The Bell Witch Haunting (2013)

"The Bell Witch Haunting" is a Found Footage movie that is full of horrible oversights, that but for some reason or another I still found entertaining. Some of the unforgivable oversights is that the movie takes places during January in Tennessee and yet the movie opens with a summer-like pool party. There is another scene a few days later where a group of girls are posing in their swim suits. Really? Other distractions include overly shaky shaky-cams and the fact that previous footage that shows some kind of evidence is only looked over once with any kind of result; the film is never looked over by the parents when things really get going and this seems like a huge plot hole. Finally, there is the grand moment when the father tells his family that they "won't be moving", that he spent all of their money to buy the house. While the film is takes obvious cues and plot-lines from "Paranormal Activity", there is enough of action and something going on screen to keep the viewer watching, especially at 3:30 in the morning.


The Sawyer Family just moved into their new house in Tennessee after relocating from Chicago. The film begins with Brandon's birthday (the son), where we quickly are introduced to his young looking parents Scott and Janette, and his sister Dana. Brandon receives a fancy new camcorder for his birthday, with which he records most of the events that follow. After a few nights of his sister experiencing extreme night terrors, Brandon's friend Colby tells him about the Bell Witch, a local legend dating back to the 1800's and how the Witch haunting and tormented the Bell family for generations, and how Brandon and his family live on the Bell family's estate. After Brandon and Colby set up additional cameras around his house, ghostly activity spikes and Dana's night terrors increase. Soon both Dana and Scott become possessed, forcing Janette to turn to religious means in order to help her family deal with their problem. A priest comes and begins a house cleansing who only gets killed when Dana becomes fully possessed. Afterwards, she rushes into the woods, where her family tries to follow only to never be seen alive again....