The true story of the Bell Witch

Behind the famous movie "Blair Witch Project" hides a chilling real story that is much scarier than the fiction itself.

Between 1817 and 1821 they recorded terrible paranormal events at Bell Farm, located in peaceful Tennessee, Red River.Before all these Bell family events began to occur, they were like any other family from the locality, hardworking, friendly, healthy and very close.

The curse of the Bells

It all starts when John Bell was associated with its eccentric neighbor Kate Batts , whom many local people feared because they considered her a witch , well, the business went wrong and both the association and the friendship ended abruptly. Kate with much anger and in front of other people in the village I curse John and his whole family .

After that episode, John decides to go hunting with one of his children, when a thick mist covers the forest and a chilling creature pouncing on John , he quickly shoots his rifle but it vanished into the air.

The true story of the Bell Witch

The Bell farm

From there supernatural events begin to occur on the Bell farm, steps, noises, voices, screams of a woman, knocks on the windows , scratches in the wood.The daughter of the Bells, Betsy , was one of the members of the family who suffered most, a woman constantly appeared in her bedroom, scaring her and martyred her.and in front of his parents' incredulous gaze, Betsy was lifted through the air with such force that part of her hair was torn from her scalp.

The terrifying ev Then they reached the ears of General Andrew Jackson , future president of the United States, who along with a team decided to approach the farm and investigate what was true in the rumors that traveled the town.He was immediately noticed and the curious visitors left terrified of the property .

Murderous witch

John Bell He was seriously affected by the terrible experiences that both he and his family were experiencing.This ghostly apparition said that he would punish and kill the family patriarch and fulfilled with his word.Apparently this demonic entity murderer of John , it is not known exactly how, although it is speculated that it was with a poisonous toxin.

The true story of the Bell Witch

The Bell farm and is These spooky stories were recorded, they certainly happened, although of course you can never know with complete certainty where the truth ends and the legend begins. However, those who visit this farm in Tennessee claim to instantly feel a demonic presence and even many tourists claim to have recorded photographic and sound evidence about it.

Would you like to visit the Bell farm?

Image: Catarina Carneiro de Sousa , ADWheeler

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