Mitchel Whitington

Mitchel Whitington

Mitchel Whitington
Born 1959
Texarkana, Texas, US
Occupation writer, speaker, paranormal investigator, publisher
Alma mater Texas A&M University (B.S., Industrial Engineering - Computing Science, 1982)
Spouse Tami Whitington (1978-present)
Website
www.whitington.com

Mitchel Whitington (born 1959) is an American author and paranormal researcher with a passion for history.[1] Over three decades of his writing career, he has written many articles and books on the subject of the supernatural. Whitington has researched and explored haunted locations across the United States, and claims to have had many encounters with the supernatural.

Whitington lives with his wife and their two basset hounds at The Grove (Jefferson, Texas), which has been called the most haunted home in the entire state, and is open to the public.[2][3]

Whitington earned a degree from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, in Industrial Engineering with an emphasis in Computing Science, in 1982.[4]

He has written over a dozen published books, mostly non-fiction, ranging from the 1990s non-fiction Debunking the Y2K Terrors and Tales to the comic novel Uncle Bubba's Chicken Wing Fling.[3]

He is a frequent speaker at conferences across the nation, and has appeared on radio and television throughout the United States and Canada. His haunted travel guide series contains regional works including "Ghosts of North Texas" and "Ghosts of East Texas and the Pineywoods", and "A Ghost In My Suitcase: A Guide To Haunted Travel In America".[3]

Body of Work

Books by the Author

Anthologies

National Television Appearances

References

  1. "Author Mitchel Whitington," TheExaminer.com, April 19, 2013.
  2. Garner, Chet (September 2013). "Haunting Hospitality in Jefferson". Texas Highways. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Just Energy Radio, "An Interview with Mitchel Whitington."
  4. "Jefferson Author Shares Home With Ghosts," Marshall News-Messenger, October 27, 2013.

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