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Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf

Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf

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 “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.Summerland Entertainment, Inc Arte Ciencias Sociales Historia y Crítica Literaria
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  • S3 Ep3: Monsters, Giants and Little Men From Mars

    S3 Ep3: Monsters, Giants and Little Men From Mars
    Jul 11 2025
    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 nerve…

    Flash forward to 1985 and Richard seems to have left all of his monsters behind. But that summer, a very different kind of monster shows up way too close to Richard’s home, and nothing will ever be the same again…

    Notes & Links:

    Sign up for Patreon and support the show, receive ad-free episodes -- plus monthly bonus content! Join here:
    https://patreon.com/RichardHatem?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    Grab some amazing RHPB merch here!
    https://richardhatem-shop.fourthwall.com/?

    Buy Monsters, Giants & Little Men From Mars here:
    https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9780440958291/

    Discover Matt Monro -- the legend…
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ6Tp-nna9I

    Check out “Old Glory” -- The Bicentennial Condom!
    https://imgur.com/gallery/from-1976-one-time-old-glory-u-s-bicentennial-novelty-condom-YvTvpsi

    Read Phillip Carlo’s in-depth book about the Richard Ramirez/Night Stalker Case.
    https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-night-stalker-the-disturbing-life-and-chilling-crimes-of-richard-ramirez-philip-carlo/7340915?ean=9780806538419&next=t
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  • S3 Ep2: Communion -- Part Two

    S3 Ep2: Communion -- Part Two
    Jun 27 2025
    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 and rewrites lead to a happy ending? Matt’s high school friend J.J. Abrams bestows some crucial advice (“Don’t be idiots”). But how will Whitley -- and Richard and Matt -- finally come to terms with a universe that plays by its own rules, and laughs at the notion of control?

    LINKS & NOTES:

    Sign up for Patreon at the “Obsessed Fan” level by midnight June 30, you’ll receive a SIGNED AND INSCRIBED printed copy of your favorite RHPB episode! Join here!

    https://patreon.com/RichardHatem?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    Buy Whitley Strieber’s Communion here!

    https://bookshop.org/p/books/communion/18948208?ean=9798986205502&next=t

    Watch Under Siege 2: Dark Territory for free here! https://tubitv.com/movies/589620/under-siege-2-dark-territory?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed

    Patreon Donations help Write Girl -- learn more here! https://www.writegirl.org/
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  • S3 Ep1: Communion -- Part One

    S3 Ep1: Communion -- Part One
    Jun 13 2025
    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 School misery, he suddenly found dark solace within the story of Strieber and his strange encounters. As Richard struggles to find his writing voice, the story of Strieber’s frightening journey begins to resonate in strange ways. And when Richard and his best friend Matt Reeves start working on the script that will one day become the Steven Segal movie Under Siege 2: Dark Territory – he learns that sometimes, friendship, humor and terrifying books can be the key to everything.

    Join Richard as he navigates the rough waters of screenwriting, alien abduction – and tries to figure out how to make the great film Die Hard even greater (as if that were possible).

    NOTES & LINKS

    Sign up for Patreon at the “Obsessed Fan” level by June 30, you’ll receive a SIGNED AND INSCRIBED printed copy of your favorite RHPB episode! Join here!
    https://patreon.com/RichardHatem?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    Buy Communion here!
    https://bookshop.org/p/books/communion/18948208?ean=9798986205502&next=t

    “Heidi’s Frogen Yozurt” was a real thing! (But sadly, not anymore -- they’ve all been sold and no locations exists, even in Los Angeles). BUT -- check out this article on the company’s founder Heidi Miller. She sounds like a great person!
    https://www.donatelifefloat.org/si/participants/pages/2020-heidi-miller.html

    “Blockbuster Video” was a real thing! (But sadly, not anymore -- they’ve all been sold and only ONE LOCATION STILL EXISTS!). BUT -- check it out here and maybe go visit if you’re ever in Bend, Oregon!
    https://bendblockbuster.com/about/
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We knew Richard Hatem was brilliant from his screenplay for The Mothman Prophecies. We knew he was entertaining and insightful from his numerous appearances on the Astonishing Legends podcast. Now with his own podcast that is a cross between a paranormal book club and a therapy session...we find out he's so much more and a little bit like each of us too! Five stars, two thumbs up, recommend to everyone who feels a connection to the spooky side of life!

Addictive from the start!

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Mr. Hatem sharing aspects of his life while discussing select books is, by far, one of the most grounding and comforting podcasts you'll ever hear. It's a don't-miss even for the skeptic. Thank you, Rich, for this masterpiece.

Podcast we can ALL relate to!!!

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I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. It's like this guy is a professional writer or something!

Entertaining listen

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