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Jeff Belanger, author, adventurer, podcaster, storyteller

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The Fright Before Christmas with Jeff Belanger at Off Cabot

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Remember the famous Christmas song which goes, “There’ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago…”? So what happened to the scary stories? Jeff Belanger brings the spooky back to the yuletide time of year with this eerie holiday show. From the origins of the holiday to the monsters and ghosts that lurk in its shadows, Jeff will take you on a multi-media journey of this haunting holiday! Based on his “Creepy Christmas” PBS special and his best-selling book The Fright Before Christmas, this night may just save the holidays from ruin! This program is NOT for young children. Tickets can be purchased through Off Cabot. Buy both the September 28th “Wicked Strange New England” and December 11th “Fright Before Christmas” shows and save!

Red One - starring The Rock and featuring Krampus hits theaters November 15, 2024.
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New Christmas Movie: Red One Features Krampus

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On November 15th Amazon Studios is releasing the new holiday movie Red One that features Krampus! I’m thrilled anytime Krampus gets some mainstream spotlight. The premise is that Santa goes missing and Krampus took him. If you read my The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters book, then you know Santa and Krampus were never enemies, however, I get for the sake of the story St. Nick needs a nemesis. I can’t wait for the lively discussions this film will start. If Hollywood only knew about the myriad other monsters and ghosts lurking in December’s shadows they might have a whole movie franchise on their hands! Red One stars Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Chris Evans, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, J. K. Simmons, Nick Kroll, and Kristofer Hivju. It’s directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris Morgan, from an original story by Hiram Garcia. You can watch the trailer here:

Talk is Jericho with Chris Jericho: The Fright Before Christmas with Jeff Belanger.
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Talk is Jericho: The Fright Before Christmas with Jeff Belanger

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AEW wrestler, Fozzy front man, and actor Chris Jericho welcomes Jeff back to his Talk is Jericho podcast to discuss the creepy holidays! Episode description: Jeff Belanger returns to celebrate the scariest, most violent, and dangerous holiday – Christmas! His new book, “The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts,” details the real reasons we put up trees, hang stockings, string up lights, and exchange gifts this time of year, and it actually has nothing to do with Santa Claus or even religion. He discusses how monsters, goblins, ogres, and witches from other cultures around the world morphed into the merry festivities of the season today. And he shares the stories and legends behind Krampus, the elf-like TomTen, Karakoncolas, the Gryla, and the Yule Cat! Naughty children, beware! You can listen to the episode here: https://www.webisjericho.com/talk-is-jericho-the-fright-before-christmas/

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Den of Geek’s Talking Strange Podcast – The Fright Before Christmas: Krampus & Christmas Creatures with Jeff Belanger

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Seasons Greetings, or rather Season’s Screamings because today we’re talking about the ghouls, monsters, and creepy creatures of Christmas covered in the new book The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus an other Yuletide Monsters, by Jeff Belanger. Den of Geek‘s Talking Strange Podcast host Aaron Sagers talks holiday monsters and frights. Listen to the podcast here. Or watch the interview below:

Spirit Switchboard Welcomes Jeff Belanger
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Spirit Switchboard with Kerrilynn Shellhorn Episode 33 – Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters with Guest Jeff Belanger

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The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus & Other Yuletide Monsters delves into the folklore of Krampus and his friends with the elf-like Tomten and the goblinesque Karakoncolas. The Belsnickel is ready to hit us with his switch of sticks and Gryla may drag you back to her mountain lair. These are just a few of the yuletide beasties coming for us in The Fright Before Christmas in the hope they can save us from ourselves. Jeff Belanger joins Spirit Switchboard host Kerrilynn Shellhorn today to tell us about these scary creatures, their history, our efforts to revive them, and why we need them more than ever right now! Watch the interview here:

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The Necronomicast – The Fright Before Christmas with Jeff Belanger

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Episode Description My guest on this episode of the Necronomicast for a late night conversation is author, podcaster, storyteller, adventurer, and explorer of the unexplained, Jeff Belanger. He’s written more than a dozen books that have been published in six languages. He’s the Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series on PBS and Amazon Prime. He provides programs and lectures to audiences all over the world, and he’s been the writer and researcher for every episode of Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel. We will be discussing his fantastic new book “The Fright Before Christmas”. So I invite you to sit back, relax, and cozy up as we chat about this most wonderful, dark, cold, dangerous and frightening time of the year! Listen below:

MyFM 101.3 in Milford, Massachusetts, interviews Jeff Belanger.
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Ray Auger on 101.3 FM in Milford, MA talks Fright Before Christmas with Jeff Belanger

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Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 – Author and Co-Host of the New England Legends Podcast Jeff Belanger talks about his new holiday book, The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters with Ray Auger from MyFM 101.3 in Milford, Massachusetts. You can listen to the interview below: MyFM1013 · MyFM in the Morning – Jeff Belanger's New Book

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