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Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf

Astonishing Legends Productions

“Go inside the mind of one of television and movies’ wildest storytellers…” Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf is a podcast that feels like discovering a secret diary. Every episode unravels the mysteries of a book from Richard"s bookshelf and a story from Richard’s life, weaving together the excitement of the supernatural and the warmth of personal storytelling.

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68:52

S3 Ep16: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! Telephone Calls From...

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2026/01/09

“He was seen with this guy… Two days later a neighbor said his lawn sprinkler had been running continuously. They called the police. A lieutenant was sent out – they found the back door ajar. So he went through and discovered Scott -- slain in a pool of blood.” -- parapsychologist Dr. Callum Cooper on the death of D. Scott Rogo.Today I’m thrilled to be talking with Dr. Callum Cooper about his personal research into the life and tragic death of fellow parapsychologist D. Scott Rogo. Rogo was the

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88:06

S3 Ep15: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! – Night Stalking with...

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/12/26

“I became a journalist because of Carl Kolchak. He was my idea of what a journalist was and should be, and he remains that to this day.” -- Mark Dawidziak, author of The Night Stalker CompanionToday’s episode is a Christmas gift to myself: a visit with my friend Mark Dawidziak, who just happens to be the world’s leading authority on Carl Kolchak and all things Night Stalker – the movies, the TV series, the original novel by Jeff Rice and the many sequel novels, one of which was written by Mark

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69:24

S3 Ep14: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! Bigfoot 101: A...

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/12/12

“It was ten feet away, slick dark-brown hair. And it’s going up this ridge. The cop in me kicks in and I decide I’m going to follow it. I just wanted to see it again. In retrospect it’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever done in my life. It was totally unsafe. I do not recommend it to anybody who’s listening.” – Bigfoot researcher Brian King-SharpWhat is it like to come face-to-furry-face with Bigfoot? Today you’ll find out. My friend Brian King-Sharp, host of the popular Sasquatch Odyssey podcast has

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52:39

S3 Ep13: SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Gods, Ghosts and UFOs

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/12/03

Today I’m excited to bring you an episode of the brilliant new podcast Gods, Ghosts & UFOs – with their special guest, ME! You’ll recognize co-host Tom Maxwell from his appearances on Astonishing Legends Episodes 291 & 292, “American Bloodfalls”. (You might also know him as the frontman for the 90s band Squirrel Nut Zippers. He wrote their hit song “Hell”). On Gods, Ghosts & UFOs, Tom – along with co-hosts J.E. Peterson and Mallory Everton – does a weekly round-up of weird and

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65:24

S3 Ep12: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: The Mammoth Mountain...

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/11/28

“I feel that it hates me sometimes. It can move objects. I heard it speak once, or try to speak. It sounded like somebody underneath the water. It’s never really touched me and I don’t want to see what it actually looks like. I was afraid it was going to look like a corpse.” -- Tom Ross, poltergeist experiencer. Have you ever heard someone describe what it’s really like to live with a poltergeist? Today you will. When Tom Ross was thirteen, he spent four terrifying days in what seemed to be a

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97:45

S3 Ep11: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: UFOs and High...

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/11/14

“When I was six years old, on Christmas Eve, I had an encounter with a little gnome that walked into my bedroom. I don’t recall any fear. But after that, I don’t remember anything.” – Rob KristoffersenRob Kristoffersen is not only an expert on UFOs and UFO cases and host of the Our Strange Skies podcast – he’s also one of my best friends. In this wide-ranging interview we get progressively weirder and wilder, touching on everything from Bigfoot to elves to ghosts to crop circles to UFO cults to

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60:01

S3 Ep10: The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts - Part Two

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/10/31

“They’re demons. You’re talking to demons. And I don’t like the sound of it one bit.” -- The Siren Call of Hungry GhostsJoe Fisher falls further into darkness as he attempts to prove the earthly existences of his spirit guides. But once he realizes that his otherworldly lover Filipa has lied to him, all bets are off. A late-night meeting with a friend who warns Joe about “the other side of the spirit guides” puts the communications he’s been receiving in a new -- and terrifying -- light. The

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64:30

S3 Ep9: The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts - Part One

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/10/24

“Here, in an ordinary suburban living room in Toronto, a cynical, 42-year-old mother of three was giving voice to disembodied humans who were testifying to the fact that we do not die. And that we are never truly alone.” -- Joe Fisher, The Siren Call of Hungry GhostsOn July 20th, 1984, journalist and paranormal researcher Joe Fisher witnesses the phenomenon of channeling for the first time -- and his life changes forever. What if spirit guides really do exist? What if we all have people on the

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71:02

S3: “The Light In The Dark Tour” Wrap-Up! Part 2

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/10/17

Richard & Susan’s adventure continues as they make their way from Point Pleasant, WV to Washington, DC -- where they meet up with fellow RHPB super-stars Scott Philbrook, Tess Pfeifle and Kayla Lord! Then it's on to New York City and a visit with “Uh,Dad?” (Owen Gerber-Hatem) -- and finally, an absolutely legendary show at the home of Haunted Hallways creators Janice & Leo Bartoldus! Join us for more stories, more fan love, more pancakes -- and more french fries!Links: Support RHPB on

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80:27

S3 Ep9: “The Light In The Dark Tour” Wrap-Up! Part 1

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/10/10

Ten Days. Five Shows. Four Cities. One Mothman. No Regrets. Join Richard and his featured guest Susan Lambert for all the behind-the-scenes stories of the first leg of the RHPB “Light In The Dark Tour”. When did Richard freak-out? When did Susan freak-out? Which shows went the best? What’s a Fuzzy Duck? And what’s the deal with all those French fries? Find out all this and more -- PLUS -- when will the tour resume and will it come to a city near you?Links: Support RHPB on Patreon here

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62:35

S3 Ep8: The National Directory of Haunted Places --...

