UPCOMING Dinner Events
HOSTED BY TROY TAYLOR!
AT THE AMERICAN ODDITIES MUSEUM IN ALTON, ILLINOIS
MARCH 2025
MARCH 28, 2025:
ESTES METHOD EXPERIMENT
SOLD OUT!
MARCH 29, 2025:
AMERICAN SIDESHOWS
SOLD OUT!
APRIL 2025
APRIL 5, 2025:
BLACK MIRROR SCRYING WORKSHOP
Join investigators from America Hauntings as we explore this ancient method of spirit communication and a way to interpret messages using images and symbols. Traditionally, scrying is depicted as a form of fortune-telling, a way to peer beyond the present into the future to see what lies ahead, or even give insights into a past life. Modern uses of scrying see it as a tool of self-reflection, allowing those who participate to gain a new perspective on someone or something by peering into the depths of the scrying mirror's reflective surface and yourself. If you're willing to explore this unusual kind of paranormal connection, join us for this event! All items you need will be provided! Just bring yourself and an open mind and see what the mirror holds for you!
APRIL 11, 2025:
GHOST LITE MYSTERIES
Join Master Magician Carlos David and Paranormal Specialist Vince Johari at the American Oddities Museum as they present a chilling evening of supernatural magic and conjuring. Will Spirits Walk Among Us that Night? They won’t – but they’ll show you why thousands of people believed they did in the past!
APRIL 12, 2025:
GREAT RIVER HAUNTINGS TOUR
Join Troy Taylor for Dinner and Spirits as we travel from Alton to Grafton during our NEW tour of the River Road! Departing from the Mineral Springs, we seek out the mystery of the region -- including the Piasa Bird, eerie places, and haunted houses -- before arriving at the Pere Marquette Lodge for their famous fried chicken dinner!
EASTER WEEKEND EVENT!
APRIL 18, 2025:
EVENING WITH THE ST. LOUIS EXORCISM
Join Troy Taylor for the UNCENSORED, true story of the 1949 St. Louis Exorcism! In this updated and eye-opening presentation, he reveals the full story for the first time, uncovering shocking details that have never been told before. UPDATED AND UNCENSORED!
APRIL 25, 2025:
GHOSTS OF THE RIVER ROAD TOUR
Join author Troy Taylor along the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton! The evening begins with dinner at the Bluff City Grill in Alton, followed by a haunted bus tour along the Great River Road. Discover the tales of history and hauntings along the Mississippi River with dark tales, eerie locations, and a stop for drinks at one of Grafton's legendary haunts!
APRIL 26, 2025:
EVENING WITH THE LEMP FAMILY
Troy Taylor presents the true story of the history and hauntings of the Lemp brewing family of St. Louis! The story of the Lemp family has become the stuff of legend, but it’s one that few people truly know. The Lemp family, and their infamous mansion, have inspired books, ghost stories and television shows, but it’s become nearly impossible to separate fact from fiction about this haunted family – until now.
may 2025
MAY 2, 2025:
ESTES METHOD EXPERIMENT
Join investigators from American Hauntings as we seek evidence of hauntings and spirits using the modern technique known as the Estes Method. If you’ve ever wanted to come face-to-face with authentic haunted relics – and take part in paranormal experiments with them – this is your chance! Join a limited number of guests and examine, touch, and take part in experiments with actual relics from haunted places, cursed objects, and objects believed to have attachments. Equipment provided or you can bring your own!
MAY 3, 2025:
GHOST LITE MYSTERIES
Join Master Magician Carlos David and Paranormal Specialist Vince Johari at the American Oddities Museum as they present a chilling evening of supernatural magic and conjuring. Will Spirits Walk Among Us that Night? They won’t – but they’ll show you why thousands of people believed they did in the past!
MAY 9, 2025:
GHOSTS OF THE RIVER ROAD TOUR
Join author Troy Taylor along the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton! The evening begins with dinner at the Bluff City Grill in Alton, followed by a haunted bus tour along the Great River Road. Discover the tales of history and hauntings along the Mississippi River with dark tales, eerie locations, and a stop for drinks at one of Grafton's legendary haunts!
