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.

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…

A world‑renowned psychic medium, a paranormal TV icon, and two hosts who can turn 9/11 stories into dark comedy (too soon?), this episode has it all. Drawing from an intense near‑death experience at age four and a background in education and clinical mental health, Tessa Groff walks Gary and John through the evolution of her abilities, from seeing spirits at her bedside to leaving “normal” jobs behind to work full‑time with the dead. She opens up about using remote viewing to assist law enforcement on missing‑persons cases and homicides, the emotional weight of working with grieving families, and why she still chooses to say “yes” to the hardest cases.

Tessa also pulls back the curtain on sold‑out casino and theater shows, including the now‑infamous “Titanic‑style naked grandma” reading, and explains what it’s really like to investigate haunted locations and develop new TV series alongside her husband, Nick Groff. Between the jokes, the mob‑tinted Niagara Falls stories, and some raw conversations about what “the other side” might actually be, this is Splintered Spirits at its funniest, most vulnerable, and most mind‑bending.

News 12 anchor Kristie Reeter is back on Splintered Spirits, and this time she survived Season 2 of Haunted Tri-State with two rosaries, a night in the Shanley Hotel's men's quarters, and a few experiences she still can't explain. We dig into all four new episodes, covering the Shanley Hotel in Napanoch NY, Kingsland Manor in Nutley NJ, a Prohibition-era speakeasy in lower Manhattan, and a haunted library in Middletown CT.

Kristie breaks down the moments that shook her most, including a portrait that moved on its own, a thermal gun that couldn't explain what it was reading, and a crew member's deeply personal connection during a late-night investigation. We also get into the skeptics featured in the show, what it's like to sit across from someone trying to debunk everything you just experienced, and whether any evidence was good enough to give even the biggest doubters pause.

Plus, Gary reveals he bailed on the Shanley after a couple of hours, John drops his theory on what that "family member" voice might actually have been, and we all agree someone needs to find a haunted Four Seasons. Season 3 is already in the works, and you won't want to miss what Kristie is lobbying for next.

Gary Galka is the engineer and inventor behind the Mel Meter, the PSB7 spirit box, and the REM Pod, devices that define modern paranormal investigation. His journey into the unknown began after the tragic loss of his 17-year-old daughter Melissa in 2004. What started as a father's grief became a decades-long mission to use real science to bridge the gap between the living and the dead.

In this episode, Gary walks us through the invention and evolution of the tools that ghost hunters, paranormal investigators, and researchers use worldwide. He also shares the deeply personal ITC research he has never sold or published, including full conversations with Melissa that he has verified against live radio broadcasts in real time. It will change how you think about spirit communication.

Gary also shares what he believes spirits actually are, informed by his own out-of-body experiences, astral travel, and years of instrumental transcommunication research. His answer is fascinating. Whether you are a seasoned investigator or just starting to explore the paranormal, this conversation goes straight to the heart of the question Splintered Spirits was built to answer: What are spirits?

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John Santa from Santa Paranormal explore the latest in paranormal news, ghost hunting, UFO theories, cryptid sightings, haunted locations, and spirit communication. From strange deaths and conspiracy chatter to Bigfoot, Dogman, and Loch Ness Monster speculation, the conversation moves through the biggest supernatural topics shaping the paranormal community right now.

We also dig into paranormal investigation tools, spirit boxes, haunted dolls, live ghost hunts, and the ongoing search for patterns in supernatural activity. Along the way, we talk about evidence, belief, energy, hauntings, and what it means to investigate the unknown in real time, blending humor, skepticism, and curiosity in a wide-ranging conversation for anyone fascinated by ghosts, the occult, and unexplained phenomena.

Gary and John are back for a live episode packed with paranormal news, show updates, and big conversations about where Splintered Spirits is headed. No guest this week, but that just means more time to dig into the stuff they love most, including a recap of their wild Ghostfire ITC session at the Shanley Hotel, a look at their recent episode with adult film star Aubrey Black and why sexual energy is actually a legitimate paranormal topic, and some genuinely exciting news about the show hitting the Apple Podcast charts in multiple countries.

The guys also get into cryptids, aliens, haunted dolls, and why John is convinced aquatic apes are more believable than the Little Mermaid. Plus, learn how Splintered Spirits is about to become part of a real peer-reviewed parapsychology study, because apparently they are scientists now. Come for the paranormal news, stay for the chaos.

This week on Splintered Spirits, we’re stepping into the space where desire, death, and consciousness collide. Our guest is Aubrey Black, an internationally recognised adult film star, creative producer, and visual artist with a multi‑decade career spanning photography, media, fashion design, health, and fitness, who also comes from a New Zealand family where intuitive and spiritual gifts are part of everyday life.

Behind the public persona, Aubrey is an ancestral researcher, and a lifelong intuitive who once tried to shut her abilities down out of fear before eventually choosing to explore them in a grounded, investigative way. In this episode, she shares stories of entities slipping under the covers, hotel spirits obsessed with her intimate life, and how sexual energy might fuel or shape paranormal phenomena, raising big questions about consent, voyeuristic hauntings, and what our desires look like on the other side.

Content note: this episode includes frank but non‑explicit discussion of sex, adult film work, and some very cheeky spirits, so if you’re listening with kids, at work, or next to a prudish ghost, consider headphones.