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Paranormal State: Season 4: Episode 10 -- A rural Georgia family has been sleeping together on the living room floor after spotting several apparitions of young girls, and a non-human entity. PRS' investigation uncovers a family secret that may help explain the activity.
Paranormal State: Season 4: Episode 9 -- PRS investigates an Alabama home where clients, Georgiana and her two daughters, are so terrified, they moved out after only 18 months. They have seen shadow figures, been touched and have a recorded EVP stating, "Look at me, get out of here."
Paranormal State: Season 4: Episode 8 -- Ryan leads his team to one of the most haunted places in the US to confront their fears and solve a paranormal mystery. Aside from the alleged spirits of dead prisoners, something even darker may be lurking inside West Virginia State Penitentiary.
Paranormal State: Season 4: Episode 4 -- Bruce and Danielle are terrified by an EVP recorded in their Indiana home stating "Kill them." Even more chilling, their toddler son survived a fall out of a window only to tell his parents, "Boy pushed me."
Paranormal State -- In this deleted scene, Ryan investigates the window from which Gavin was believed to have been pushed.

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It's not your imagination.
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Story follows members of the famous Penn State Paranormal Research Society as they investigate strange and unusual phenomena across the country. Story also features their hectic lives as college students and faculty.
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Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 6 of 34)
Ryan Buell ... Himself - PRS Director / ... (84 episodes, 2007-2011)

Chip Coffey ... Himself / ... (43 episodes, 2007-2011)
Heather Taddy ... Herself - Team Documentarian / ... (43 episodes, 2007-2011)
Eilfie Music ... Herself - Occult Specialist / ... (36 episodes, 2007-2010)
Katrina Weidman ... Herself - Trainee / ... (35 episodes, 2007-2011)
Sergey Poberezhny ... Himself - Tech Specialist / ... (35 episodes, 2007-2010)
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Series Directed by
Benjamin Wolf (49 episodes, 2007-2010)
Chad Calek (35 episodes, 2007-2011)
Bradley Beesley (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
George Plamondon (21 episodes, 2007-2008)
Norm Green (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
 
Series Writing credits
Gary Auerbach (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Julie Auerbach (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Betsy Schechter (33 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Produced by
Justin Bogardus .... producer / senior producer (52 episodes, 2007-2010)
Sumithrin David .... producer / supervising producer / ... (50 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jake Laufer .... supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (50 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel McKenna .... associate producer / field producer (50 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rick Sasson .... co-executive producer / executive producer (49 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ryan Buell .... consulting producer / co-executive producer (46 episodes, 2007-2011)
Wendi E. Friedman .... line producer (44 episodes, 2007-2010)
Gary Auerbach .... executive producer (43 episodes, 2007-2010)
Patrick DeLuca .... supervising producer / supervising story producer (43 episodes, 2007-2010)
Autumn Humphreys .... producer / supervising producer (43 episodes, 2007-2010)
Betsy Schechter .... executive producer (43 episodes, 2007-2010)
Brian Meere .... co-executive producer / field producer (41 episodes, 2007-2010)
Elina Miller .... associate producer / executive producer: A&E Network / ... (41 episodes, 2007-2010)
Katie Petrachonis .... story producer / associate producer (41 episodes, 2007-2010)
Nancy Swartz .... story producer / supervising producer (41 episodes, 2007-2010)
Libby Niles .... story producer (37 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jennifer Wagman .... supervising producer / producer (36 episodes, 2007-2010)
Stacie Nice .... producer / field producer (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alan LaGarde .... co-executive producer / executive producer (35 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alexandria Scott .... associate producer / executive producer: A&E / ... (34 episodes, 2007-2010)
Lang Yee .... line producer / executive producer: A&E / ... (33 episodes, 2007-2009)
Julie Auerbach .... executive producer (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Drew Brown .... co-executive producer (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Elaine Frontain Bryant .... executive producer: A&E / executive producer (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Chaffin .... story producer / producer (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Neil A. Cohen .... executive producer: A&E / executive producer (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Stephanie Dervan .... producer (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tina Gazzerro .... co-executive producer (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Miller .... co-executive producer (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert Sharenow .... executive producer: A&E / executive producer (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nancy Dubuc .... executive producer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tim Eagan .... co-executive producer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Eric Leven .... story producer / producer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Lopez .... line producer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christine Lee Mahin .... associate producer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Trey Nelson .... producer / field producer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jackie Rappaport .... field producer / associate producer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alex Rogers .... associate producer / field producer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael A. Rosen .... field producer / co-executive producer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
George Plamondon .... executive producer / field producer (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jen Gsell .... field producer (27 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher Bozak .... field producer (24 episodes, 2007-2008)
Coalin Smith .... associate producer / assistant producer / ... (13 episodes, 2010-2011)
Mark Scheibal .... co-executive producer (12 episodes, 2010-2011)
Ellen Lowrey .... field producer (7 episodes, 2010-2011)
Justin Herman .... associate producer (2 episodes, 2010)

