The Bell Witch Haunting

Story two: The Bell Witch Haunting. Now, we travel from 20th century London back

to the American frontier of the early 1800s to a small community in Robertson County,

Tennessee. This is the home of one of America's most terrifying pieces of folklore:

the legend of the Bell Witch. This isn't just some vague campfire story.

It's rooted in a specific time, a specific place, and a specific family. The legend became

so powerful that it's often claimed to be the only case in US history where a death was officially

blamed on a spirit, a claim that, while a potent part of the story, isn't backed up

by any official records. It all started in 1817 on the farm of John Bell,