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October 18, 2008. New England's premier paranormal conference: This year's Monster Mash was a triumph of strong presentations by renowned paranormal experts, lively, interesting discussions, and a lot of hob knobbing. Often referred to as One Big Family because of the cooperative nature of paranormal groups, attendees represented groups from all over New England. Discussions covered a wide range of topics about unexplained phenomena: Mothman. Weird Massachusetts. Haunted Baseball. Phantom Hitchhikers. The Loch Ness Monster's 75th Anniversary. The Bridgewater Triangle. And Bigfoot in England!

SPEAKERS

John Horrigan, professional speaker and announcer, was the host of conference. He can be reached on his Web Site: www.johnhorrigan.com/lecturesaudio.html

Loren Coleman is one of the world's leading cryptozoologists. An honorary member of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, and several other international organizations, he is also a Life Member of the International Society of Cryptozoology. Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursue of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969. (Information courtesy of Loren's Web Site: www.lorencoleman.com)

Nick Redfern

Nick Redfern. Nick was born in Great Britain and now resides in the United States. He has appeared on more than 60 TV shows to promote his numerous books (including the Sci-Fi Channel). He has traveled to Puerto Rico to search for the legendary Chupacabra and he has appeared on MSNBC with Keith Olbermann. He has lectured at a variety of conferences, including the Laughlin UFO Congress (in 1998 and 2001); the Mutual UFO Network Conference in 2004; the Aztec UFO Conference in 2003; the Texas Bigfoot Research Conference in 2004; at numerous events for the British-based UFO Magazine between 1997 and 2000 (now closed); and at the UFO Crash Retrieval Conference in Las Vegas (in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006). His many book titles include Three Men Seeking Monsters, Memoirs of a Monster Hunter, and his newest title There's Something In The Woods. As it has always been traditional for the Mass Monster Mash to have a bigfoot element (Stan Gordon in 2006 and Don Keating in 2007), Nick's lecture at the Mass Monster Mash will be entitled "Man Monkey: In Search of the British Bigfoot". courtesy of: http://www.massmonstermash.org/details08.html

Jeff Belanger and Scott from Para-Boston

Chris Balzano and Bree of Para-Boston

Christopher Balzano, one of the leading ghost hunters in the country, is the director of Crossroads Writing and Media Group. He has worked as a librarian, teacher and freelance writer. His writing has appeared in print and online sources for the past five years. He has contributed to half a dozen nonfiction books. He currently has four nonfiction titles on the shelves and is widely considered one of the leading authorities on folklore and urban legends. He is currently the news director of an Internet site that receives a quarter of a million hits a day. He resides in Southwest Florida.

Jeff Belanger

Jeff Belanger leads a very haunted life. He’s been fascinated with the supernatural since age ten when he investigated his first haunted house during a sleepover. He is now a writer and journalist for various newspapers and magazines, and in 1999 he launched Ghostvillage.com as a repository for his writings and research on the subject of the supernatural. The site has since grown to become the largest paranormal community on the Web, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors per year. Over the years, Jeff has interviewed hundreds of people about their experiences with the profound. His objective approach to the subject makes the supernatural accessible to a wide audience. He brings personality and humor to this subject which makes him one of the most sought-after experts in the field. He's written for many paranormal Web sites and print publications and is the author of several books. He can be reached on his Web Site: http://www.jeffbelanger.com/

Matt Moniz

The enigmatic Matt Moniz is a chemist by day, and paranormal researcher (and sometime-sound guy) by night. He has almost 20 years experience investigating the unknown, and there’s little he hasn’t encountered in that time. Matt has been published in books like “Left at East Gate” by Larry Warren and Peter Robbins, “Witness” by Budd Hopkins, and “Glimpses” by Linda Moulton Howe. In his capacity as Science Advisor, he introduces intriguing evidence of the existence of the paranormal, while ensuring that Tim and Matt continue to seek answers yet never stop asking questions. Matt can be reached at his Web Site: www.spookysouthcoast.com/about.htm

Matt Moniz and Keith from Para-Boston

CBS Radio with Jordan Rich

Sal, Scott, Jordan Rich, and Mike Baker

Jordan hosts the late night weekend talks shows every Saturday and Sunday from midnight to five a.m. and Sunday evenings from 10 p.m. to midnight. The program features an eclectic mix of authors, actors, athletes, musicians and interesting personalities along with lots of "open line" conversations with listeners from all over the country and Canada.