EP 42: Dr. Dead Serious, Kelly Curtis

EP 42: Dr. Dead Serious, Kelly Curtis

When death is your day job, what does it do to your beliefs about ghosts, the afterlife, and what comes next? In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John sit down with Dr. Dead Serious herself—parapsychological researcher and Paranormal Rescue investigator Kelly Curtis—to explore the eerie intersection of death, dying, and paranormal activity. Kelly shares insights from her groundbreaking research with hospice workers, ER nurses, first responders, and morticians who are surrounded by death every day, yet often insist they “don’t believe” in the paranormal—even as they tell jaw-dropping stories of near-death experiences, ghostly encounters, and unexplainable phenomena. From her work with Paranormal Rescue in the UK to her data-driven look at how exposure to death rewires belief in spirits and the afterlife, this conversation is a must-listen for fans of ghost stories, true paranormal investigation, and afterlife research. If you’re into haunted hospitals, real-life ghost hunters, NDEs, and the science of spirits, you won’t want to miss this episode with Dr. Dead Serious, Kelly Curtis.

Splintered Spirits Live: Cripple Creek is Haunted AF with Tiffany Fox

What does it take to build a paranormal convention from scratch in a haunted Old West gold mining town, when you've never even attended one before? That's exactly what Tiffany Fox, co-founder of Haunted AF and Are You Afraid of the Dark? Paranormal Events, decided to do when she and her team set their sights on Cripple Creek, Colorado. Gary and John sit down with Tiffany to pull back the curtain on what goes into producing a full-scale paracon: finding the venue, locking in speakers like Amy Bruni, Adam Berry, and Dustin Pari, and creating overnight ghost investigations at a 150-year-old jail in a town that practically sounds haunted. But the conversation goes much deeper than logistics. Tiffany, a Christian investigator who balances her faith with a genuine hunger for the unknown, opens up about her first paranormal experience: a spirit voice at Vermont's Wilson Castle that told her group exactly which room to visit and how that single moment turned her into a full-blown ghost hunter. The crew digs into the gear she swears by, the role group energy plays in generating activity, and whether most "demon" encounters are really just misidentified earthbound grumps. Spoiler: John has strong opinions. Let’s dive into the conversation.

Live with Tammie M Chavez from Hollyweird Paranormal

What happens when a New Orleans-born costume designer moves to Hollywood and starts seeing ghosts on every film set and haunted theater she works in? You get Tammie Merheb Chavez -- paranormal investigator, podcast host, practicing bruja, and one of the most distinctive voices in the paranormal community. Raised on a rich blend of Honduran, Lebanese, and New Orleans folklore, Tammie saw her first full-body apparition while working in a haunted theater in college, and never looked back. She went on to co-create the Hollyweird Paranormal Podcast, become a consultant for Ghost Adventures, and develop her boundary-pushing project Haunted Threads, where she builds period-accurate costumes for famous ghosts and brings their stories to life. In this episode, Tammie takes Gary and John on a wild ride through some of the most memorable investigations of her career, from nearly falling asleep in the notoriously hyped Sally House in Kansas to conducting a spirit box session partially in Spanish during a live Ghost Adventures shoot. She unpacks her deep-rooted belief system, explains how a vintage suit from a Burbank shop turned out to be very much occupied, and shares why she thinks a ghost can be everything from residual energy to a parallel dimension traveler. She also gets candid about what it is really like to be a woman of color in a field still dominated by guys in black t-shirts.  Let’s dive into the conversation with Tammie Merheb Chavez.

Ep 46: Paranormal Power Couple, Pt. 2 with Nick Groff

Nick Groff helped invent modern paranormal television, but this is the story you haven’t heard, told by the guy who shot it, cut it, and then had to walk away from it.In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John sit down with Nick to trace the wild arc from hyperactive New England horror nerd to the wedding-DJ meet‑cute that accidentally created Ghost Adventures. Nick breaks down how he actually built the original documentary: blowing his savings on cameras, piling into a tiny car with Aaron and Zak, and learning documentary storytelling on the fly while shadow figures, EVPs, and ghost-hunting-on-offense started to emerge on tape.From there, the conversation goes deep. Nick opens up about years of behind‑the‑scenes tension, the slow realization that the show he created was no longer his, and the phone calls and ultimatums that led to his quiet exit. He walks us through birthing Paranormal Lockdown and sleeping in morgue drawers until his toes went white, only to watch that series disappear in a corporate shuffle. And we end in the present: Death Walker, his upcoming feature film, and a new creative chapter built around his partnership with psychic-medium Tessa Groff and their very haunted, very busy family. If you care about ghosts, filmmaking, or what really happens when TV “bands” break up, this is Nick Groff unfiltered.

Splintered Spirits - Ghost Story Submission Live!

On May 7, 2026, Gary and John dive deep into a listener-submitted paranormal experience that starts as a ghost story and slowly unravels into something far more complicated. From terrifying childhood encounters at Gettysburg to West Virginia mine where the "re-enactors" turned out to be something no one can explain,  this episode has it all. You'll understand when you hear it. But the real twist? The deeper Gary reads, the more a dark picture emerges about the submitter’s Dad's "antique collection”: a sea container full of history's most questionable artifacts, including a Nazi shower valve purchased from a pop-up shop. Was the father’s disturbing fascination with horrific history bringing something evil into the house?  Gary and John debate whether the hauntings were paranormal, hereditary, or just a really uncomfortable family secret that needed to be said out loud.  Let's jump into the conversation…