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Meatloaf was Interested in the Paranormal
Lexington and Cincinnati is a historic stagecoach stop and tavern with a tragic past. In Walton, Kentucky, the Abner Gaines House, 150 Old Nicholson Road, is a 19th-century tavern built around 1814 that has been through more than its fair share of tragedy.
The two-story brick building is known locally as “The Kentucky Horror House,” a result of many murders, suicides, and natural deaths that have taken place in and around it. Today, some believe the distressed souls of the dead have not left.
“Ghosts of Gaines Tavern,” a new episode of “Ghost Hunters” airing on Discovery+ this weekend, explores the traumatic history of the Kentucky tavern.
It is said that the building is filled with the restless spirits of the victims of past tragedies. Paranormal investigators from the show spent several days and nights in the building.
“Walton is preparing to reopen the building to the public,” Ghost Hunters’ lead investigator Steve Gonsalves told the Courier-Journal. First, however, the mayor wanted to ensure that remnant of the tavern’s past does not resurface as dangerous entities.”
With the help of state-of-the-art technology, “Ghost Hunters,” Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, and Shari DeBenedetti learn the stories behind the chilling cases and investigate the paranormal…
