ALTON 鈥 Around 40 people are gathered in the American Oddities Museum in Alton, after it closed. They鈥檙e there to talk to the dead.
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Brandon Joice practices the Estes Method of communicating with spirits. He wears a blindfold and noise-canceling headphones while listening to a spirit box scan radio dials. He shouts out what he hears while those in the room ask questions of spirits. Supposedly, the spirits can communicate through the radio waves.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
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Troy Taylor leads a Ouija board session with participants gathered on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, to glean clues and possible messages from dead relatives at Taylor鈥檚 American Oddities Museum in Alton. Taylor also hosts a presentation in which he details and demonstrates mediums and the history of spirit communication.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
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The team at Haunted Soulz takes the curious on paranormal ghost tours and investigations. From top left, founder and owner Dan Klein and 鈥淕hosts Off Grid鈥 host Johnny Weibe. Bottom row from left: Madie Klein, Jordyn Penner another 鈥淕hosts Off Grid鈥 host, and co-owner Franki Cambeletta.
Courtesy of Haunted Soulz
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Jamie Gibbs, second from right, of Johnston City, Ill., participates in a seance with others gathered on Oct. 4, 2025, at Troy Taylor鈥檚 American Oddities Museum in Alton.聽
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
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Courtesy Haunted Soulz
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A group seance is photographed gathered on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at Troy Taylor鈥檚 American Oddities Museum in Alton. Taylor also hosts a presentation in which he details and demonstrates mediums and the history of spirit communication.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
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