Peyton Cottrell II

Peyton Cottrell II started ghosthunting in 2002 because he felt he could get closer to God if he started talking to people that were having paranormal experiences every day. His strategy worked. He was impressed by the large number of paranormal investigation groups in his hometown of Houston, Texas. Through these groups, Cottrell learned and reviewed the scientific evidence of the Third Eye, leading him to study the ways spirits communicate from beyond the grave.

His interest in the historic building in downtown Houston formerly known as Jefferson Davis Hospital inspired filmmaker Billy S. Cox to write a script, which was later re-imagined into a fictional book by Elaine Sallerrot called “The Bone Orchard.”

Cottrell has been continuously haunted by spirits whose bodies lie buried beneath the historic hospital. In “The Symbols of Jefferson Davis Hospital,” he describes his findings after interviewing psychics and white witches, figuring out all the different ways - including symbols and other psychic mediums - these spirits try to communicate from beyond their forgotten graves.

In his 2018 effort, “Under the Ice: A New Frontier,” Cottrell briefly explores the conspiracy theory that Germany has an underground colony in Antarctica and is secretly exploring the universe.

In 2019, Cottrell published his follow-up to “Under the Ice” called “Antarctica: What’s Next?” as well as “The Secrets of Goliad, Texas,” “Viking Highway in Harris County, Texas,” “Buried Catholic Church in New Orleans and Forbidden Holy Statues,” and “Open Amityville House as a Holy Witchcraft Temple.”

All of Cottrell's solo-written books are available together in the compilation, “Buried: Conspiracy Theories Hidden Beneath the Earth,” which was released August 2019.

For more information and upcoming books, visit www.amazon.com/author/peytoncottrell.