The 'X' Zone Ghost Files

Lura Ketchledge is the author of: The Near Death Connection, Throw Away Horses, The Last House on Covington Lane, and The Reincarnation of Tess Hamilton. Within the story lines in her books, she includes real life experiences of the paranormal. As a natural psychic, she doesn't feel the need to flaunt her ability to sense the metaphysical, but is willing to share with us her encounters with ghosts, disembodied human spirits, and her own death. As one who has traveled to the other side and returned to the world of the living, Lura has a unique outlook on life, doesn't take too much seriously, and knows how to have fun. - www.luraketch.com

Retired teacher David J. Pitkin has sought answers to mysteries throughout his life, an activity spurred by a bout with cancer in 1973. Fascinated by the workings of the unconscious mind and on the growing evidence for consciousness surviving body death, he has written five books of researched ghost stories. He studied dream analysis with Dr. Montague Ullman, pioneer dream researcher at Maimonides Hospital. Pitkin believes that dreams of the deceased are often genuine "contact experiences." David lectures widely on parapsychology themes, including ghost stories and near-death experiences. His first collection of New England ghost stories is found in Ghosts of the Northeast (2002), which has sold over 25,000 copies. On September 1, 2010 he published New England Ghosts, containing about 150 more stories, most of which have never before been in print. Pitkin has served as a professional numerologist and spiritual counselor, using his degree in Counseling Psychology (Goddard College, 1990) to analyze peoples' dreams, personalities and spiritual goals. His book, Spiritual Numerology: Caring for Number One, outlining his unique numerological analytical system, was published in 2000. Though he has visited haunted sites throughout Western Hemisphere, his favorite haunts are in the northeast U.S., where the spirits are usually polite, though stubborn. He regales audiences with humorous ghost tales throughout the region. Pitkin's motto is "Enlighten, Don't Frighten," as he stimulates readers and listeners to ponder the profound issues surrounding death-and life. He frequently appears on radio and television, addressing issues of the strange phenomena and the unseen world around us. In 2006 Pitkin completed Adirondack Journey, Glens Falls, NY TV-8's series on haunts in the Adirondack Mountains. His updated Saratoga County book, Haunted Saratoga County, was published in 2005, and has become another local best seller. He published New York State Ghosts, Volume 1 in 2006, and Volume 2 in October, 2008, both of which have become regional best sellers. More people than one would suspect are interested in their life's ending and want it to be a happy one. Pitkin offers suggestions on how to achieve that. His first novel, The Highest Mountain: Death & Life in the Adirondacks, was published in June 2007, and Pitkin is currently working on a sequel, The Explorer: An Adirondack Search, due out in 2014. In March 2009 he released his first CD album of narrated ghost stories with an Adirondack theme: Adirondack Ghost Stories, Volume One

Bestselling author Dr. Rita Louise is the founder of the Institute of Applied Energetics and the host of Just Energy Radio. She is a Naturopathic Physician and a 20-year veteran in the Human Potential Field. Her unique gift as a medical intuitive and clairvoyant illuminates and enlivens her work. She is the author of the books ET Chronicles: What Myth And Legend Have To Say About Human Origin, Avoiding The Cosmic 2X4 , Dark Angels: An Insider’s Guide To Ghosts, Spirits & Attached Entities and The Power Within.

She has produced a number of video shorts who’s titles include: Ancient Aliens, Genetic Engineering & The Rise Of Civilization, The Truth About The Nephilim Giants, Deceit, Lies & Deception: The Reptilian Agenda, Paranormal Phenomena: Attached Entities – The Bad Kids Of The Spirit World, Ghosts, Gods & Myth, The Secret To The Law Of Attraction and Reincarnation: Have We Been Here Before?

Dr. Louise credits early childhood influences for the direction her life would take. By the age of 8, she began searching for spiritual self-discovery pursuing topics including health and wellness, philosophy and the esoteric arts and sciences, including a deep interest in ancient traditions, culture, archaeology and human origins. Dr. Louise is a graduate of the Berkeley Psychic Institute where she studied meditation, energy medicine, and learned how to perform clairvoyant readings. After graduation, Dr. Louise returned to school full time, earning a degree as a Naturopath and then her Ph.D. in Natural Health Counseling. She has also earned the distinction of Reiki Master and Certified Hypnotherapist.

Ghosts and Hauntings - Ghosts and Hauntings - Blair Jett is a non-denominational ordained minister through The Universal Life Church in Seattle, Washington, & founder of The Paranormal Research Alliance in Cullman, Alabama. - www.ghosthauntings.org

