Media Kits
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Matthew Sorge
AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER / EVIDENTIAL MEDIUM / ON-SCREEN PERSONALITY
Terance Williams Occultist/Reseacher/Educator
Matthew Sorge is an award-winning filmmaker, on-camera paranormal researcher, evidential medium, firefighter, published author, and public speaker with more than twenty years of investigative experience. Known for combining the discipline of emergency service with spiritual sensitivity and grounded field research, he brings a calm, experienced perspective to documented hauntings, supernatural claims, occult practices, spirit communication, and the analysis of unexplained phenomena.
Matthew made his feature directorial debut with Field of Fears: The Haunting of Randolph County Asylum, an internationally distributed documentary that earned multiple awards for documentary filmmaking and first-time direction. He is also the co-creator, executive producer, and a principal cast member of Conjuring Truth, the upcoming ScareNetworkTV Original Series exploring folklore, ritual practice, dark history, belief, and supernatural experience from within the traditions being examined.
Through Shadow Work Productions and SRS Paranormal, Matthew works both in front of and behind the camera, creating immersive stories rooted in lived experience, disciplined investigation, and authentic human encounters. He appears at conventions, screenings, public investigations, panels, podcasts, and paranormal events, speaking on mediumship, supernatural
Haley Staack
SPIRIT MEDIUM /APPALACHIAN FOLK/ WITCH /ON-SCREEN PERSONALITY
Haley Staack is an evidential medium, Appalachian folk witch, paranormal researcher, and on-camera personality rooted in the traditions and landscapes of Appalachia. Her magick draws from Appalachian folk practices, conjure, and a deep commitment to preserving the old ways. Through mediumship, ritual, foraging, and nature, she helps others connect with loved ones who have crossed, explore unseen realms, and recognize the magick within themselves.
Her love of haunted places grew into a calling to help spirits tell their stories. What began with a single haunted clown doll led Haley to become a caretaker and collector of reportedly haunted objects, providing them with a safe and respectful place to simply be. Most often found among her flowers, gardens, and the spirits of the woods, she believes her deepest purpose is to help others heal through understanding, connection, and respect for the unseen.
Haley is the co-creator, a principal cast member, and a researcher on Conjuring Truth, the upcoming ScareNetworkTV Original Series produced by Shadow Work Productions LLC.
Terance is a Student, Practitioner, & Teacher of the Western Mystery Tradition & Occultism with a strong focus on Hermetic Qabalah & Ceremonial Magick. With many years of self-directed work in shadow integration & ongoing interest in psychology, his approach blends inner transformation with structured spiritual discipline & symbolic understanding.
A creative & technically minded individual, Terance integrates ancient esoteric knowledge with modern tools & methods of learning. He builds tools of the arts through his design studio, Blackened Boutique & Customs & is the founder of Occulta Pneuma, an initiative devoted to study & practical application of the Esoteric Arts.
Personal experiences including encounters with otherworldly entities & profound moments witnessing death have deeply shaped his philosophical outlook & opened the way to a lifelong pursuit of spiritual knowledge & self-understanding. These formative experiences inform a grounded yet exploratory approach to inner work and esoteric practice.
He is a primary cast member and researcher in the scarenetworkTv original series Conjuring Truth .
Larry D. Thacker
Appalachian Author / Folklore Researcher / Television Personality
Larry D. Thacker is an Appalachian author, folklore researcher, college-level educator, vampire, collector of vintage oddities, and television personality. A seventh-generation native of the Cumberland Gap region, his work explores Appalachian mysticism, supernatural traditions, unusual histories, material culture, and the ways folklore continues to influence belief, identity, and community.
As founder of the East Tennessee Vampire Association, Larry brings a firsthand perspective to contemporary vampire identity, culture, symbolism, and the misconceptions surrounding the modern vampire community. He also deals in vintage oddities through a dedicated space inside an East Tennessee antique store. Larry became known to audiences as a regular cast member of Netflix’s Swap Shop store. Larry became known to audiences as a regular cast, where his knowledge of antiques, collectibles, regional history, and unusual objects made him a distinctive on-camera presence.
Larry’s poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in more than 200 publications. He is the author of Mountain Mysteries: The Mystic Traditions of Appalachia and numerous poetry and short-story collections. A United States Army veteran, he holds an MFA in poetry and fiction, along with M.Ed. and Ed.S. degrees, and has taught at the college level.
Larry is a key cast member, researcher, and field investigator on Conjuring Truth, the upcoming ScareNetworkTV ed by Shadow Work Productions LLC.