Chris Bores
Chris Bores | |
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| Born | Christopher Bores |
| Other names | Irate Gamer |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Live shows documenting paranormal activity |
Christopher Bores is an American paranormal investigator, YouTuber, author and actor.[1] Based in Toledo, Ohio, he is best known for his documentaries, live events, and books documenting his experiences and instructions on how to communicate with paranormal activity.[2] He has created the documentary series Haunted Investigators and hosts the YouTube channel Ghost Doctor, as well as the retrogaming comedy web series The Irate Gamer Show (2007–present).[3][4]
Career[edit]
Beginnings[edit]
Bores' fascination for ghost hunting began in 2004, as the field gained mainstream recognition on United States television. In an interview with Toledo Blade, he said:
"[The televised ghost hunters] showed us that there was a systemic approach to coming at the paranormal field. The problem was when 2010 hit the entire field as a whole kind of hit a wall [sic] and no one knew where to take the genre next".[5]
Bores also described the considerable stagnation of such syndication into the 2010s–2020s, as few to no developments in research were documented with paranormal activity.
Bores began combining his filmmaking background into his investigations, with the release of his 2009 debut documentary series Haunted Investigators (2009–2010) on DVD.[6]
Developments[edit]
In 2012, he claims to have had a "90-minute interaction" with a spirit at St. Augustine Lighthouse in Florida. To his surprise, his methodology is reported to have succeeded and set the foundation for the system in which he uses when engage with spirits.[7] He said:
For nine years I’ve been refining that approach and figuring out what works and what doesn’t. I was the ghost hunting tour guide at the Collingwood Arts Center for five years and I really honed in my approach by interacting with the spirits there. That place is really haunted."[8]
Bores said since his St. Augustine interaction, he's engaged with spirits personally and learned more about their way of life. He said:
I started learning things about the spirit world I’ve never heard before. Things like there are rules to the after-life that they have to follow. I’ve found that spirits cannot see in the dark. I’ve learned that they’re omnipresent and can travel just about any place that they can please. I’ve added this knowledge to my approach and it just helps me build a comfort level with them to get even more interaction.[5]
Bores says that his methods for spirit world communication have a set of strict requirements. After gaining a higher name recognition for his spirit communications, he was reportedly was approached by Oliver House to investigate his findings in the building. Representatives at Oliver House have not validated this, although Bores has been invited to publicly display his findings at the building since 2021. He published "longer-than-intended" video documentaries displaying his findings, claiming to have interacted with 6 spirits at Oliver House.[9]
Other ventures[edit]
Bores is also the creator, producer, and host of the retrogaming comedy web series The Irate Gamer Show (2007–present) and the children's YouTube channel Puppet Steve, which have garnered roughly 150,000 and 1 million subscribers respectively as of 2024.[10][better source needed] The former ran for 8 seasons, and contained guest appearances from James Rolfe, Ernie Hudson, Peter Weller, Jason David Frank, Rob Paulsen, Zach Galligan, and Michael Buckley.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Bores, Chris (September 26, 2015). Ghost Hunting 2.0: Breaking New Ground. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781517102128 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Haunted History of Oliver House, Downtown". October 22, 2021.
- ^ Pierce, Michael (October 21, 2021). "The Ghost Doctor Is In: An Evening with Ghost Behaviorist Chris Bores - Toledo City Paper".
- ^ Staff, What's Going On (October 31, 2022). "Getting to know the Ghost Doctor altar". WNWO.
- ^ a b "Ghost behaviorist films supernatural apparition at Oliver House". The Blade.
- ^ Staff, What's Going On (September 30, 2022). "'Haunted Toledo' uncovers local haunted hotspots". WNWO.
- ^ "Ghost 'behaviorist' chronicles paranormal investigations in 'Haunted Toledo'". The Blade.
- ^ "Ghost Behaviorist Chris Bores - 13 Abc Toledo Morning Show (rules To The Afterlife??) - Ghost Doctor - HAUNTD". www.hauntd.com.
- ^ Ruth, Delaney (October 22, 2021). "The haunted history of the Oliver House in downtown". www.13abc.com.
- ^ "Irate Gamer's Secret". Medium.com. September 4, 2023.
- ^ "The Irate Gamer (2007 - )" – via www.blu-ray.com.
