Special Guests and Speakers for the 2026 Whitehill Paranormal Expo
Katrina Weidman from Portals to Hell, Paranormal Lockdown and Paranormal State
From Her Full Bio Here: “I transferred to Penn State, and during my studies, my passion for the paranormal grew even more. As luck would have it, there was a paranormal club on campus, the world-renown Paranormal Research Society (PRS). I trained with them and later worked as their case manager, interviewing thousands of eyewitnesses to the unknown. This led to the opportunity to co-host A&E’s hit doc-series “Paranormal State” (2007-2011), which chronicled the work of PRS.
After “Paranormal State” I became the host for Chiller’s “Real Fear: The Truth Behind the Movies” and “Real Fear: The Truth Behind More Movies”, which explores the real-life terror behind some of the world’s most iconic horror films.
I took my curiosity further on the series “Paranormal Lockdown” with my co-host, Nick Groff. In an effort to learn more about the unknown, we spent 72 hours confined to dark, haunted locations.
Currently, I can be found with my friend and fellow co-host, Jack Osbourne, on “Portals To Hell”. Jack and I teamed up to investigate the world’s most sinister haunted locations and you can catch us now on Discovery+.”
Heather Taddy from Paranormal State, Alien Highway and Mysteries Decoded
Paranormal Researcher and Investigator Heather Taddy is known for her work as Team Documentarian on A&E’s hit television series Paranormal State, which is based on real-life investigations from the world-renowned Penn State Paranormal Research Society (PRS). While studying Film and French at Penn State University, Taddy trained as a Field Investigator for PRS while also traveling the country helping families living in haunted houses. She’s known for isolating herself in the most active locations during investigations, all the while documenting her experiences. Intrigued by the Spiritualism Movement and the thrill of the unknown, she spent her early teens playing Ouija Boards and investigating haunted and abandoned locations in PA. Taddy has worked alongside the legendary Lorraine Warren and was inspired to join PRS after attending one of her lectures. By working with clients in a diverse variety of cases, Taddy has gained extensive knowledge of all things paranormal.
Due to her background in all aspects of unexplainable phenomena, Taddy starred on Travel Channel’s Alien Highway, based on of a New York Times best-selling book The 37th Parallel, beside acclaimed UFO researcher Chuck Zukowski. Together they successfully pursued UFO cases which authorities ignored and obtained definitive proof along America’s alien highway.
Taddy has guest-starred on Travel Channel’s Portals to Hell with Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman and currently guest-stars on the CW’s Mysteries Decoded with Jennifer Marshall. Currently, she produces and films a YouTube series with Weidman called Travel the Dead. She is also featured in an upcoming docuseries by Chad Calek called A House in theHarbinger Kingdom. When she isn’t exploring or researching historically haunted locations and looking to the skies for the unknown, Taddy is a musician, roller-skater, lover of vintage clothing, costume design, photography and horror films.
John Zaffis – The Godfather of the Paranormal
With more than four decades of hands‑on experience investigating hauntings, demonology cases, and unexplained phenomena, John Zaffis is one of the most respected and recognizable figures in the paranormal field. Nephew of famed researchers Ed and Lorraine Warren, John has carried their legacy forward while forging his own path as a leading investigator, lecturer, and collector of haunted artifacts. He is best known as the star of Haunted Collector, where his work identifying and removing trigger objects brought a new dimension to paranormal research for audiences worldwide. John has appeared on countless documentaries, television specials, and radio programs, sharing his deep knowledge of supernatural phenomena and the psychological, historical, and spiritual layers behind hauntings. Today, he continues to travel the country educating audiences, consulting on active cases, and preserving items tied to intense paranormal activity in his renowned artifact collection. At this event, attendees will have the rare opportunity to learn directly from one of the field’s most seasoned and influential investigators
Brian J Cano
Brian J. Cano – Researcher, Storyteller, and Explorer of the Unexplained
Brian J. Cano is a nationally recognized paranormal researcher, historian, and television personality known for his thoughtful, investigative approach to the unexplained. With more than two decades in the field, Brian has become a familiar face through his work on Haunted Collector, Paranormal Caught on Camera, and numerous documentaries and live events. His passion lies in blending history, technology, and human experience to uncover the deeper stories behind hauntings and mysterious phenomena. Brian is also the creator of the popular “History of the Paranormal” exhibit, a traveling museum that educates audiences on the evolution of paranormal research while showcasing rare artifacts and equipment. Whether he’s leading an investigation, presenting at a conference, or engaging with fans, Brian brings insight, humor, and a grounded perspective that resonates with both seasoned investigators and newcomers alike. At this event, attendees will have the chance to learn from one of the field’s most engaging and knowledgeable voices.
