Kate the witch had their undivided attention. “What . . . what are you going to do with us?” Reverend Thorne stammered. Kate responded in her most civil voice, “My purpose is not to harm you gentlemen. But I am going to kill Mr. John Bell.” They all turned to stare at John Bell in horror. He felt wetness on his palm and held his hand up before him. The pinprick was bleeding profusely. John Senior tried to wrap the wound tighter but the ragged cloth quickly soaked through with bright red blood. Just then, the front door swung wide open, as if Kate was bidding them farewell. The five men wasted no time escaping the house. They got their horses saddled in record time. * * * More than a century has passed since the Bell Witch tormented his family. Fearing Kate's return, Jake Bell fled to the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee with his daughter, Mary Jane.
But spirits know no boundaries. As Katherine the school marm spins her tale, terror returns to haunt the Bell family.