Author | Researcher | Speaker | Producer | Award-Winning Radio Host

Nicole Strickland

Hello! Welcome to the official website of Nicole Strickland, one of the leading paranormal researchers on the West Coast.  Nicole is the founder/director of the well-respected San Diego Paranormal Research Society and has been featured in numerous media outlets.  In addition to her speaking and writing projects, she co-hosts the long-running Haunted Voices Radio with Todd Bates and also hosts the Afterlife Chronicles, which was recently selected by Feedspot as one of the top programs on the afterlife.

Why Book Nicole?

Nicole is a well-known afterlife & paranormal researcher, multi-published & bestselling author, speaker and award-winning radio host. 

With her passion, knowledge and unique ability to tell stories, Nicole is continually invited to speak at various venues, including on television and podcasts, and at conferences, business events and libraries. She has offered compelling presentations at some of the best-known conventions, such as the Oregon Ghost Conference, Port Gamble Ghost Conference, Troy Taylor’s Haunted America Conference, Maritime Ghost Conference of San Diego, Preston Castle Benefit Paracon, Ghost Fest IV aboard the Queen Mary, Strange Escapes, USS Hornet History and Mystery event, OC Paracon, among others.  

Radio Appearances

Interviews

Nicole has been featured on numerous radio shows and podcasts. Below is a list of some of her appearances. She co-hosts “Haunted Voices Radio” with Todd Bates on Friday nights at 10c/11e. 

Her own radio show, “The Afterlife Chronicles” airs Thursday nights at 8c/9e and was selected by Feedspot as one of the top 25 programs on the afterlife. 

  • Hassling the Paranormal Podcast
  • Destination Unlimited with Victor Fuhrman
  • Ghost Chat Radio with Jason Stanton and Jodie Smith
  • Angels of Light Radio with Chad Stambaugh  
  • Arcane Radio with Lon Strickler and Sean Forker
  • The Chat Room with Antonio Wolfpaw Ortiz 
  • Paranormal Connections with Christina George
  • San Diego’s ROCK 105.3 FM KIOZ  
  • Spaced Out Radio with Dave Scott (Recurring Guest)
  • Beyond the Veil with Scott Haire
  • A Gang of Girls 
  • Real Paranormal Activity with Aaron Hunter
  • Paranormal Underground Radio (Two episodes)  
  • Undiscovered Beasts and Strange Phenomena
  • Shadows on the Wall Paranormal Radio 
  • XZONE Radio / TV Show with Rob McConnell  (Recurring Guest)
  • KPRAISE 106.1 FM North County San Diego
  • Radio Wasteland
  • Darkness Radio with Tim Dennis
  • Paranormal Crossings – Into the Light 
  • iRumorMill podcast
  • Realm of Darkness
  • Red, White, and Brews
  • Rogue Ways
  • Twilight Tonic Paranormal Podcast
  • Paranormal Perception Halloween Special 2022
  • Schooled Through Spirit

A Few of My Favorite Radio/Podcast Interviews

Television & Film Appearances

Nicole has appeared in various local and national television shows throughout the years, including Good Morning San Diego, San Diego Living, Paranormal Journeys, KPBS and Channel 8 Evening News, My Ghost Story: Caught on Camera, Ghost Stories, and Famously Afraid, among others.  

San Diego Living

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KPBS Evening Edition
San Diego

Nicole appeared on KPBS Evening Edition to discuss the paranormal activity at the Escondido Public Library and the San Diego Paranormal Research Society’s “Haunted Escondido” presentation. 

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Good Morning San Diego
KUSI News

Nicole sat down with KUSI news anchors to discuss the history and hauntings of the famed Whaley House in Old Town, San Diego.  You can read more about it in Nicole’s book, San Diego’s Most Haunted. 

San Diego's Channel 8 News Evening Edition

Nicole appeared on San Diego’s Channel 8 Evening News for a segment titled, “Is Shannon Handy’s House Haunted?” The interview was conducted at the reporter’s home.  Handy claimed that she had potential paranormal activity in her house; however, it would be hard to determine without a full-fledged paranormal investigation.  