Dave Juliano
For over 40 years, Dave has been investigating haunted locations, consulting on cases and helping people. He was the center of a haunting in his childhood home and spent those years terrified of what was occurring there. With the help of people experienced with the paranormal, he was able to better understand what he had lived through. As a result, he began to focus on helping and educating others who were experiencing hauntings or spirit activity. In 1994, he founded the very first paranormal website: The Shadowlands, as a safe haven for people to share their experiences and to seek comfort and advice. Dave has trained thousands of people how to safely conduct paranormal investigations, investigated hundreds of places and has consulted on thousands of cases. Dave has been a Director of South Jersey Ghost Research and Sanctuary Paranormal for over 24 years. Now he focuses on helping people who report negative activity in their homes or businesses. He specializes in problematic, intense and demonic hauntings that include blessings, deliverances, and exorcisms. He is what is commonly referred to as a “demonologist” and is also a member of the clergy. He does consultations and offers assistance to independent researchers and paranormal groups concerning negative cases. dave-juliano.com
Mary Jo Chudley
Mary Jo Chudley is the co founder of Penn Paranormal, she has been into the supernatural since she was a child, living across the street from a cemetery. She would have a lot of paranormal experiences. Then bought her first house in 1998. Little did she know the property her house was on, and the surrounding area was haunted, Mary spent most of her time as a young adult learning about the paranormal to help her community out that was having so many issues with the paranormal. She still does private homes / business cases. She loves to help people who want to learn more about the paranormal and how paranormal equipment works. Threw out the years she has collected extraordinary evidence and worked with the biggest paranormal investigators and the most haunted places in America. Mary jo was the headliner of the first ever paracon in Latin America in Costa Rica last October and will be returning again this October. She was featured on Travel Channel’s paranormal TV show “A Haunting “with haunted objects she obtained. She was on destination Fear, Paranormal Caught on Camera, America’s most terrifying, and haunted hospitals. All from her evidence she has captured in the paranormal. She will also be on a new tv show repossessed about her haunted objects. Mary jo has more than 20 confirmed haunted objects inside her house. She obtained these objects from cases, and keeps the extreme ones locked up and blessed. She has showcased some of her haunted objects worldwide. USA Today had a big article on her haunted objects. 6 of her haunted objects in the Pinebush UFO museum in New York. Mary Jo and her husband on their free time make customize rempods and paranormal equipment and learn as much as they can about the paranormal to keep helping families.
Medium Bianca Rose
Medium Bianca Rose is an evidential medium and channel. Growing up on Long Island is where her story begins, since the young age of five she learns quickly that she could communicate with the other side. Spirits would come to her and speak through her. Through automatic writing and her body, Medium Bianca Rose allows souls to step into her being and speak through her. Bridging the world of the living, the departed and everything in between, Bianca Rose has always had her feet planted between both worlds. Medium Bianca Rose assists families near, far and wide, connecting with people all over Long Island, the United States & internationally. Through evidential information, validations and the comfort and confirmation that we do indeed go on, Medium Bianca Rose validates that there is more than just what we see here in the living. Performing private house calls for families, house clearings, parties, venues, gallery readings, events and assisting both the living and the departed in the Paranormal field.
