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About John Tenney

John E.L. Tenney is one of the most well-recognized and highly sought-after investigators of UFO, Paranormal and Occult phenomena in America. Mr. Tenney has been actively involved in the field of anomalistic, conspiratorial, occult, UFOlogical, and paranormal research for almost three decades. It is estimated that, over the past 30 years, more than 100,000 people have attended one of John’s signature “Weird Lectures.” His YouTube channel has well-over a million views. Realm of the Weird, his podcast, has been download over 3 million times. John E.L. Tenney’s columns and articles have been printed in magazines and newspapers world-wide, and he has lectured to numerous public and private schools, universities, organizations and clubs.

The author of over a dozen books, Mr. Tenney has also been interviewed extensively on radio and television worldwide. Mr. Tenney created and hosts multiple award winning podcasts such as Reel Lost and Realm of the Weird. Aside from his lectures and due to his extended time involved in occult research he has acted as a consult for numerous companies including, but not limited to: NBC, A&E, Fox, SyFy, The Detroit Free Press and Huffington Post, Men’s Health and The New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. He has worked on numerous television shows including Unsolved Mysteries, Sightings, Very Scary Stories, Paranormal State: The New Class, Ghost Stalkers and Paranormal Lockdown, Kindred Spirits and Hellier.

Aside from his time investigating unusual phenomena John is also an accomplished painter, musician and humorist. As a musician John has performed with musical acts such as Social Distortion, Agent Orange and Kid Rock. His paintings can be found on display throughout the country and have been featured at numerous art openings across America. In 2008 Tenney started his first comedy podcast The Oddist, which won Best Podcast in Detroit in 2010. Since that time he has created and appeared on a number of other comedic podcasts. He routinely performs stand-up comedy in and around Detroit.

“A Renaissance man whose eclecticism and open-mindedness have gained him a broad degree of recognition and respect”
– Real Detroit Weekly

John E.L. Tenney Stanley Hotel Lecture