The Haunted Hill House — Attraction in Mineral Wells

7/28/2020 Could have been so much but instead so little. We came to see the Baker and read about this haunted house a short walk away. So we figured we'd check it out. With cash in hand our 5 person group (3 adults, 2 kids) walked up to a house with haunted house signs all over it and phone numbers saying "call to book your haunted house tour!!!!" only to see a lady sitting on the porch jump up and run inside.

I thought: ok caught them off guard no big deal benefit of the doubt so we went to the front door (under surveillance) and as we were turning to leave this unknown woman throws the door open and barks: "Sir you're going to have to leave the porch!, this is private property!, We can't have kids up here!, This is very real!". To which I replied "ok" and left.

This kind of put a negative tone on the day and overall visit. I can't imagine why you would put yourself out there as a business only to run off potential customers. Especially with the covid fiasco going on you'd figure we'd be a welcome sight. Especially in a small town.

I'll be honest, as a paranormal hobbyist (skeptic) this place already felt super gimmicky and a desperate grab to piggyback the famous hotel especially at the the prices they expect people to pay but to be run off on sight as a group of out of towners looking to spend money, now I'm convinced it's a total sham. The hotel being haunted is still a testable hypothesis and I look forward to investigating in the future but any place that has to be "prepared" for an investigation smells like something Houdini would love to expose as fraudulent.

I would suggest to the people running the show at this place, in the future when passers by walk up to the front door, hand them a pamphlet and give them information rather than just running them off.

12/6/2020 Edit: a reply to your response: I have no idea what you're talking about. We walked up as a group and were told to leave, then we left. We weren't on site for more than 2-3 min. My kids were not on any walls and they certainly weren't trying to push each other off of anything. I have way too much respect for history to allow that kind of behavior and my son would NEVER try to push his sister off of a wall.

I think you're responding to the wrong group. We walked up the stairs, stood on the porch (quietly) for maybe a full 30 seconds. I was just admiring the house, then the door flew open and I was barked at to leave. I even told the kids before we walked up the stairs to be respectful of the house and the surrounding property because of its age. After being run off we stood in the street near the driveway to figure out what to do next.

If anyone was filming they were doing it inside because the only cameras I saw were security cameras. I don't see how my kids and I standing on the front porch were disrupting "filming" anymore than the lady who was sitting on the porch who jumped up and ran inside just before we walked up.

I wasn't "politely asked" to leave I was barked at to leave. Regardless of what words may have been used it was very short and made us feel very unwelcome.

You have a business, listed on google, down the street from the Baker Hotel, and call your potential customers trespassers? That's not conflicting at all. There were some local businesses we went to after our encounter and they weren't shocked at all by our story.

Your angry and defensive reply drives home that this is a scam like I mentioned above. It's nothing but a desperate attempt to capitalize on the Baker before they renovate it. I can also see that your customer service hasn't improved any and a good 5 months after our visit to Mineral Wells this is the reply you came up with!? I'm sure there's a school nearby that teaches some business classes. Maybe you...

Out of curiosity, me, my mom, aunt, my son, and my mom's dog came to see this house. At first before we left, we put my mom's dog, Sable, in a crate. A $1,000+ crate with 3 locks. We don't know how she got out without even breaking it but she did. She started scratching at the window for my mom so we just decided to take her with us. She was in the trunk/backseat where we could see her and pet her with her collar and leash on. When we got to the house, me, my son, and my aunt got out to take pictures and look at the front of the house. My mom sat in the car so Sable wouldn't be alone and so we could keep the air going for her. As soon as I started heading back, you could see Sable moving around normally in the back. I asked my mom if she wanted to go look too and as I was getting in the car, getting my son buckled up, I turn to check on Sable to see her leash and collar wrapped around the headrest and she is hog tied choking gasping for air. I immediately tried to help her but I freaked out and started yelling for my mom. She started choking and also trying to tear the leash with her teeth. This all happened in less than a minute. It makes no sense. We quickly opened the trunk to try and unravel her and get the leash and collar off her neck. It was very unusual because the way she was tied up, it was impossible to do that to herself. She couldnt even move. Even my mom said it didn't make sense. We think she was trying to protect my mom because she had felt something off even before we left. After driving past the house as we were leaving, something about the right side of the house made me nauseous and I've been feeling like I need to get sick since I've been there. We didn't even go IN the house and we had this experience. I can't imagine what its like to be inside. We all felt it. That place is definitely haunted. I just want to add that Sable is doing a lot better since she got home. She's sleeping next to my mom tonight and we gave her...

Well there is so much that I can say about this place but I want to start by saying the owners are amazing they know everything about this house, they give you a great tour and are very welcoming to their guest. There's a lot of recording going on in the house so even after you leave they continue to send you EVPs that were recorded during your stay. The owner personally goes through hour by hour and listens captures them and messages you the recordings... How amazingly is that! My children and I have been to a lot of "haunted" locations over the years but never any place like this. Not only is this house extremely active but the fact that so much is included in the price to stay here is amazing. The owners provide you with ghost haunting equipment, snacks and everything that would make your stay comfortable. OK so now to the house this is a historic home and the owners have kept its charm intact so don't expect perfection That's what makes this place unique. That being said this is the most active location I've ever been in, it was 9 of us besides my son and another family member we all huddled together moving from Room to Room as different experiences occurred. This place is definitely the real deal if you want a haunting experience come here! You will be talked to, touched, Told things through the equipment that only you or your family members would know and of course with the equipment you'll get to see who's in the room with you! There is so much to be said about this place that I could go on and on, we had experiences all through the night and even in the daytime. We have been all over the country to many places that are allegedly haunted but never anything like this I can't say it more but if you're looking to see if there is something on the other side this is the place that will definitely show you that there is...