MAY 10, 2025:
AN EVENING WITH H.H. HOLMES
Troy Taylor presents the true story of infamous serial killer H.H. Holmes, who created a “Murder Castle” in Chicago during the 1893 World’s Fair and lured an unknown number of victims to their deaths! Discover the horrific life and crimes of Holmes, who was dubbed the “Monster of 63rd Street",” and explore the legends that have followed in his wake, from his alleged ties to Jack the Ripper to the “Holmes Curse.” This is a night of history, horror, and hauntings that you don’t want to miss!
MAY 16, 2025:
HOLLYWOOD HAUNTINGS FREE FILM SCREENINGS
THE DARK AND THE WICKED: One of Troy Taylor’s favorite horror films! Filmed at an isolated farm in the midst of the pandemic in 2020, this is one of the most terrifying films ever made. Seething with horror and menace, this is not one for the faint of heart. This film emanates with foreboding from the first frame to the last and uses its silent brooding & gradually escalating atmosphere to crawl under the skin of its viewers — a haunting, unnerving & bone-chilling terror that more than lives up to its name. Join us if you're brave enough to experience this one at the haunted museum!
MAY 17, 2025:
EVENING IN HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD
Join author Troy Taylor for “Haunted Hollywood,” a look back at the history, hauntings, scandals, and sins from the Golden age of Hollywood with the secret stories behind the lives — and afterlives — of classic stars! The bloody history of Hollywood is filled with a myriad of scandals, sin, and gore-soaked crime and there is a haunted underbelly that revels in the dark side of the American dream. Troy Taylor will take you behind the scenes — past the glamor and the movie cameras — to reveal the stories of Hollywood’s most famous ghosts.
MAY 23, 2025:
GHOSTS OF THE RIVER ROAD TOUR
Join author Troy Taylor along the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton! The evening begins with dinner at the Bluff City Grill in Alton, followed by a haunted bus tour along the Great River Road. Discover the tales of history and hauntings along the Mississippi River with dark tales, eerie locations, and a stop for drinks at one of Grafton's legendary haunts!
MAY 24, 2025:
GANGS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Join Troy Taylor for a night of gambling, bootleg liquor, guns, ghosts, Charlie Birger, the Shelton Brothers, and more! Take a trip back in time to 1920s Southern Illinois, where you’ll find bootleg liquor, gambling houses, speakeasies, and had been fighting an all-out, guns in the streets, bullets flying everywhere war between Charlie Birger and Shelton brothers. Amidst all the bloodshed – the gangs of Southern Illinois became legends, leaving behind stories of murder, mayhem, and ghosts! If you have a fascination with the bloody history of Illinois, this is a night you don’t want to miss!
MAY 31, 2025:
GREAT RIVER HAUNTINGS TOUR
Join Troy Taylor for Dinner and Spirits as we travel from Alton to Grafton during our NEW tour of the River Road! Departing from the Mineral Springs, we seek out the mystery of the region -- including the Piasa Bird, eerie places, and haunted houses -- before arriving at the Pere Marquette Lodge for their famous fried chicken dinner!
JUNE 2025
JUNE 6, 2025:
GHOSTS OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Join Master Magician Carlos David at the American Oddities Museum as he presents a chilling parlor show based on those of the traveling mediums, mystics, and mind-readers of yesterday. It’s a night of the kind of mystery and trickery that fascinated one of the most famous ghost enthusiasts in history, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
JUNE 7, 2025:
GHOSTS OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Join Master Magician Carlos David at the American Oddities Museum as he presents a chilling parlor show based on those of the traveling mediums, mystics, and mind-readers of yesterday. It’s a night of the kind of mystery and trickery that fascinated one of the most famous ghost enthusiasts in history, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
FRIDAY THE 13TH!
JUNE 13, 2025:
EVENING WITH THE ST. LOUIS EXORCISM
Join Troy Taylor for the UNCENSORED, true story of the 1949 St. Louis Exorcism! In this updated and eye-opening presentation, he reveals the full story for the first time, uncovering shocking details that have never been told before. UPDATED AND UNCENSORED!
JUNE 14, 2025:
GHOSTS OF THE RIVER ROAD TOUR
Join author Troy Taylor along the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton! The evening begins with dinner at the Bluff City Grill in Alton, followed by a haunted bus tour along the Great River Road. Discover the tales of history and hauntings along the Mississippi River with dark tales, eerie locations, and a stop for drinks at one of Grafton's legendary haunts!
