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Zaffis has made appearances on ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]'', ''Fox News Live''<ref name="prsne.com"/> and the [[Discovery Channel]] documentaries ''Little Lost Souls'' and ''Haunting in Connecticut''.<ref>[http://imdb.com/name/nm1846351/ Internet Movie Database]</ref> Currently he co-hosts the ''Paranormal Nights'' radio show with Brendan Keenan. Zaffis was also in the episode "Ghost Hunter" of ''[[A Haunting]]'' in which his protege is possessed by a demon. He also appeared and was interviewed in the 2009 ''[[Ghost Adventures]]'' episode at the [[Remington Arms]] factory. Zaffis currently runs the Museum of the Paranormal located in [[Stratford, Connecticut]]. |
Zaffis has made appearances on ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]'', ''Fox News Live''<ref name="prsne.com"/> and the [[Discovery Channel]] documentaries ''Little Lost Souls'' and ''Haunting in Connecticut''.<ref>[http://imdb.com/name/nm1846351/ Internet Movie Database]</ref> Currently he co-hosts the ''Paranormal Nights'' radio show with Brendan Keenan. Zaffis was also in the episode "Ghost Hunter" of ''[[A Haunting]]'' in which his protege is possessed by a demon. He also appeared and was interviewed in the 2009 ''[[Ghost Adventures]]'' episode at the [[Remington Arms]] factory. He also appeared in the 2009 "[[SCARED!]]" documentary filmed at the Grand Midway Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|author=Courtney Mroch |url=http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/29/movie-monday-scareds-grand-midway-hotel/ |title=Movie Monday: SCARED!’s “Grand Midway Hotel” |publisher=HauntJaunts.net |accessdate=2010-05-18}}</ref>Zaffis currently runs the Museum of the Paranormal located in [[Stratford, Connecticut]]. |
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Zaffis has appeared six times on the long running radio program [[Coast to Coast AM]] from 2005 to 2007.<ref name="Coast to Coast"/> Often, he is a guest/co-host on the Beyond Reality Radio program hosted by [[The Atlantic Paranormal Society|The Atlantic Paranormal Society's]] [[Jason Hawes]] and [[Grant Wilson]]. |
Zaffis has appeared six times on the long running radio program [[Coast to Coast AM]] from 2005 to 2007.<ref name="Coast to Coast"/> Often, he is a guest/co-host on the Beyond Reality Radio program hosted by [[The Atlantic Paranormal Society|The Atlantic Paranormal Society's]] [[Jason Hawes]] and [[Grant Wilson]]. |
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Revision as of 17:56, 18 May 2010
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John Zaffis (born 1955) is a paranormal researcher born and based in Connecticut, United States. He runs the Paranormal and Demonology Research Society of New England,[1] which he founded in 1998.
Personal life
Zaffis has over thirty years experience as a paranormal investigator.[2] Zaffis admits that he at first was very skeptical of the existence of ghosts. It wasn't until one Wednesday evening when he was sixteen that Zaffis saw a transparent apparition at the foot of his bed shaking its head back and forth. When he told his mother of the incident, Zaffis learned that his grandfather, when he was alive, always shook his head when he was upset about something. In the next few days, Zaffis' grandmother, who lived with him, died. It was this that peaked Zaffis' interest in the paranormal and set him about talking to authorities in the subject and reading about the paranormal. Zaffis spent his first years studying under his uncle and aunt Ed and Lorraine Warren[3], both demonologists.[2] What he learned from his aunt and uncle went far beyond his original interests in ghosts and haunted houses.[4] He became interested in demonology from a young age,[3] which led into Zaffis's involvement with cases of possession and exorcism and working with prominent exorcists in that field. He has studied the work of Roman Catholic priests, monks, Buddhists, rabbis and Protestant ministers.[5] Zaffis has also taken part and assisted with the work of such well-known exorcists as Bishop Robert McKenna, Malachi Martin and the Reverend Jun.[2]
Appearances
Zaffis has made appearances on Unsolved Mysteries, Fox News Live[5] and the Discovery Channel documentaries Little Lost Souls and Haunting in Connecticut.[6] Currently he co-hosts the Paranormal Nights radio show with Brendan Keenan. Zaffis was also in the episode "Ghost Hunter" of A Haunting in which his protege is possessed by a demon. He also appeared and was interviewed in the 2009 Ghost Adventures episode at the Remington Arms factory. He also appeared in the 2009 "SCARED!" documentary filmed at the Grand Midway Hotel.[7]Zaffis currently runs the Museum of the Paranormal located in Stratford, Connecticut.
Zaffis has appeared six times on the long running radio program Coast to Coast AM from 2005 to 2007.[2] Often, he is a guest/co-host on the Beyond Reality Radio program hosted by The Atlantic Paranormal Society's Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson.
Work
Research has taken Zaffis all over the United States, as well as Canada, England, and Scotland. He lectures at colleges, universities, and libraries throughout the United States.[8] In the 2008 docudrama, Zaffis plays himself as the demonologist.[9] He also starred in and wrote the documentary film Museum of the Paranormal, which was released in spring 2010 and produced by New Gravity Media.[10]
References
- ^ The New York Times, "Haunted Inn Draws Horde of Believers", by Peter Applebome, November 1, 2007
- ^ a b c d Coast to Coast
- ^ a b Our Haunted Lives: True Life Ghost Encounters, Jeff Belanger, page 186
- ^ Providence Journal, "Paranormal expert to appear in Portsmouth", by Bryan Rourke, October 31, 2002
- ^ a b Paranormal Research Society of New England
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ Courtney Mroch. "Movie Monday: SCARED!'s "Grand Midway Hotel"". HauntJaunts.net. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Herald Mail, "Famed ghost hunter tells tales of the paranormal", by Dave McMillion, September 22, 2005
- ^ The Possessed at IMDb
- ^ Museum of the Paranormal Movie