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Alex Matsuo

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Alex Matsuo is a paranormal researcher, singer, and author. She is the founder of the Association of Paranormal Study and runs the blog and YouTube channel, “The Spooky Suff.” If it’s weird, spooky, unusual, scary, macabre, or haunted, she wants to write and talk about it!

Alex was recently seen on "Haunted Hospitals" and Travel Channel’s “Most Terrifying Places in America.” . Alex has written several books about the paranormal including, One Bed Over: A Hospital Haunting, The Brave Mortal’s Guide to Ghost Hunting, The Haunting of the Tenth Avenue Theatre, More than Ghosts: A Guide to Working Residential Cases in the Paranormal Field, and The Haunted Actor.

Alex holds an MA in theatre from San Diego State University and currently resides in A ...more

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	One Bed Over: A Hospital Haunting by Alex Matsuo (Goodreads Author), Richard Estep (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.41 avg rating — 46 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hamptonville Hauntings: Ghosts of the Trivette Clinic by Alex Matsuo (Goodreads Author), Mortellus (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunting of the Tenth Avenue Theater 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women of the Paranormal Volume I: A Brief History by Alex Matsuo (Goodreads Author), Amanda R. Woomer (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	More than Ghosts: A Guide to Working Residential Cases in the Paranormal Field by Alex Matsuo (Goodreads Author), Bill Wilkens Jr. (Foreword) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	10,000 Words: How to Increase Your Writing Speed, Build Your Confidence, and Find Your Voice 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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When the Macabre Crosses the Line: Romanticizing Trauma in the Name of “Spooky”

Content Warning: This post discusses genocide, trauma-linked artifacts, and the ethics of handling historical items connected to violence. Reader discretion is advised. In the world of the paranormal, we’re no strangers to the darker side of history. We seek the haunted, the cursed, and the tragic. We explore cemeteries, visit battlefields, and attempt to communicate […]

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“The funny thing about almost dying is that there’s a trope that you now appreciate life, you’re happier, and you constantly live life to the fullest.”
― Alex Matsuo, One Bed Over: A Hospital Haunting

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“I’m sure I looked like deer caught in the headlights. I didn’t know what the heck was going on.”
― Alex Matsuo, One Bed Over: A Hospital Haunting

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