The Paranormal Project – Details, episodes & analysis

Tim Shaw has been a life long researcher in the fields of the Paranormal and Metaphysical. Growing up in Western New York State and having relatives in the Lily Dale Spiritualist Assembly ~ A Spiritualist Community ~ it was only natural for him to develop an interest in these mystical fields. Having been brought up Roman Catholic and Spiritualist gave Tim great insights into the miraculous as well as the phenomena of the worlds around us.

As a Medium Tim has taken training through the National Spiritualist Association of Churches, The Omega Institute, The Priesthood of Melchizadek, as well as under the tutorage of many influential instructors. As an energy healer he has received a certificate in ART (Advanced Reiki Training) Methodology and has achieved the Master/Teacher Level of Usui Reiki. He possesses a certificate in Spiritualist Healing, as well as currently studying to be a Life Coach. In related fields, Tim has also studied Modern Witchcraft, New Orleans Voodoo, and Appalachian Hoodoo.

Tim is also a successful author, lecturer, media personality, and photographer. He has penned: "Ghosts of Buffalo, Mysteries, Murder, and Mayhem in the Nickel City," "The Dogma of...ME," "The C2D1 Haunting," and "Rev. Zombie's Book of Divination." He has co-written "Haunted Rochester," and has contributed to Marla Brooks "Animal Spells and Magick," Dark Moon Press 's titles Lost Whispers, A Collective Allegory of Haunted America," and added photographs to DMP's "Haunted Prisons," and "Haunted Asylums."

Tim has been sought out to consult and appear in movies and television. His credits include: Discovery Channel's "Ghost Lab," SyFy's "Ghost Hunters,' Spike's "Ghost Ops," and Destination America's "Paranormal Lockdown,". On The Travel Channel's "America's Most Terrifying Places"" Tim talked about his experiences at the Haunted Hinsdale House.The next year Tim was featured on another episode of "Most Terrifying Places" where he spoke about his experiences at a house in Bergen, NY. Tim returned to the Bergen House on "A Haunting" seen on the Travel Channel. He has also appeared in Core Productions "John Zaffis, The World Within," Deftone Pictures "Ombis," "To Catch A Soul," "A Grim Becoming," Paranormal Western New York, WKBW's The NOW, Most Terrifying with Jason Hawes, and the documentary "The March Creek Tramp." He has also appeared on the Travel Channel's Hit Show "Portals to Hell (Season Two - Monte Vista Hotel)." Tim was again featured on the Kreischer Mansion and Enchanted Church episodes (Season Three).

Most recently he has appeared on these network shows: "A Haunting: Return to the Bergen House," "The Adams Street Haunting" which is an episode on Steve Shippy's "Haunted Saginaw Series," and on Nick Groff's "Death Walker" series (Season Three and Upcoming Four).

As a radio and podcast host Tim has produced and participated in many projects such as CBS' "The Psychic's Next Door," "CURIOSITY RADIO," the Internet hit "Black Cat Lounge."

​In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Tim has brought back The Black Cat Lounge (Which was previously heard for 12 years) in a vodcast format to help lift the spirits of house bound paranormal fans. The show is broadcast on Facebook LIVE every Tuesday at 7PM EST!

Recently Tim has been volunteering his skills as a Director, Floor Manager, and Camera Operator at Lockport Community TV. He has also worked behind the camera for "Within These Walls" on the VIDI Space Network.

Tim's other interests include Urban Exploration, Exploring Urban Legends, Cryptozoology, Collecting Haunted and Unusual Objects, Backwoods Trekking, Photography, Flintknapping (Stone Tool Making), Recreating Historic Leatherwork, Metal Detecting, Paranormal Investigating, Historical Re-enacting (Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War, French & Indian War), and Cooking.

In 2017 Tim retired after 34 1/2 years with the Town of Cheektowaga Highway Department and lives there with his wife Nancy and chocolate lab Winifred. To him there is no such thing as retirement...It's just another day to have another adventure.

This week, we are “going down the rabbit hole” with Thomas Gormely. Thomas has been an empath his whole life, and is dedicated to the unusual, and unexplained, but will be the first to tell you he is an open minded skeptic when it comes to the Paranormal, and feels the simple answers are there, we just haven't found them yet.

The journey down the rabbit hole started with a chance meeting, and friendship with world renowned Paranormal Investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, developing his sensitivity and skills to help the living and the dead.

His career started in the Emergency Medical Field, and Corrections at a Psychiatric State Prison, he specialized in trauma, crisis management, offender/criminal profiling as a behaviorist.

Additionally, Thomas has spent over 30 plus years studying, and putting into practice Parapsychology, Demonology, Esoteric diversity, Paranormal Investigations, audio, and visual analysis, and advanced historical research.

The Paranormal field has blessed him to be part of very high profile historic cases, such as: Lizzie Borden House, The Mount Washington Hotel, The Oliver House, The John Proctor House, Crocker Tavern, The Connecticut Triangle, The Murder House, The Enfield Entity, Portal at the Gallery, Time Slip at MIllwrights, Body in the Basement Old Well Tavern.

