The Bell Witch

  • The Bell Witch: The Full Account
    By Pat Fitzhugh

    A malevolent entity known as the "Bell Witch" terrorized a pioneer Tennessee family from 1817 to 1821, predicting the future, singing hymns, cursing the preachers, beating the children, and killing John Bell, the patriarch.

  • The Bell Witch
    By John F. D. Taff

    The story of the Bells, an early 19th-century Tennessee farm family who begin to notice strange occurrence--odd noises, bangings, and gurglings.

  • The Bell Witch
    By John F.D. Taff

    The story of the Bells, an early 19th-century Tennessee farm family who begin to notice strange occurrence--odd noises, bangings, and gurglings.

  • The Bell Witch: An American Ghost Story
    By Megan Cooley Peterson

    Describes a poltergeist's tormenting of a Tennessee family in the nineteenth century by someone who identified herself as a witch named Kate Batts.

  • The Bell Witch: An American Haunting
    By Brent Monahan

    Presents a fictionalized diary in which schoolteacher Richard Powell tells the story of Tennessee's Bell Witch, a poltergeist that began harassing the family of John Bell in 1818 and is reported to have caused his death.

  • The Bell Witch: An American Ghost Story
    By Megan Cooley Peterson

    But soon members of the family were scratched, kicked, and slapped by a spirit who identifies herself as a witch named Kate Batts. Centuries later, this legendary ghost story continues to haunt all who hear it.

  • The Bell Witch: Ghost of Tennessee
    By Matt Bougie

    Here, using accessible language for young readers, the story is re-envisioned and presented on the page using colorful and descriptive illustrations sure to engage and enthrall young audiences.