ABOUT THE CAST:
Ryan Buell founded the Paranormal Research Society the first month he arrived on campus in September 2001. Buell always knew he was interested in the paranormal ever since he could read. He regularly checked out books from the library ranging from poltergeists to the Bermuda Triangle. A native of Sumter, South Carolina, Buell began investigating at the age of 15. His first investigation was on the Salem-Black River Church just outside of his hometown.

After three years as Director of the PRS, Buell was invited to speak at colleges and high schools all over the east coast. Two book proposals have also been offered him since founding PRS, as well as several television opportunities. Buell was approached by producer Betsy Schechter during spring break in 2005 and was instantly interested in working with him and his group for a TV series. Later that year, Schechter found a home for PRS and its show: A&E. A year later, filming began for "Paranormal State," a half-hour docu-drama that chronicles PRS and their investigations into the paranormal. Schechter also made Buell a producer for the show.

Buell got his first degree in May 2006. He is now finishing another degree while working on the first season of "Paranormal State." Buell also announced that he would write a book in 2007. Aside from the paranormal, Buell travels the world, writes, is an avid movie junkie and is a freelance journalist. On their cases, Ryan and PRS often consult with world renowned paranormal investigators, psychics and demonologists, such as Chip Coffey and Lorraine Warren. Both Chip and Lorraine are also available for college appearances.

When possible, before or after his lectures, Ryan enjoys meeting with students who are interested in starting their own paranormal research societies.

For close to 40 years, Lorraine Warren has been scaring college audiences with real life ghost stories. For nearly 50 years she has painstakingly investigated the realm of the supernatural throughout planet Earth. Her intensive research on thousands of cases of reported phenomena has convinced her beyond a shadow of a doubt of the existence of ghosts, demons, witches, satanists, vampires, and werewolves. Lorriane has delved into such areas as voodoo, exorcism, and possession, satanism, curses, reincarnation, human combustion, psychic photography, seances, telepathy, and many other “occult” sciences.

One of the very first to visit and investigate the infamous “Amityville Horror” house, Lorraine Warren remains “America's Top Ghost Hunter."

Chip Coffey is a clairvoyant, clairaudient and clairsentient psychic, as well as a fully-conscious medium. He is the great-grandson of famed Native American medicine woman, Minnie Sue Morrow Foster, whose own amazing gifts were widely hailed in the early part of the 20th century.

Chip is blessed to have the God-given ability to provide others with insight, guidance and direction. As a medium, he is also able to reconnect his clients with loved ones who have crossed over. Chip has a Master's Degree in Counseling and works extensively with hospice organizations, providing spiritual support to patients and their families.

Patti Starr is the President and owner of Ghost Chasers International, Inc. She is an experienced and accomplished paranormal investigator with a goal to collect evidence to support that life goes on even after death.Starr has captured many anomalies in photos, videos and audios of haunted locations.