Dr. Barry Taff is a world-renowned parapsychologist who holds a doctorate in psychophysiology with a minor in biomedical engineering. He worked as a research associate at UCLA's former parapsychology laboratory from 1969 to 1978. During his 35-plus-year career, Dr. Taff has investigated over 4,000 cases of ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists.
He conducted extensive studies in telepathy and precognition, which led to the development of the initial protocols and methodologies for what was later termed "remote viewing." Dr. Taff was also investigated as a psychic subject in 1969, and the results of his investigation were published in Behavioral Neuropsychiatry.
One of the most famous cases Dr. Taff investigated was the book and motion picture, The Entity, starring Barbara Hershey, released by Fox in 1983. Dr. Taff served as the technical advisor on The Entity and was represented in the film by the character of "Gene Kraft." What's unknown by the media is that The Entity followed its female victim for quite some time after the initial investigation, continuing its vociferous nature. The victim's current whereabouts or condition is unknown.
Dr. Taff has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs, including CBS News, KNBC News, KABC News, Strange Universe, Unsolved Mysteries, and The Joan River's Show. He has also been a recurring guest on NBC's The Other Side, Haunted History, and Mysteries & Scandals. Dr. Taff has consulted for government, business, and law enforcement agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Naval Intelligence, National Security Agency, Defense Language Institute, Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the FBI, Interpol, LAPD, California Highway Patrol, Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department, and the Westminster Police Department.
Dr. Taff has served as a technical advisor or script doctor on the films Logan's Run, Demon Seed, Altered States, Poltergeist, and The Entity. His new book, Aliens Above, Ghosts Below: Explorations of the Unknown, was published in the spring of 2010 by Cosmic Pantheon Press. In the Winter of 2018, Dr. Taff was asked to assist in the investigation of Zak Bagans' "Demon House," which boasted of around 200 demons.
