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'Paranormal State' Lecture Fitting for Halloween

A&E's John E.L. Tenney shared tales of mysterious marvels at Canton Library.

Just in time for Halloween, John E.L. Tenney of A&E's Paranormal State visited to speak of ghost sightings, spirits of the dead and plenty more paranormal phenomena.

'Paranormal State' is a TV series that centers on unexplainable strange and mysterious happenings, including diabolical encounters, sixth-sense observations, dead spirits and messages of the obscure.

"If someone makes a breakthrough in our field, it will change human history," said Tenney, lecturer of the evening.

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Tenney exposed the inner workings of the A&E television series and his real-life experiences as a paranormal researcher. "For the most part, it is beautifully weird — strange and awesome."  

While Tenney didn't offer definitive opinions on all paranormal topics, he was very specific about the use of photographically while researching the spirit world.

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"If any person shows you a ghost photograph, they are lying or they don't know what they are talking about," he said. "This makes me very unpopular amongst paranormals."

Tenney's talk elicited a mixture of both welcoming and dismissive reviews from some members of an audience of about 40 people.

David Oretga of Westland said, "There was no shocking insight given here tonight. I wish he would have given more input on what's he believes is real and what's fake."

Another attendee, Cheryl Smith, seemed disappointed.

"The program was supposed to be about haunted history in Michigan but it wasn't about that at all, which I found to be misleading," she said.

Terry Wells of Canton was more enthusiastic.

"I was starting to believe that he was making a mockery out of it but he finished very strong and yeah, sure, I'd come listen to him speak again," Wells said.

"It was very interesting," said Marcia Barker, Canton Public Library's program specialist. "He always does a great job." 

"We had a good time," said Mallory Thompson. "He had some really interesting stories so we'll call it a Halloween treat, not a trick."

To learn more about John E.L. Tenney, visit www.weirdlectures.com.

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