Bell Witch

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Betsy Bell

The Bell Witch is a traditional Ghost story in Southern American Folklore. The story originates from the Bell family who were a family living in Tennessee from 1817 til 1935, they said they experienced strange events. This was the precursor to John Bell Jr.'s book which was about this legend in Folklore.

This tale has inspired three very famous movies, they are the following in chronological order; The Blair Witch Project (1999), The Bell Witch Haunting (2004) and An American Haunting (2006).

According to very limited writings and mainly word of mouth, we believe that the hauntings started in 1817 and were first seen by a Mr. John Bell Sr. He claimed to encounter a weird animal made out of lots of different animals. Pat Fitzhugh retold the story a while back, in it Pat went over the possibilities of a return from the Bell witch in 1935 on the Bell property. Its said that "the faint sounds of people talking and children playing can sometimes be heard in the area".

The Bell Witch In Popular Culture

• The Blair Witch Project (1999) - Movie
• The Bell Witch Haunting (2004) - Movie
• An American Haunting (2006) - Movie
• Other Worlds - Book

Also On tinWiki

• Ghosts

ATS Discussion Topics

• The Bell Witch.
• Can ghosts hurt you physically? eg cuts, bruise.

External Links

• The Official Bell Witch We Site.
• Prairieghosts's The Bell Witch Profile.