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Parapsychologist and Clinical Therapist Brandon Massullo returns to discuss three different scientific papers he has co-authored involving the research and study of \u201chaunted houses\u201d and paranormal tourism. Plus his view on environmental influences of paranormal experiences vs. the interaction of the person experiencing it. And there\u2019s big news about a paranormal experience Brandon recently had himself! Visit BigSeance.com/206 for more info.

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In this episode:

Episode Teaser :00

Intro :50

Brandon Massullo\u2019s Bio 1:31

Patrick and Brandon reminisce about the Haunted America Conference a few years back. 3:41

Brandon has co-authored three academic papers in recent years. These include Things That Go Bump in the Literature: An Environmental Appraisal of \u201cHaunted Houses\u201d, Environmental "Gestalt Influences" Pertinent to Studies of Haunted Houses, and Understanding Consumer Enchantment via Paranormal Tourism: Part I\u2014Conceptual Review. 6:27

Environmental variables and cues. Going over the last 20 years of research into \u201chaunted houses.\u201d 8:43

Is the environment what\u2019s causing people to have ghostly experiences? 11:47

\u201cIt\u2019s not just environmental. It\u2019s actually a mixture of things. It\u2019s a mixture of environmental. It\u2019s a mixture of perceptual, cultural beliefs, psychological or emotional states. It\u2019s sort of a mixture of all these different things going on.\u201d 13:25

It\u2019s about people and their surroundings. 16:00

\u201c\u2026we took away the emotional or the unique personal experience and we made it more about finding something in the environment. But I think it\u2019s an interaction. It\u2019s the right person in the right environment or the right moment. This person is part of the experience. If we ignore that person, we\u2019re ignoring fifty percent of this paranormal, or ghostly apparition, or haunt-type phenomenon that occurred.\u201d 19:45

What is \u201cgestalt\u201d? 25:55

Cues, creepy dolls, and paranormal tourism. 27:34

Enchantment and paranormal tourism. 29:36

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Very soon Patrick gets to visit Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky. What do you do when you walk into a haunted location? How do you approach it? 35:13

What is my motivation? What do I want to get out of this? 38:10

Four years ago Brandon told Patrick that he has never had a paranormal experience. BREAKING NEWS! This is no longer true! Brandon breaks it down. 41:37

Patrick tells the story of the night the Other Side reached out in an obvious way, but he ignored it! Why? 45:25

Ghostbusters and the library ghost. \u201cBecause if I accept that as something, my world changes.\u201d 47:07

Brandon recounts this haunting experience in an upcoming book, Haunted Medina County Ohio. 49:25

Brandon\u2019s proton pack is his most treasured possession. 50:33

Final thoughts from Brandon. 54:00

A special THANK YOU to\xa0Patreon supporters\xa0at the Super Paranerd and\xa0Parlor Guest level! 55:43

Outro 57:50

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For more on Brandon Massullo:\xa0

Brandon's previous appearance on the Big Seance Podcast (Episode 113)

HauntedTheories.com

Brandon's book,\xa0The Ghost Studies\xa0on Amazon

Twitter:\xa0@HauntedTheories

Facebook:\xa0Haunted Theories

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