Michael Norman (born June 29, 1947 in Macomb, Illinois) is an American author known for his Haunted superstitious series with Beth Scott, who died in February 1994. Her surviving family are her husband, Larry, and children, Jonathan, Jeffrey, and Rosemary. Norman holds a Master's degree from DeKalb's Northern Illinois University in 1969. He worked at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls journalism department from 1973 until his retirement in May 2003. Michael had a guest appearance on the Cartoon Network talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast on March 8, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia with Bill Nye in its twenty-fourth episode,Boo!. He later spoke about Haunted Hollywood on the Travel Channel, which was Number 9 on the countdown of World's Creepiest Destinations. This author has a wife named Janell and a son whose name is James.