Alabama café keeps Halloween alive all year long

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Billy & Chelsea Gates, owners of Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe in Robertsdale, Ala. The cafe is located right off the Wilcox Road exit off Interstate 10 near the Alabama-Florida state line.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Willie, a popular attraction at Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe in Robertsdale, Ala., sits near the front door. Willie was obtained by owners Billy & Chelsea Gates for free after the couple learned its former owner was tossing it to the curb. Now, the toy puppet is believed to be one of those haunted attractions inside the new horror-themed coffee shop and cafe that is open year-round.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

The exterior of Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe, 27600 B County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

The menu board at Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in Robertsdale, Ala. The cafe serves coffees and pizza, but is looking to expand its menu items to include soups and sandwiches.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Inside Styx & Bones Oddities Cafe at 27600 B. County Road 64, Robertsdale, Ala., as pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

By Sunday morning, most of Alabama’s haunted houses will be closed. The ghosts, skeletons and makeshift graveyards in front yards will be packed away for another year. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” will once again take over pop radio.

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