Most honky-tonks in Kentucky are known for cold beer and hot music, but Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder has earned a reputation for something far more chilling than an under-heated dance floor.
This unassuming nightclub has been called “the most haunted nightclub in America” and “Hell’s Gate,” titles that tend to overshadow its perfectly respectable country music offerings.
From the outside, Bobby Mackey’s looks like any other country music venue you’d find scattered across the South.
Stone exterior, neon signage, parking lot where you’d expect to see trucks and maybe someone adjusting their cowboy hat before heading inside…