Ryan Buell is an American paranormal investigator, author and producer.
Buell began doing investigations when it became the core premise of the A&E show Paranormal State, for which he is the director.
He was the Executive Producer for the 2009 film American Ghost Hunter. He also served as the Co-Executive Producer and co-creator for Paranormal State and for The Ghost Prophecies. In 2010, Paranormal State: My Journey into the Unknown, released.
In July 2012, Buell announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Buell was born on July 8, 1982 in Corry, Pennsylvania, USA. He studied journalism and anthropology at Penn State University.