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/10/03

“Haunted events are beyond our logic and occur in ways that challenge our perception of reality. But whether a place is haunted by ghosts, flying saucers, angels, demons, or some strange energy can be a matter of some debate...” -- Dennis William Hauck, The National Directory of Haunted Places.Richard prepares for the biggest, most important and most personal pitch of his life. It’s the one that could change everything -- if he doesn’t screw it up. And The National Directory of Haunted Places

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60:39

S3 Ep7: The National Directory of Haunted Places --...

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/09/19

“In almost every town in America, there are places where strange things happen...” -- Dennis William Hauck, The National Directory of Haunted Places.When Richard found The National Directory of Haunted Places at a small bookstore in Taos, New Mexico, it was like finding an enchanted treasure map. It seemed to promise a world filled with magic, all yours for the asking -- if you could find it. Right now, Richard needs magic more than ever. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory has come out -- but he

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56:07

S3: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: The Light in the Dark...

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/09/12

Astonishing Legends own Scott Philbrook joins Richard to find out everything you need to know about the upcoming RHPB “Light in the Dark Tour”! Rich and Scott break it down for you: the cities, the shows -- everything you need to know. PLUS -- Scott will be joining Richard live onstage in Washington, DC at Kramer’s Books! Along the way Rich and Scott talk about Halloween, Haunted Houses, Happy Hour, heart attacks, how to pronounce “Long Island” -- and the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s “Time Warp”

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78:50

S3 Ep6: Forty Years of Psychic Research

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/09/05

“I became aware of an amazing world of hidden, outlaw forces. A world in which miracles were everyday occurrences.” Hamlin Garland, Forty Years of Psychic Research.It started out as a simple challenge from a friend: travel the country testing psychic mediums and see if you can figure out what they’re doing. Those words sent Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hamlin Garland on a 40-year quest to prove the existence of life after death. But sometimes, no matter how hard you try, the most important

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61:24

S3 Ep5: The Premonitions Bureau

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/08/22

“Premonitions are impossible and they come true all the time.” -- Sam Knight, The Premonitions BureauWhat would you do if you could see the future? Would you even want to? Join Richard as he explores Sam Knight’s The Premonitions Bureau, in which British psychologist Dr. John Barker learns the hard way that the privilege of seeing around corners comes with an unusually high price tag. Meanwhile, Richard has always seen his own life as a rollercoaster: a terrifying journey of sharp twists and

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86:30

S3: The Fortean and the Skeptic Should Be Friends: My...

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/08/08

According to Rogers and Hammerstein’s musical Oklahoma!, “The farmer and the cowman should be friends.” Shouldn’t it be the same for the Fortean and the skeptic? Is it even possible? My guest tonight is Blake Smith, the host of the MonsterTalk podcast, and a self-described skeptic. And I think you know how I take issue with a lot of skeptics and so-called skeptical arguments. But Blake and I are friends. Somehow, after a vulgar and insulting email blunder on my part, Blake kindly wrote back

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68:24

S3 Ep4: A Christmas Carol

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/07/25

Sometimes Christmas just doesn’t feel like Christmas. It’s December 2001, and Richard is living alone, facing down his first Christmas Eve without his family. But he’s about to learn that Christmas has its own magic -- and its own surprising plans for him…One hundred and fifty-eight years earlier, Charles Dickens changed the world with his story of another lonely man on Christmas Eve who ended up getting far more than he bargained for. What Dickens didn’t know -- but Richard does all too well

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60:46

S3 Ep3: Monsters, Giants and Little Men From Mars

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/07/11

It’s April 1975, and Richard is still that lonely, haunted little kid we met in RHPB Ep.1: Ghosts & Specters. In fact, it’s just a few weeks later when, courtesy of Mrs. Fuller (the librarian who introduced Richard to his first paranormal bookshelf) that he comes across Monsters, Giants and Little Men From Mars by Daniel Cohen. It seems like the perfect fit. But then Darren McGavin shows up in Kolchak: The Night Stalker and shows Richard that some monsters can be defeated -- if you’ve got the

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54:09

S3 Ep2: Communion -- Part Two

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/06/27

In Communion -- Part Two, Whitley Strieber tries to turn the tables on the “visitors” by inviting -- almost daring -- them to make a return visit. Meanwhile, Richard and Matt Reeves (“The Batman”) work around the clock to perfect “Rolling Thunder” -- then retitled “End of the Line” and finally “Dark Territory” -- while the odds of a big sale fade more and more every day. We all know that “Chance favors the prepared mind” and “Assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups” -- but will years of setbacks

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62:48

S3 Ep1: Communion -- Part One

Richard Hatem"s Paranormal Bookshelf ·

2025/06/13

Imagine being greeted in the dead of night by a small alien creature, running toward your bed. This disturbing experience set author Whitley Strieber on a dark and devastating path that culminated in the publishing of 1987’s Communion. Strieber’s life changed on the night of December 26, 1985 – and he has spent the last forty years trying to sort out exactly what happened.When Richard Hatem first stumbled upon the book Communion, he refused to pick it up. But after two years of post-USC Film

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