Haunted Series: The Bell Witch Cave
When you hear the words, “Bell Witch Cave,” it probably conjures up images from the hit indie horror movie, “The Blair Witch Project.” After all, the movie was loosely based on the happenings of the witch said to reside in this real-life cave.
The Bell Witch Cave can be located in Adams, Tennessee, formerly known as Red River.
What’s So Special About This Cave?
As the name implies, the Bell Witch is said to reside in this cave. As we all know, most modern witches are individuals who live mundane lives just like everyone else and have no mission to harm others. “Bell Witch” is the name given to the entity that had cast horror upon the Bell family.
What Happened to the Bell Family?
The ordeal allegedly started in 1817. The Bell family started to hear terrifying things in the night such as rattling chains, whispered hymnals, and knocking on the walls of the house. The children complained of their covers being pulled off of them at night and their pillows being thrown.
The activity turned for the worst when the witch turned their attention mainly to the patriarch of the family, John Bell, and his daughter, Betsy Bell. They experienced physical trauma such as being pushed and getting slapped across the face, even leaving hand prints.
The activity was so infamous that their neighbors and even former president Andrew Jackson had to experience it for themselves. Both had bad experiences, especially one of Andrew Jackson’s soldiers who taunted the entity.
The Bell Witch started to focus their ill-intentions on the daughter, Betsy, when she became engaged to Joshua Gardner. For unknown reasons, the entity was strongly opposed to the marriage. The violence became so unbearable that Betsy broke off the marriage, which provided some relief to the torment.
At the end of it all, it was poor John that received the worst of the attention. The witch would often voice their hatred and intention to kill the man. As time went by, his health severely declined and, upon his death, the being announced to the family that they finally poisoned him, killing him. The family, in fact, did find a vial of unknown liquid in a cabinet. Even in death, John was unable to escape, as the witch was heard joyfully celebrating his death at the funeral.
Oddly enough, despite all of their ill-will, the being was recorded to have saved the life of a boy who got stuck in the cave and gave him a lecture on his recklessness and general caving safety.
There is a debate within the paranormal investigative community on the identity of the Bell Witch. However, the more common theories involve a previous neighbor named Kate (the most common theory), a killed slave, and the scorned ex-lover of John Bell.
Even at this time of writing, the cave supposedly is still fraught with paranormal activity. It is said that you can still hear their whispers and knocks on the cave walls. Shadows are regularly seen as well. If you are interested in visiting the cave and experiencing this first-hand, click here to get redirected to a website to schedule a tour.
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