Lauren Hellekson
Lauren has been traversing the realms of spirituality for over 15 years. An endeavor that has taken her to places all over the world including Israel, Ireland, Spain, and India. Her technical interests in how things work in the physical world, on the other hand, developed at a very young age; from dismantling old IMB computers with her dad, to rebuilding the carburetor in her first motorcycle, to improving the equipment we use in the paranormal field, she is always observing and creating in some capacity.
Also, a published author and speaker, Lauren has held educational workshops and lectures on witchcraft, meditation, metaphysical exploration, and more recently, improving understanding and applications of equipment in the paranormal through informative presentations and equipment build workshops. She sells her modernized Victorian occult inspired equipment that uses theoretical methods of energy documentation related to the electromagnetic spectrum and static electricity, often used in paranormal investigation in person at vendor shows throughout the east coast and Midwest United States. Her wears also including the Crystal Pod, in which the amethyst version sells worldwide on the Dave Juliano’s GhostHunter Store.
April Busset
April Busset, The Psychic Housewife of New Jersey, is a renowned Celebrity Psychic Medium and a natural-born clairvoyant. She is the visionary creator, founder, and CEO of Ghosted Magazine, a remarkable success that inspires and captivates the world of the paranormal. Her work has been featured on the Travel Channel’s “The Holzer Files” in the Lambert Castle episode and Haunted Hotels. April has collaborated with well-known TV paranormal celebrities to investigate the most notoriously haunted locations. April’s unique abilities to connect with spirits have been instrumental in resolving intense hauntings and possessions throughout the United States, providing comfort and closure to her clients. She has also named a killer live on her show “Cocktails & Readings With April, The Psychic Housewife of New Jersey”. April’s journey into the world of spirits began at the age of four when her deceased father visited her two years after his passing. Her remarkable accuracy in relaying messages from spirits in the most haunted locations in the United States is a testament to her unique connection with the spirit world. April is on an exhilarating journey across the United States, captivating thousands with her uplifting gallery readings as they seek to reconnect with loved ones from the other side. She is currently filming a new show that will soon air on a major network. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting project. April currently does private readings for thousands of clients worldwide. She resides in New Jersey with her husband and daughter. To learn more about her, visit her website at IntuitiveApril.com.
For those of you who are wondering just what Weird N.J. is all about, let us try and explain. Weird NJ is a travel guide and magazine to places you won’t find on state funded maps or located on any tourist attraction pamphlets.
In Weird N.J. we travel to places that are seen for what they are; weird, odd or unique, all told by New Jerseyans to Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran, publishers of Weird N.J., while traveling the backroads of the Garden State in search of local unwritten history and modern folklore.
When we travel the state of New Jersey, we are looking for tales told only inside the perimeters of a town. These stories and places tell a story that cannot be found in any history books and are not often perceived as “history,”…until we arrive. Read More Here
Michael Delcoro and Eric Vanderlaan
Michael Delcoro is a paranormal investigator, researcher, and co-founder of The Haunted Files. Known for blending historical research with hands-on field investigation, he approaches the unexplained with a balance of skepticism, curiosity, and disciplined methodology. He is also the creator of the DELCO Goggles — an investigative sensory-deprivation device developed to heighten environmental awareness and focus during controlled paranormal sessions. Designed to minimize visual distraction, the DELCO Goggles represent Michael’s commitment to advancing experimental techniques within the field. In addition to the flagship series, Michael co-created The Haunted Files Unplugged, an extended-format platform that offers deeper dives into the unknown and interviews some of the leading investigators in the field.
