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From: Mike
Subject: bell witch
Comments:
Hi! I really enjoyed reading and surfing on your website.
I stumbled across the Bell Witch just within the last couple of weeks. I was
surfing on Castle of Spirits site (a ghost story site) and I think that was
where a link to a Bell Witch site was. I had never heard of it before. I live
in Arkansas and was a little surprised because I've
heard about various haunts in neighboring states and around the south.
When
does the Bell Witch movie come out? I think your story of your friend being
sick and the bed sheets being pulled off were really weird. It was like the
Bell family stuff. Has anything else happened since then?
One
interesting bit of worthless trivia. I work in an office where an intern who
grew up in Nashville, Tennessee worked this spring. She had heard of it and
said that as a child people would say things like "You'd better mind
or the Bell Witch will get you!" She had never been to Adams but was
familiar with the tale.
Thanks
for providing a cool website,
Mike
From: John
Subject: spooky stuff in adams
Comments:
You guys gonna visit Adams again?
I grew up in the area and saw some freaky stuff when I used to hang out there
15 to 20 years ago. I could tell you some stories. I hung out with a guy who's
family lived in one of the last homes occupied by the Bell's on the original
land. I knew several relatives of the Bell's and there was always something
sppoky happening.
There was the "black void" hovering over a friend of ours one night
when we were out with a bunch of other kids at the burned out foundation of
one of the Bell homes. Scared the piss out of several of us, including Jeff
and Tracy Smothers who were 2 huge guys. We high-tailed it back to the truck,
only to find a log (that wasn't there before) across the dirt road.
There was the mangy black dog that Mr. Mantooth (principal of Jo Byrns School)
had hanging around his house; ended up taking it off to the woods and shot it,
only to have it show up the next day.
When there was an old gravel road passing through from Johnson Springs Rd. that
was part of Bell Crossroads. It's grown over by pasture grass now. They fenced
off the cemetary in the 80's and you can't drive through there anymore. Once
we passed through in my friends old Buick (non-power windows) and one of the
windows flew down. We were also riding motor bikes one day, just off the old
gravel road near one of the Bell gravesites and saw this nastly little black
dog. We got kinda spooked and tore out toward Johnson Springs Rd. only to find
the nasty little black dog staring at us as we passed about a half mile later.
There were the footsteps and creaking stairs with noone there at the house on
Johnson Springs Rd. that my friend lived in. There was also a rocking chair
that rocked on its own sometimes.
There used to be at the corner of the old gravel Bell Crossroads and Johnson
Springs a huge gnarly old tree that had been struck by lightning who knows how
many times before it was finally cut down. Was reputedly used as a 'hanging
tree' back in the days of George Augustine Washington (George Washington's 2nd
cousin) who owned Wessyngton Plantation in the 1700's.
Bim Eden used to own the property that the Bell Witch Cave is on. We used to
camp out there, and on the Bell land off of Johnson Springs. Saw some fairly
inexplicable, quirky things happen.
I knew the people who used to own the Bell School and 'Bell Witch Opry' (little
folksy radio show) back then. There were some strange things that happened at
that place, too.
There's always the stuff you read about Andrew Jackson, the caramel colered
rabbit, the girl in the green gingham dress and such. You know, the usual legend
stuff, but there are some really spooky things that go on still. As a matter
of fact, I'm on the road in NC at the moment and am getting a bit creeped out
writing this email.
As far as the local old folk not wanting to be forthcoming about Ol' Kate, if
you lived around here, you'd understand. It's kinda "Castle Rockish"
in that they figure they have to live with her after you leave and, just to
be on the safe side, they don't want to stir up any unnecessary feces.
You know, when the Blair Witch Project came out (understanding, of course, that
it was totally contrived) there were some spooky images that brought back memories
of Adams in the fall.
What experiences have you guys had since leaving?
From: Holly
City: Louisville
State: Kentucky
Subject: hey, i just thought i'd let you know....
