Jeff Belanger is one of the most visible and prolific researchers of legends and lore today. A natural storyteller, he’s the award-winning, Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series on PBS and Amazon Prime and is the author of over a dozen books (published in six languages). He also hosts the award-winning New England Legends weekly podcast, which has garnered over six million downloads since its launch and ranks in the top half percent of all podcasts for popularity, according to Listen Notes.Belanger’s books include the bestsellers The Fright Before Christmas, Weird Massachusetts, Our Haunted Lives, The Call of Kilimanjaro, and Who’s Haunting the White House? He founded Ghostvillage.com in 1999 and is a noted speaker and media personality. He was featured in the one hundredth episode of Stories from the Stage on PBS, he’s given a TEDx talk in New York City, and he spoke at MENSA’s national conference. Belanger has also written for newspapers such as the Boston Globe and USA Today and has served as the writer and researcher on numerous television series, including every episode of Ghost Adventures (twenty-five seasons and counting), Paranormal Challenge, Ghost Adventures: Aftershocks, and Amish Haunting.

“For years I have considered Jeff Belanger to be one of the most passionate and knowledgeable authors in the paranormal field. I routinely recommend his books to aspiring paranormal investigators and The World’s Most Haunted Places is no exception.”—Amy Bruni, costar of Kindred Spirits and bestselling author of Food to Die For“Nobody in the paranormal knows ghosts like Jeff Belanger. Reading The World’s Most Haunted Places may just be the closest you’ll come to going on an investigation without actually being there.”—Nick Groff, from the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures“In The World’s Most Haunted Places, Jeff Belanger captures the essence, experience, and profound nature of peoples’ brush with ghosts. This poignant work is the single best book I’ve seen that combines the history, folklore, and true ghost stories of renowned haunted locations around the globe.”—Jeffrey A. Wands, psychic and author of The Psychic in You“If you are looking for historic haunts and some cold chills to run down your spine, you have come to the right place. Jeff Belanger is one of the acknowledged masters of American hauntings and his eerie writings will appeal to anyone with an interest in ghosts and hauntings, no matter how jaded the reader might be. This book is a sure thing and will have you looking over your shoulder long after closing the cover.” —Troy Taylor, author of Ghost Hunter’s Guidebook and founder of the American Ghost Society