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Known throughout Tennessee as "Old Kate," the Bell Witch took up residence with John Bell's family in 1818. It was a cruel and noisy spirit, given to rapping and gnawing sounds before it found its voices.
With these voices and its supernatural acts, the Bell Witch tormented the Bell family. This extraordinary book recounts the only documented case in U.S. history when a spirit actually caused a man's death.
The local schoolteacher, Richard Powell, witnessed the strange events and recorded them for his daughter. His astonishing manuscript fell into the hands of novelist Brent Monahan, who has prepared the book for publication. Members of the Bell family have previously provided information on this fascinating case, but this book recounts the tale with novelistic vigor and verve. It is truly chilling.
- Sales Rank: #1366896 in Books
- Published on: 2006-05-02
- Released on: 2006-05-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .47" w x 5.00" l, .50 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
- ISBN13: 9780312363536
- Condition: New
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Review
“America's greatest ghost story.” ―Dennis William Hauck, Haunted Places
“Too compelling to put down.” ―Fangoria
About the Author
Richard Powell was a Tennessee schoolteacher when he first encountered the Bell Witch. He died in 1848.
Brent Monahan is the author of half a dozen novels. He lives in Pennyslvania.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Not Scary, but very interesting to read
By Ravenskya
I have only done minimal research on the Bell Witch or "Old Kate" so I really cannot vouch for the accuracy of this novel. True the introduction implies that this book is from a long lost document, a first hand account written by Richard Powell, for those of you who are familiar with the tale of the Bell Witch, Richard Powell was the school master who eventually married Betsy Bell. Betsy was the Bell Daughter who was most violently attacked by the witch.
Though many of the accounts in this book mirror those that have been documented, there appears to be some creative license taken. So go into this book viewing as an interesting story BASED on events that may have happened. Some of the events that have not been verified but that occur in this book are the presence of Andrew Jackson and the rather questionable ending. Still this was a very interesting read, and I'm glad I finally sat down and committed to it. I have not seen the movie made from this book, but have been told it is a descent film.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Bell witch tale, it takes place in Tennessee during the settlements. The Bell family found themselves in a financial dispute with Kate Batts, an eccentric neighbor who then proceeded to curse them in public. Soon after the curse, strange events began happening, first starting with noises then as the supernatural occurrence gained strength it began attacking Betsy Bell, the youngest of the daughters. As the poltergeist activity heightened, the towns people were brought in, many who witnessed events and even spoke with the "witch" which they referred to as "Old Kate" after the woman who they assumed had conjured the demon. The ghost or witch could at times be friendly and helpful and at other times deceitful and dangerous.
The idea of using the teacher as the voice was a good choice because he was not a part of the family, so he was not privy to all of the ghost's deeds, but since both his home and the schoolhouse were on the Bell's property, he was present for much of the drama, and witnessed many of the events. Add into this the fact that although she was much younger than he - he was in love with Betsy Bell. This gave him a level of concern beyond that of curious neighbor.
The voice of the book felt genuine, and as a reader, you do feel genuine concern for those involved. And at times you can't help but be enamored by Old Kate with her devilish attitudes and whimsical nature. I felt this was actually a more well written novel than "Amityville Horror" which was also supposed to be a "true" account of a haunting. This one was a far more enjoyable read and was extremely interesting. Though I'm not a believer or dis-believer in the Bell Witch or any other supernatural phenomenon, I would not hold this book up as accurate. Entertaining - yes, enlightening - no. Either way, it was fun to read.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Awesome true story
By booksforever
I grew up near the Bell Witch area and was quite familiar with the story; when I learned that an authenticated account previously unpublished was available, of course I got it. This account tallies with the hundreds of eye-witness events, and has a stunning ending.
Remember that this book was written in the early 1800's and will have the style of the day; also, the writer was not writing a fictional account for amusement--he was writing FACT. To my mind, it's an excellent read, and fascinating because, frankly, if it's not true, then literally hundreds of people were wrong. A must read for all students of the unknown!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Powell Speaks Up!
By Raven
This is the book that accompanies the motion picture starring Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek. The novel is a found manuscript that purports to be written by Richard Powell, who married Betsy Bell, who was a target of the supernatural forces that haunted the Bell farm and eventually killed her father, John Bell.
Powell tells the story from the viewpoint of one who actually witnessed the events. The story follows the major accepted facts of the case, and makes no denial of any claim set forth by others. It does however, mention that John Bell was excommunicated from the church he helped found on a charge of unjust usury in his dealings with Kate Batts. This has resulted in John Bell losing his good name as a man who owed no one anything, and many shunned him. Some books, like Martin Ingram's paint John as the "salt of the earth." This one reveals him as a man who has had problems and strives to make the best of it; accepting the judgement of both the court and the church.
While Powell does not deny that any of the haunting took place, and indeed confirms that it did, he leaves this journal for his daughter to explain the real reason the "witch" came and why it tormented John and Betsy Bell. If you have seen the movie, you know what transpired, if not I won't spoil the reveal for you.
Could it have been as Powell recounts? Possible, perhaps, from a certain point of view. But if so there ought to be thousands of these "witches" reported throughout American as many men are guilty of sharing John Bell's crime. Was there some reason other than Powell's explanation for the phenomena? There certainly could be. And last, could it all have been a hoax? If so, it wasn't perpetrated by the Bell family, as they suffered horrible things. But it is a foregone conclusion that John Bell was a hard man and disliked by some. How this hoax would have been accomplished is a puzzle that would have to involve multiple people working as one. This is possible, but unlikely.
Quoth the Raven...
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