DuBOIS, Pa. — The Penn State DuBois Office of Student Engagement will welcome students and members of the public to Hiller Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 17, when paranormal investigator John Zaffis visits campus.

The show, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m.

Zaffis has more than 40 years of experience studying and investigating the paranormal. His research has taken him throughout the United States, Canada, England and Scotland covering thousands of cases. Through hands-on investigating with other investigators and clergy, he has obtained a great deal of knowledge and understanding of the paranormal and is considered one of the foremost authorities in the field today.

Zaffis has been featured in the SyFy television series "Haunted Collector" and the Discovery Channel documentaries "A Haunting in Connecticut" and "Little Lost Souls." He also appeared on such television shows "Unsolved Mysteries," "Ghost Hunters," and "Ghost Adventures," among other appearances in print and news media.

Over the years, Zaffis has collected many hundreds of possessed items either given to or sent to him by people wishing to be rid of them. The John Zaffis Paranormal Museum opened in 2004 to display these items and continues to be open today. He wrote and starred in the documentary film "Museum of the Paranormal," released in 2010, which gives the viewer a tour of his museum and the stories behind some of the objects. He had the starring role in the television series "Haunted Collector," which ran on SyFy from 2011 through 2013.

The program is presented by the Penn State DuBois Office of Student Engagement as part of the Diversity, Arts, and Lecture Series. For more information, contact Brittany Stanton, assistant director of student engagement, at blm5191@psu.edu or 814-375-4764.