Has anyone else been to a paranormal talk at the pub?

So there's this bloke who does presentations at the King's Head in Doncaster once a month about various paranormal topics, and I went last Thursday on a bit of a whim. Paid five quid, got a pint, heard about Borley Rectory for two hours. It was... fine? Not life-changing, but decent entertainment value.

What got me was the mix of people there. Half seemed like genuine researchers, quarter were probably just bored on a Thursday night, and the other quarter appeared to be full believers who nodded along to everything. Made me wonder how many paranormal forums worth of arguments could've been resolved if everyone just went to the pub with each other instead of shouting online.

Anyone else done this? Worth it?

There's one in York I went to once. Better when the speaker actually knows what they're talking about rather than just reading Wikipedia at people for an hour. The pint part was definitely the highlight, if I'm honest.

This is the most British approach to paranormal investigation I've heard in ages and I love it. 'Has anyone been to a talk about ghosts in a pub?' Might actually be more productive than forum arguments. You can't get a pint to the face on the internet.

Made me wonder how many paranormal forums worth of arguments could've been resolved if everyone just went to the pub with each other instead of shouting online.

Five quid for two hours is fair enough. I'd probably go if there was one local. At least you get genuine human interaction instead of forum drama where someone spends forty minutes crafting a reply to make you look stupid.