Paranormal Journeys
Television Show (Fresno)

Nicole joined Krista and Jackie Meador on their Fresno-based television show Paranormal Journeys via ZOOM to talk about the  RMS Queen Mary’s legendary history and paranormal phenomena.  Nicole has written three books about the Queen Mary, including The Haunted Queen of the Seas: The Living Legend of the RMS Queen Mary, Spirited Queen Mary: Her Haunted Legend, and RMS Queen Mary: Voices from Her Voyages. 

My Ghost Story: Caught on Camera
Season 4 | Episode 5

Nicole Strickland, Maria Garcia, and Jerry Reynolds were invited to appear on BIO’s My Ghost Story: Caught on Camera – Gaslamp Ghost S4, E5 (William-Heath Davis House | Davis-Horton House) to share a profound disembodied vocalization of Lily Davis, Mr. Davis’s daughter, and an unexplained video capture of the upstairs children’s door opening up of its own volition.  The segment starts at 36:08. 

Travel Channel's Ghost Stories
Season 2 | Episode 12

Nicole Strickland appeared in season 2 of Travel Channel’s Ghost Stories on a segment about the ghost of Dr. Edwards at the Linda Vista Hospital in Boyle Heights (Los Angeles).  This is episode 12.

All Around Us Documentary

Nicole Strickland, along with many other notable paranormal researchers, appeared in the groundbreaking documentary, All Around Us: Inside the Life of Psychic Medium Seth Michael. 

Vision 8 Studio. | Watch the trailer below. | Purchase the documentary. 

Ghost Research Society's
Ghosts Across America II

Nicole is the California Coordinator of the Ghost Research Society headed by renowned paranormal researcher Dale Kaczmarek. 

She appeared in the team’s Ghosts Across America II documentary in the segment filmed at Waverly Hills Sanatorium. 

Television Consulting

Travel Channel's
Famously Afraid

Nicole interviewed for and was a consultant to Travel Channel’s Famously Afraid episode (S1, E3) on the RMS Queen Mary featuring Montel Williams.  She provided information relating to the iconic ocean liner’s rich history and noted paranormal activity. 

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Other Consulting Roles

  • Portals to Hell (RMS Queen Mary)
  • Night Stalkers: Southern California Paranormal Investigators (RMS Queen Mary)

Newspaper & Magazine Interviews

Paranormal-Revelations: Communication with Jackie aboard the RMS Queen Mary.https://www.unexplainable.net/ghost-paranormal/paranormal-revelations-communication-with-jackie-of-the-rms-queen-mary.php

San Diego City Beat: SDPRS on Paranormal Protocol by Kinsee Morlan, journalist for San Diego City Beat News paper

The Sun: Paranormal Vibrations Located at Rancho Buena Vista Adobe by Harvey M. Kahn

Mission Valley News The Ghost Whisperers   https://sduptownnews.com/the-ghost-whisperers/

Coast News Inland Edition The Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Hosts Paranormal Investigations  https://www.thecoastnews.com/rancho-buena-vista-adobe-hosts-paranormal-investigations/

Paranormal Oddities with Nicole Strickland Mesa Press http://www.mesapress.com/a-e/2018/10/15/paranormal-oddities-with-nicole-strickland/ 

Can Data Prove Ghosts Are Among Us? Written by Curt Hopkins  

Haunting History of the Queen Mary The Julian News

The Roles of a Paranormal Researcher  The Julian News

San Diego Voyager Magazine – Meet Nicole Strickland of San Diego Paranormal Research Society (SDPRS)

http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-nicole-strickland-san-diego-paranormal-research-society-sdprs-tierrasanta/

San Diego Union Tribune Stories Spark Ghostly Probe at AVO: Paranormal Researchers Investigate AVO Playhouse by Pam Kragen https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/theater/sdut-spirit-world-probed-at-vista-theater-2013jul21-htmlstory.html

San Diego Union Tribune  Ghost Hunters Giving Tours of RBV Adobe  https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-rancho-buena-vista-adobe-paranormal-tours-2014oct29-story.html

San Diego Union Tribune North County’s Most Haunted  https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-haunted-northcounty-20161010-story.html

San Diego Union Tribune Ghostly High Season Kicks off at Haunted Adobe in Vista https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-haunted-rancho-buena-vista-adobe-20181031-story.html

The Sage News – Haunted Places in San Diego to Come Visit https://thesagenews.com