Patrick Doyle of Haunted Hoax!

Patrick H.T. Doyle, owner of Haunted Hoax, isn’t easily rattled, but he banks on the fact that other people are easily spooked. He is the anti-ghostbuster.

Haunted Hoax is a successful non-profit organization in Portland, Oregon, which is focused on finding rational answers to paranormal claims. The group is new to the Northwest, but in the past decade Patrick has successfully explained away claims of haunting activity at The National Cemetery, the famed Columbarium of San Francisco, Fort Barry, and numerous private residences and businesses.

Doyle believes that the recent explosion of paranormal activity all over the world has a simple explanation. He feels that it’s because being “haunted” is good for business and with the never-ending string of paranormal programs hitting the air each season, viewers of said shows are more than likely to turn every unexplained sound, dark shadow, and tingle up their spine into a ghost.

“The majority of people who call me don’t want to be haunted,” Doyle said. “I help them find the answers they need using science, logic, and common sense; in more cases than not the activity my clients are experiencing can be explained away as tricks of the mind and eye.”

Episodes of Haunted Hoax, which include Doyle’s investigation of Portland’s Witch’s Castle, can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/HauntedHoax and his website hauntedhoax.net.

In addition to his non-profit work, Doyle is also the award-winning author and illustrator of the young-readers series, “Edgar Font’s Hunt for a House to Haunt” (http://edgarfont.com)