Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery

Name: Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery
Address: 468 B Oak Hill Road, Somerset, KY, US
Telephone: +16063051152

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The Nightmare Gallery is a museum dedicated to the unusual, the unexplained, and the otherworldly. We also have a one-of-a-kind gift shop.

Paranormal Roadtripper’s Nightmare Gallery is a celebration of the unusual, the unexplained, and the otherworldly, as well as thrills and chills from television and film. Our collection includes haunted objects, screen-used props and prop replicas from your favorite horror films, and exhibits related to Bigfoot, cryptozoology, ghost hunting, serial killers, UFOs, and other unusual phenomena from Kentucky’s Bluegrass Triangle. Admission to the Nightmare Gallery is FREE but BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. To schedule your appointment, visit www.nightmaregallery.net.

10/12/2026

On Saturday, November 7, 2026, Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery will be hosting another FREE evening of entertainment in Somerset, Kentucky! That night, we will be celebrating one of our favorite horror films, 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 '𝙧 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 (2008), with a one-of-a-kind photo op and a free outdoor screening of the film! Before the screening begins, guests will be invited to gather around as Zach Bales, the Paranormal Roadtripper, continues his Halloween tradition of recounting many of his harrowing encounters with ghosts, monsters, and "little green men" in Kentucky's Bluegrass Triangle! What's more, the latest book by Zach Bales—a revised and expanded version of his 2009 release 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙧'𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜—will be available for purchase that evening for the very first time!

What better way to commemorate the end of Spooky Season than with bone-chilling tales from one of Kentucky's foremost storytellers and a FREE outdoor screening of a hair-raising horror film. And did we mention that the Nightmare Gallery will be open starting at 5:00 PM on November 7 with NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY! Oh, and as always, ADMISSION IS FREE! You won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind event! Just don’t forget to bring a lawnchair!

Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery is located at 468 Oak Hill Road in Somerset, Kentucky. 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 '𝙧 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 (2008) is rated R.

10/11/2026

Our conference/festival schedule for 2026 is in full swing! Our next events are at the Madison County Public Library in Berea, Kentucky and the Pulaski County Public Library in Somerset, Kentucky! If you will be in the area on October 15th or 16th, make plans to attend!

10/04/2026

I have been promising a series of surprises all year. Here comes the first!

I first put pencil to paper on 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙧'𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 twenty years ago in the autumn of 2006. It was a labor of love, documenting many of my earliest experiences with the unusual, the unexplained, and the otherworldly. At the time, I was teaching mostly middle school students, and I wrote the book with that audience in mind, never really diving into the darkest details of my adventures. In January 2026, two decades later, I decided to revisit this earliest installment in my bibliography, revising and expanding the narrative to include a darker and more true-to-fact portrayal of the events as they unfolded all those years ago.

Later this month, I will be releasing this ultimate edition of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙧'𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 for the very first time right here at Paranormal Roadtripper’s Nightmare Gallery! Inside, you will find nearly 100 new pages of insights and reflections as well as a number of previously untold experiences that, until now, I never felt comfortable committing to the page.

I also made a few corrections along the way. As I learned more about ghost hunting—and more about the men and women who pursue the hobby—I decided to cut a few things (and a few people) out of the book.

I am excited to share this new version of the book with the world! Oh, and expect another similar announcement in the next couple of weeks… And maybe one or two more after that…

“Are you scared of things that go bump in the night? 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙧'𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 is your passport to many of America’s most infamous haunted hotspots—and your introduction to the fundamentals of ghost hunting. Join Zach Bales as he embarks on a spine-tingling search for the truth. From the cobweb-filled corridors of Waverly Hills Sanatorium to the wrought-iron galleries of the LaLaurie Mansion, Bales will venture across moonlit graveyards, blood-soaked Civil War battlefields, and the bone-chilling borderlands between legend and reality, where he will investigate several of Earth’s most unsettling mysteries. Witness his efforts to debunk the hair-raising legends of Clara Morrow, Soule’s Chapel, and the Keno Monster. Will you dare to ride sh***un as Bales travels to Point Pleasant, West Virginia in search of the enigmatic Mothman? This book will teach you the finer points of ghost hunting by detailing one haunting account after another.

Now, for the first time ever, Bales has delved back into his decades-old case files, expanding upon many of his earliest investigations by including fresh insights, new personal reflections, and previously untold experiences that he never felt comfortable committing to the page. Whether you are an amateur or an expert, a lifelong believer or a hardened skeptic, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙧'𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 offers an unforgettable introduction to this eerie pastime. You’ll be sleeping with the lights on long before you reach the final page!”

09/27/2026

The following was announced on Saturday afternoon at the Blue Bridge Squatch Fest in Owensboro, Kentucky: The time has come to announce our next inductee here at Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery—Steven Streufert, formerly of Willow Creek, California! Streufert joins Daniel Perez, Russ Nowack, George Dudding, and Glenn Campbell as researchers whose commitment and contributions to the study of the unusual, the unexplained, and otherworldly have captured the imaginations of our visitors—and who have proven themselves to be worthy of celebration here at Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery.

