The Bell Witch Unveiled At Last! The True Story Of A
Poltergeist

Post Author: Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons

TheBell Witch Unveiled At Last! The True Story Of A Poltergeist
© 2008by DJ Lyons (pen name for Debbie Dunn)
PublishAmericaMarch 2008 (Paperback)
ISBN978-1604744774

Introduction: Who Was the True Bell Witch ofTennessee?

John Bell, of Adams,Tennessee, died on December 20, 1820. Why not? He was old. He was sick. He wascomatose. Yet dozens of newspaper articles, a handful of published books,movies, videos, websites, and countless amateur and professional storytellersall erroneously claim that John Bell was killed by a poltergeist.

Who was this poltergeist many called the 'Bell Witch'?Newspapers, books, websites, and countless people familiar with the 1817-1821haunting gave the finger of blame to a neighbor woman, Cate Batts. Her allegedguilt was purely circumstantial. This breakthrough publication reveals for thefirst time the actual identities and motives of the three poltergeists. Thesethree male entities followed John Bell from his former home in Rocky Mount,North Carolina, to Adams, Tennessee, seeking their revenge. Within the coversof this book, the Bell Witch is unveiled at last.

About The Author:

Debbie Dunn aka DJLyons earned her masters degree with a specialization in storytelling from EastTennessee State University in 1989. She has been a professional storyteller andwriter ever since.

To make a very long story short, the storytelling professorrequested that DJ research and write the story of the Bell Witch for aHalloween exclusive entitled “Special 1990 Halloween Edition: AppalachianGhostlore.” DJ wrote the story from the point-of-view of Betsy Bell, theteenage daughter. DJ refused to perform the story at the ETSU HalloweenStoryfest as she found the story way too depressing.

Three years later,a Knoxville, Tennessee, high school art teacher hired DJ to tell scary storiesat her school. This very insistent teacher wanted DJ to tell the story of theTennessee Bell Witch. Initially, DJ refused. Then a whole series of eventstranspired that literally changed the whole course of DJ’s life. The endresult? Not only did DJ perform the story of the Bell Witch at this high schoolin late October of 1993, she spent the next two years of her life researchingand writing this book called “The Bell Witch Unveiled At Last! The True StoryOf A Poltergeist.” Her goal? She wishes to empower the reader, alleviatesuperstition and fear, and to bring light to a story that has been shrouded infear and mystery for far too long. Happy Reading!