Daniel Powless .... line producer (unknown episodes, 2007)
 
Series Original Music by
John Massari (24 episodes, 2007-2008)
 
Series Cinematography by
Benjamin Wolf (38 episodes, 2007-2010)
Brian Antonson (38 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel Carp (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert Jakubik (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mark Petersen (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alan Pierce (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ricardo Sarmiento (22 episodes, 2007-2008)

Matthew Woolf (unknown episodes)
 
Series Film Editing by
Jonathan 'Shaw' Grandi (61 episodes, 2007-2011)
Yvette Mangassarian (59 episodes, 2007-2010)
Jesse Friedman (58 episodes, 2007-2010)
Neil Fernandez (34 episodes, 2007-2010)
Jocelyn Rose Tarquini (34 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jack Farrell (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
David Nippert (30 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alistair Knapp (27 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dave Parker (24 episodes, 2007-2008)
Morris Kirk (23 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sunny Bresin (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sandra Montiel (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kirk Morris (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Renaldo Romero (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
José Pulido (21 episodes, 2007-2008)
Katie Covell (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lou Angelo (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dave Cannon (6 episodes, 2010)
 
Series Production Management
Frank Pavich .... production manager (48 episodes, 2007-2010)
Stephen Curry .... production manager (33 episodes, 2007-2009)
Emily Taggart .... post-production supervisor (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lisa Dyer .... production manager (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Steve Pesce .... post-production supervisor (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dennis Principe Jr. .... post-production supervisor (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lang Yee .... production manager (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Farzin Toussi .... executive in charge of production (27 episodes, 2007-2008)

Leigh Broadbent .... production manager (unknown episodes)
Tommy Coriale .... production manager (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Shah Asad .... sound mixer / recordist (41 episodes, 2007-2010)
Gerry Lano .... second sound mixer / sound mixer (38 episodes, 2007-2009)
Brandon Cruz .... sound (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ramsay Davila .... sound (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brittany DeMauro .... sound (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Andy Dresher .... sound (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Shah Martinez .... sound (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sean O'Brien .... sound re-recording mixer (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Josh Pitt .... recordist / sound recordist (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gregory Clark .... sound / sound re-recording mixer (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rich Velazquez .... sound / sound recordist (29 episodes, 2007-2008)
Phil Lynch .... sound editor / second sound mixer (28 episodes, 2007-2008)
Richard Velazquez .... sound (27 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nicholas Torres .... sound editor / sound (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Vowles .... sound re-recording mixer (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Vance Walden .... sound re-recording mixer (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Julian 'Champ' Williams .... audio two / sound (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Charles Dayton .... sound mixer (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Damon Cook .... audio supervisor (7 episodes, 2010)

