P.I. Past & Present: Jeff Belanger

Paranormal Investigators: Past & Present:

Jeff Belanger

Jeff Belanger is an author of over a dozen books, television personality, paranormal investigator and much more... this man is a walking encyclopedia of paranormal information, speculation, hypothesis and history.


Some of you may recognise Jeff from his appearances on Ghost Adventures, Paranormal Challenge or the hugely popular cable television and internet show “30 Odd Minutes”. Or you may recogniseJeff from his various other television interviews or appearances on such television, radio shows & channels as:

The Maury Show

Sunday Morning: with Charles Osgood

The CBS Early Show

The History Channel

The Travel Channel

Biography (Channel )

PBS (Channel)

Living TV (Channel)

..and that's just a very small sample of the networks and radio broadcasters Jeff has appeared on, this is one busy man!



After watching a lot “30 odd minutes” recently, I have pondered why Jeff isn't a household name, not just in the paranormal world, but in the community at large. His easy-going demeanour, vast knowledge and sense of humour lend him an approachable, and a somewhat “I feel like I know that guy” familiarity. That is probably why he is a sought after lecturer on all things paranormal, and also why he isn’t a household name, because, quite frankly, he isn’t in your face and self-promoting quite as much as a lot of lesser knowledgeable investigators in the field, who inevitably come crashing down with a mighty thump when their “google search” based research falls short – more kudos to you Mr Belanger!

Jeff was born in 1974 and studied at Hofstra University graduating with a B.A. In English, he then went on to become editor of “Main Street” a bi-weekly entertainment newspaper in Fairfield county, Connecticut – currently, besides all his public appearances, he also works as a marketing and public relations consultant for private and public sector companies.

Below is a list of Jeffs books, as listed on Wikipedia

• 2014 Haunted New England Wall Calendar by Jeff Belanger with photography by Frank Grace (Tide-mark, August 2013) ISBN 1-59490-901-6
  

• Chasing Spirits: The Building of the Ghost Adventures Crew by Nick Groff with Jeff Belanger (Penguin/NAL, October 2012) ISBN 0-45141-344-X
  

• What It's Like to Climb Mount Everest, Blast Off into Space, Survive a Tornado, and Other Extraordinary Stories (Sterling, March 2011) ISBN 1-4027-6711-0
  

• Picture Yourself Legend Tripping: Your Complete Guide to Finding UFOs, Monsters, Ghosts, and Urban Legends in Your Own Backyard (Course Technology PTR, June 2010) ISBN 1-4354-5639-4
  

• The Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle (Grosset and Dunlap, February 2010) ISBN 0-448-45227-8
  

• Who's Haunting the White House? The President's Mansion and the Ghosts Who Live There (Sterling, September 2008) ISBN 1-4027-3822-6
  

• Weird Massachusetts: Your Travel Guide to the Massachusetts' Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets (Sterling, May 2008) ISBN 1-4027-5437-X
  

• The Ghost Files: Paranormal Encounters, Discussion, and Research from the Vaults of Ghostvillage.com (New Page Books, September 2007) ISBN 1-56414-974-9
  

• Ghosts of War: Restless Spirits of Soldiers, Spies, and Saboteurs (New Page Books, September 2006) ISBN 1-56414-889-0
  

• Our Haunted Lives: True Life Ghost Encounters (New Page Books, July 2006) ISBN 1-56414-856-4
  

• The Nightmare Encyclopedia: Your Darkest Dreams Interpreted (New Page Books, November 2005) ISBN 1-56414-762-2
  

• Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales From Around the World (New Page Books, August 2005) ISBN 1-56414-799-1
  

• Communicating With the Dead: Reach Beyond the Grave (New Page Books, April 2005)
  

• The World's Most Haunted Places: From the Secret Files of Ghostvillage.com (New Page Books, August 2004) ISBN 1-56414-793-2
  

• Foreword to Missouri Hauntings by Lee Prosser. Schiffer Publishing, December 28, 2008) ISBN 978-0-7643-3119-0
  

To find out more about Jeff Belanger please visit the following links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Belanger

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0067553/

http://www.jeffbelanger.com/  

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