Four Inane Questions with paranormal investigator and Kindred Spirits star Amy Bruni

Amy Bruni // Photo Courtesy of Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Given that spooky season has officially kicked off, it only makes sense we’d want to touch base with renowned paranormal investigator Amy Bruni. The star of Kindred Spirits and Ghost Hunters will appear later this month at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. If you’re into otherworldly apparitions, hauntings, and demonic activity (and who isn’t, really?), you’ll definitely want tickets to Walking with Ghosts: Real Life Hauntings with Amy Bruni on Friday, Oct. 25.

Bruni began her professional ghost-hunting career just over a decade ago, but her experience with ghosts started when she was very young. She started working professionally as a paranormal investigator in 2007 when she began appearing on Ghost Hunters, starring in 116 episodes.

In addition to her popular podcasts and books, she’s also the co-star and executive producer of the Travel Channel’s Kindred Spirits. It’s become one of the longest-running and highest-rated paranormal television shows on TV. Her upcoming Kauffman performance promises to be, well, a tad darker than her TV show. Much of what is usually discussed isn’t able to be broadcast on television. You’ve been warned. 

We caught up with Bruni in between exorcisms—we kid!—to ping her with our cosmic questionnaire. She was quite a good sport. Bless. 

The Pitch: In terms of paranormal/otherworldly memorabilia, what would you consider the holy grail? And would you purchase it if you could?

Amy Bruni: I would love to own Robert the Haunted Doll from Key West, Florida. I’ve had my own experiences with him. We tried to record a podcast next to him, and all of our equipment ceased to work, and we had to move across the room.

I talk about him in this year’s tour. He’s on display in a haunted fort, though, and I don’t think he’s going anywhere. Also, my family would never forgive me if I put that doll in our house. I’ve already brought home enough spooky artifacts. 

What’s the worst sunburn you’ve ever had? Admit it.

I’m a fair Irish lass, so I’ve had some doozies. But the worst was after spending the day on a boat in the middle of Lake Powell, Arizona. I diligently applied sunscreen all day, only to find out it had expired two years before. I was covered in actual blisters by that evening and I still have some scars. Vacation ruined. 

You see yourself on the cover of the National Enquirer. What’s the corresponding headline? 

“Batboy’s Shocking Revelation: Paranormal Researcher Amy Bruni Part of Secret Government with Aliens, Bigfoot” 

We’re always pigeonholed in with goofy stuff like this anyway, so we may as well make a headline out of it.

What celeb is secretly and/or purportedly a paranormal junkie? We need names!

Apparently, Lady Gaga is really into the paranormal and even purchased paranormal equipment in the past to investigate a ghost she was convinced was following her on tour. There are others who make no secrets about it. Vanessa Hudgens is a big one—She once even posted a photo of herself reading one of my magazines. 

Bonus 5th Question: By and large, what room in a house is usually the most haunted? And why is that?

We find attics and basements are usually the most active. The theory being that some spirits are just sick of us and are looking for a quiet place in the house to hide. It’s especially true when we go in to investigate—these ghosts don’t know who we are, and they tend to retreat to the non-common areas.