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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If watching ghost stories from the safety of your couch doesn't quite get your adrenaline pumping, Tennessee has some horror stories and haunts to satisfy that itch. Does a decrepit prison that once ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Bell Witch Cave, which has been the subject of ghost stories for two centuries, is among seven Tennessee sites added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Robertson ...

15:50, Mon, Oct 20, 2025 Updated: 16:20, Mon, Oct 20, 2025 As October 31 looms, many of us will be looking to get festive by signing up to some spooky activities. However, for those more committed to ...

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, ...