Illustration of William Porter attempting to burn the Bell Witch in his fireplace.
The This Is Nashville team is closing out 2022 by revisiting our best episodes. We’ll be back on the air with a new episode on January 4. Until then, happy listening and happy holidays!
This episode originally aired on October 31.
Happy Halloween! This spookiest of holidays has changed a lot over the years, transforming from an ancient Celtic festival to a parade of adorable trick-or-treaters. But through it all, tales of ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night have remained a central part of the tradition.
So today, we’re bringing you a special episode featuring some of Nashville’s legendary ghost stories.
Our storytellers:
- Pat Fitzhugh, author of The Bell Witch: The Full Account and “The Bell Witch Site”
- Jeff Sellers, director of public programs at the Tennessee State Museum
- Judy “Butterfly” Farlow, storyteller
- John Pyka, Nightly Spirits ghost tour guide and co-host of the podcast “Back of the Cereal Box”
- Becca Raleigh, actor and comedian
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