Students looking for an objective talk about devil worship Wednesday night were surprised by Christian music and pamphlets about the dark side of Halloween.

Campus Missions International sponsored its seventh annual “Unveiling the Darkness,” a presentation on the evils of Satanism, Wicca and the occult that was held at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium.

Fliers distributed around campus contained no mention of the Christian nature of the event.

A few hundred attendees watched a video called “Devil Worship: The Rise of Satanism” and listened to John Miller, a former occultist, speak about his experiences.

Tim King, a freshman management major, said he attended “Unveiling the Darkness” because he saw a flier that looked interesting. He didn’t know the event was put on by Campus Missions International.

Susana Rodriguez, a sophomore theater arts major, left soon after the speech began.

“I thought it would be an informational talk on Wicca,” she said. “I don’t want to come here to listen to someone bash another religion.”

The audience first watched the 20-minute video, which contained testimonials from former Satanists and linked Satanism with “Dungeons and Dragons” and “Oujia” boards. Some students could be heard giggling or scoffing at the video.

After the video, Miller took the stage and first talked about rebellion before divulging details about his involvement with evil spirits and ESP. He discussed his conversion to Christianity and encouraged audience members to put their faith in Christ.

“We have a choice: Do I want to worship fairies and trolls, or do I want to worship some guy who would die for me?” Miller said.

After talking for more than 30 minutes, he opened the floor to a question and answer session.

More than one-third of the original crowd left the auditorium before the end of the session.

Sometimes Miller commented on the people as they left.

“The hecklers won’t be able to stand much more of this,” Miller said.

Maya Hudak, a freshman undecided major, attended the presentation for a class assignment. She said she believed so many people left because they don’t like being lectured about God or being told what to believe.