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THE BELL WITCH

Perhaps one the most notorious ghosts in the world, Tennessee’s Bell Witch Legend has been around for over 200 years. In the early 1800s, John Bell moved his family to Northwestern Tennessee’s Red River Settlement. A few years later, Bell encountered strange animal sitting the middle of his cornfield. The animal had the body of a dog and the head of a rabbit, and when Bell attempted to kill the creepy creature, it ran away. The family soon after began hearing mysterious knockings, rattling chains, faint whispering, and even dogfights in the dead of night. For years, the Bell family kept their troubles a secret. Finally, John Bell shared his family’s trouble with his neighbors, and soon, the entire region had heard of the “Bell’s Witch.” After years of torment, John Bell was mysteriously poisoned, and the spirit’s visits became far less frequent. A number of theories attempt to explain the Witch’s” presence, blaming a series of women, including Betsy Bell herself. But some local folk still insist that strange things still happen around the Red River Settlement, and blame the Bell Witch.