James Willis - Author and Paranormal Researcher

Fox Cities Paranormal Radio welcomes Author and Paranormal Researcher James Willis! James is the founder of Ghosts Of Ohio and is the co-author of Weird Ohio and Weird Indiana. He is also a contributing author to many other books in the Weird US series. James is a much sought after public speaker and we are pleased to discuss the unknown with him!

In 1999, after spending more than 15 years chasing after ghosts and visiting crybaby bridges, Willis moved to Ohio and founded The Ghosts of Ohio (ghostsofohio.org), a nationally recognized paranormal research organization. Willis has grown the organization to well over 35 members in three divisions throughout the state: Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. In 2004, in what seemed to be destiny, Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman, the brainchilds of the Weird US series of books, approached Willis and asked him to contribute to their latest volume, Weird US. To date, Willis has been involved with 6 books in the Weird US series. He is the co-author of Weird Ohio (2005) and Weird Indiana (2008) and was also a contributing author to Weird US (2004), Weird Hauntings (2006), Weird US II: The ODDyssey Continues (2008), and the forth-coming Weird Encounters (2010). Willis’ unique and offbeat writing style was officially recognized in 2006 with his induction into the Grand Order of Weird Writers. In addition, Willis has been a contributing author to several books in the Armchair Reader series, beginning with Weird, Scary & Unusual (2008) and continuing with several books to be released in 2010: Armchair Reader Goes Hollywood, Armchair Reader’s All About Ohio, and Armchair Reader Annual, Volume III. A sought-after public speaker, Willis has given presentations throughout the United States, during which he has educated and entertained tens of thousands of people of all ages. He has also been featured in more than 50 media sources, including CNN & USA Today.