When Fake Haunted Becomes REAL Haunted: Gaylord, Michigan

WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. 

Okay, supposedly the rumors stated it was haunted first, then it became a haunted attraction with a new fake legend....and then maybe real again as the new owners possibly scared themselves witrh their new paranormal story? Just a guess. Anyway, read on...

This old abandoned farmhouse in Gaylord has quite a tale attached to it. Back in 2013 the structure was being used as a 'haunted house' attraction, probably based on the legend that was attached to it.

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The following story allegedly took place in the 1800s when a homeless drifter came upon the farmhouse. He found the owner and said he was looking for work - the farmer, a trusting soul, invited him in.

To show his appreciation, the drifter went on a murder spree, killing everyone in the house: parents and their five children. He took the youngest daughter outside and hung her in the shed.

This urban legend spread until it reached the ears of local paranormal investigators. Since then, investigators claimed to hear whispering from out of the air and footsteps. Thet received scratch marks, and experienced the usual cold spots, and a LOT of activity in the cellar.

Fast-forward a number of decades to the 2010s. The gruesome stories surrounding this old countryside farmhouse led to the enterprise of turning this murder house into an actual 'haunted house' attraction for Halloween.

In an attempt to promote this new attraction, the entrepreneurs decided it was necessary to make up a new legend surrounding the house. According to their Facebook page, “In the late 1800’s.....there was one man in particular who was in his late forties and had never wed.....The next holler down from (his) farm was a beautiful young woman just about of age to be married. (He) decided after seeing her one day that she was to be HIS bride.....(she) was not interested in this old man.....Finally (he paid) her father for her hand. (She) was devastated and hung herself on their wedding day. (Later, he) dug up her body so they could start their life together. He believed that he and his new bride should have a child. He was constantly buying dolls and even made a nursery in the house. He and Rosemary’s corpse would sit in the nursery and he would read and sing to the dolls”.

Interesting, sure...but it was all made up. The attraction only ran for one year before they moved to a safer location in town.
Safer? Does that mean they scared themselves?

The photos below show the old farmhouse, inside and out.
It is not recommended to visit. If you do, seek permission.