Steven Streufert was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 19, 1964. He spent much of his later life, however, in Willow Creek, California, where he owned and operated Bigfoot Books, a library of rare tomes and volumes where the search for the Wildman meant separating fact from fiction and legend from reality. It was here that Streufert spent decades studying the famed Patterson-Gimlin Film, ultimately becoming one of its leading authorities. Streufert would later play an integral role in rediscovering the exact location where that iconic footage was shot. In the years that followed, Streufert sought to make it easier for future pilgrims to find the site, publishing detailed directions on his blog and sitting down for countless interviews with researchers, raconteurs, and roadtrippers who hoped to make the journey for themselves.

Streufert spent years fostering elevated discourse and healthy skepticism in online Bigfoot communities, where his voice has proven to be irreplaceable. Indeed, the groups that he frequented and moderated have been greatly diminished without his evenhanded presence—one that was skeptical but not dismissive, and one that held disdain for dogma of any kind. Streufert challenged believers and skeptics alike, championing Occam's Razor and Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit, even at great personal risk to himself. (Bigfoot Books was at one point the target of gunfire.) Streufert's insistence that extraordinary claims be met with extraordinary scrutiny remains unmatched in the study of Bigfoot, and though he departed this life on December 6, 2025, his legacy will live on wherever curiosity is tempered by critical thinking—and especially at Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery, where Steven Streufert was inducted on September 26, 2026.

09/13/2026

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, here are a few more of our Star Trek replicas. Seen here are pieces signed by Denise Crosby, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Nana Visitor, Armin Shimerman, Terry Farrell, and Colm Meaney.

09/12/2026

On September 26, 2026, we will be inducting another legendary researcher into Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery! When Melissa and I first opened Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery in Somerset, Kentucky, we wanted it to be more than just an archive of the enigmatic and a one-of-a-kind gift shop. We wanted it to inspire the next generation of researchers, to instill in them the same sense of fascination for the unusual, the unexplained, and the otherworldly that exists in us. We also wanted the Nightmare Gallery to be a celebration of the researchers who inspire us—men and women who don’t always get the recognition that they deserve.

Which is why, each year, Melissa and I have taken time to recognize researchers whose commitment and contributions to the study of the unusual, the unexplained, and the otherworldly have captured our imaginations. We have been inducting these researchers into the Nightmare Gallery itself—a "Hall of Fame" of sorts. Our first inductee, whose name was revealed in July 2022, was the incomparable Glenn Campbell. Our second inductee, who was recognized in January 2023, was legendary author/researcher George Dudding. Our third inductee was the prodigy of prestidigitation himself, Russ Nowack, who was inducted in August 2024. Legendary Bigfoot researcher Daniel Perez was our fourth inductee in December 2025.

We will be announcing our fifth inductee on September 26, 2026! I will be revealing the name on stage at the Blue Bridge Squatch Fest in Owensboro, Kentucky. Stay tuned!

09/08/2026

I'm not sure my love for flying saucers and little green men—two subjects that have always had a place in the Nightmare Gallery—would exist without Star Trek.

Long before I became fascinated by things that go bump in the night, I was swept up in the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Yes, it was Star Trek that taught me that reality is bigger, stranger, and more interesting than I could possibly imagine... and that the unknown isn't something to be feared, but something to be explored.

That's why, tucked away alongside our autographs and memorabilia from horror movies, visitors to the Nightmare Gallery will find a modest collection of Star Trek autographs and memorabilia.

This week, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, we'll be highlighting a few of our favorite pieces here on Facebook. Here's to the captains and crews, the writers and producers, who have spent six decades reminding us to keep looking toward the stars. And here's hoping Star Trek continues boldly going for many years to come.

Seen here are pieces signed by William Shatner and George Takei.

08/26/2026

This afternoon, we were sad to learn of the passing of actor Tim Curry, whose performances as Pennywise in 𝙄𝙩 (1990) and Dr. Frank-N-Furter in 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 (1975) were the stuff of legend.

"Don't dream it, be it." Words to live by.

08/15/2026

Since we first opened on August 20, 2022, customer satisfaction has been our top priority here at Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery, and it means so much to us that we have maintained a five-star rating after more than 900 Google Reviews.

"One of the best reviewed attractions in Kentucky, and one of the best reviewed attractions of its kind anywhere in the world!"

Book your appointment today to find out what all the fuss is about!

08/09/2026

𝙄 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 (1997) is on the screen at Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery! It was such a pleasure seeing so many new faces today—as well as all of our returning guests. What we do here wouldn't be possible without all of you! We would also like to thank our good friends George Dudding and John Dudding, who really helped make today special. We have two more events lined up for this fall, several big announcements to make regarding upcoming projects, and a brand new twist coming to our Krampus-themed event this December. You ain't seen nothing yet!

Address

468 B Oak Hill Road
Somerset, KY

Telephone

+16063051152

Website

http://www.nightmaregallery.net/

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