Jeff Belanger Explained

Jeff Belanger
Birth Date:8 August 1974
Birth Place:Southbridge, Massachusetts
Occupation:Paranormal investigator
Spouse:Megan
Children:Sophie
Website:Jeff Belanger, exploring the unexplained

Jeff Belanger (born August 8, 1974) is an American writer who focuses on the paranormal.[1] [2] He hosts the Emmy-nominated series New England Legends and co-hosts, with Ray Auger, the New England Legends podcast. He is a writer and researcher for Ghost Adventures and has appeared on several episodes.[3] [4] Paranormal researcher Ben Radford calls Belanger a "ghost storyteller" rather than a "ghost investigator." In 2021, Belanger published a book about his experience reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.

Education and career

Jeff Belanger graduated from Hofstra University with a B.A. in English. After college he was editor-in-chief of Main Street, a biweekly arts and entertainment newspaper in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut. He previously worked in marketing and public relations and is now a full-time writer and storyteller living in Massachusetts.

Paranormal research

Paranormal researcher Ben Radford criticized Belanger's book Communicating with the Dead; he calls attention to Belanger mentioning the Fox sisters '"spirit rapping"' in the introduction of his book, but "seems unaware of the fact that the sisters admitted that they had faked these ghostly communications. This is a curious oversight for such a self-professed expert." He also claimed that Belanger states conflicting details in one of the stories in his book.[5]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghost hunter Jeff Belanger from the Travel Channel show. The Gainesville Sun. 2016-04-16.
  2. Web site: Living Legends of the Dead. Valley Advocate. 5 November 2013 . 2016-04-16.
  3. Web site: Five questions with author Jeff Belanger. Berkshire Eagle. 2016-04-16.
  4. Web site: Local ghost stories haunt Cumberland this weekend. The Sun Chronicle. 21 May 2015 . 2016-04-16.
  5. Book: Ben Radford

    . Radford . Ben . Ben Radford. Investigating Ghosts: The Scientific Search for Spirits . 2017 . Rhombus Publishing Company . Corrales, New Mexico . 978-0-936455-16-7 . 108, 287, 298–300.

  6. Web site: Book Review: Encyclopedia of Haunted Places. Horrornews.net. 27 November 2010 . en-US. 2016-04-16.