John Zaffis, Godfather of the Paranormal to present at Herkimer College

Herkimer College will host a presentation by John Zaffis, godfather of the paranormal, on Wednesday, October 28 at 9:00 pm in the Robert McLaughlin College Center, room 288. The event is free and open to the public.

John Zaffis has over 40 years of experience studying and investigating the paranormal. He has worked for and with his aunt and uncle, Ed and Lorraine Warren looking for ghosts and hauntings and studying demonology. Zaffis’ research has taken him throughout the United States, Canada, England and Scotland covering several thousands of cases. Through hands on investigating with other investigators and clergy, he has obtained a great deal of knowledge and understanding of the paranormal and is considered one of the foremost authorities in the field today.

Zaffis has been featured in the Discovery Channel's documentaries A Haunting in Connecticut and Little Lost Souls. He has appeared on Unsolved Mysteries, Fox News Live, and many other print and news media events and has hosted a show on SyFy, Haunted Collector, and became a producer for the last season of the show. He has also appeared on Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.

Zaffis appears in Graveyards and In A Dark Place, both books written by Ed and Lorraine Warren. Zaffis’ first book, Shadows of the Dark, co-written with Brian McIntyre, was released in September 2004. He is working on multiple follow-up books currently, and is lecturing all over the United States at colleges and universities.