Comments:
Hi,
My
name’s Holly and I live in Louisville, Kentucky. Before you ask, yes,
I wear shoes, much like your ‘friends’ in Adams, TN.
Though
I live and grew up in Louisville, I went to college in Murray, KY- not too
far a scant from Adams. I had grown up hearing bits and pieces of the Bell
Witch legend, and finally I found a piece of literature that settled the whole
thing once and for all with me. Now, I have always been an enthusiast of the
paranormal, and I have plenty of stories and research to back up the claim
( I study anthropology), and I want you to know that. Also, just because I
do believe in many ‘strange’ or unexplained things does NOT mean
that I believe in everything I come across.
What
I wanted you to know was that there is a very interesting document that was
found in the attic of a woman in Ohio (I believe). The contents were written
by the husband of the daughter of John and Lucy Bell. The daughter’s
name was Elizabeth, but she was known as Betsy, her husband was Richard Powell,
and he left a very scientific, detailed account of what happened to the Bell
family. He, being Betsy’s schoolmaster, and living off the land that
the family had donated as the school, fell deeply in love with the girl and
happened to be there before the presence was known, during and after John’s
death. The papers are compiled by author Brent Monahan. Please check out this
work, and if you get a chance, let me know what you think. It really does
explain EVERYTHING.
Also,
if you would like to hear about some of our Kentucky haunts, let me know.
‘Kentucky” is a native term meaning ‘dark and bloody ground’,
and there is reason, I believe for it.
Take
care,
Holly
From: Bigbamafan
Subject: fascinating story
Comments:
Loved the whole story about you guys' adventure in stumbling across Adams and
the story of the Bell Witch. As a child I remember reading about the Bell Witch
and when I was in college a friend of mine dated a girl from Clarksville. On
a visit one time we stumbled into the area of the Bell Witch, but didn't do
any sight seeing. My interest was resparked by the recent "Novel of the
Bell Witch" which was fascinating as well. It pretty much parallels the
story except for the fact that the Bates woman is still alive in this "Novel"
and it hints at John Sr. taking improper liberties with Becky.
I'm
planning on bringing my son up there in August during a visit to my brother's
house who lives less than 20 miles from Adams. I don't have 5 hours to find
the site of the old home place. Any advice on finding it quickly so we can say
we went there? Also expecting the cave to be open as well.
Thanks
for a wonderful internet site.
From: Ed
Subject: Link Exchange request
Comments:
Hi,
I visited your www.bellwitchfansite.com website. You have a great site and I
would love to trade links. I've added your website's listing to my link directory:
http://reiki.topcities.com/links/themeindex.html.
And hope you decide to link back.The listing is in the Paranormal theme at this
page: http://reiki.topcities.com/links/paranormal.html.
If you decide to link back, your listing will also be at the top part of the
page, in a bolder type and with a star before it, letting others know you are
a partner to The Halls of Reiki.My website is:
The Halls of Reiki
http://reiki.topcities.com/.
When you get a second, how about checking it out? Info to add my website's link
to your website:
The Halls of Reiki
The Halls of Reiki consists of four wings with many rooms containing extensive
information on Reiki, as well as hundreds of links to other Reiki, Metaphysical,
New Age, Spiritual and Alternative Healing sites.
<http://reiki.topcities.com/>There are also banners you could use to link
at
http://reiki.topcities.com/Banners.html
Regards,
Ed
From: Jake
Subject: bell witch
Comments:
hey,my name is jake i live in clarksville,tn about 30 minutes from adams. My
friends had told me of some ghost stories about "ghosthunting" trips
they had been on in the past. I thought it was all b.s. untill one day i decided
to go with them. We went to three or four spots that they had been to before
and expierenced paranormal things. They took me to a mill where supposedly they
had dropped a cigarrete into the water and once it hit the water a couple seconds
later the cherry grew brighter and a puff of smoke came out. We went and the
bridge or mill had been taken down . We walked around a little and it was uneventful.
