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.
- Highly respected researcher, host, and speaker
- Author of several books
- Nationally and Internationally Known
Radio and Podcast Appearances
Nicole has been featured on numerous radio shows and podcasts. Below is a list of some of her appearances. She co-hosted “Haunted Voices Radio” with Todd Bates on Friday nights at 10c/11e.
Her radio show, “The Afterlife Chronicles” was selected by Feedspot as one of the top 25 programs on the afterlife and one of the top 80 one-hour podcasts. Listen to archives HERE
Hover over the shows below to be directed to their episodes.
- The Afterlife Chronicles (host)
- Haunted Voices Radio (co-host)
- Necronomicast Podcast
- Paranormal 60
- The Paranormal Yakker
- The Grave Talks (Afterlife Chronicles) Part 1
- The Grave Talks (Afterlife Chronicles) Part 2
- The Grave Talks (Animals and the Afterlife) Part 1
- The Grave Talks (Animals and the Afterlife) Part 2
- The Grave Talks (RMS Queen Mary) Part 1
- The Grave Talks (RMS Queen Mary) Part 2
- The Rainbow Bridge Connection
- The Unseen Paranormal Podcast
- Paranormal Collaboration
- Into the Parabnormal with Jeremy Scott
- The Gateway Podcast
- WABC NYC “The Other Side of Midnight”
- The Jess Rogge Show
- San Diego Sports 760 AM
- The Invisible World with Frank Todaro (Two episodes)
- Altered States Radio
- KBIM Pat and Brian Show
- The Paranormal View
- Positively Psychic with Mark Nelson
- Paradigm Shift Radio with David Berck
- The Ghost Host with Gian and Sophia Temperilli,
- The Ghost Host with Sophia Temperilli (Women on the Fringe)
- Para-Science Radio,
- KTPF Community Talk Show
- Mantz and Mitchell Alternative Talk 1150 AM KKNW Seattle (Recurring guest)
- Paranormal Kool-Aid
- Haunted After Hours with Kimberly Demmary and Lizeth Martinez
- Beyond the Edge of Reality
- The Fringe Radio Show / K-TALK AM 630 Utah
- Into the Outer Realms with Joey and Tonya Madia
- Secrets Within
- Paranormal Perception (several episodes)
- Shadow Hour with Greg Kos
- 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
- Nicole has appeared on San Diego Living a few times to discuss haunted locations and paranormal events.
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.
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.
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/
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)
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