About Us
Dining With The Dead 1031 started 19 years ago holding paranormal investigation dinners at the most haunted locales in the region. Since then we have held events at place such as the Hawthorne Hotel, Publick House Inn, The Colonial Inn in Concord, MA, Tavern On Main, The Sun Tavern, Eastover in Lenox, Ciros in Woonsocket, RI and Captain Grants to name a few.
You are the investigator using an array of modern and ancient equipment to investigate and attempt to communicate with the other side of the veil.
You are the investigator using an array of modern and ancient equipment to investigate and attempt to communicate with the other side of the veil.
Thomas D’Agostino and Arlene Nicholson have been extensively studying and investigating paranormal accounts for over 42 years with well over 2000 investigations to their credit. Creators of 17 books and counting, together they have penned and captured on film the best haunts and history New England has to offer.
Tom and Arlene’s books include; Haunted Rhode Island, Haunted New Hampshire, Haunted Massachusetts, Pirate Ghosts and Phantom Ships, Abandoned Villages and Ghost Towns of New England, A Travel Guide to Haunted New England, A History of Vampires in New England, and the soon to be released, Haunted Vermont, Ghost Stories and Legends of Connecticut, Legends, Folklore and Secrets of New England, Rhode Island’s Haunted Ramtail Factory, Ghosts Of The Blackstone Valley, Litchfield County Ghosts, Strange New England and New England's Haunted Route 44.
Two of our books, A Guide To Haunted New England and Connecticut Ghosts have been adapted for middle grade readers.
Other stories and accounts are featured in “Ghost Stories of New England” by Susan Smitten, “The Encyclopedia of Haunted Places” by Jeff Belanger, “Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting” and “Haunted Objects” by Christopher Balzano, and “Psychic Pets” by Dinah Roseberry. Tom is also a regular contributor to FATE magazine and the Patriot Yankee XPress News.
The Providence Journal Bulletin, Observer Publications, The Rhode Island Monthly, What’s News; the second largest circulation in the State of Rhode Island, The Northwest Neighbors, The East Providence Post, The Valley Breeze, The Call, The Boston Globe, ReminderNews, Norwich Bulletin, Foster Daily Democrat, The Observer, Rochester Times, Smithfield Magazine, Patriot News, Stateline Review, North Adams Transcript, Worcester Telegram, The Villager, Yankee Xpress, and The Vermont Standard are among the many publications that have published stories and interviews on Tom and Arlene’s books and history of paranormal investigations.
Television appearances include- Ghosts Are Near, Episodes 6, 27 and 29; Rhode Island PBS; Co-wrote, co-produced, wrote and performed the musical score for "Ghosts of Foster, Rhode Island" for Cox Communications; acted as a consultant and appeared in “Things that Go Bump In The Night: Tales Of Haunted New England” for WGBY; “Haunted RI” for RI PBS, including writing some of the musical score; A&E Biography Channel’s “My Ghost Story,” Episode 28; Consultant for “Ghost Hunters”; Animal Planet’s “The Haunted”; Destination America’s “America’s Most Haunted”; Our Town- The haunted Stagecoach Tavern, PBS; Your Town- Exeter, RI, ABC 6; Foster’s Haunted Ramtail Factory, ABC 6; Smithfield’s Lost City, ABC 6; Three episodes of “Be My Guest”; NBC “The Rhode Show.” and Fright Club with Jack Osbourne on Discovery Channel.
Radio shows include-Preston Dennett-UFOs and the Paranormal, X-Zone Radio Show, Night Watchman Chronicles, After twilight, Ghostly Talk, Ghost Chronicles Radio Show, KZUM Radio, Ghost Village Radio, Spooky South Coast, WINY 1350 AM, Boston College Radio, Behind The Paranormal Radio, Black Cat Lounge Radio, Spirit Chasers Radio, The Paranormal View, WPRO 92 FM, WORC 98.9 FM and WBZ Radio’s Nightside With Dan Rea.
Tom has also written accounts of haunted places throughout New England for The International Ghost Hunters Society, Haunted Places.com, Shadowlands.com, and Ghosttowns.com.
Tom is a graduate of Rhode Island College with a degree in Political Science. Tom builds his own musical instruments, many from the Medieval and Renaissance eras.