Later we went to an old cemetary no one ever visits and stood inside a rock
fence built into a 10 by 25 foot or so rectangle where a dozen bodies are buried
. they had told me stories of how it had gotten cold once you steped but i was
skeptical. i stepped inside and there was nothing unusual going on the temperature
was still warm and muggy. Finally we went to a small old and abandoned house
that is about 3/4 of a mile deep into the woods. we walked the trail from the
highway to this house and once we entered we talked of how it looked creepy
and we talked of bringing someone out there and setting them up. nonethe less
we didn`t see anything interesting . we back downstairs and my friend jon saw
some writing on the wall so we tricked into enthusiasm because it just turned
out to be just signatures of a couple people that had been there. So we decided
to leave something for the next group of kids that came to the house. Jon is
an artist so he started drawing a wicked looking face on the wall with a pentagram
on the forehead. He took out his knife and started carving into the face trying
to make it look even meaner. Just as all this was happening tyler started hearing
noises outside like something was moving around in the tall grass. i dismissed
all this because he was the one that fed me the b.s. ghost stories. Jon stopped
carving for a moment and i heard the same noises coming from outside but out
the winow frame in front of me as opposed to the open door frame behind me.
Eddie ( the fourth and final member of this adventure) did not hear this and
neither did jon. I start to lose my skepticism as jon started burning holes
in the eyes of this wicked creature. We shut off the flashlight to make sure
the flame was not burning still and just as we did all four of us heard two
louds stomps coming from directly above us upstairs. We all start to freak and
eddie and tyler are ready to leave but i say " let`s make things more fun,lets
go up there" . Jon says "i`m right behind you" so i grabbed the
flashlight and headed up this small winding staircase with steps only big enough
to fit half of your foot on. i made it up to the top floor and with great relief
i saw nothing that resembled a ghost. Jon is still standing in the staircase
when i heard him gasp and make a sharp head turn toward his legs . i pause and
looked at him as he yelled for eddied to quit. I looked around in the second
room ,saw nothing, and as soon as i turned to head down the staircase jon flinched
and picked his feet up and climbed a couple more steps further upstairs. he
said something had brushed up against his leg twice. as he tells me this i can
hear eddie and tyler talking downstairs at the other side of the house oblivius
to what we were up to. i knew he was sincere because i saw the look on his face
when it happened. We headed back down the staircase with all intentions of getting
out of that house as fast as possible . As i made it down to the bottom floor
i felt a serious temperature drop we all confirmed to eachother that it was
no breeze and that we could all feel the cold. We were petrified for a moment
and ran in circles looking for the best doorway to exit this house. Finally
we made it out and ran a good 75 yards down the path untill we felt we were
safe. We made it to the truck and went over each account of what had happened
in the house and we all agreed that it was something paranormal. By 2:30 that
night we were back in clarksville at a family owned resaurant named kelly`s.The
mood was much more relaxed and it seemed the thrill and shock had faded. We
could all agree on one thing and that is that none of us had an answer for what
went on. Anyway thats my story and it really has nothing to do with the bell
witch i don`t believe becaus ethis all occured about 35 40 miles from the bell
witch cave. But i really was writing to you because we are doing a little research
on the bell witch and today we did a little recon of the bell witch area but
we didn`t even think to look on that pillar to look for directions to the john
bell gravesite and old house foundation. i was hoping, since you seem to have
had trouble making it there, that you could give us some tips on what we should
look for as far as landmarks go. can you convert rods to yards for me possibly.
maybe be there is more you could tell me about what happened. i would appreciate
any info that would help us out on this next ghosthunting adventure . with some
help i will be sure to update you on how it goes if we made it back
your pal
jake
From: Matt
Subject: Weird Stuff
Comments:
Hey Jonathan, my name is Matt,im 17 and i live in Indian Mound TN, and i was
lookin at your Bell Witch site, and i was wanting to know if you heard anything
about the cave rocks. I heard something like if you take a rock from the cave,
then the witch will get you, well me being a dumb ass, me and my family went
to the Bell Witch Cave and i stole a rock and two coins that were in a well.
