MAHNOMEN, Minn. (October 6, 2015) – Paranormal celebrities and supernatural experts will gather to present their investigations and experiences of phenomena from the world’s most haunted places at the 5th annual Paranormal Convention (ParaCon 2015) on October 9-10, 2015, at Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center, located at 777 Casino Road in Mahnomen, Minnesota.

Tickets are on-sale now and cost $65 for a two-day presentation pass, which includes access to all presentations on Friday and Saturday. The cost for VIP tickets is $100 and includes a VIP dinner on Thursday, October 8, as well as a two-day presentation pass for Friday and Saturday. All tickets can be purchased online at www.StarCasino.com, by calling 1-800-313-SHOW (7469), or via the “Buy Tickets” tab on Shooting Star’s Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/ShootingStarCasino.

ParaCon 2015 attendees will hear from and interact with some of the world’s top paranormal experts, including:

• Chris Fleming from A&E’s “Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal,” and the hit British series “Dead Famous”;
• Linda Blair from “The Exorcist” movie special appearance on Friday, October 9;
• Jeff Belanger from The Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” and PBS’s “New England Legends”;
• Nick Groff from “Ghost Stalkers” and formerly with “Ghost Adventures”special appearance on Saturday, October 10;
• Kris Williams formerly with “Ghost Hunters” and “Ghost Hunters International”;
• Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, Dustin Pari, KJ McCormick and Grant Wilson from Syfy’s “Ghost Hunters”;
• John Zaffis from Syfy’s “Haunted Collector”;
• John E.L. Tenney from Destination America’s “Ghost Stalkers”;
• Jaél de Pardo from Syfy’s “Destination Truth,” “Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files,” and “Haunted Highway”;
• Erin Ryder from Syfy’s “Destination Truth” and National Geographic’s “Chasing UFOs”;
• Ben Hansen, from “Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files”;
• Robert Allen Mukes from “House of 1000 Corpses”;
• Rosemary Ellen Guiley, metaphysical and paranormal expert and author;
• Chip Coffey, psychic and medium from A&E’s “Paranormal State” and author of “Growing Up Psychic”;
• Loren Coleman, cryptozoologist;
• Experts from the Midwest Paranormal Files; and,
• Experts from the Supernatural Investigators of Minnesota.

Convention attendees will also have the opportunity to meet and talk with conference presenters, purchase goods, and more at vendor booths set up throughout Shooting Star’s Event Center. The official hashtag for this year’s Paranormal Convention is #ParaCon2015.

FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

• 6 p.m. – Social Hour
• 7 p.m. – VIP Dinner with all available presenters

• 10 a.m. – Midwest Paranormal Files
• 11 a.m. – Booths open
• 11:30 a.m. – Dave Schrader from The Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” and host of talk radio show “Darkness on the Edge of Town”
• 1 p.m. – Chris Fleming from A&E’s “Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal,” and the hit British series “Dead Famous”
• 2:30 p.m. – Jeff Belanger from The Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” and PBS’s “New England Legends”
• 4 p.m. – Dustin Pari and KJ McCormick from Syfy’s “Ghost Hunters”
• 5:30 p.m. – John Zaffis from Syfy’s “Haunted Collector”
• 6 p.m. – Booths close

• 10 a.m. – Gallery reading from Chip Coffey, psychic and medium from A&E’s “Paranormal State” and author of “Growing Up Psychic”
• 11 a.m. – Booths open
• 11:30 a.m. – Supernatural Investigators of Minnesota
• 1 p.m. – Rosemary Ellen Guiley, metaphysical and paranormal expert and author of more than 60 books
• 2:30 p.m. – John E.L. Tenney from Destination America’s “Ghost Stalkers”
• 4 p.m. – Jaél de Pardo and Erin Ryder from Syfy’s “Destination Truth”
• 5:30 p.m. – Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango and Grant Wilson from Syfy’s “Ghost Hunters”
• 6 p.m. – Booths close

Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center, located in Mahnomen, Minnesota, is one of the top entertainment and gaming destinations in the region. Owned and operated by the White Earth Nation, Shooting Star is home to gaming, live concerts, dining, shopping, spa treatments and 386 hotel rooms, in addition to nearly 30,000 square feet of event and meeting space. For more information, visit www.StarCasino.com orwww.Facebook.com/ShootingStarCasino.