Jeff Belanger

Jeff Belanger, author, adventurer, podcaster, storyteller

Adventurer, Author, Storyteller, Podcaster

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GBH's All Things Considered Radio Program.
New England Legends, News, Views, & Interviews

All Things Considered: Regaling tales of the Gloucester Sea Serpent, a forgotten legend of cryptozoology

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Jeff Belanger joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath on the radio to discuss the weird. If we were to ask you to name the possibly real water monster with humps, you’d surely say the Loch Ness Monster. But by the time this interview is over, your answer should be the Gloucester Sea Serpent. Our local monster is arguably even older and more widely witnessed than Nessie. For a deep dive into the Gloucester Sea Serpent, there’s no better guide than local folklore expert and host of the “New England Legends” podcast Jeff Belanger. He joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to discuss this chapter of cryptozoology. What follows is a lightly edited transcript. You can listen to the segment and read the transcript here: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-22/regaling-tales-of-the-gloucester-sea-serpent-a-forgotten-legend-of-cryptozoology

GBH's All Things Considered Radio Program.
New England Legends, News, Views, & Interviews

All Things Considered: Nearly half a century later, ‘Dover Demon’ mystery still puzzles enthusiasts

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Jeff Belanger joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath on the radio to discuss the weird. In April of 1977, about 15 miles south of Boston, a very strange thing appeared at night that put the town of Dover on the map in the world of cryptozoology, the study and search for legendary creatures. Multiple teen drivers reported seeing an unidentifiable, alien-like creature with glowing eyes over the course of two days. As word of these sightings spread, so did the legend of the “Dover Demon.” GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath spoke about the Dover Demon with Jeff Belanger, a folklore expert and host of the “New England Legends” podcast. You can listen to the segment and read the transcript here: https://www.wgbh.org/culture/2024-04-29/nearly-half-a-century-later-dover-demon-mystery-still-puzzles-enthusiasts?72

GBH's All Things Considered Radio Program.
News, Views, & Interviews

All Things Considered: Folklore expert explores the legend of Krampus and holiday monsters in The Fright Before Christmas

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Jeff Belanger joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath on the radio to discuss the weird. Hallmark cards and Coca-Cola ads tend to dwell on the happy and cheerful side of Christmas. But there’s always been a dark side. The fear of St. Nick putting coal in stockings for misbehaving and even creepier, the old man watching you day and night, tracking your misdeeds. If you dig deeper into tradition, it’s darker still. The original St. Nick had an enforcer to take care of the bad kids: Krampus, a terrifying horned Christmas devil who whips misbehaving children before carrying them off to hell. And that’s not the only creepy holiday tradition out there. GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath spoke with local author and folklore expert Jeff Belanger, who dives into the legend of Krampus and other frightening Christmas characters in his newest book, “The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters.” You can listen to the segment and read the transcript here: https://www.wgbh.org/culture/books/2023-12-22/folklore-expert-explores-the-legend-of-krampus-and-holiday-monsters-in-the-fright-before-christmas

Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan live interview with Jeff Belanger
News, Views, & Interviews

Jim Braude and Margery Eagan from Boston Public Radio Talk Halloween and Ghosts with Jeff Belanger

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Paranormal researcher says you don’t have to believe in ghosts to enjoy the stories… Jeff Belanger has made a decades-long career out of chronicling ghost stories. He co-created and hosts PBS’ “New England Legends” TV show and podcast, which in their respective runs have featured hundreds of stories about haunted places, monsters, ghosts and things that bump in the night. But Belanger himself was once a skeptic. “I always took the position that ‘I believe that you believe.’ I wasn’t there,” he told Boston Public Radio in an appearance on Friday. “But then it happened.” Read the rest of the article here. Watch the full interview with Jeff live from the Boston Public Library here:

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