Today we’d like to introduce you to Patrick Welsh. They and their team shared their story with us below:
My name is Patrick, born the day before Halloween!
Lead Investigator & Founder
Patrick D. Welsh, Jr. – a.k.a. “The Savannah Scaremaster” – is the Lead Investigator and Founder.
Born and raised in Savannah, GA, Patrick experienced paranormal activity, ghosts, and supernatural phenomenon from an early age. His Uncle Bubba took him to see a Bigfoot movie in the 1970s, and he has been fascinated with Bigfoot ever since. When he was a teenager, he experienced paranormal activity in several places he lived and visited. One of which he was 6 years old and at his Grandfathers House who was born in 1899. Patrick kept seeing a man visit him with black eyes and a mean stare. One day, he asked his grandfather who the man was and described him. His grandfather told him he just described his father, who had been dead for 60 years!
One summer in the 1980s, he and two other friends witnessed what they believe to have been a cryptid, the Lizard Man, and expanded his love of the supernatural field. He started the paranormal team to not only help his love of the paranormal but to help those in need. When he is not working or hunting ghosts, he spends his time raising money for children as a Freemason and Shriner. He is married to “Moody” for almost 25 years and has four cats that he loves to watch paranormal shows with. He loves horror movies and all things Halloween. He has over 30 years in the paranormal field.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
No, some of the struggles can be with selecting a team, taking ridicule from non-believers and those who think we are doing the Devil’s work. It can be financially exhausting with traveling and all of the new gadgets out there in the Paranormal Field.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next, you can tell us a bit more about your business.
I am 1 of 3 owners of Haunted Grounds Coffee. I am a Freemason and Shriner for over 25 years. I am the belly dancer in the parades, and I have run a successful haunted house for Shriners for almost 25 years. Our coffee shop is our Paranormal Headquarters, but we also sell the best coffee out there; it’s hauntingly good!
Before we let you go, we’ve got to ask if you have any advice for those who are just starting out.
Yeah, practice, ask questions, and do your homework! Use the internet and reach out to other paranormal teams for advice.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.savannahscare.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SavannahParanormalInvestigators
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4lSez_hNlnuuqDn2Ap0Pg
