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Friday, September 3rd, 2010

My, my, how time flies. We are quickly heading into the haunting season of ghouls and ghosts and I am happy to announce that Haunted Hoosier Halls:Indiana University is out for anyone interested into diving in to the weird and paranormal history of Indiana University and Southern Indiana. Haunted Hoosier Halls: Indiana University can be purchased via PayPal under the “Books by Kat Klockow” page or on Amazon.com.

In addition to the Paranormacon this September, I have another paranormal convention to announce: Indy ParaCon 2010! Like many other fine authors and paranormal teams, Haunted Hoosier Halls will have a vendor’s booth at Indiana’s largest horror and paranormal convention. Indy ParaCon is October 1&2 at the Danville 4H Fairgrounds just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana. Last year I went as an attendee and had a whole lot of fun meeting all the guests, vendors, authors, teams, and fellow attendees.

Now, this is where I need your help. At both conventions I will have forms available at my table for volunteers to fill out in an effort to collect local paranormal urban legends for the urban legends project. The continuing goal is to map out where different variations of popular urban legend motifs are predominate and how they evolved over time crossing the Midwest.

Last announcement but certainly not the least is my interview on Your Life Matters with hosts Jenn and Steve! Earlier this year I had the chance to meet Jenn and Steve at the Paranormal ScareFest at the Crump Theater along with their previous paranormal team Indianapolis Ghost Hunters. Now the duo have branched out to create Professional Paranormal Investigations (their title refers to conducting investigations in a professional manner, not that they charge). They have become great friends, and I encourage everyone to check out their site. Their show discusses more than just paranormal topics, but really covers the board of subjects with interviews of authors, experts, and professionals in their respective fields.

Happy haunts,

Kat

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Haunted Hoosier Halls is upon us!

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

After many months of waiting I am happy to announce that my book, Haunted Hoosier Halls: Indiana University, will be out August 28th, 2010!

Pre-orders are now open!

So if you would like a personally signed copy from me please send an e-mail to katklockow@gmail.com. Each copy is $16.99 plus shipping and paypal fees. The book is also available for pre-order on Amazon.com, but it doesn’t come with a personally signed or sketched cover.

There will be a book launch pot-luck in early September, location is to be announced at a later date.

Speaking of the month of September there is….

Getting my paranormal author groove on early, I’ll be attending Paranormacon as a vendor! This will be my first time at a paranormal convention as a full fledged author and I plan to have many goodies at the booth to satisfy even the most discerning of paranormal appetites…whatever that may be?

Paranormacon 2010 is in Fort Wayne, Indiana in the spooky and haunted Masonic Building September 10&11. Not only would I love the support of attendees visiting, but also the other various paranormal investigation teams who will also have booths there and In Nomine Paranormal Research who is holding the event. There will be two ghost hunts available later Friday and Saturday nights in the old Masonic Building. In my opinion this is one of the most reasonably priced paranormal conventions one can go to in the area, so if you are in the area and are up for a day of fun and a night of fright please say hello!

Please visit the Paranormacon website for details

Currently I’ve bumped the publication date of How to Hunt for Ghosts? it too can debut at the convention as a graphic novel. If you can imagine my studio is now swamped with sketches, books, and three very confused pet rabbits.

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The Kat Returns!

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Hello world!

It has been a little over two months since my last post and naturally a lot of things have happened during that time. First there was a death in the family followed by news on Haunted Hoosier Halls plus some traveling around the Midwestern countryside seeking high adventure and even taller tales of the supernatural.

First off, in book news Haunted Hoosier Halls: Indiana University (the book’s official name) is currently at the printers. When will the bundle of paranormal joy be ready? Not quite sure yet. I am assuming that Haunted Hoosiers will be available this September or October. What I do know is that my graphic novel How to Hunt for Ghosts will available this fall. The graphic novel will be independently published, and therefore I have complete control of the release date (que maniacal laughter). The aim is to have it done for this happy Halloween season, but if I get my buns in gear it will be available sooner! Both books will be avaiable for pre-orders through me, Haunted Hoosier Halls will also be available on Amazon.com or in Southern Indiana; your local Borders store.

Although I’m all over urban legends, I do love me some haunted locations. Earlier this month I had this opportunity to visit Mansfield Reformatory for an all night ghost hunt with Indiana Ghost Trackers. Oh my, was that fun! The sheer grandeur of this historic landmark had me hugging the ornately carved staircases and pillars. I gasped at the height of the tallest freestanding cell block, and I was awestruck with the unexplainable things I saw within its walls.

So without further ado, some photos!~

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How to Hunt for Ghosts?

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Being on Dead Speak Paranormal Radio was awesome last week, I highly urge people to tune into Renee’s show every Sunday, she knows what questions to ask the guest. She’s been the first to ask me questions about Japanese supernatural urban legends and ghost tales, which is actually my specialty since I studied these tales for my duel majors (Anthropology and Japanese Language and Culture studies.) It was a great show, and next time I’ll have even MORE tales from old Japan to discuss!

Two weekends ago I attended the Queen City ParaCon as a VIP (happy birthday to me) and met Terri Garofalo the cartoonist for Entities-R-Us. Now my other big passion in life besides the paranormal is writing and illustrating comics, mostly long form ones. Since 2003 I’ve worked on a number of projects but had taken a break from doing comics in order to do Haunted Hoosier Halls and take care of family matters. After a lively discussion with her about graphic novels and comics I was convinced that creating a graphic novel about ghost hunting seemed like a pretty good idea.

It still is, there are few graphic novels (one that I can think of that is Japanese in origin) that handle the idea of paranormal investigation, although there are a few webcomics out there that to do. So look for How to Hunt for Ghosts or H2H4G on this website on its own page in the near future.

So, that’s what I’m working on. Haunted Hoosier Halls is still planned to come out this fall (no date specified). Pre-orders from me will go up soon, they will be personally signed by me with a little message in the cover.

Cheers & Happy Hauntings,

Kat

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Dead Speak Paranormal Radio

Monday, April 5th, 2010

I’m happy to announce that this Sunday April 11th, 2010 I’ll be joining my friend and fellow IGT member Renee Graham on her paranormal talk show Dead Speak Paranormal Radio. It starts at 7pm (EST). We’re planning on discussing some of the locations visited for the book, Indiana ghostlore, and of course, Indiana’s urban legends. Please join us and visit the All Souls Paranormal Radio Network!

Cheers!

Kat

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