Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Activity Room — 1 S Common St., Topsfield, MA
Please join us for this special in-person event! *Please note that registration for this event is preferred, but not required. This engaging new program explores the enduring legend of the Montauk Project—an alleged series of secret Cold War–era experiments said to involve mind control, psychic research, and interdimensional phenomena—and examines how these claims influenced popular culture. Attendees will learn how the original concept for the hit television series Stranger Things was rooted in the so-called “Montauk Project,” before the story was relocated to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. Blending documented history, conspiracy lore, and television storytelling, the program invites participants to consider how government secrecy, 1980s nostalgia, and speculative science converge to create one of modern pop culture’s most compelling mythologies. This program is great for both teens and adults. About the Presenter: With 30 years of experience researching the unknown, Dustin Pari brings exciting and positive lectures about the paranormal all across the country, As a part of television's Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, and appearances on Destination Truth and…