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The Bell Witch - by Brent Monahan (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • Known throughout Tennessee as "Old Kate," the Bell Witch took up residence with John Bell's family in 1818.
  • About the Author: Richard Powell was a Tennessee schoolteacher when he first encountered the Bell Witch.
  • 208 Pages
  • Fiction, Ghost

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About the Book



In a novelization of a chilling ghost story that has lived on in Tennessee lore for decades, Monahan draws from the manuscript of a school teacher's eye-witness accounts to bring back to life the spirit that took up residence and caused death in the household of John Bell in 1818. 7 line drawings.



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Known throughout Tennessee as "Old Kate," the Bell Witch took up residence with John Bell's family in 1818. It was a cruel and noisy spirit, given to rapping and gnawing sounds before it found its voices.

With these voices and its supernatural acts, the Bell Witch tormented the Bell family. This extraordinary book recounts the only documented case in U.S. history when a spirit actually caused a man's death.

The local schoolteacher, Richard Powell, witnessed the strange events and recorded them for his daughter. His astonishing manuscript fell into the hands of novelist Brent Monahan, who has prepared the book for publication. Members of the Bell family have previously provided information on this fascinating case, but this book recounts the tale with novelistic vigor and verve. It is truly chilling.



Review Quotes




"America's greatest ghost story." --Dennis William Hauck, Haunted Places

"Too compelling to put down." --Fangoria




About the Author



Richard Powell was a Tennessee schoolteacher when he first encountered the Bell Witch. He died in 1848.

Brent Monahan is the author of half a dozen novels, the most recent of which is The Jekyl Island Club. He lives in Pennyslvania.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .62 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Fiction
Sub-Genre: Ghost
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback
Author: Brent Monahan
Language: English
Street Date: June 19, 2000
TCIN: 92323099
UPC: 9780312262921
Item Number (DPCI): 247-33-0988
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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