Eric Vanderlaan is a seasoned paranormal investigator, researcher, and co-founder of The Haunted Files. Known for his grounded, methodical approach to the unexplained, Eric brings a balance of skepticism and open-minded curiosity to every case he investigates. As a lead investigator on The Haunted Files, Eric has explored some of the most historically significant and spiritually active locations across the country, combining investigative discipline with hands-on field experience. His work often focuses on intelligent hauntings, residual energy cases, and in-depth historical research to uncover the truth behind reported phenomena. Beyond the flagship series, Eric is also co creator of The Haunted Files: Unplugged where viewers get a raw, behind-the-scenes look at investigations, evidence breakdowns, and the personal side of paranormal research.
Laurissa Rex
Laurissa Rex is the CEO of Third Eye Event Productions, LLC, The Haunted Mafia, LLC and the founder at PARA, Palmerton Area Research Alliance. She is a Retired US Army Signal Corps Officer . Laurissa enlisted in 1998 and served as a Civil Affairs Specialist under the Special Operations Command of the US Army until she received her commission at the University of West Florida in 2004 at which time she transitioned into the Signal Corps as an Officer. Laurissa has a Masters in Business Administration as well as a B.A. in Public Relations, Philosophy and the German Language. She served as a German Linguist from 2000 to 2003. Laurissa is married to Allen Rex Jr., her co-founder at PARA. They have 4 children together; Austin (19), Samara (18), Michael (14) and Maryssa (7).
Laurissa is a natural born psychic medium with all 5 “clares.” She is adept at automatic writing, remote viewing and psychometry. In 2012, while serving at Fort Gordon, Laurissa answered an online advertisement seeking investigators for a paranormal investigation team based in Augusta, Georgia. She was selected as a team member but only investigated a handful of times before quitting the team due to the untimely death of her younger brother in December of 2012. Although initially the shock of her brother’s death turned her away from the paranormal field, something profound that was said to her at the time of his burial always stuck with her; her child repeated to her that someone had relayed that her brother had simply returned to dirt and there was nothing more beyond death. This revelation really hit her to the core and Laurissa sought to show not only her children that the world did not cease in the physical realm but also others. It became apparent that a lack of faith in a higher power could give no incentive for others to live life positively or with faith and that was a lonely and dark way for anyone to live. Therefore, in June of 2020, during the Covid epidemic, Laurissa and her husband, Allen, began investigating around their tiny town of Palmerton, Pennsylvania. Armed with a K2 and EVP recorder, her new paranormal journey began in cemeteries around Carbon County. After a few months the two sought out other like-minded, local friends and created the team High Spirits of Palmerton Paranormal. HSPP was founded on August 14, 2020 with a community focus on home investigations. Laurissa rebranded her flagship team HSPP, High Spirits of Palmerton Paranormal, in 2022 to PARA.
Natalie Jones
Visionary Leader, CEO, Mystic, Author, Metaphysical Speaker and Healing Facilitator
Natalie Jones is the co-founder, President, and CEO of PARAFlixx, Inc., the pioneering force behind PARAFlixx paranormal+ and The Paranormal Channel—a groundbreaking universal streaming network dedicated to the exploration of the paranormal, supernatural, the universe and beyond.
A creative force in the industry, Natalie is the director of The Haunted Psychomanteum: OMNIPRESENT, a six-part series released exclusively on PARAFlixx paranormal+ in early 2021, produced by Strange Goat Media, LLC, which she also owns and founded. Her extensive film credits include Expedition Entity (2022), The Ghost Finders (2022), Clampers: The Haunted Chapter (2022), and Transubstantiation (2023), solidifying her as a visionary in paranormal media production.
Beyond the screen, Natalie is an esteemed metaphysical lecturer, published author, and energy healing facilitator. Her written works include Awaken the Higher Self: Bringing Darkness to Light (BMK Publishing), with The Little Secret Book of Life in the works. She is the founder and lead navigator of Ghosthunter Girls, an all-female investigative team focused on the intersection of the paranormal and spirituality.
