Jeff and his New England Legends co-host, Ray Auger, joined Jerry from Hillbilly Horror Stories Podcast to discuss all things weird in New England. You can hear the full episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/345-vampires-cannibals/id1146579746?i=1000602867309
On Saturday, February 18th, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger from the New England Legends Podcast will host the 2023 Zombie Prom at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Milford, Massachusetts, from 7PM to 11PM. The event is a benefit for KemforKids, a community fundraising effort organized by Kemberly Mauricio, and created to support OneMission. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here. This week’s Worcester Magazine ran a feature article on our event. In pop culture nowadays, you don’t generally think of ravenous undead hoards as being up for anything besides terrorizing the living, whom they chase down in their quest for “fast food.” But some of these macabre munchers have decided to channel their dastardly ways into a good deed: A fundraiser to help children with cancer, and their families. And so, a regional tradition returns, with the “Zombie Prom,” set for Feb. 18 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Milford…. Keep reading here.
Set to the eerie photography of Frank Grace, some of New England’s leading authorities on spooks and legends share the history and haunts of the region. The documentary includes the making of the stage show, plus in-depth interviews that explore the nature of ghost stories. Featuring: Jeff Belanger, Carl Johnson, Tim Weisberg, and Andrew Lake. This originally aired in January of 2017. Watch the full documentary below.
Looking for a spooky time during the winter break? These are the paranormal podcasts for you. Whether you are heading out on a road trip, flying to your destinations, or just taking some time off, the holiday lull is a great opportunity to nerd out with podcasts… Click here to read the full article.
Did Battle of Bennington P.O.W. Hendrick Roddemore put up the first decorated Christmas tree in New England in a tiny shack in Windsor Locks, Connecticut in 1777? Jeff Belanger finds out the real story in this holiday episode of New England Legends.
So proud to announce the first episode of Season 2 of my New England Legends TV series is now streaming! “The Bloody Pit: The Hoosac Tunnel.” You can watch it on Amazon Prime right now! Watch the trailer below:
The June 2022 edition of Podcast Magazine named Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger’s New England Legends #2 on their list of Top 50 Dads Who Podcast. The five-page article and interview can be read in their online edition here.
(Originally aired in 2017 on PBS.) Set to the eerie photography of Frank Grace, some of New England’s leading authorities on spooks and legends share the history and haunts of the region. The documentary includes the making of the stage show, plus in-depth interviews that explore the nature of ghost stories. Featuring: Jeff Belanger, Carl Johnson, Tim Weisberg, and Andrew Lake.
The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association has presented the New England Legends podcast with a Sound Bite 2021 award for “Excellence in Sound.” Shout out to Ray Auger, my co-host, and the sultan of our sound engineering, for making this happen. And thank YOU for listening to us each week wherever you get your podcasts!
In this extra from Episode 5: Eccentrics and Mad Scientists of the New England Legends television series, we take a deeper dive into the central courtyard of Hammond Castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Jeff Belanger takes a tour with curator John Pettibone.
