About Us
Tori Mcnally
GHOST GUIDEWhen Tori McNally is not sharing Newport’s long illustrious history in the American Revolution, its tales of pirates and the City By The Sea’s rich paranormal history for Ghost Tours of Newport, Tori is a Tarot Reader, Physical Medium, Reiki Master, Empath, Certified Hypno-Therapist, Teacher, and Table Tipper here in the Rhode Island and Southern New England area.
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able tipping; or “table tilting” was made popular in the Victorian Age throughout Europe and the U.S. as a form of physical mediumship seance. It is a lost art that fell out of favor as the Spiritualist Movement was heavily scrutinized by the likes of Harry Houdini and others. Recently Table Tipping has experienced a resurgence to bring it back as a legitimate form of physical mediumship.
Tori started training in Tarot at age 12, and has been tipping since 2009 to help people ease their grief and forward messages of love and light from their loved ones, guides and Ascended Masters. She offers in-person and phone tarot readings and is available for in-person Past-Life regression, relaxation, stop smoking, and weight loss hypnosis. Tori also offers Tarot parties as well as group and private table tipping seances. For more information, please visit WWW.AvalonEnchanted.Com.
Sharon Johnson
Tour GuideSharon comes to the tour guide experience with a love of history and a 35 year background of theater experience. An unexpected joy in the midst of the Covid season was being able to be a Ghost “hostess”. It is a privilege and honor to be able to tell the stories of our local ghosts, many of whom contributed to the building of the America we now enjoy.
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Are you ready for true tales of the unexplainable, the mysterious, the world beyond what we see? Sharon is ready to tell them….and hopefully help you have your very own ghost story!
Reviews on TripAdvisor from tours led by Sharon:
“Highly recommend! It was one of the best parts of our trip. Our tour guide Sharon was awesome. Cannot wait to go back again.”
Rachel
GHOST GUIDERachel has been leading Ghost Walks since 2010 and is one of our most enthusiastic ghost hosts. Rachel comes from a theatrical background, but certainly now believes strongly in the paranormal. She has the distinction of being one of the few guides who has actually witnessed the full body apparition of “Little Jessica” the mischievous poltergeist who inhabits the Pilgrim House Inn.
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A ghost walk with Rachel will not only reveal Newport’s haunted past but will also leave you with an unforgettable evening you and your family won’t soon forget!
John Brennan
Ghost GuideJohn Brennan has been on stage for over a decade at theatres throughout the region. Some of his favorite roles have been in plays such as The Nerd, You Should Be So Lucky, Young Frankenstein, Lovers Leap, Skin of Our Teeth, The Alcestiad, Lovers and Other Strangers, And Then There Were None, The Music Man, to name but a few.
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He has also appeared in countless cabarets and performed at festivals and corporate events. He has appeared on radio, film and television, including in the upcoming Showtime series Brotherhood and in the Travel Channel’s Secrets of Haunted New England. John has been a tour guide aboard the Spirit of Newport in addition to Ghost Tours and the Carved in Stone tours.
Richard Johnson
GHOST GUIDERichard has been entertaining audiences since he was 16 years old. Having been born and raised in RI, he eventual started traveling and ultimately performed in 8 countries and 3 different languages! His interest in ghosts started when he discovered a ghost living in his house. (Quite startling for a small child!) Since then, Richard has learned that there is far more to this world and this life than we can see with our own two eyes. He loves leading people on ghost tours. Every tour brings something new and exciting!
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Reviews on TripAdvisor from tours led by Richard:
“Richard was an excellent guide! He was engaging, interested (in others), and came across as being larger than life! He kept everyone intrigued through history and ghost ‘sightings’.”
“…we had Richard and not only was he super knowledgeable and engaging during the whole tour, he dressed the part which upped the whole experience”
Sarah Bellevue
Ghost GuideCrunching numbers for the Navy by day, roaming the haunts among the streets of Newport by night, Sarah is a historian & rhetorician with a passion for theatre & the paranormal. With a heightened empathic sense and great curiosity for the past, Sarah seeks to bring the stories & legends of Newport to life.
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When not leading tours, Sarah is an avid reader on the histories & happenings in Newport & is also a regular among the Gilded corridors of the mansions on Bellevue Ave. Sarah considers it an absolute honor to share the stories of the ghosts that reside in Newport, RHode Island.
Jeff Blanchette
Ghost GuideJeff Blanchette was a bit of a skeptic…until he tagged along for one of these tours! Since then, he has become a firm believer in ghosts and the paranormal, and is now in his third season as a Tour Guide. Outside of the paranormal, he works as an actor and theatre teacher.
Paul Bearer
Ghost GuideBarrister Paul Bearer Esq. is a life long lover of history (especially Rhode Island history) and ghost stories. His family came here in the 1600s on his mother’s side and three of his cousins fought in the American Revolution. He is a lieutenant in the Kingston Reds a member of the Rhode Island Historic Militia. He is a retired crime scene investigator and current college professor. Paul teaches forensics and mobile digital forensics.
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Paul is an actor and stand up comedian and has been acting since 2010 in movies and television shows. The Barrister has been doing stage acting in plays for five years and has even done stand up comedy shows in Rhode Island,Connecticut and Massachusetts. Paul also does
murder mystery dinner theater and loves to perform using his skills with impressions and accents and can speak six languages to date. Paul has had several personal ghost experiences he may tell you about, so join him to experience his unique tour.