and ive had bad luck ever since and the longer i have it the more worse things
get. First my mom got sick, then my girlfriend suddenly becomes pregnant, i
cut my foot on a aluminum can that i stepped on in the yard, and i needed 4
stitches, and when i stole the rock and coins from the cave, i put them in my
left sock, and the items slid down my sock to the bottom of my foot, exactly
the spot where i was cut, no bulls*$t. But it gets worse, for the past 2 nights
i have been hearing really deep growling sounds in my front yard, my dog barks
at it but when i let my dog outside, it runs back in the house! I'm sending
the items back to the owners of the cave tomorrow. I know it sounds fake what
i stated above, but i swear its all true.
From: Diane
Subject:
Comments:
Hey there!
My grandmother grew up in Adam's playing with her brothers in the bell witch
cave. My sister, cousins and I grew up listening to stories about the bell witch.
It was one of our favorite stories when the lights went out from storms. I think
I have about every book written on the subject since the Bell's are very distant
relatives. Our family has always laughed and blamed the bell witch whenever
anything strange happens in the house or anything is missing. I think it's great
that you have this sight. My sister and I hope to come down to the festival
this fall. Hope to see a lot of other "fans" there.
From: Steve
Subject: Back in America... Look out BellWitch!!
Comments:
Hi
there! First off, let me tell you what a great sight you have here... I was
shocked to find that the Bell Witch has become so well known! Anyways, my name
is Steve and I'm from Franklin Tennessee. My family history dates back to the
Bell Witch days, and I've grown up on stories of Kate's actions. I went to Japan
3 years ago and started going to "Shin-rei" spots... basically Ghost
Hunting... I became obcessed with this hobby... now that I've recently returned
to the US, I thought I would tackle a local legend! I've been reading up on
the bell Witch story and the Adams/Robertson County area and I think we're ready
for our 1st trip... what I need to know is, how accessable is the Bell Family
Homestead? I want to be able to go to and from it easly... is it on a road?
Or do we have to walk a trail? I've got my camera equipment, sound recorder
(with special shot-gun mike) and a pretty good back ground in Japan to help
me out here!! (Does being blessed by a Shinto priest protect you from American
ghosts?) Well, wish me luck, and keep up the good work guys... I'll let you
know how our adventure turns out.
Steve
Ghost Hunter and Nifty Artist
From: TahWandaM
Subject: Not something to mess around with
Comments:
I live in Arkansas, and my best friend is a direct desendant of John Bell.
She has had many visits from the Bell "witch" here in Arkansas,
so it torments members of the Bell family elsewhere also. The things that
have happened to my friend (two while I was there) are so frightening that
I believe that it is a demon. There is NOTHING friendly about this demon!
From: TahWandaM
Subject: fan site
Comments:
I have a very good friend that is directly related to the John Bell in your
story. The "witch" (I think it is a demon) has manifested itself
to torment my friend and her family many times, here in Arkansas. I was there
on 2 occasions, and it is truly terrifying. I admit that this subject is fascinating,
but it is also one of the most frightening experiences that you can go through.
I am not talking about just seeing things, evil is done by this witch. It
will be interesting to see how the movie portrays the Bell witch.
From: Lori and
Mike
Subject: making the trip!
Comments:
Hey guys,
My husband and I are making the Adams, TN trip in a couple of weeks. We live
in Bowling Green, Ky and all my childhood, my sister and I played games about
the Bell Witch. I went to Barnes N Noble yesterday and feeling nostalgic picked
up " The Little Prince" to read to my son and in the fiction section
ran across Brent Monahan's " The Bell Witch, An American Haunting."
