Bobby Mackey’s Music World, a honky-tonk bar in Wilder, Kentucky, is said to be haunted by a host of restless spirits. From tragic deaths and violent crimes to rumored connections to the occult, the history of the building is just as terrifying as the spirits who inhabit it – turning even the biggest skeptics into true believers.
Bobby Mackey’s Music World courtesy of GhostAdventuresCrew.com
The alleged portal to Hell in Bobby Mackey’s Music World courtesy of GhostAdventuresCrew.com
Warning sign at the bar courtesy of GhostAdventuresCrew.com
Image of Pearl Bryan courtesy of Northern Kentucky Tribune
Image of Scott Jackson courtesy of Northern Kentucky Tribune
Image of Alonzo Walling courtesy of Northern Kentucky Tribune
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BROADCAST NEWS & TELEVISION
- Jerry Springer Show via YouTube.
- Portals to Hell: Bobby Mackeys Music World. (Season 1 episode 3) via YouTube.
- WLWT 5: Original Bobby Mackey’s building, home to haunted history, demolished via YouTube.
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ACADEMIC PAPERS
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA/MESSAGE BOARDS
- The legend of Johanna. (website).
- Fascination behind 1896 murder still persists, feeding rumors of ghostly presence at Bobby Mackey’s. (online article).
- Haunted history of Bobby Mackey’s Music World fails to stand up to scrutiny. (online article).
- Bobby Mackey’s Music World: a haunting blend of music and mystery. (website).
- Bobby Mackey’s Music World. (website).
- Retro Find: haunted nightclub with “portal to Hell” was scene of gruesome 19th century murder. (online video).
- Spooky photos of Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder, Kentucky. (website).
- “The Ohio runs red with blood!” The not-so-pretty tale of how Cincinatti became Porkopolis. (online article).
- Pearl Bryan murder. (website).
- Our rich history: shoe dealer solves ghastly murder of Pearl Bryan, found missing her head, in 1893. (online article).
- Bobby Mackey’s Music World: Part III. (website).
- Bobby Mackey’s building to be demolished. Here’s what’s next for the historic nightclub. (online article).
- Healthy skepticism. (blog post).
- The haunting history of Bobby Mackey’s: an introduction. (online article).
- 120-year-old beheading still fascinates. (online article).
- Murder of Pearl Bryan (Wikipedia article).
- H2H S.5 E.214 Pearl Bryan | The headless homicide. (website).
- The most “haunted” nightclub in America. (YouTube video.)
- Notes for unsolved: the ghosts and demons of Bobby Mackey’s. (website).
- R.I.P. Carl Lawson. (online article).
- Bobby Mackey’s Music World. (website).
- Bobby Mackey (Wikipedia entry).