Sam Baltrusis, author of Ghosts of Salem and featured in The Curse of Lizzie Borden, has penned more than a dozen paranormal-themed books including Mass Murders and Ghosts of the American Revolution. He has been featured on several national TV shows including the Travel Channel's A Haunting, Most Terrifying Places, Haunted Towns, and Haunted USA. In 2020, he made a cameo on several television programs including Paranormal Nightshift, Most Terrifying with Jason Hawes, and Forbidden History.
He also appeared in Fright Club with the Ghost Brothers and Jack Osbourne on Discovery+. Baltrusis is a sought-after lecturer who speaks at libraries and paranormal-related events across the country. In the past, he has worked for VH1, MTV.com, Newsweek and ABC Radio and as a regional stringer for the New York Times.