1999—Case File # unknown The team's investigation of a woman's precognition of her own death leads to a shocking discovery.
- S04E08Temple of LightNovember 14, 1999—Case File # unknown A spiritual entity is blamed for an outbreak of murders at a Hollywood retreat.
- S04E09InertiaNovember 21, 1999—Case File # unknown Axon must race against time to save the life of an alien grounded in a meteor crash.
- S04E10Nocturnal CabalNovember 28, 1999—Case File # unknown Donner and Stone are caught in a sinister plot when they investigate a rave club overrun by zombies.
- S04E11'Til Death Do Us PartJanuary 22, 2000—Case File # unknown A journalist's relationship with a Death Row inmate causes a rare haunting.
- S04E12Tyler/TimJanuary 29, 2000—Case File # unknown An autistic boy develops psychokinetic abilities while mourning the death of his twin brother.
- S04E13Super Sargasso SeaFebruary 5, 2000—Case File # unknown Mysterious sky-falls may be the result of the Super Sargasso Sea theory.
- S04E14Persistence of VisionFebruary 12, 2000—Case File # unknown A ghost-like image in a photograph might be the link between a serial killer and a real-life angel.
- S04E15GeoCoreFebruary 19, 2000—Case File # unknown Oil drilling in an ancient tribal burial ground unleashes a demon killer.
- S04E16Gone FishingFebruary 26, 2000—Case File # unknown Peter's old friend lures him into the wilderness seeking retribution for past deeds.
- S04E17ChiaroscuroApril 15, 2000—Case File # unknown An angry spirit torments a group of artists in an old church.
- S04E18RegenerationApril 22, 2000—Connor Doyle, the team's case manager in the first season comes back from the dead, but this time his intentions are not all good.
- S04E19WendigoApril 29, 2000—Case File # unknown During a search for three missing operatives, the O.S.I.R. uncovers a gruesome situation, cannibalism.
- S04E20ElevatorMay 6, 2000—Case File # unknown During an investigation, Donner, Stone and Davison are trapped in an elevator.
- S04E21Force MajeureMay 13, 2000—Case File # unknown Lindsay and Peter are under cover as a married couple to investigate aberrant behavior among community residents.
- S04E22Stone DreamMay 20, 2000—Case File # unknown Mia Stone experiences precognitive dreams and hallucinations during an investigation.
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