Arlene is a professional photographer. Arlene’s vast education spans from photography to marketing and fundraising. Arlene is also a talented tarot card reader with years of experience and success in the field.
Tom and Arlene work together with some of the best names in the field investigating the paranormal from New England and beyond. The couple hosts Dining With The Dead 1031, an interactive investigation dinner event where the guests become the investigators in some of the most haunted locales in the region.
Thomas and Arlene presently reside in Connecticut.
Also visit: www.tomdagostino.com
Tom and Arlene’s books include; Haunted Rhode Island, Haunted New Hampshire, Haunted Massachusetts, Pirate Ghosts and Phantom Ships, Abandoned Villages and Ghost Towns of New England, A Travel Guide to Haunted New England, A History of Vampires in New England, and the soon to be released, Haunted Vermont, Ghost Stories and Legends of Connecticut, Legends, Folklore and Secrets of New England, Rhode Island’s Haunted Ramtail Factory, Ghosts Of The Blackstone Valley, Litchfield County Ghosts, Strange New England and New England's Haunted Route 44.
Two of our books, A Guide To Haunted New England and Connecticut Ghosts have been adapted for middle grade readers.
Other stories and accounts are featured in “Ghost Stories of New England” by Susan Smitten, “The Encyclopedia of Haunted Places” by Jeff Belanger, “Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting” and “Haunted Objects” by Christopher Balzano, and “Psychic Pets” by Dinah Roseberry. Tom is also a regular contributor to FATE magazine and the Patriot Yankee XPress News.
The Providence Journal Bulletin, Observer Publications, The Rhode Island Monthly, What’s News; the second largest circulation in the State of Rhode Island, The Northwest Neighbors, The East Providence Post, The Valley Breeze, The Call, The Boston Globe, ReminderNews, Norwich Bulletin, Foster Daily Democrat, The Observer, Rochester Times, Smithfield Magazine, Patriot News, Stateline Review, North Adams Transcript, Worcester Telegram, The Villager, Yankee Xpress, and The Vermont Standard are among the many publications that have published stories and interviews on Tom and Arlene’s books and history of paranormal investigations.
Television appearances include- Ghosts Are Near, Episodes 6, 27 and 29; Rhode Island PBS; Co-wrote, co-produced, wrote and performed the musical score for "Ghosts of Foster, Rhode Island" for Cox Communications; acted as a consultant and appeared in “Things that Go Bump In The Night: Tales Of Haunted New England” for WGBY; “Haunted RI” for RI PBS, including writing some of the musical score; A&E Biography Channel’s “My Ghost Story,” Episode 28; Consultant for “Ghost Hunters”; Animal Planet’s “The Haunted”; Destination America’s “America’s Most Haunted”; Our Town- The haunted Stagecoach Tavern, PBS; Your Town- Exeter, RI, ABC 6; Foster’s Haunted Ramtail Factory, ABC 6; Smithfield’s Lost City, ABC 6; Three episodes of “Be My Guest”; NBC “The Rhode Show.” and Fright Club with Jack Osbourne on Discovery Channel.
Radio shows include-Preston Dennett-UFOs and the Paranormal, X-Zone Radio Show, Night Watchman Chronicles, After twilight, Ghostly Talk, Ghost Chronicles Radio Show, KZUM Radio, Ghost Village Radio, Spooky South Coast, WINY 1350 AM, Boston College Radio, Behind The Paranormal Radio, Black Cat Lounge Radio, Spirit Chasers Radio, The Paranormal View, WPRO 92 FM, WORC 98.9 FM and WBZ Radio’s Nightside With Dan Rea.
Tom has also written accounts of haunted places throughout New England for The International Ghost Hunters Society, Haunted Places.com, Shadowlands.com, and Ghosttowns.com.
Tom is a graduate of Rhode Island College with a degree in Political Science. Tom builds his own musical instruments, many from the Medieval and Renaissance eras.
Arlene is a professional photographer. Arlene’s vast education spans from photography to marketing and fundraising. Arlene is also a talented tarot card reader with years of experience and success in the field.
Tom and Arlene work together with some of the best names in the field investigating the paranormal from New England and beyond. The couple hosts Dining With The Dead 1031, an interactive investigation dinner event where the guests become the investigators in some of the most haunted locales in the region.
Thomas and Arlene presently reside in Connecticut.
Also visit: www.tomdagostino.com