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Michelle Belanger

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Occult expert, Media Personality and Author

Michelle Belanger is most widely recognized for work on television's Paranormal State, exploring abandoned prisons and haunted houses while blindfolded and in high heels. A leading authority on psychic and supernatural topics, Michelle’s non-fiction research in books like "The Dictionary of Demons" and "The Psychic Vampire Codex" has been sourced in television shows, university courses, and numerous publications around the world.

She has worked as a media liaison for fringe communities, lectured on vampires at colleges around North America, performed with gothic and metal bands, including Nox Arcana, and designed immersive live actions RPGs for companies such as Wizards of the Coast. Her research on the Watcher Angels led to the creation of a Tarot Deck and the album Blood of Angels. She has appeared on CNN, A&E, Fox News, Reelz, and the History Channel.

Michelle resides near Cleveland, Ohio with three cats, a few friendly spirits, and a library of more than five thousand books.

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Aug. 12, 2023

Afraid of 100th Episode: Best of the First 50

For our 100th episode we take a look back at the "best of the first 50" (episodes). Episode 1 - Afraid of Demons and Dark Entities (Brad "Little Frog" Hudson) Episode 4 - Afraid of When Ghosts Attack (Colleen Costello - Celtic Medium) Episode 17 - Afraid of Campfire Tales and High Strangeness (Jim Harold) Episode 23 - Afraid of My Past Salem Life (Cuyle Carvin) Episode 25 - Afraid of Contacting Your Pet on the Other Side (Rob Gutro) Episode 32 - Afraid of the Science of Ghost Hunters (Brandon J. Alvis) Episode 34 - Afraid of A Seance Revisited, Death Walker and Feartober (Nick Groff) Episode 48 - Afraid of the Occult and Daemons (Michelle Belanger) We also sneak in my favorite intro and ad.
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March 29, 2021

Afraid of Vampires (Bonus Episode with Michelle Belanger)

Author, occult historian and medium Michelle Belanger revisits for this bonus episode about her experience as a psychic vampire.
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March 24, 2021

Afraid of the Occult and Daemons

Author, occult historian and medium Michelle Belanger (best known from Paranormal State) shares her vast knowledge of demons, ghosts and the paranormal.