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Mike Hallowell:

ABOUT MIKE HALLOWELL:

Mike Hallowell was born in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, in May 1957. He is married to his wife, Jackie, and has three grown sons.

Mike runs his own media firm - Thunderbird Craft & Media - and is a full-time writer, broadcaster and paranormal researcher.

Mike was the founder of the Twilight Worlds Paranormal Research Society, but left the organization in 2003 after disagreements regarding its running.

Mike is now the patron of The North East Ghost Research Team.

Mike is a regular contributor to/columnist with many journals, newspapers and magazines, and has written for Contemporary Review, UFO DATA, Magonia, Paranormal Magazine and VISION. He frequently appears on radio and TV, and has starred in several documentaries.

Mike's first book on ghostly phenomena was Ales & Spirits, which detailed the history of over twenty haunted public houses. He is currently writing a book about monsters of the north east of England, and has co-written a book with Jonathan Downes and Richard Freeman about dragon legends of the north east of England. This is scheduled to be published later this year. Mike has also written a book with Darren Ritson entitled The South Shields Poltergeist, due to be published by Sutton Publishing in early 2008. His book Invizikids, about the phenomenon of “imaginary” childhood friends, was published by Heart of Albion Press in August 2007.

Mike has interviewed many of the leading lights in the world of paranormal research and spirituality, including Uri Geller, Jon Downes, Stephen Holbrook, Richard Freeman, Cliff Crook, Colin Fry, Derek Acorah, Tony Stockwell and Nick Redfern.

Mike also writes the UK's longest-running paranormal column in a provincial newspaper. WraithScape appears every Thursday in the Shields Gazette, which also happens to be the oldest provincial daily newspaper in the British Isles.

Darren W. Ritson:

ABOUT DARREN W. RITSON:

Darren W. Ritson is a Civil Servant and lives in North Tyneside with his partner Jayne and daughter Abbey.

Darren founded the North East Ghost Research Team in May, 2003.

Darren has had an interest in the paranormal for most of his life, primarily due to some "unexplained happenings" he experienced as a child.

Ever since he was a small boy he has been fascinated with the thought that ghosts may really exist. Further, after experiencing poltergeist activity at the age of thirteen in France, his path was set and he decided to try to learn more about this intriguing subject.

Over the next 20 years Darren built up a library of books, magazines and literature on the paranormal including the works of the late Harry Price (1881-1948), Peter Underwood FRSA and Guy Lyon Playfair, these three prolific ghost researchers and writers being his main influences. It was then he formed his research team.

Darren also contributes regularly to the nationally-distributed PARANORMAL magazine, and his first book, Ghost Hunter: True Life Encounters from the North East was published in October, 2006.

Darren had corresponded with eminent people in the field of paranormal research, including Peter Underwood FRSA.

Darren is also a member of the Society for Psychical Research.

Paul Dale Roberts:

ABOUT PAUL DALE ROBERTS:

Occupation: Ghost Writer, Paranormal Investigator for Haunted Paranormal Investigations of Northern California www.hpiparanormal.net and Gold Rush Ghosts http://www.goldrushghosts.com/ Honorary Member of Haunted Realm Investigations.

Paul Dale Roberts wears many hats.

He has done investigations on Bigfoot, which makes him a crypto zoologist. He has investigated UFOs at Mount Shasta, which makes him an UFologist. He seeks out werewolves, witches, vampires, residual haunting activity located at murder scenes, ghosts, and demons, which makes him a paranormal investigator or if you wish, you can call him a ghost hunter. Paul served in the US Army for 12 years, working with D.S.T. (Drug Suppression Team) - C.I.D. (Criminal Investigation Division) in Germany. Then went into Military Intelligence as a 97 Bravo - Intelligence Analyst at PIC-K (Photo Interpretation Center-Korea). Later he was with OPFOR (Opposing Forces) in which he wore a Soviet uniform, ski mask, gloves and called himself Corporal Dowbowski, using a fake Russian accent and would teach elite troops like the Navy Seals, Special Forces, Delta Force, 101st Airborne, 82nd (Screaming Eagles) Airborne, Army Rangers, Air Force Special Operations, Marine Recon about the Soviet Threat.

Paul has had a wide variety of experiences of being a firefighter with the California Division of Forestry to working with the Governor's Office of Emergency Services and FEMA. He has traveled to over 50 countries and territories. He has a website called Jazma Online! www.jazmaonline.com in which he promotes aspiring writers and artists who are trying to break into the comic book industry. He published his one and only comic book, The Legendary Dark Silhouette in 1996. His comic book has been contracted by Howard Nash, Independent Movie Producer. The movie will be simply called The Dark Silhouette. Paul has been a freelance writer, writing travel articles, comic book reviews, political articles, etc. He recently became a paranormal investigator with H.P.I. (Haunted and Paranormal Investigations) of Northern California.

He has written over 40 paranormal articles that have been published in Doorways Magazine, Atlantis Rising, Paranoia, Haunted Times, Fortean Times, UFO Magazine, Beyond, Werewolf Magazine, Gothic Beauty Magazine, Bad Blood Rising Magazine and Nexus. Paul's mission is to 'seek out the truth'. For more information about H.P.I., check out their website at: www.hpiparanormal.net.

Brad Hills:

ABOUT BRAD HILLS:

Brad Hill's From TVNZ's Ghost Hunt which can be seen on televisions Zone Reality, he is also an Honorary Member of The Haunted Realm Paranormal Investigators

Brad Hills was born in 1973 and is originally from Sydney but now lives in Auckland. He as had a very busy and fulfilled career so far, he as tried his hand at most jobs including Insurance Broker, professional tennis umpire, running a talent agency, managing celebrities, working in children's television for six years, Theatre actor, Voice-over artist and live mc he as also appeared in shows such as Shortland street, Power Rangers and as written and directed his first short film The Real Deal in 2001 which was a finalist at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He was the Co-presenter for all ten episodes of the Television show 'Ghost Hunt' which now as been distributed worldwide and as become a huge success (you can catch Ghost Hunt with Brad and the team on Television's Zone Reality).

Brad as also promised that if he is ever in the UK he will attend one of our investigations

Dr. David Clarke:

ABOUT DAVID CLARKE:

David has taught on the NCTJ course at Stradbroke College (Sheffield) in the '90s and joined the Media Studies team as a Senior Lecturer in Journalism in August 2005. His special interests include investigative journalism, Freedom of Information Act and other access legislation, Media Law and contemporary legend (also known as Urban Legends).

David has a PhD in English Cultural Tradition and Folklore from the University of Sheffield. He has ten years experience as a journalist working for weekly and evening newspapers including the Rotherham Advertiser, Sheffield Star and Yorkshire Post. He worked in PR for five years and helped to establish a Press and Public Relations team for Rotherham Borough Council in South Yorkshire.

He has a freelance career and is a frequent contributor to magazines including BBC History, The Fortean Times other magazines and journals on supernatural belief, urban legend and folklore. He has also acted as researcher and consultant to a range of radio and television productions dealing with folklore and unexplained phenomena including a series for BBC Radio 4 in 2003-4 and a BBC2 Timewatch documentary. He has published seven non-fiction books since 1990, the most recent being The Angel of Mons (London: Wiley, 2004).