As a Reiki Master, mystic, and foreordained with the Melchizedek priesthood, Natalie has devoted her life to her higher calling: helping others heal through The Light of Christ, higher consciousness and universal energy transformation. She teaches and practices energy healing from within, spiritual protection, and intuitive development, guiding individuals on their path toward enlightenment and their highest life path..
Currently pursuing a Doctor of Metaphysical Science (Msc.D.) at the University of Sedona, with a continuing Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) specializing in Theological Psychology, Natalie seamlessly merges scholarship, mysticism, and media to bridge the gap between science and spirituality. A dedicated yoga and vinyasa practitioner, she cultivates a deep mind-body connection, enhancing her spiritual work and ability to stay grounded in her soul mission to help others heal and awaken.
Natalie is an instructor at University Magickus, teaching courses in mystical and metaphysical studies. In 2024, she was selected by the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies (BICS) for its prestigious BICS Challenge Program, contributing to groundbreaking research on mediumship and consciousness.
With an unwavering commitment to unveiling the unseen, Natalie Jones continues to elevate the paranormal and metaphysical landscape, blending science, spirituality, and media to expand the global understanding of paranormal research, consciousness, spiritual growth and the unknown.
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Morgan Fezza
Hi Everybody, I’m Your host, your ghost host: Morgan Fezza. I am the founder and Host of “The Ghoulfriend Hour Podcast.” I started this podcast from my phone with nothing more than a pair of earphones and a podcast app and amateur editing skills in June of 2023 and I am proud to say we are “killin” it in the podcast game and only just heating up. I am a lover of all things spooky and macabre, and I started this journey as a spiritual quest to liberate myself from the box I was confining myself to and to hopefully help others do the same, all the while spreading education and different perspectives on spirituality, the afterlife and everything in between. I am also a sensitive, I have been since I was a little girl and I am learning more about my gifts and abilities as time rolls forward and I partake in more research and investigations and look forward to the future and evolution of The Ghoulfriend Hour as I continue to do so.
Danielle Taverna
Danielle Taverna is a well-known psychic medium and astrologer who does groups, galleries, workshops, classes, parties and events all around the northeast. She is able to hear, see and feel Spirit. She loves sharing messages from the other side to provide hope, healing and inspiration. In addition to providing people with their astrological blueprint and forecast!
Shannon Collins
The Queen of Darkness: A Dream Within A Scream, is an automatic writer, medium, poet, author, and gothic model. She is also a paranormal investigator with the Long Island Paranormal Investigators. Her work bridges the worlds of the living and the dead, blending haunting verse and gothic beauty with a fearless spirit of exploration into the unknown. Through her eyes, she sees the beauty in death, finding solace and fascination in the mysteries that lie beyond the veil of mortality.
Bobby Gallo
Bobby J. Gallo’s interest in the paranormal began when having strange dreams and premonitions at a very young age. As the years went on, he studied the paranormal by such luminaries as Hans Holtzer, and conducted his first investigations in 1989 well before the paranormal phenomenon at the historic Palace Theater in Netcong NJ with the Psy-Guys. A landmark investigation recently featured in Weird NJ Magazine.
Decades later his family joined him in his supernatural pursuits. His wife Renee, and two daughters Nicky G. and Courtnee formed Gallo Family Ghost Hunters and produced the original paranormal web-series which gained world-wide acclaim as they investigated some of the most haunted locations in America.
After relentless fan requests, Bobby authored “Family Spirits” The Adventures and Evidence of Gallo Family Ghost Hunters which hit #3 on Amazon in the adventure/travel category. Followed by Family Spirits II, an exclusive Barnes and Noble release.
Bobby has appeared on numerous television programs as a professional magician, and is a Featured Researcher for American Paranormal Magazine. He’s currently working on a textbook for magicians, an audio book version of Family Spirits, and tours the country with his family, signing books at paracons and meeting fans of Gallo Family Ghost Hunters.