Jeff joins Spaced Out Radio host Dave Scott to discuss the holidays, ghosts, and Jeff’s latest book: The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters. Spaced Out Radio is nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio stations and livestreamed online. You can watch the interview here:
Jeff Belanger joined J.C. The Hitman on his Night Dreams Talk Radio podcast to discuss legends and his latest book, The Fright Before Christmas. You can listen to the episode below: Listen to “J.C. THE HITMAN SHOW Guest Jeff Belanger On Mysteries” on Spreaker.
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:
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:
A special Christmas Jim Harold‘s Campfire featuring KRAMPUS! We feature some NEW holiday Campfire stories, some classics and a special interview with Jeff Belanger on Krampus and other Christmas monsters. Krampus and Haunted Christmas Stories – Jim Harold’s Campfire 633 Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Jeff Belanger is not only an amazing storyteller, but he’s also an amazing writer and researcher of myth and lore. Plus- he’s an adventurer who has seen unbelievable sights and climbed Mt Kilimanjaro. The host of New England Legends joins us tonight to tell us the dark side of the holiday season with stories from his newest book The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts. Watch the interview below:
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
Jeff joins Mike Hsu on the PIKE FM in Worcester, Massachusetts, to talk Halloween haunts, and the Fright Before Christmas. Jeff Belanger From New England Legends Tells Us Why Christmas Is Scarier Than Halloween. You can listen to the entire interview below:
A feature by Margaret Smith from Worcester Magazine on Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger’s New England Legends podcast. “If you’ve ever stopped by the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley, perhaps for one of the concerts held there, or even their super-popular Thanksgiving dinner, you may have noticed between the hubbub and grub, a curious visage on the wall…” Read more here.
The Fright Before Christmas Explores the Dark Side of America’s Biggest Holiday Jeff Belanger’s new book is the first to tell the frightening and monster-and ghost-filled story of Christmas through millenia of history, folklore, and legends. NEWBURYPORT, MA, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 — Red Wheel/Weiser, LCC today announced the publication of Jeff Belanger’s latest book, The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters. After hanging up outdoor decorations at his home one cold December morning, Belanger grew frustrated with his frigid fingers and half-working strings of holiday lights and began asking himself questions: Why do we put wreaths on our doors? Why the lights? Why the Christmas tree? Why Santa? Why do we expend so much money and stress on this one day? How did we get to this point of commercialism and humbug-iness? “Those questions led me down a deep and dark rabbit hole that took me through many countries, times, and cultures,” said Fright Before Christmas author Jeff Belanger. “The origins of this holiday are anchored to the Winter Solstice—a dark, cold, and dangerous time of year depending on where you live. In that icy darkness, monsters and ghosts are hunting us. Throughout my 25-year career, people have mostly known me as a Halloween person. I’m here to tell you that Halloween is the second-most frightening holiday behind Christmas.” From the Winter Solstice to Saturnalia to Yule to Christmas, Belanger’s book traces the origins, customs, and monsters of the yuletide season. Austria’s Krampus may be the most well-known of the monsters, but it turns out Saint Nicholas has many other cohorts. Germany’s Belsnickel is coming to whip naughty children before the holidays, Grýla from Iceland is descending the mountains to devour lost kids, Père Fouettard from France is coming to beat the bad out of little brats, and the shape-shifting Karakoncolos from Bulgaria is trying to get into your home just to name a few. Almost every European country has its own version of these monsters and ghosts who are ultimately trying to save us from ruin. In addition to illustrating the monsters and ghosts of the holidays, The Fright Before Christmas explores Christianity’s long-standing war on Christmas, plus the timeline and origins of Santa Claus. “If you need someone to show you the Christmas spirit, who better than an author best known for ghosts and the paranormal?” said Michael Pye, Associate Publisher at Red Wheel/Weiser. “One of my favorite movies is Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas. There’s a long debate as to whether it’s a Halloween story or Christmas story. Those of us who love it are happy to watch from October through January. I’m shelving my copy of The Fright Before Christmas right next to that movie.” The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters is Belanger’s 16th published book. It’s now available as a full-color hardcover book, e-book, and audiobook narrated by the author. Belanger will also be providing a series of live multi-media programs based on his new book for libraries, theaters, corporations, and other venues in the coming months. Visit his Web site for a complete listing. # # # About Jeff Belanger Jeff Belanger (jeffbelanger.com) is an author, adventurer, journalist, and one of the most visible explorers of the unexplained. 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. 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 Red Wheel/Weiser Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC (RWW) 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. RWW is also a full-service distributor for select independent publishers.