This prompted me and my husband to get on the internet to find out where Adams,
Tn is. My Father's family is from Todd County, which is close to Guthrie,
which is close to Adams. So, I was very surprised to find out we are probably
60-90 minutes away from John Bell's homestead. Just to let you know, right
outside Elkton, KY in Todd County there is an old farm house with some sort
of cellar off to the side of the house( we spotted it driving to Gant Cemetery
after my Uncle died and we were off to the burial) anyway, it looks just like
the house from "Jeepers Creepers". It scared the shit out of us.
Anyway, we might stay in a bed and breakfast in Russellville, KY, there is
an old haunted house, located beside a cemetery, which has lots of history
(painted upstairs windows to keep the image of a dead girl from coming through
at night during storms) You guys were surrounded by it!!!!
Wish us luck, hopefully the cave will be open and even though we don't have
anything as cool as the "Shark", the family mini van should do just
fine.
Lori and Mike
From: Ashley
Subject: Bell Witch Legend
Comments:
Hello there! I really like your site. I am from Memphis, TN, and have been
an avid follower of the Bell Witch Legend my whole life. When we were kids,
we would do this thing at slumber parties, where you would go by yourself
into the bathroom, look in the mirror, and say "I hate the Bell Witch"
or "I love the Bell Witch" three times. I know it sounds a lot like
the Bloody Mary stuff, or Candyman, even, but that was our version. I know
really strange things would happen after saying you loved the Bell Witch (I
was always too chicken to do it), like finding black roses all over the place,
but I never knew anyone to say they hated her. I heard of one girl who woke
up the next day with scratches all over her, but I didn't see it, so who knows?
That stuff about "The Bell Witch will get you" and that sort of
thing is absolutely true. Adults use the Bell Witch to keep kids in line,
and so many old-timers know about it that it is hard to disbelieve. I am glad
you liked Tennessee, and I hope you get to visit often. :)
Ashley
From: Doug
Subject: Adams, TN
Comments:
Hey guys,
I really enjoyed reading what you put on your website. My Parents stay in
Clarksville, TN, not too far from Adams. I had heard of the Bell Witch long
before it was ever popular, which I guess you could say was long before there
was an internet. My brother and I are somewhat like you and your friend...That
is...We enjoy doing a little ghosthunting when we get together. I first went
to Adams about two years ago, and I've been back several times since. I've
been to the cave, and have met the owners...Real nice folks. We have also
made a trip into Adams in the wee hours of the morning...Remember that road
that goes to the right in Adams?...it looks like a bunch of old buildings
side by side...You would think it would be Main St. or something, but it just
deadends. We took tape recorders to try and catch EVPs, and a digital camera
to snap some pics. I'll have to send them to you sometime, but the quality
isn't that great since it was dark outside. I've never had anything creepy
happen when I was there...But I have to say...there was just an uneasy feeling
about being there. I sort of felt bad knowing what the Bell family went through...and
then to know I was in the exact same place all these years later...Looking
at the sights just for the fun of it. We ran into the same thing as far as
the townsfolk are concerned...No one wanting to talk about it. I understand
there are still some Bell descendants living in Adams, and even these days
they don't like discussing what happened all those years ago. I had heard
it was because the witch was supposed to have returned after a certain number
of years, but never did...I guess they think if they pursue the matter, old
Kate might come back for what's left of them.
There is one other interesting tidbit...My brother and I, on one occasion,
notice a small wooden church on the left as you leave Adams...There was no
one around, and although I know we could have been arrested if we were caught...We
sorta went and snooped around it. You wouldn't believe what was inside...It
was no ordinary church..I know it was no Christian church anyhow...As we walked
in...Keep in mind it's about 2 a.m., all the walls were painted black...there
was a huge upside down cross behind the altar...and there were all sorts of
symbols hanging on the walls...It was a satanic church, but the outside looked
as if it could have been on Little House on the Prarie. I don't know...I think
there are alot of thing that people are well aware of in that town...They
just don't talk about it...I think they're afraid to...
I just wanted to give you my little experience of the times I was there. Did
you hear they are making a movie about it now? Yep...www.bellwitchthemovie.com
Check it out...
Take care guys,
Doug
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