Season of the Witch: The Haunted History of the Bell Witch of Tennessee

by Troy Taylor

Overview

In the early 1800s, the Bell family of Robertson County, Tennessee, was preyed upon by a strange creature that also terrorized the community, tortured the Bells' youngest daughter, and eventually took the life of the family patriarch,

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781892523051
Publisher:	Whitechapel Productions Press
Publication date:	11/19/1999
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Troy Taylor is the author of more than seventy books on history, crime, mysteries and the supernatural in America. He was born and raised in Illinois and currently resides in an undisclosed location in Chicago.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	10
	The Haunted History of the Bell Witch of Tennessee
Chapter 1	The Events Begin	14
	Mysterious Tennessee
	The History of Robertson County
	Indian Troubles
	The Haunting of Cheek's Stand
	John Bell comes to Tennessee
	The Beginning of the "Family Troubles"
	The Witch comes to the Bell Farm
	An Investigative Committee is Formed
	James Johnson
Chapter 2	The Witch Finds Her Voice the Season of the Witch in Robertson County, Tennessee	30
	The Witch Begins to Speak
	The Indian Grave
	Excitement on the Bell Farm
	The Witch and the Preachers
	The Lost Treasure
	John Bell's Seizures
	Attacks on Betsy Bell
	Kate Batts
	The Coming of the Spirits
	Spirits on the Bennett Porter Farm
Chapter 3	Andrew Jackson and the Bell Witch or, "Old Hickory" Goes Ghost Hunting	45
	The Hatred of the Witch
	The Witch and the Slaves
	Her Love for Lucy Bell
	John and Calvin Johnson
	Will Porter tries to kill the Witch
	The Strength of Frank Miles
	The Wizard, Dr. Mize
	Mr. Williams, the Detective
	The Arrival of Andrew Jackson
Chapter 4	The Death of John Bell & the Fate of Betsy Bell's Courtship	75
	John Bell's Condition Worsens
	The Final Days of John Bell
	The Witch's Poison
	John Bell's Funeral
	Betsy and Joshua Gardner become Engaged
	The Witch Intervenes and Leaves the Family
Chapter 5	The Return of the Bell Witch the Aftermath of the Haunting	82
	The Witch Returns Seven Years Later
	What Became of the Bell Family?
	The Ruin of the old Bell Homestead
	Strange Sights and Apparitions
	The Bell Graveyard
	The Story of the Missing Tombstone
Chapter 6	Who was the Bell Witch?	89
	Was the Haunting a Hoax?
	The Various Guises of the Witch
	The Mysteries of Kate Batts
	Caused by Betsy Bell
	The Witch and the Indian Grave
Chapter 7	The Legacy of the Witch Strange Happenings in Robertson County Then & Now	105
	Strange Happenings on the Bell Farm
	Haunting of Allen Bell
	The Singing Spring
	The Witch's Influence?
	Unexplained Lights
	Motor Cars and Carriages
	The Vanishing Child
	The Antique Store
	The Curse of the Bells
Chapter 8	The Bell Witch Cave the Tales of Bill Eden	118
	The Bell Witch Cave
	Bill Eden's Life on the old Bell Farm
	The Haunted House
	Strange Tales of the Bell Witch Cave
Chapter 9	The Bell Witch Cave the Haunting Continues!	129
	Photographs at the Bell Witch Cave
	The Kirby Family re-opens the Cave
	Strange Tales from Chris Kirby
	"Adventures Beyond"
	The Haunting Continues
	Afterword	136
	Select Bibliography	138

What People are Saying About This

Mark Meriman

A rare and delightful find and an absolute must-read from one of the best ghost authors writing today!
— (Mark Meriman, author of Haunted Indiana)