The Legend of the Jack-O-Lantern
The legend of the Jack-O-Lantern with Jeff Belanger.
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Emmy-Nominated New England Legends Television Series Returns to PBS with “Eccentrics and Mad Scientists”
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – October 19, 2016 – New England is full of ghosts, monsters, and other mysteries that are more than just campfire tales. These legends and lore are as
Jeff Belanger to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Belanger aims to raise over $25,000 for blood cancer research and treatment for those in need. NATICK, MA, September 21, 2016—Local paranormal author Jeff Belanger knows about scary things like
Der Belsnickel
The Belsnickel is an old world Christmastime legend, but unlike Santa, in addition to rewarding the good children, he punishes the bad ones. Once relegated to history, the Belsnickel is
Two Men Dying
Eighteen to 24 months. That’s what Chris’s doctor told him exactly 26 months ago tomorrow. This thing had snuck up on everyone. At 45 years of age, no one was
Edith Wharton’s The Mount
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s home, The Mount, in Lenox, Massachusetts is renowned for its beauty and majesty – but there’s also a sinister side to it. Marital infidelities, madness,
Emmy-Nominated New England Legends Television Series Returns to PBS with “Miracles and the Missing”
Author and adventurer Jeff Belanger explores the folklore of New England. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – October 20, 2014 – New England is full of ghosts, monsters, and other mysteries that are
An Evening of Ghost Stories and New England Legends Featuring the Photography of Frank Grace Arrives at Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland, Rhode Island May 22
First-of-its-kind performance offers true ghost stories told by some of the region’s leading authorities on the subject set in front of haunting photography of New England’s most infamous legends. APRIL
Return to October Mountain
In 2012, I took the New England Legends audience to October Mountain in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. We were in search of the ghost of a little girl said
Beware Der Belsnickel!
Like Krampus, the Belsnickel is another dastardly Yuletide figure. But unlike Krampus, an encounter with Der Belsnickel isn’t fatal. With his origins in southwestern Germany, the Belsnickel made his way