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RETRO FIND: Haunted nightclub with ‘portal to hell’ was scene of gruesome 19th century murder

Bobby Mackey’s is supposedly haunted by multiple ghosts, including a murdered woman who was beheaded.

RETRO FIND: Haunted nightclub with ‘portal to hell’ was scene of gruesome 19th century murder

Bobby Mackey’s is supposedly haunted by multiple ghosts, including a murdered woman who was beheaded.

Are they here right now? Yes, they are. But there was *** girl Carl Bryant who was beheaded. Her head has never been found to this day and down the basement, I hate down there and I won't go down there. Uh bar stools, chairs being knocked over, people being attacked and people being possessed. There was *** time when Bobby Mackey's was known for drinking, dancing *** little pool and *** lot of games like Mr Muscle arm wrestler and of course the famous bull rider. But over the last couple of years, something more has been added. Just ask Karl Lawson the caretaker more than once. He's been in the basement and seen things he's never seen before. I know I saw it two men. It was like *** almost like cigarette smoke or something. Uh cloudy look and *** fluid type image. They were hanging right there. Bobby Mackey sits where slaughterhouse used to be in the late 18 hundreds. *** well to do young woman was killed here, Pearl Bryant who was beheaded in 18 96 by Alonzo Walling and Scott Jackson. Her head has never been found to this day on the gallows. Both men refused even after they were offered *** life sentence opposed to death with the ropes on their neck. Both men refused. Used to tell where her head is. Carl Lawson who used to live above the dance floor of Bobby Mackey's says the young girl's head is rumored to be at the bottom of this. Well, that still sits in the basement. This well down here fits over, really dug out. There's something the mom had. Many people say, Bobby Mackey's is not the place you want to be left alone in. When people leave at night from dishes, flying glasses, flying off the bar, uh bar stools, chairs being knocked over, people being attacked, their names being called and people being possessed, lights go on and off on their own. And in the women's restroom, faucets seem to have *** life of their own. You can sit there and watch the handles turn when the water comes on and I have turned it off before and turned around and walked out and it's come back on again. He says another woman, Joanna also died here. He believes she's the one that flips the lights, runs the faucets and moves barstools around. That was just her way of letting me know she was here or Dave was here. And when you're living and working here, like carl, these mystifying occurrences are hard to ignore the jukebox especially. Come on by itself. You unplug, I'd be down here in the basement. No music playing upstairs. And it was always the same song, the anniversary Waltz, even though that song wasn't in the jukebox. And these unexplainable events continue today, drawing crowds for more than the country music and mechanical bull. Many come for the chance to see for themselves. Whatever it is that haunts Bobby Mackey's. No, I haven't come up with any yet. No explanation at all. That's why it makes me think that it is haunted. Bobby Mackey says he doesn't believe in that sort of thing, but the groups that tore his building sure think. So. They come in and investigate and they all say they, that this place is active with the paranormal spirits and that sort of thing. So in the end, Bobby Mackey hopes his place will be known for country music, but he doesn't mind what his extra guests come to see.
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RETRO FIND: Haunted nightclub with ‘portal to hell’ was scene of gruesome 19th century murder

Bobby Mackey’s is supposedly haunted by multiple ghosts, including a murdered woman who was beheaded.

Bobby Mackey’s is a popular Kentucky nightclub with a tarnished past. Rumors of ghostly apparitions, haunting music and thrown objects have plagued the location for decades.A young woman was reportedly murdered and beheaded there in 1896. Her head has never been found, but some think it may be hidden on the property. It might be at the bottom of an old well in the basement…a well that has been called a “portal to hell.”WATCH the video above for more about the haunted history of Bobby Mackey’s.If you enjoyed this thrilling video, here are a few more spooky stories from the depths of our archives.RETRO FIND: The secret to telling truly scary stories on HalloweenThere’s more to Halloween than costumes and candy! People want to be spooked with scary stories. Watch this retro find of a teacher, author and paranormal investigator sharing her tips for crafting eerie ghost stories.RETRO FIND: 'Holy grail of haunted houses' was once a hospital where thousands diedThe Waverly Hills Sanitorium, once an important medical center, is now considered by some to be one of the most haunted places in America! Watch the video to find out more.The truth is out there: Man recorded encounter with ‘UFO’ in 1996People’s interest in UFOs and mysterious phenomena is strong. These three retro stories take a look at unexplained events and what they might have been.

Bobby Mackey’s is a popular Kentucky nightclub with a tarnished past. Rumors of ghostly apparitions, haunting music and thrown objects have plagued the location for decades.

A young woman was reportedly murdered and beheaded there in 1896. Her head has never been found, but some think it may be hidden on the property. It might be at the bottom of an old well in the basement…a well that has been called a “portal to hell.”

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WATCH the video above for more about the haunted history of Bobby Mackey’s.

If you enjoyed this thrilling video, here are a few more spooky stories from the depths of our archives.

RETRO FIND: The secret to telling truly scary stories on Halloween

There’s more to Halloween than costumes and candy! People want to be spooked with scary stories. Watch this retro find of a teacher, author and paranormal investigator sharing her tips for crafting eerie ghost stories.

RETRO FIND: 'Holy grail of haunted houses' was once a hospital where thousands died

The Waverly Hills Sanitorium, once an important medical center, is now considered by some to be one of the most haunted places in America! Watch the video to find out more.

The truth is out there: Man recorded encounter with ‘UFO’ in 1996

People’s interest in UFOs and mysterious phenomena is strong. These three retro stories take a look at unexplained events and what they might have been.