James Willis

Born and raised in Upstate New York, James A. Willis has been chasing after ghosts and visiting crybaby bridges for over 20 years. In 1999, he moved to Ohio and founded The Ghosts of Ohio (www.ghostsofohio.org), a nationally recognized paranormal research organization. James has been featured in numerous publications, television and radio programs, and live webcasts. He has given presentations throughout the state on how one may hope to find evidence of the existence of ghosts. James currently resides in Columbus with his Queen-loving parrot and the world's whiniest cat. When he's not seeking out all things weird and wonderful, James often stays awake nights wondering if he will ever lose the moniker of the Man Who Debunked Hell Town.

In addition to co-authoring Weird Ohio, James was also a contributing author to Weird US (2004) and Weird Haunting's (2006). James' unique and offbeat writing style was officially recognized in 2006 when he was inducted into the Grand Order of Weird Writers.