Sam Londe .... sound supervisor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Alena Cochran .... visual effects artist (13 episodes, 2010-2011)
Desiree Lunsford .... visual effects supervisor (9 episodes, 2010)
Daniel Scruggs .... visual effects supervisor (9 episodes, 2010)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
David Cavallo .... first assistant camera / camera operator / camera operator / ... (61 episodes, 2007-2010)
Gerry Lano .... utility camera / first assistant camera / camera operator / ... (53 episodes, 2007-2010)
Michael Krumholz .... grip (50 episodes, 2007-2010)
Trevor Velin .... camera operator (44 episodes, 2007-2009)
Malcolm Serrette .... first assistant camera / camera operator / first assistant camera (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
Brian Antonson .... camera operator (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Justin Abbate .... assistant camera (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Paul Birman .... grip (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Daniel Carp .... camera operator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Joel Craig .... camera operator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jason LaManna .... assistant camera (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mark Petersen .... camera operator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alan Pierce .... camera operator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ricardo Sarmiento .... camera operator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Zohra Zaka .... camera operator (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Julian 'Champ' Williams .... second assistant camera (29 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gabe Turiello Jr. .... grip (12 episodes, 2010-2011)
Garrick Cisneros .... grip (2 episodes, 2010)
Michael Yannetelli .... assistant camera (2 episodes, 2010)

Jason Auerbach .... cinematographer: additional footage (unknown episodes)
 
Series Editorial Department
Shane Lefler .... colorist / on-line editor / ... (73 episodes, 2007-2011)
Ezra Paek .... assistant editor / lead editor / ... (63 episodes, 2007-2010)
Melissa Cochran .... first assistant editor / assistant editor (59 episodes, 2007-2010)
Ali Solaymanieh .... lead assistant editor / assistant editor (48 episodes, 2007-2010)
Will Vano .... post-production assistant / post coordinator / ... (45 episodes, 2007-2009)
Christopher Schmitt .... lead editor / assistant editor (40 episodes, 2007-2010)
Amy Poitinger .... post coordinator / post-production coordinator (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
Yvette Mangassarian .... senior editor / lead editor (35 episodes, 2007-2009)
Thomas O'Brien .... post-production coordinator (34 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jason Auerbach .... lead assistant editor / assistant editor (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dan Cerny .... assistant editor (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Duchscher .... on-line editor / lead editor (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Neil Fernandez .... assistant editor / additional editor / ... (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jesse Friedman .... lead editor (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Morey .... on-line assistant editor / on-line editor (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Austin Michael Scott .... assistant editor / lead editor (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Laura Shady .... assistant editor / lead assistant editor / ... (32 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tom Brash .... assistant editor (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jonathan 'Shaw' Grandi .... assistant editor / lead assistant editor / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Andy Kahn .... assistant editor / on-line assistant editor / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alistair Knapp .... lead editor (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tony Laudati .... lead assistant editor / assistant editor (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Benjamin Lindemuth-McRobie .... assistant editor / lead assistant editor / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Katrina Marcinowski .... assistant editor / lead editor / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jon Maxwell .... lead editor / post-production coordinator / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael Newcomer .... post coordinator / on-line editor / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nathan Pinsoneault .... post-production assistant / lead assistant editor / ... (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Curt Sackett .... post-production coordinator / lead assistant editor / ... (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Stephen Snowden .... lead editor / post-production assistant / ... (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jocelyn Rose Tarquini .... additional editing (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Charles Zinn .... assistant editor / editing assistant / ... (27 episodes, 2007-2008)
Peter Fitzer .... assistant editor / additional editor / ... (15 episodes, 2009-2011)
Elizabeth Krasick .... assistant editor (15 episodes, 2010-2011)
Benjamin Preston .... assistant editor (9 episodes, 2010-2011)
J.D. Richardson .... apprentice assistant editor (6 episodes, 2009)

Ryan Waara .... post-production intern (unknown episodes)
 
Series Music Department
Devin Powers .... composer: additional music / composer: stock music (79 episodes, 2007-2011)
Jon Ernst .... composer: theme music / composer: additional music / ... (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Andrew Payne .... composer: original music / composer: theme music (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jaime Paxton Morey .... musician (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
 
