Loyd Auerbach, Director of The Office of Paranormal Investigations, has been investigating cases of apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists for over 26 years.

Hear him tell the stories of some of his more exciting and perplexing ghost hunts, including tales of such San Francisco Bay Area haunts like the aircraft carrier USS Hornet and the Moss Beach Distillery restaurant and unusual cases such as the case of the couple haunted by amorous spirits, the tale of the apparition of a living woman and the amazing case that convinced him that ghosts do exist.

He'll talk about the actual methods and tools of ghosthunters in the 21st century, what parapsychologists think these things really are, and why fear of ghosts is not in his vocabulary.

Loyd can also add another unique element to his Paranormal Program - a post-lecture, gourmet chocolate tasting!

HAUNTED BY CHOCOLATE

At a Haunted by Chocolate Tasting Event, Chocolate Maven Loyd Auerbach will lead folks through a tasting of exceptional Chocolates. You’ll learn a bit about the history, health benefits, variety and making of the Food of the Gods (the literal translation of Theobroma Cacao, Chocolate’s parent plant) while you are guided in tasting various samples.
 
The variety of Chocolate is wide – from different chocolate makers to percentages of cacao, from milk to dark to unusual flavorings.  Chocolate Maven Loyd Auerbach will work with you to arrange the right samples for your guests. 
 
Be ready with your Sixth Sense (in this case, your Sense of Humor) because Loyd's tastings are always Fun! There may even be a little magic in the air.
 
PROFESSOR PARANORMAL
 
Loyd is also a renowned mentalist, and can offer his Professor Paranormal Program to mystify your audience!
 
Professor Paranormal  delivers top level entertainment with a paranormal theme, all the while never taking himself – or his subject – too seriously.
 
He engages, enthralls and entertains his audience with fun demonstrations of seeming psychic abilities.  He'll read the thoughts of audience members, make predictions of items freely chosen by volunteers, influence actions of helpers, move objects with his bare mind, and perhaps on occasion contact a few spirits (or at least leave the audience in good spirits).

ABOUT LOYD

Loyd Auerbach is one of the world's leading experts on Ghosts and Psychic Experience. With a Master's degree in Parapsychology, he is Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations, a Professor at JFK University, creator and Instructor of the Certificate Program in Parapsychological Studies at HCH Institute, and a member of the Rhine Research Center Advisory Board. He was a Consulting Editor and columnist for FATE magazine from 1991-2004. He is a past President of the Psychic Entertainers Association, and past President of the California Society for Psychical Study.

He is the author of seven books on the Paranormal, the most recent being A Paranormal Casebook: Ghost Hunting in the New Millennium (Atriad Press, 2005).

He has appeared on numerous national and local TV shows including Larry King Live, Oprah, Mindfreak, Sightings, In Search Of, the Today Show, Unsolved Mysteries, Popular Mechanics for Kids, and Late Night with David Letterman. He is constantly haunting paranormal programs (new and continual reruns) on A&E, the History Channel, the Travel Channel, the Sci Fi Channel, the Discovery Channel, and The Learning Channel.