Darkness Radio host Tim Dennis talks with Jeff about his latest book, Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters. Oddities, & Urban Legends from New England. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch the interview here:
By Jennifer Huberdeau, The Berkshire Eagle. In 1984, Massachusetts lawmakers allocated $60,000 in state funds for pond cleanup and river improvements in Ripton, a tiny town in the Berkshires… click here to read more on The Berkshire Eagle website.
In a new regular feature on GBH Radio in Boston, Jeff Belanger shares a Wicked Strange story from New England. In this first installment, it’s the tale of Timothy Dexter of Newburyport… an idiot who failed upward. You ca listen to the segment here: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-09-22/wicked-strange-timothy-dexter-the-man-who-failed-upward.
From The Pike FM: Jeff Belanger is a leading voice in the paranormal world. He hosts the Emmy-nominated New England Legends series and podcast, and has worked as a writer and researcher for Ghost Adventures. With countless books, TV appearances, and stories about ghosts, haunted places, and folklore, Jeff brings New England’s legends to life. If you’re interested in paranormal activity, ghost stories, and the unexplained, this is a guy you want to listen to! Listen to Mike Hsu’s interview with Jeff here: https://www.pikefm.com/2025/09/18/jeff-belanger-the-pike-morning-show/ or below.
Join Truth Be Told host Tony Sweet as he sits down with author, explorer, and paranormal storyteller Jeff Belanger to dive into his latest book, Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England. From haunted lighthouses to mysterious creatures lurking in the woods, Jeff takes us on a journey through the strange, quirky, and spine-chilling legends that make New England unlike anywhere else. This episode is packed with folklore, history, and tales that locals whisper about—but only if they trust you. Whether you’re a fan of the paranormal, a lover of history, or simply curious about the oddities hidden in plain sight, this conversation will leave you ready to plan your own legend-hunting road trip. Tune in and uncover why legends matter, how they shape communities, and what they reveal about the human need for mystery. Listen on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wicked-strange-ghosts-monsters-urban-legends-of-new/id980666162?i=1000725162870 Watch the interview on YouTube here:
Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace sit down to discuss their new book: Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England. This video was filmed, directed, edited, and produced by Tony Dunne.
Jim Harold of The Paranormal Podcast spoke with Jeff about his latest book Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England. You can listen to the episode here, or watch the interview below.
Jeff Belanger was back as a guest on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory for hours three and four of the September 1, 2025 program discussing his new book, Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England. Coast Insiders can listen to the replay of the show: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2025-09-01-show/
New book chronicles roadside oddities, unique graves, haunts, cryptids, and out-of-this-world encounters through stunning photography and storytelling. Award-winning author, television host, and podcaster Jeff Belanger teams up with photographer Frank Grace to produce a riveting guide to northeastern oddities. NEWBURYPORT, MA, AUGUST 26, 2025 — Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC today announced the publication of Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England, the latest book by best-selling author Jeff Belanger and award-winning photographer Frank Grace. Wicked Strange is the ultimate northeast travel guide taking readers on a journey to the strange and frequently unseen world that is often right under their noses. “Wicked Strange is the culmination of more than a decade of collecting weird tales for my PBS television series New England Legends, and my weekly podcast of the same name,” said Belanger. “Frank Grace and I had been publishing the annual Haunted New England wall calendar since 2014, so this book was the next logical step in our mission to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time.” Covering haunted places, swamps, forests, and lakes where mysterious creatures have been spotted, areas where unusual events have happened, eccentric locals, and roadside oddities, noted expert of the strange Jeff Belanger is your guide to all that’s local and weird. All six New England states are equally represented in this guide of the bizarre. Highlights include: Mark Twain’s haunted mansion in Hartford, Connecticut; The Westford Knight in Westford, Massachusetts; Beer Bottle Church in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire; the Vampire in Cumberland, Rhode Island; the Sweetest Cemetery in Waterbury, Vermont; and the Specter Moose of Lobster Lake in Piccataquis, Maine. “Legends have always run deep in New England—thankfully, Jeff Belanger is here to uncover them and bring them to life. Partnered with the stunning photography of Frank Grace, this collection of mysteries, secrets, and folklore from America’s birthplace is as illuminating as it is fascinating.” –Josh Gates, explorer, host of Discovery’s Expedition Unknown. Wicked Strange is now available as a full-color paperback and e-book. About Jeff BelangerJeff Belanger (jeffbelanger.com) is an author, adventurer, journalist, and one of the most visible explorers of the unexplained. Some his best-selling books include The Fright Before Christmas, Weird Massachusetts, and The World’s Most Haunted Places. He is also the Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series on PBS and the weekly New England Legends podcast that’s garnered more than 6 million downloads. He’s been a guest on hundreds of television and radio networks and programs, including History, Travel Channel, Biography Channel, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, BBC, and Coast to Coast AM. Jeff lives near Boston, Massachusetts. About Frank GraceFrank Grace (trigphotography.com) turns renowned, infamous, and peculiar landmarks into stylized, yet creepy, works of art. He has been photographing weird and wonderful New England since 2010. He’s been a finalist for Ron Howard’s Project Imagination in 2010 and 2011, and his work has been shown in galleries in both New England and New York. His photography has appeared in many books, magazines including Playboy, and other publications. He loves all things ghostly and strange. Since 2014, he’s published the annual Haunted New England wall calendar with Jeff Belanger. About Red Wheel/WeiserRed Wheel/Weiser is an independent publisher specializing in “Books to Live By.” The company’s books serve to expand the mind, heal the body, and nurture the spirit. Imprints include: Weiser Books, the premier publisher of occult and esoterica since 1957, and New Page Books, offering well-researched books on Alternative History, Paranormal, UFOs, Ancient Mysteries, and Unexplained Phenomena.
In this monthly feature, Jeff Belanger goes Behind the Zine to sit down with the authors of the latest issue of Shadow Zine to discuss their work and life. In #ShadowZine Issue 7, Joshua Dairen explores Southern haunts and legends from a Black perspective. The locations he covers include: Goatman Bridge in Denton, Texas; LaLaurie Mansion in New Orleans; Old Slave Mart Museum in Charleston, South Carolina; Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee; Fort Morgan in Alabama; Lincoln Cemetery in Montgomery, Alabama; The Witch of Yazoo City in Mississippi; the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana; and other unspeakable acts of horror that still haunt us today.
