A hush fell over my tour group inside a dimly lit cave on Tennessee farmland. “Let’s just take a moment or two and get quiet and see if we hear anything today,” our guide told us inside the Bell Witch ...

Most Halloween stories are simply fun, but there are a few made more memorable by an element of believability. Such is the case with the legend of the Bell Witch, a tale that's been a part of Southern ...

ADAMS, Tenn. (WKRN) — Is it history, or haunting? The Bell Witch story has blurred that line for more than two centuries. Adams, Tennessee, which was home to the Bell family, is known for one of the ...

The haunting started in 1817 when John Bell began seeing ghost animals on his farm. Among the visitors to see "Kate Batts' witch" was Andrew Jackson, who fled the site. Stories of strange sounds and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A visitor explores Bell Witch Cave in Adams, Tennessee. The cave is the purported onetime home of an evil witch. - Nicole ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – For two centuries, tales of the Bell Witch have haunted Tennesseans. It all dates back to a farm in Adams, Tennessee where, legend has it, John Bell was haunted and killed by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sterling Buster's family heirloom stares out from its glass case in seeming terror. The ...

In 1986, Tennessean staff writer David Jarrard and staff photographer Bill Wilson visited Bell Witch Cave, a source of ghost stories for over 150 years. Their plan was to stay overnight and detail ...

Editor's Note: This story first appeared online and in print in October 2023. The Tennessean is republishing it in honor of spooky season. A taxidermied family heirloon stares from its glass case in ...

The Bell Witch legend dates to the early 1800s when the Bell family reported hauntings on their Tennessee farm. The Bell Witch Cave in Adams, Tennessee, draws thousands of visitors annually, ...