About the hosts of Paranormal Vs.

Come and get to know us

My name is Kell Ridley, and my journey with the paranormal started at a young age.  I had an operation when I was 6 years old, I flat lined during the operation, and when I was resuscitated, I started seeing things and sensing things others couldn't.

I saw my first apparition at the age of 9, and I've seen a few since then.  I was obsessed with the paranormal and joined my first team in 2012.  I've always been a history nerd, so combined my 2 passions when I joined the Ghost investigate team in 2018, and that continued.

The teams I've been on are:

>A.S.A.P. Investigation

>Ghost investigate

>N.E.P.S.

And now run my own team called Geordie Supernatural Research.  Although I'm very camera shy, I do podcasts for an American network called Paralanx.  I was a part of the show Closing the Gap with Stephen Woodard and I am starting a new show in January 2023 called Paranormal Vs. with my new American host Michael Kopf.

I am hoping to head to America to investigate stateside with the amazing paranormal community from the States.

My name is Michael Kopf, and my journey with the paranormal started at the young age of two.  I grew up seeing shadow beings and was raised in the metaphysics.  I could see spirits sometimes and thought since I was only one that I was different and did not belong here somehow.

I grew up being exposed to mediums and channelers which helped me to connect with the other side.  I have had a few near death experiences, experienced seeing a few UFOs, and can astral travel.  This has opened my awareness to other races out there as well in my opinion.

Teams I've been on are:

>Dirty South Paranormal (started with and have since left)

>Ghost Ship Hunters

>Misfits Paranormal Research

>Sirens of the Expanses

>The Tribe

>Southern Fried Spirits Paranormal

>Potter Paranormal

>Wondering Soul Paranormal (collaborate with)

I have had short experience with podcasting but have learned many lessons.  My first podcast show was Exploring Our Secret Past with Carla Norris and it lasted 5 months and a week in 2022.  We rebranded the show into The Energy That Surrounds Us in January 2023.  Kell approached me and we teamed up in January 2023 to launch Paranormal Vs. together.

I am looking forward to investigating in Ireland, UK and other areas in Europe.

 I was first introduced to the paranormal at the age of 8 when my Dad told me about an experience my Uncle had as a teenager after using a ouija board. He contacted an American WW2 pilot who died in a plane crash. Every morning my uncle would wake up to one of his plastic model aircraft turned upside down at the foot of his bed.
My first paranormal experience was at the age of 12 when I was touched on the shoulder by an unseen force whist staying at my grandparents house. The pressure of the touch was so strong I could see the finger marks on my skin but no other person was in the room.
I have also experienced poltergeist activity in my 20s when I had a coffee cup thrown at me and stop midair in front of me and gently fall to the ground. This happened when no other person was in the room. My latest experience was witnessing a full body apparition stood behind me whist on a video call.
I have been an avid paranormal enthusiast for as long as I can remember and have been a team member on various different paranormal investigations over the years.