Series Other crew
Shelby Michlin .... assistant / assistant story editor / ... (47 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jesse Mang .... assistant / production coordinator (45 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alexandra Hartley-Leonard .... executive assistant (41 episodes, 2007-2010)
Alexandra Palmieri .... production coordinator (41 episodes, 2007-2010)
Christopher Lloyd Robert Baker .... executive assistant / assistant (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Farrell .... legal counsel (33 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dorit Avganim .... production coordinator / story assistant (32 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dominique Biancosino .... production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Leigh Broadbent .... production coordinator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Stephen Curry .... production coordinator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michelle Dennis .... lead logger (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Thierno Diallo .... lead logger (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christine Dotson .... production staff (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Marietta Durst .... production accountant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Oliver Eclarinal .... assistant to post-production coordinator / assistant / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Justin Ervin .... assistant / set production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Peter Fitzer .... production staff (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rachel Gar-El .... set production assistant / production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Laura Kibler .... coordinator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael King .... coordinator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael Krumholz .... set production assistant / production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jason LaManna .... production staff (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gerry Lano .... assistant / set production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Raquel Loiozo .... production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brendan Maghran .... production staff (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mark Meloccaro .... rights and clearances (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Elina Miller .... set production assistant / production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lauren Moore .... executive assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sean Murphy .... logger (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sean Nichols .... production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brooke Pasternack .... production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Katie Petrachonis .... executive assistant / assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gerrick Ross .... production assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Carlos Saqiid .... logger (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dina Saunders .... production accountant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brett W. Slakoff .... production coordinator: office / production coordinator (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brett Slokoff .... production assistant / production staff (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Scottie Leah Smyres .... office manager / manager (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jack Wang .... production accountant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nick Windlee .... production accountant / legal counsel (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dan Zarenkiewicz .... assistant production coordinator / associate production accountant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Justin Abbate .... production staff (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Miranda Acevedo .... assistant (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert DeBitetto .... executive (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Stacie Livingston .... assistant (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christine Lee Mahin .... assistant (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Curt Sackett .... assistant (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alexandra Saltiel .... assistant (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Grey S. Wears .... logger (30 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jennifer Gjulameti .... story production assistant / production assistant (27 episodes, 2007-2008)
Amy Poitinger .... editorial assistant (27 episodes, 2007-2008)
Aisha Reyes .... story assistant (27 episodes, 2007-2008)
Meg Hoffman .... assistant / production accountant (24 episodes, 2007-2008)
Melissa Fuller .... office production assistant (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jaime Paxton Morey .... developed by / developer (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Andrew S. Kahn .... production assistant (15 episodes, 2009)
Greg Keras .... field coordinator (12 episodes, 2010-2011)
Matthew Bernabei .... production assistant (10 episodes, 2009-2010)
Sara Schweizer .... production coordinator (7 episodes, 2010)
Will Vano .... production assistant (2 episodes, 2009)

Joel Craig .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Darin J. Patterson .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
 

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Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Singapore:PG13 (season 2) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 3) (season 5) | Netherlands:12

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46 out of 92 people found the following review useful.
The Worst of the Ghost Hunting Shows, 31 December 2007
Author: jaxon9 from Albuquerque, NM USA

I initially tuned in to Paranormal State because I (more or less) find the paranormal search genre to be interesting TV, if nothing else.

I really enjoy Ghost Hunters because well over half of their investigations result in total debunking, and find Most Haunted to be hilarious with its use of mediums and frumpy British women with Paris Hilton day-glo eyes fainting from fear/demonic presences all shot in lovely night-vision green.

Paranormal State has none of this appeal. It feels like it was cobbled together from "leads" that Ghost Hunters rejected. The episodes ranged from trailer trash families and single mothers with emo adolescents sitting around and scaring themselves, to an "interview" with a 5 year old about the monster who lives in his room (the monster goes RAWRRR, we are told). All of these people calling upon a college club to solve their problems. The whole show is about Ryan and his partner, his enormous ego. He leads his troupe of doe-eyed coeds around, except when a case is deemed "too extreme" and orders them to remain at the hotel HAHAHA. Better leave it to the pros, ie himself.

The unwitting comedy of this show is all in how gullible the participants are. Ryan spins his tales of being hunted, followed, etc by a demon that he first encountered when the Catholic Church recruited him to assist on a case. Sorry, but the Catholic Church has people who can do that, they don't need the day-shift manager at Quiznos to chip in his 2 cents.

This show is awful, shame on A&E for bankrolling this silliness, trying to follow in the footsteps of some much better paranormal-themed shows. It's almost unintentionally funny, except that Ryan is so arrogant and devoid of charisma that watching the show long enough to mock it isn't worth the trouble.

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