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Erin Egnatz

Multi-Platform Storyteller

Erin Egnatz (pen name: Eliza Nevius) is a multi-platform storyteller whose work lives at the intersection of fiction, media, and the paranormal. An author, ghost hunter, and professor of history and archaeology, she blends academic insight with entertainment: crafting romance-driven fiction often threaded with mystery and supernatural elements.

She is the creator of Hauntings Around America, a widely recognized paranormal platform, and the host of the interview podcast Plot Twist Radio, where she sits down with musicians, filmmakers, actors, and bestselling authors to explore the stories behind their creativity. Through the show, she has built a reputation for conversational, personality-driven interviews that bridge fan culture and professional artistry.

Welcome

Erin Egnatz

Multi-Platform Storyteller

Erin Egnatz (pen name: Eliza Nevius) is a multi-platform storyteller whose work lives at the intersection of fiction, media, and the paranormal. An author, ghost hunter, and professor of history and archaeology, she blends academic insight with entertainment: crafting romance-driven fiction often threaded with mystery and supernatural elements.

She is the creator of Hauntings Around America, a widely recognized paranormal platform, and the host of the interview podcast Plot Twist Radio, where she sits down with musicians, filmmakers, actors, and bestselling authors to explore the stories behind their creativity. Through the show, she has built a reputation for conversational, personality-driven interviews that bridge fan culture and professional artistry.

Erin holds a BA from Central State University and an MEd from the American College of Education. Her work and expertise have been featured in Newsweek, MSN, Scary Mommy, Fox Chicago, Coast to Coast AM, WAVE TV, Fox Cincinnati, NBC Seattle, and the History Channel, among others.

Whether she’s investigating haunted locations, teaching in the classroom, hosting conversations with creatives, or writing fiction under Eliza Nevius, her goal remains the same: uncover the human story behind every legend.

She lives somewhere between deadlines and caffeine with her husband, three children, two dogs, four cats, and one deeply judgmental bearded dragon.

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