Haunted Collector
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Haunted Collector is an American television reality series which airs weekly on the Syfy
cable television channel. The series features a team of paranormal
investigators led by famed demonologist, John Zaffis
, who investigate alleged haunted locations with the hopes of identifying and removing any on-site artifacts or trigger objects that may be the source of the supposed paranormal or poltergeist activity.
An artifact itself may either be of a paranormal nature such as a religious object once used in occult
rituals or a non-paranormal nature such as an antique innocently purchased at an estate sale. Once an artifact is deemed to be a possible source of paranormal activity, it is removed from the premises in hopes that the activity in the location being investigated will largely subside or cease altogether; the artifact is then either housed in John Zaffis' paranormal museum along with other purportedly haunted objects or disposed of in an appropriate manner such as burying the item underground or casting it in a deep body of water such as a lake or large river.
Syfy
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cable television channel. The series features a team of paranormal
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
investigators led by famed demonologist, John Zaffis
John Zaffis
John Zaffis is a paranormal researcher born and based in Connecticut, United States. He runs the Paranormal and Demonology Research Society of New England, which he founded in 1998.-Personal life:...
, who investigate alleged haunted locations with the hopes of identifying and removing any on-site artifacts or trigger objects that may be the source of the supposed paranormal or poltergeist activity.
An artifact itself may either be of a paranormal nature such as a religious object once used in occult
Occult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
rituals or a non-paranormal nature such as an antique innocently purchased at an estate sale. Once an artifact is deemed to be a possible source of paranormal activity, it is removed from the premises in hopes that the activity in the location being investigated will largely subside or cease altogether; the artifact is then either housed in John Zaffis' paranormal museum along with other purportedly haunted objects or disposed of in an appropriate manner such as burying the item underground or casting it in a deep body of water such as a lake or large river.
Cast and crew
- John Zaffis: team leader, owner of Zaffis Paranormal Museum located in Stratford, ConnecticutStratford, ConnecticutStratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It was founded by Puritans in 1639....
- Chris Zaffis: paranormal investigator
- Aimee Zaffis: historical researcher
- Brian Cano: equipment technician
- Beth Ezzo: lead investigator/sensitive
Investigation procedure
- Client tour: John and Aimee walk-through with the client through their home finding possible haunted items.
- Phase 1 - daytime sweep: Brian and Chris sets up the equipment and goes through home doing EMFElectromagnetic fieldAn electromagnetic field is a physical field produced by moving electrically charged objects. It affects the behavior of charged objects in the vicinity of the field. The electromagnetic field extends indefinitely throughout space and describes the electromagnetic interaction...
sweeps. - Historical research: Aimee goes to the local library to dig up any historical information on the location.
- Phase 2 - nighttime investigation: The whole team (minus Aimee) investigates entire location at night using night visionNight visionNight vision is the ability to see in low light conditions. Whether by biological or technological means, night vision is made possible by a combination of two approaches: sufficient spectral range, and sufficient intensity range...
. - Item research: John brings the item he believes is haunted to an expert depending on what type of item it is and finds out more information about it.
- Final client meeting: John and Beth tell the client about the findings on their investigation and asks if they would like the haunted item removed.
- Placing haunted item in paranormal museum: John removes the haunted item and stores it in his "paranormal museum" in the basement of his house.
- Client follow-up (not aired): A voice-over of John tells the viewers about how the client is doing without the haunted item in their possession after a few weeks or months.
Series overview
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Season 1
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Season 2
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See also
- Ghost huntingGhost huntingGhost Hunting is the process of investigating locations that are reported to be haunted by ghosts.Typically, a ghost hunting team will attempt to collect evidence claimed to be supportive of paranormal activity...
- List of reportedly haunted locations in the world
- List of reportedly haunted locations in the United States
- Paranormal televisionParanormal televisionParanormal television is a genre of popular reality television programming. Its scope comprises purportedly factual investigations of paranormal phenomena, rather than fictional representations found in such shows as The Ghosts of Motley Hall and Ghostbusters, or cartoon/children's series such as...