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  1. Bell Witch - Wikipedia

    • The Bell Witch or Bell Witch Haunting is a legend from Southern United States folklore, centered on the 19th-century Bell family of northwest Robertson County, Tennessee. Farmer John Bell Sr. resided with his family along the Red River in an area currently near the town of Adams. According to legend, from 1817 to 1821, his family and the local area came under a… See more

    Legend synopsis

    In his book An Authenticated History of the Bell Witch, author Martin V. Ingram published that the
    The … See more

    Early written records

    Military officer John R. Bell joined the Stephen Harriman Long expedition in 1820 to explore the central Great Plains. Due to lack of provisions, Long and Bell led divided parties after they reached the Rocky Mountains and … See more

    Sub groupingSpirit
    Similar entitiesPoltergeist, Jinn, Demon, Goblin
    Martin Van Buren Ingram

    Born near Guthrie, Kentucky, June 20, 1832, Martin Van Buren Ingram took over responsibility of the family farm at the age of 17. A member of Hawkins' Nashville Battalion during the Civil War, he was discharged … See more

    Legend in the 20th century

    A prophecy was reported by May 1903 that the witch could return on the centennial of the Bell family arrival in Tennessee. In response to an August 1903 article from Memphis, The Springfield Herald expressed t… See more

    Skeptical evaluation

    According to Ben Radford, the Bell Witch story is an important one for all paranormal researchers: "It shows how easily legend and myth can be mistaken for fact and real events and how easily the lines are blurred" when sourc… See more

    Bell Witch in culture

    There have been several films based, at least in part, on the Bell Witch legend. Roger Clarke, former film critic for The Independent, argues the legend has also had a measurable influence on cinema such as in the … See more

     
  1. The spirit allegedly appeared in the early 1800s to haunt farmer John Bell and his family — but she remains a part of American folklore to this day. Though the Bell Witch started as a relatively harmless entity, knocking on walls and pulling blankets from beds, she quickly turned violent.
    allthatsinteresting.com/bell-witch
    From 1817 to 1821, a man named John Bell and his family were harassed by a mysterious and invisible spirit now known as the Bell Witch. According to the legend, the witch had the ability to speak, shapeshift, and be in multiple places at once. At the time, the Tennessee frontier was a wilderness with dense forests as far as the eye could see.
    tnmuseum.org/junior-curators/posts/tennessee-leg…
    The legend describes a series of mysterious and often malevolent supernatural events that plagued the family at their homestead in Red River, Tennessee. The entity, known as the Bell Witch, is said to have possessed a sinister intelligence, capable of communicating, moving objects, and even enacting violence.
    www.legendsofamerica.com/the-bell-witch-tenness…
    The legend of the Bell Witch centers on the John Bell family of Red River, Tennessee, now Adams, and the spiritual haunting they endured between 1817 and 1821. Unlike many films and ghost stories, the early-1800s Tennessee haunting involved real people and places. No one has yet to solve it--or even come close.
  2. The Chilling Story Of The Bell Witch, The Spirit That …

    Jul 28, 2022 · Learn about the Bell Witch, a malevolent spirit that allegedly terrorized a farmer and his family in the 1800s. Discover the origins, the theories, and the famous visitors of this American ghost story.

  3. The Bell Witch Site: The Story of A Classic American Haunting

  4. The Bell Witch: Tennessee’s Most Haunting Legend

    Learn about the Bell Witch, a supernatural entity that terrorized the Bell family in Adams, Tennessee, in the early 19th century. Discover the history, the haunting events, and the possible locations of the Bell Witch Farm and Cave.

  5. Tennessee Legends: The Bell Witch - tnmuseum.org

  6. The Elusive, Maddening Mystery of the Bell Witch

    May 2, 2023 · A classic ghost story has something to say about America—200 years ago, 100 years ago, and today. by Colin Dickey May 2, 2023. The haunting by the entity known as the Bell Witch has resonated...

  7. Bell Witch lore spins dark tale, but could science …

    Oct 29, 2021 · Ancient and modern folklore suggests the Bell Witch poisoned the family's patriarch John Bell, something Mann’s research can explain through science.

  8. The Official Home Of The Bell Witch

    No supernatural story in American history is more documented than that of the Bell Witch of Adams, TN. In fact, tales of this spirit were so widespread in the early 1800s they caught the attention of a general and future President, …

  9. Bell Witch - Tennessee Encyclopedia

  10. The Bell Witch Site