Thomas is the owner and lead investigator/historian for The Archangel of the Paranormal. Thomas is also the Shaman with production, tour, and promotions group Shaman and the Showman with Charles Rosenay as the Showman, CT Paraconn, and Salem Paracon, and CT. Psychic Fairfest.

Jeff Belanger is an author, podcaster, storyteller, adventurer, and explorer of the unexplained. He’s written more than a dozen books that have been published in six languages, he’s the Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series on PBS and Amazon Prime, he provides programs and lectures to audiences all over the world, and he’s been the writer and researcher for every episode of Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel. Jeff has made media appearances on hundreds of radio and television programs over his 25-year career, and he has a passion for mysteries and legends.

Brad & Barry Klinge are best known as the hosts of the popular Discovery Channel show Ghost Lab that aired from 2009-2011. Ghost Lab followed Brad and his brother Barry (aka the Klinge Brothers) and their Everyday Paranormal investigative team. The brothers also co-authored a book, Chasing Ghosts Texas Style: On the Road with Everyday Paranormal. Brad and Barry were featured on The Paranormal Project last season and are back to talk about their Lonestar Paracon that opens just outside of San Antonio the last weekend in January.

C.L. Thomas travels widely every year as a fine arts photographer and writer exploring various afterlife research, OBEs, metaphysics, folklore, and paranormal events and group. She is an author of the novel “Speaking to Shadows” and host of Small Town Tales Podcast. She has written many articles and maintains a blog on legends, folklore magic, and paranormal stories. Currently, she resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with her beloved Golden Retriever and Maine Coon cat.

The Soulstice Sisters are a unique team of gifted psychic mediums, witches and healers. Each have different talents and abilities such as spirit communication, empathic readings, psychic medium readings, Reiki healing, shamanic healing, dowsing, and spell work. They embrace the traditions of light workers, choosing to use their knowledge and talents to help those grieving and struggling with traumatic loss or adversity.


They host events around the country to work with those who need their specialized abilities, who need messages from loved ones who have crossed over, and who require help in healing or overcoming tragedy in their lives.


Together, they perform a unique, one of a kind session called the Triple Goddess which combines all of their talents simultaneously for the ultimate healing experience.

Join us this week as our resident witch, Khristina teaches us about white magic. Then, grab a candle as we come together to cast a spell for peace on earth and goodwill toward all.

When he was just a little boy, Jim Loki began to experience frightening encounters with extra-terrestrial beings. While the abductions have changed and morphed over time they continue to torment him to this very day. As host of the Clueless Experiencer podcast, Jim is a resource and ally for other experiencers. Join us for a fascinating conversation with Jim and discover why he thinks the aliens have come after him for decades.

Our guest this week is David Sloan. David is the author of Ghosts of Key West, Haunted Key West, and The Biography of Robert the Doll, so it's no surprise, he has created a ghostly gathering at the East Martello Museum dedicated to Robert the Doll.

According to legend, Robert The Doll has supernatural abilities that allow it to move, change its facial expressions, and make giggling sounds. According to local folklore, the doll has caused "car accidents, broken bones, job loss, divorce and a cornucopia of other misfortunes", and museum visitors supposedly experience "post-visit misfortunes" for "failing to respect Robert.”

For more than a decade, Melissa has been developing and producing motion pictures and television. Her particular expertise is to create narrative stories around non-fiction subjects. Truth is stranger than fiction. Currently, Melissa is the Creative CEO for Hathor Studios. Hathor Studios specializes in Films, TV shows and short form content that helps form a new narrative. Hathor Studios covers topics such as meditation, human potential, aliens, sci fi and ancient civilizations and much more. Formally, she served as Head of Content and Development for a new network called GAIA. GAIA is the "Netflix" of consciousness with thousands of acquired titles and original content the pushes the boundaries on our current reality. Melissa has written, developed and created new formats for this growing market. GAIA went from 100,000 subscribers when she started to 700,000 subscribers currently. The company has now launched in 5 different languages and in over 100 countries. Melissa can be considered an investigative journalist in ancient civilizations, sci-fi and the science fields but she also produces transformation content with some of the biggest names in that space. She has produced and written TV shows for several major networks. A few examples of shows she has written and produced are Chelsea Does, Escaping the prophet, Ancient Aliens, The Universe and Hangar One. In the past she dabbled in Film, served as assistant to the Head of Production at Paramount Studios, assigned to such features as Star Trek, Cloverfield and Mission Impossible 2. Melissa has produced behind the scenes mini docs for features films such as Standoff with Samuel L. Jackson. She is well versed in all facets of the industry from pre-production to post. In addition to her production work she also writes graphic novels, screenplays and has become a consultant for new film makers in the investigative space. Melissa's philosophy has always been to push the envelope of thought. For her, it’s not just about producing entertainment that fits an already saturated market but producing TV and Film that leaves an impression. She believes this translates into a successful product, more revenue and great entertainment that inspires people to think. As a producer she is able to write, produce, shoot in the field and see projects through post-production. She has also been featured and interviewed for several TV shows on her expertise on these topics. A member of the Producer's Guild of America, Melissa is also a member of Women In Film and the International Documentary Association. Melissa graduated with a degree in TV and Film from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.