JUNE 20, 2025:
ESTES METHOD EXPERIMENT
Join investigators from American Hauntings as we seek evidence of hauntings and spirits using the modern technique known as the Estes Method. If you’ve ever wanted to come face-to-face with authentic haunted relics – and take part in paranormal experiments with them – this is your chance! Join a limited number of guests and examine, touch, and take part in experiments with actual relics from haunted places, cursed objects, and objects believed to have attachments. Equipment provided or you can bring your own!
JUNE 21, 2025:
MURDER AND MAYHEM: AMERICAN CULTS
Troy Taylor presents true and uncensored accounts of the strangest and most horrific cults and sects from American history. It’s a frightening collection of American weirdness that reveals the darkest side of humanity and the depths to which innocent people can be led in the name of religion. This is a night that is not for the faint of heart — attend at your own risk!
JULY 2025
JULY 12, 2025:
EVENING WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Join Troy Taylor for the true story of Abraham Lincoln and the Spirit World — from his brushes with the supernatural, his premonitions of death, embrace of Spiritualism, the ghostly funeral train, and his spirited afterlife as one of the most well-traveled ghosts in American history! This will be a night of haunted history that you don’t want to miss!
JULY 18, 2025:
EVENING WITH THE ST. LOUIS EXORCISM
Join Troy Taylor for the UNCENSORED, true story of the 1949 St. Louis Exorcism! In this updated and eye-opening presentation, he reveals the full story for the first time, uncovering shocking details that have never been told before. UPDATED AND UNCENSORED!
JULY 19, 2025:
EVENING WITH BONNIE AND CLYDE
Join Troy Taylor for the true story of the star-crossed couple and their life of fast cars, gunfights, robbery, and romance! It’s a story that has it all — Depression desperadoes, true romance, rebellion against authority, flying bullets, fast cars, and, in the end, a violent and dramatic death at the hands of a lawman who craved fame as badly as Bonnie and Clyde did. Amidst all the bloodshed, danger, and daring, Bonnie and Clyde became legends, leaving behind a troubling legacy of murder, mayhem, and even ghosts. If you love the stories of the outlaws of 1930s America, this is a night you won’t want to miss!
JULY 25, 2025:
PENDULUMS AND DOWSING WORKSHOPS
Join investigators from America Hauntings as we explore this ancient method of divination to find hidden objects, water sources, to receive answers to questions, and much more -- even when seeking spirits or looking for unmarked graves. This workshop delves into the mysteries of how pendulums and dowsing rods have been found to work throughout history and how you can use them to find your own answers by interpreting the motions of your devices. Don’t miss this mysterious workshop!
JULY 26, 2025:
GHOSTS OF THE RIVER ROAD TOUR
Join author Troy Taylor along the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton! The evening begins with dinner at the Bluff City Grill in Alton, followed by a haunted bus tour along the Great River Road. Discover the tales of history and hauntings along the Mississippi River with dark tales, eerie locations, and a stop for drinks at one of Grafton's legendary haunts!
AUGUST 2025
ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND EVENT!
AUGUST 2: EVENING WITH LIZZIE BORDEN
Join Troy Taylor for the true story of the Borden murders in Massachusetts and witth an in-depth look at the events that have since become one of the most famous crimes in American history.
Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother 40 whacks,
And when she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41…
Or did she? You’ll find out during this annual event - with new photos and info!
AUGUST 9, 2025:
GANGS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Join Troy Taylor for a night of gambling, bootleg liquor, guns, ghosts, Charlie Birger, the Shelton Brothers, and more! Take a trip back in time to 1920s Southern Illinois, where you’ll find bootleg liquor, gambling houses, speakeasies, and had been fighting an all-out, guns in the streets, bullets flying everywhere war between Charlie Birger and Shelton brothers. Amidst all the bloodshed – the gangs of Southern Illinois became legends, leaving behind stories of murder, mayhem, and ghosts! If you have a fascination with the bloody history of Illinois, this is a night you don’t want to miss!
