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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780312262921
ISBN number: 0312262922
Label: St. Martin's Griffin
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 208
Printing Date: June 19, 2000
Publishing house: St. Martin's Griffin
Sale Popularity Level: 349045
Studio: St. Martin's Griffin
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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 vigour and verve. It is truly chilling.
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As a ghost novel, this is fair. Not spectacular, but fair.
Any student of history would be skeptical of any claim that the book is from an original manuscript written so many years ago--it is too full of anachronisms and figures of speech which are 20th century. As a student of history, I had a hard time suspending disbelief, but when I did, I was somewhat entertained.
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One of the better Bell witch books i have read.There are some really bad ones . We Tennesseans like our Bell Witch stories.
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This story is dull and slow-moving at times, it is a worthwhile endeavor to muddle through till the end. Written about a "haunting" of the 1800's, this book is written in the literary style of that time. Sometimes, that could prove trying to some readers. This book is worth the extra effort.
Betsy is haunted by a ghost. The people of the time, the 1800's, believe it is a result of a curse placed on her when her father had a land dispute with a neighbor woman. Throughout the book we follow all the details of the haunting, as well as the town's reaction to it. It isn't until the very end, that the true reason for the "haunting" is revealed. The ending is a shocker, but satisfying.
This narration, written by Betsy's husband to their daughter, reveals the details of her mother's haunting. With the text of this book, Betsy's father also left a statement explaining that the book must be opened and read if her mother began to again show signs of the "haunting". This serves as the prologue of the book.
The haunting of Betsy is written vividly, with colorful descriptions and settings. The characters are well-developed, and the reader actually falls in love with Betsy's sweet and devoted husband.
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On the surface, this story doesn't seem very spooky ... until something in the text reminds you that it is not a historical novel. This is a journal of paranormal events that truly happened ... and it stays with you.
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This was the best fiction chiller I have read all year. You never can quite tell whether it is fiction or fact. Chilling tale with a good twist at the end.
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