American journalist Matt Hongoltz-Hetling tells the story of the Kitt Research Initiative, a short-lived paranormal non-profit organization in the U.S.

From ghosts and aliens to Bigfoot and witchcraft, people who believe in paranormal phenomena have existed on the margins of society for centuries.

Since the early 2000s, however, the beliefs of previously fringe communities have taken over much greater percentages of the American population.

Matt Hongoltz-Hetling is a New Hampshire-based investigative journalist, author, and Pulitzer Prize finalist.

As part of an exploration into how waning trust in U.S. public institutions has affected society's beliefs in the paranormal, Hongoltz-Hetling spent over two years getting to know members of the Kitt Research Initiative.

In The Ghost Lab, Hongol describes what he learnt from his time with self-identified mediums, ghost hunters, and 'experiencers.'