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Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf

by 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.

Chart trend

Position in the Personal Journals chart (US), last 90 days.

#20
all-time peak
44
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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S4: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! Holy Ghosts with Peter Laws

#25 trending · Personal Journals

“I love the idea that if the house up the road is haunted, then I literally have a cosmic doorway to another way of being.  And that just turns all the colors up in life.

Sep 11
1 h 13 min

S4: The Return of the Light in the Dark Tour with Scott Philbrook

Astonishing Legends co-host Scott Philbrook returns to chat with Richard about his upcoming “Light in the Dark Tour 2026” -- as well as answer such never-before-asked que

Aug 28
52 min

S4 Ep10: Return to Life

“It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.”  –- Voltaire An entire branch of paranormal research involves documenting c

Aug 14
1 h 06 min

S4 Ep9: The Paranormal Ranger

“That’s what was different about paranormal cases as opposed to my usual ones.  These cases made me wonder ‘What If?’  I wondered if Bigfoot had supernatural abilities. 

Jul 31
1 h 21 min

S4 Ep8: The Omega Project

“Please answer True or False to the following statements: ‘As a child, a lot of my time was spent in a world of self-created fantasy.’ ‘As a child, I felt that I had a gu

Jul 17
1 h 10 min

S4 Ep7: This House is Haunted

“It appeared that in a single day Janet had levitated, traveled out of her physical body, made a book go through the wall from one room to another and caused a heavy cush

Jul 3
1 h 17 min

S4: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE – Rob Kristoffersen and The End of It All

“This is not going to be edited.  It's just me and a microphone talking about my journey with this (UFO) topic and where I'm at. There are many of you who have asked: ‘Wh

Jun 19
1 h 05 min

S4: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: Terrifying Encounters with Lyle Blackburn

“This huge thing was standing in the road. It had to be at least seven or 8 feet tall, and the arms were so long they were down to its knees.  You couldn’t see the face b

Jun 5
1 h 20 min

S4: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: Strange Days with Dan Zetterstrom

“Ghost hunting is fun – until the ghosts show up.”  -- Dan Zetterstrom, podcast host, What It Means To Be Human A lot of strange things happen to Dan Zetterstrom.  And l

May 22
1 h 09 min

S4: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: Chris McKinnell on Growing Up With Ed & Lorraine Warren

“My grandfather always taught me that 3:00 AM was the Devil’s hour.  At 3:15 Liz started screaming that her face was on fire.  My grandfather turned his flashlight on her

May 8
53 min

S4 Ep6: Hello From Heaven!

“The strangest thing just happened. Your mother came through the wall of my apartment and said, ‘I have always loved you and I always will.’ Then she left.”  No one had t

Apr 24
1 h 16 min

S4 Ep5: Jadoo

“I am a professional cliffhanger.  Peddling adventure is my business, and at times it’s a mighty lean one.  But the leanness is a part of it.  Going hungry and thirsty an

Apr 10
1 h 12 min

S4: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: WEIRDUMENTARY with Gary D. Rhodes

Remember In Search of Noah’s Ark?  Chariots of the Gods?  The Mysterious Monters?  The Outer Space Connection?  In the mid-1970s, these odd movies from Sunn Classic or Am

Mar 27
1 h 35 min

RHPB 2nd Anniversary: MIRACLES MEGA-MIX!

For our 2nd anniversary, we bring you the “Miracles MEGA-MIX!” We’ve combined all 3-parts of the Season 1 Miracles series into one easy-to-play episode.  Perfect listenin

Mar 25
2 h 02 min

S4 Ep4: Lily Dale

“Compared to most people in Lily Dale, I was a raging skeptic.  Compared to most of my journalistic colleagues, I was a soft-headed sap.  I didn’t believe Lily Dale’s peo

Mar 13
1 h 05 min

S4 Ep3: Sasquatch

“SOMETHING is making those goddamn footprints and I’m going to find out what it is!” – René Dahinden, Sasquatch The 1970’s were prime “flesh-and-blood” Sasquatch years. 

Feb 27
1 h 01 min

S4: SPECIAL PRESENTATION: What It Means To Be Human

Today I am thrilled to bring you an episode of an all-new podcast by RHPB guest, fan and my good friend Dan Zetterstrom!  PATREON members will remember him from the episo

Feb 20
1 h 25 min

S4 Ep2: The Ghost of Flight 401

“A flight attendant was in the lower galley when she happened to glance into the glass window of one of the meal heating units. There was the face of Don Repo, the flight

Feb 13
1 h 17 min

S4 Ep1: Induced After Death Communication

“Nothing in my formal training prepared me for the events described in this book.  What I discovered defied everything I knew about treating patients suffering from grief

Jan 30
1 h 09 min

S3 Ep17: SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! Bridging the Mothman Tragedy with Bill and Jaci Kousoulas

“It was Christmas time.  It was supposed to be a time of happiness, but we had funerals in town.  We couldn’t put off the funerals until after Christmas.  They said later

Jan 23
57 min

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#71 ▼ 8 Personal Journals US

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