An American Haunting
Release date: November 5, 2005 More »
Director: Courtney Solomon
Cast:
- Donald Sutherland as John Bell
- Sissy Spacek as Lucy Bell
- James D'Arcy as Richard Powell
- Rachel Hurd-Wood as Betsy Bell / Entity Voice
- Matthew Marsh as James Johnston
- Thom Fell as John Bell Jr.
- Zoe Thorne as Theny Thorn
- Gaye Brown as Kathe Batts
- Sam Alexander as Joshua Gardner
- Miquel Brown as Chloe
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Elder #1
- Shauna Shim as Anky
- Madalina Stan as Ethereal Girl Show All »
About:
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. Members of the Bell family have previously provided information on this fascinating case, but this book recounts the tale with novelistic vigor and verve. It is truly chilling.
Producer: Andrei Boncea, Francis Delia, Alessandro Fracassi, Simon Franks, Zygi Kamasa, Matthew Kuipers, Nelson Leong, Robert Little, Lawrence Steven Meyers, Christopher Milburn, Julien Remillard, Maxime Rémillard, André Rouleau, Courtney Solomon, Allan Zeman
Writers: Brent Monahan, Courtney Solomon
