Alexandra Tomaszewski
A&E REPORTER

Director of A&E’s Paranormal State, Ryan Buell, is coming to Humber on Monday to talk to students about his extra-terrestrial experiences.
Executive producer Betsy Schechter said, “I’ve been travelling with Paranormal State for about three years now and I think the show touches everyone because everyone has a story of their own, whether it be college students, housewives, or working people.”

(Courtesy) Paranormal State director Ryan Buell talks at Humber Monday.

The event will take place in the North Campus cafeteria at 3 p.m.
Schechter created the show with Buell, which chronicles the members of the Pennsylvania-based Paranormal Research Society — first formed by a 19-year-old Buell and peers at Pennsylvania State University.
“It’s impressive that a group of college kids put the PRS together,” said Schechter.
The PRS team travels across North America seeking the truth behind such mysteries as bumps in the night, and demonic possession.
Schechter said the show is a hit with post-secondary audiences and that a lot of college students write in about their own experiences.
“We love doing the show, the authenticity of discovering new things,” she said.
First-year media foundations student Stephanie Redmond, 18, is a fan and says she hopes to see the same sort of things she sees on the show during Buell’s visit.
“The show is interesting because it’s scary and seems more realistic than other shows about ghosts,” she said.
Whether the paranormal activity experienced on location is real, is up for debate.
“It’s a little more realistic than some of the other shows because they’re not chasing ghosts with sheets over their head running around, its more of a spiritual thing, they use mediums,” said HSF programming director Aaron Miller.
Miller said Paranormal State doesn’t have many shows in Toronto.
“As far as I know this is the only one. We want students to be able to come out, be able to ask some questions, and maybe get a picture taken.”