The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts : Apparitions, Spirits, Spectral Lights and Other Hauntings of History and Legend - In 1962 Raymond Buckland came to the United States from England, where he had written comedy scripts and was personal scriptwriter for a popular British comedian Ted Lune. Interested in the occult for over sixty years, in the past forty years Raymond has had well over fifty books published (both fiction and non-fiction), with nearly two million copies in print and translated into seventeen foreign languages. He has received awards for his work and his books are featured in several national book clubs. He has served as Technical Director for movies, working with Orson Wells, John Carradine, Vincent Price, and William Friedkin (director of The Exorcist). Of Romany (Gypsy) descent, he is an authority on Gypsies and has written several books on that subject. Raymond has lectured at colleges and universities across the country and has been the subject of articles in such newspapers and magazines as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, New York Sunday News, National Observer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Look Magazine, Cosmopolitan, True, and many others. Raymond Buckland has appeared on numerous national radio and television talk shows such as The Virginia Graham Show, The Dick Cavett Show (appearing with Faye Dunaway), The Tom Snyder Tomorrow Show, Barbara Walters' Not For Women Only, The Sally Jessy Raphael Show, and has been seen on BBC-TV, England, RAI-TV, Italy, and CBC-TV, Canada. He has appeared extensively on stage in England and played small character parts in movies in America. He has taught courses at colleges and universities and been a featured speaker at conferences and workshops. He is listed in a number of reference works including Contemporary Authors, Who's Who In America, Men of Achievement, and International Authors' and Writers' Who's Who. His most recent works include The Spirit Book, Buckland's Book of Spirit Communications, Wicca For One, and The Buckland Spirit Board. A DVD version of his Wicca video was also recently released: Rebirth of the Old Religion. Also just re-released is the popular Buckland Romani Tarot book and deck, now published by Galde Press - who also bring you Ray's new fantasy novel The Torque of Kernow. A prolific author, Raymond Buckland is currently working on his autobiography and two new novels. Just published is his Weiser's Field Guide to Ghosts and early next year will see Buckland's Book of Gypsy Magic. Today he lives on a small farm in north-central Ohio, with his wife Tara, a white chihuahua, two ponies and a sheep. - www.raymondbuckland.com

Keven McQueen was born in Richmond, Kentucky. He has a B.A. in English from Berea College and an M.A. in English from Eastern Kentucky University. He is an instructor in the Department of English and Theater at EKU and the author of several books covering such topics as history, biography, historical true crime, natural disasters, folklore, and ghostlore. He spends his free time perfecting his vocal impersonation of the cartoon character Droopy.

Vanquishing Ghosts and Demons - Sandrea Mosses (Staffordshire, UK) trained as a medium with the Spiritual National Union and has worked as a professional medium for more than fifteen years. She specializes in the art of banishments and clearings. From the beginning, her spirit guides have assisted her in safely removing ghouls, demons, and other dark entities from our world. www.sandreamosses.co.uk

Mark Nesbitt was a National Park Service Ranger/Historian for five years at Gettysburg before starting his research and writing company. Living in Gettysburg has given him a unique “insider” perspective from which to write his popular Ghosts of Gettysburg series. He has authored over twenty books spanning several genres, including the paranormal, history, and true crime with a paranormal twist.
Mr. Nesbitt has been seen on The History Channel, A&E, The Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel, Unsolved Mysteries, regional television shows, and heard on Coast to Coast AM, and regional radio. In 1994, he created the commercially successful Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours®.

Born in Los Angeles, Mr. Senate grew up in Thousand Oaks. His father Leonard worked at MGM studios. He was an accomplished painter and became one of the three top painters of circus banners in the nation. He was used to paint the banners for Disney's Tobe Tyler Film. Mr. Richard Senate attended Ventura High School after the family moved to the coastal town in 1963 when Leonard retired. He attended Ventura Community College where he earned an AA degree, He went on to California State University at Long Beach where he earned an BA Degree in History. He worked as a store manager for a time. Then he attended UCSB where he studied archaeology. He went to a summer field school dig at the Old Mission San Antonio de Padua (near King City). He became the manager of the Albinger Archaeological Museum for eight years, then, the manager of the Olivas Adobe Historic Residence where he was both manager and curator. He was part of the team that developed the award winning Rancho outreach program that has, over the years won two awards. He has authored 23 published books (one a biography of mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner) and has been featured on many TV shows and documentaries. He has won awards for his many efforts, two for a documentary he made on the Olivas Adobe. He has also worked as historian for the city of Ventura, taught history for the home schools for twelve years. He was featured in the local Radio Drama productions at KVTA Radio—AM 1590. After 22 years he retired from the city of Ventura but still writes and conducts tours for the city. He resides in Ventura with his wife, Psychic Debbie, he has three children and six grandchildren. He suffered a massive heart attack in February 2016 and an operation in March at UCLA. He is recovering now and he hopes to go back to teaching and giving tours. He writes now for the San Buenaventura Post newspaper, and The Midtown Ventura News (on line publications) and the Edgar Rice Burroughs Magazine, (They are about to publish a novella Mr. Senate wrote) and Fate Magazine.

Brian Laythe, Ph. D. is an experimental psychologist who has published research in the psychology of religion and ideology, haunting experiences, and anomalous phenomena for the last 18 years. He works as a forensic psychologist, as well as being a professor of sociology and psychology. He is also the founder of the Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experience, a non-profit dedicated to training undergraduates in sound research techniques applied to anomalous studies, as well as the publication of anomalous research.

James Houran, Ph.D., is a 25+ year veteran in applied psychological research, parapsychology, and a published expert on ghosts, haunts, and poltergeists. He has authored over 150 articles, and his award-winning work has been profiled by a myriad of media outlets and programs including the Discovery Channel, A&E, BBC, National Geographic, NBC’s Today Show, the BBC, USA Today, New Scientist, and Psychology Today. He serves as adjunct faculty at the Laboratory for Statistics and Computation, ISLA – Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia (Lisbon, Portugal) and a member of the editorial boards for the Journal of the Society of Psychical Research and the Australian Journal of Parapsychology. He is also editor of the popular academic textbooks, Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2001, McFarland & Co.) and From Shaman to Scientist: Essays on Humanity’s Search for Spirits (2004, Scarecrow Press).