AUGUST 15, 2025:
GHOSTS OF THE RIVER ROAD TOUR
Join author Troy Taylor along the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton! The evening begins with dinner at the Bluff City Grill in Alton, followed by a haunted bus tour along the Great River Road. Discover the tales of history and hauntings along the Mississippi River with dark tales, eerie locations, and a stop for drinks at one of Grafton's legendary haunts!
AUGUST 16, 2025:
EVENING OF AMERICAN MONSTERS
From the beginning of America’s recorded history, settlers, pioneers, now modern-day residents have claimed to have encounters with monsters – Bigfoot, Mothman, Mo-Mo the Monster, the Jersey Devil, Thunderbirds, the Hopkinsville Goblins, and many others. It seems hard to believe that such creatures could be lurking out there in the woods and fields of present-day America and yet, what if they are? You’ll find out the true stories behind the legends on this chilling night – and find out if you have anything to be afraid of on your way home!
AUGUST 22, 2025:
BLACK MIRROR SCRYING WORKSHOP
Join investigators from America Hauntings as we explore this ancient method of spirit communication and a way to interpret messages using images and symbols. Traditionally, scrying is depicted as a form of fortune-telling, a way to peer beyond the present into the future to see what lies ahead, or even give insights into a past life. Modern uses of scrying see it as a tool of self-reflection, allowing those who participate to gain a new perspective on someone or something by peering into the depths of the scrying mirror's reflective surface and yourself. If you're willing to explore this unusual kind of paranormal connection, join us for this event! All items you need will be provided! Just bring yourself and an open mind and see what the mirror holds for you!
AUGUST 23, 2025:
GREAT RIVER HAUNTINGS TOUR
Join Troy Taylor for Dinner and Spirits as we travel from Alton to Grafton during our NEW tour of the River Road! Departing from the Mineral Springs, we seek out the mystery of the region -- including the Piasa Bird, eerie places, and haunted houses -- before arriving at the Pere Marquette Lodge for their famous fried chicken dinner!
AUGUST 30, 2025:
EVENING WITH THE ST. LOUIS EXORCISM
Join Troy Taylor for the UNCENSORED, true story of the 1949 St. Louis Exorcism! In this updated and eye-opening presentation, he reveals the full story for the first time, uncovering shocking details that have never been told before. UPDATED AND UNCENSORED!
AUGUST 29, 2025:
ALTON SEANCE AND THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN SPIRIT COMMUNICATION
Join author Troy Taylor at the American Oddities Museum as he kicks off the evening with a multimedia presentation on the history of spirit communication from the Victorian era to today, followed by a real-life seance in the museum and an authentic attempt to reach the spirits present in the building. If you've ever been curious about methods to speak with the dead -- and want to experience them for yourself -- this is the night for you!
DINNER TOURS HOSTED BY TROY TAYLOR!
GHOSTS OF THE RIVER ROAD DINNER TOUR! Join author Troy Taylor for Dinner and Spirits along the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton! The evening begins with dinner at the Bluff City Grill in Alton, followed by a haunted bus tour along the River Road!
SEE THE SCHEDULE ABOVE!
GREAT RIVER HAUNTINGS DINNER TOUR!
Join author Troy Taylor for Dinner and Spirits as we travel from Alton to Grafton -- but with different stories and locations from our other River Road Tour — then dinner at the Pere Marquette Lodge for their famous, family-style fried chicken dinner! SEE THE SCHEDULE ABOVE!
SPIRITS OF ALTON DINNER TOUR
Join Troy Taylor on a Dinner and Spirits tour of Haunted Alton! The evening begins with dinner at the Bluff City in Alton, followed by an eerie bus tour of the city!
SEE THE SCHEDULE ABOVE!
Other Ghost Tours from American Hauntings
WEIRD CHICAGO
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Ghosts, Gangsters, Mystery & Mayhem of the Windy City!
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND RESERVATIONS!
ALTON HAUNTINGS
ALTON, ILLINOIS
Discover the ghosts of "One of the Most Haunted Small Towns in America!"
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND RESERVATIONS!
SPRINGFIELD HAUNTINGS SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Discover the Haunted History of Abraham Lincoln’s Hometown!
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND RESERVATIONS!
HAUNTED DECATUR
DECATUR, ILLINOIS
Discover the Spirits, Secrets, Scandals and Sins of on one of the longest-running ghost tours in the state!
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND RESERVATIONS!