43 min

Witches and Wizards Episode 2:The Bell Witch with Matti Legend Logic

    • History

In the early 1800s, John Bell moved his wife, Lucy and their children from North Carolina to Robertson County, Tennessee where he purchased 320 acres of farmland along the Red River. For years this family lived happily in their home, but in the summer of 1817, things would drastically change for the Bell family. From big corn field roaming dogs, invisible chains dragging on the floor, all the way to ghosts flat out slappin' people awake... buckle up and join us as we discuss the Bell Witch. 
 
Find Legend Logic on Instagram or send us an email at legendlogicpodcast@gmail.com!
 
Sources
Articles:
Tennessee Legends: The Bell Witch by Victoria Kleinpeter from the Tennessee State Museum
Bell Witch lore spins dark tale, but could science explain it all? By Katie Nixon from The Tennessean
The Bell Witch: The Scariest Ghost Story in Tennessee by Meghan E. Gattignolo
The Elusive, Maddening Mystery of the Bell Witch by Colin Dickey posted on Atlas Obscura 
The Strange Legend of the Bell Witch from Genteel & Bard
Bell Witch by William T. Turner from the Tennessee Encyclopedia
Historian, descendant recount Bell Witch legend by Cassandra Stephenson from the Associated Press
Bell Witch from Wikipedia 
Videos:
The Bell Witch Haunting by MrBallen
 
Music by Diamond Tunes from Pixbay
 
 

In the early 1800s, John Bell moved his wife, Lucy and their children from North Carolina to Robertson County, Tennessee where he purchased 320 acres of farmland along the Red River. For years this family lived happily in their home, but in the summer of 1817, things would drastically change for the Bell family. From big corn field roaming dogs, invisible chains dragging on the floor, all the way to ghosts flat out slappin' people awake... buckle up and join us as we discuss the Bell Witch. 
 
Find Legend Logic on Instagram or send us an email at legendlogicpodcast@gmail.com!
 
Sources
Articles:
Tennessee Legends: The Bell Witch by Victoria Kleinpeter from the Tennessee State Museum
Bell Witch lore spins dark tale, but could science explain it all? By Katie Nixon from The Tennessean
The Bell Witch: The Scariest Ghost Story in Tennessee by Meghan E. Gattignolo
The Elusive, Maddening Mystery of the Bell Witch by Colin Dickey posted on Atlas Obscura 
The Strange Legend of the Bell Witch from Genteel & Bard
Bell Witch by William T. Turner from the Tennessee Encyclopedia
Historian, descendant recount Bell Witch legend by Cassandra Stephenson from the Associated Press
Bell Witch from Wikipedia 
Videos:
The Bell Witch Haunting by MrBallen
 
Music by Diamond Tunes from Pixbay
 
 

43 min

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