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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 and co-host on the ''Beyond Reality Radio'' program hosted by [[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 and co-host on the ''Beyond Reality Radio'' program hosted by [[The Atlantic Paranormal Society]]'s [[Jason Hawes]] and [[Grant Wilson]]. |
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A documentary by CORE Films, the producers of the paranormal documentary series [[Scared!]], on his work and personal life, entitled "John Zaffis: The World Within" is set to release September 2010 <rev>[http://www.theworldwithin-movie.com/The_World_Within/Home.html Official Movie Site]</ref> |
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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 of experience as a paranormal investigator.[2] Zaffis admits that he was initially very skeptical of the existence of ghosts, until one Wednesday evening when he was sixteen and 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. This incident peaked his 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 exceeded his original interests in ghosts and haunted houses.[4] Zaffis became interested in demonology at a young age,[3] which led into his involvement with cases of spirit 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 in and assisted with the work of well-known exorcists like Bishop Robert McKenna, Malachi Martin, and Reverend Jun.[2]
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.[6] Zaffis currently runs the Museum of the Paranormal located in Stratford, Connecticut. 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.[7]
Media appearances
Zaffis has made appearances on Unsolved Mysteries, Fox News Live,[5] and the Discovery Channel documentaries Little Lost Souls and A Haunting in Connecticut.[8] He currently 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. In the 2008 docudrama The Possessed, he plays himself as the demonologist.[9] Zaffis also appeared and was interviewed in the 2009 Ghost Adventures episode at the Remington Arms factory. He also appeared in the 2009 Scared! episode filmed at the Grand Midway Hotel.[10]
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 and co-host on the Beyond Reality Radio program hosted by The Atlantic Paranormal Society's Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson.
A documentary by CORE Films, the producers of the paranormal documentary series Scared!, on his work and personal life, entitled "John Zaffis: The World Within" is set to release September 2010 <rev>Official Movie Site</ref>
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
- ^ Herald Mail, "Famed ghost hunter tells tales of the paranormal", by Dave McMillion, September 22, 2005
- ^ Museum of the Paranormal Movie
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Possessed at IMDb
- ^ Courtney Mroch. "Movie Monday: SCARED!'s "Grand Midway Hotel"". HauntJaunts.net. Retrieved 2010-05-18.