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October, 2010 --
Books Now On Facebook
"The Bell
Witch: The Full Account" and "Ghostly Cries From Dixie" now have
Facebook pages where you can learn about the interesting histories behind them. Also, Pat Fitzhugh now has an author page where
readers can keep up with book releases, excerpts, signings, and other
events. The new pages are linked, below.
The
Bell Witch: The Full Account Ghostly
Cries From Dixie Pat
Fitzhugh
October, 2010 --
"Spirit" Play to be Held in Adams
Community Spirit,
Inc. is once again presenting, "Spirit-The Authentic Story of the Bell
Witch," at the Bell School pavilion in Adams, TN. In its eighth
season, the production features many local actors--including Bell family
descendants. For show dates, times, and driving directions, visit the
production's web site.
Ghostly Cries From Dixie will
release in October of 2009
October 9, 2009 marks the release
of Pat Fitzhugh's long-awaited book, Ghostly Cries From Dixie. The
book, which contains photographs, an appendix, a bibliography, and a
comprehensive index, is a collection of ghostly and unusual tales from the
American south. Get more information and order your
signed copy by clicking here.
Bell Witch Play in Middle TN --
October 2008
Tennessee Theater Company, the
same people who brought us the movie, "The Bell Witch Haunting," are putting on a Bell Witch play this
year entitled, "The Bell Witch Story." Productions will be in
Nashville, Lebanon and Murfreesboro. The play, which lasts approximately
two hours, is based on early accounts of the Bell Witch my M.V. Ingram and
Charles Bailey Bell.
Bell Witch author and historian
Pat Fitzhugh will be on hand Friday nights to do the opening announcements and
sign copies of his book, "The Bell Witch: The Full
Account."
Schedule of Performances
* TN State Fairgrounds (Orange Building on Hill) - Nashville, TN -- October 9-11, 16-18
* Wilson Co. Fairgrounds (Ward Ag. Center) - Lebanon, TN October 23-25
* Patterson Place Theatre - Murfreesboro, TN October 29-31
For more information and special ticket pricing, please visit their web
site. For more Bell Witch-related
book signings and lecture events this season, please view our events
page.
New Documentary Searches for the
Truth
NASHVILLE, TN -- "Bell Witch: An American
Haunting (In Search of the Truth)," produced by Nashville's Willing Hearts
Productions, will debut soon. Filmed on location
in Tennessee and Mississippi, the documentary searches for answers to the most
common questions and myths surrounding the popular legend. In what
promises to be the most informative Bell Witch documentary yet, noted
researchers, John Bell descendants, and others come together to explain the
details of this fascinating yet terrifying tale of terror on Tennessee's early
frontier. To keep abreast of the project, please visit
their web site
and join their mailing list.