american hauntings dinner and spirits
in a daRK PLACE
sinisteR hauntings, POSSESSIONS AND POLTERGEISTS
AN EVENING IN A DARK PLACE
7:00 PM | AMERICAN ODDITIES MUSEUM | ALTON, ILLINOIS
$24 PER PERSON (DINNER NOT INCLUDED)
NEXT AVAILABLE DATE:
OCTOBER 29, 2026:
NEW AND UPDATED EVENT!
MORE TRUE TALES OF HORROR HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR THIS HALLOWEEN SEASON EVENT!
Join author Troy Taylor for another night of our “An Evening with…” series of events! This eerie evening will include a catered dinner, served in our private ballroom at the former hotel. After dinner, author Troy Taylor will be presenting “An Evening in a Dark Place,” true accounts of history’s sinister strangers and terrifying hauntings.
It’s often been said that supernatural entities don’t really hurt anyone — but what about when they do? From malevolent spirits to demonic attackers to vengeful poltergeists, you’ll be sleeping with the lights on after this one! It’s a night of scary stories of ghosts, bizarre entities, and weird manifestations and you’ll want to bring someone with you to hold your hand!
Join us at the American Oddities Museum in Alton, Illinois for another great event!
- Doors open at 6:00 PM / Presentation starts at 7:00 PM
- Events held at the American Oddities Museum at 301 Piasa Street in Alton, Illinois
- No dinner will be served at this event, but the concession stand will be open.
- Private Event in the American Oddities Museum, which will open at 6:00 PM for browsing by guests before dinner
- American Hauntings Bookstore located in the Museum so books will be available for purchase and can be autographed by Troy Taylor
IN A DARK PLACE
an evening of sinister hauntings, possessions and poltergeists
PRESENTED BY TROY TAYLOR
Supernatural events can be unnerving under even the best conditions, but what about when they become downright terrifying? For the past 300 years of American history, there have been many accounts of angry spirits, vengeful hauntings, and even incidents of phantom attackers that seem to have no explanation at all. They are stories that will make your hair stand on end!
What causes these bizarre events to occur? Where do these phantom figures go and how do they disappear without explanation? Although often dismissed as “mass hysteria,” these events often involve hundreds of people and even entire towns – all of them chasing after anomalous figures that shouldn’t exist – and yet they do!
During this unsettling evening, we’ll be offering chilling accounts and delving into haunted history:
TRUE STORIES OF THE POLTERGEISTS AND POSSESSIONS!
The Columbus Poltergeist — what really happened?
Discover terrifying accounts of real-life demonic possessions!
“The Amityville Horror” — truth or fiction?
The Monroe “Demon House” in Indiana!
The horrific true crime cases that were linked to Ouija boards and the supernatural!
The Pennsylvania house believed to be infested with a demon!
What really happened in the house from “The Conjuring?”
And more!
This won’t be an ordinary night of “dinner and spirits” – it’s going to be a night you won’t soon forget and one that will have you leaving all the lights on when you go to bed at night. Pray that nothing like these events ever happens to you!