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The Mark of the Bell Witch
USA 2020
produced by Adrienne Breedlove, Seth Breedlove, Elvin Altman (executive), Diane Altman (executive), Elizabeth Saint (executive), Shawn Davis (executive), Mari Davis (executive), Deborah Arndell (executive), Erin Keuter Laughlin (executive), Jason Van Loo (executive), Todd B. Nurick (executive), Forest Hazel (executive), Sherry Ledenbach (executive), Morgan Hazel (executive), Michael Tramel (executive), Theresa Tramel (executive) for Small Town Monsters
directed by Seth Breedlove
starring Amy Davies, Thomas Koosed, Aaron Gascon, Grayden Nance, Sue Matzke, Mark Matzke, Zac Palmisano, Adrienne Breedlove; narrator: Lauren Ashley Carter; interviewees: Tim Henson, Brandon Barker, Pat Fitzhugh, John F. Baker jr, Dewey Edwards, Cara Tobitt, Brenda Moss, Tyler Estep, Kayethel Dickerson, Forrest Burgess, Beau Adams, Heather Moster
music by Brandon Dalo, visual effects by Santino Vitale
documentary Bell Witch
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Adams, Tennessee, 1817 to 1821: A spirit (more or less synonymous with
"witch" back when) later identifying herself as Kate (Adrienne
Breedlove) haunts the Bell family, and especially family patriarch John
(Thomas Koosed) and daughter Betsy (Amy Davies) - while showing a curious
foundness for John's wife Lucy (Sue Matzke). At first, the spirit only
makes herself known through knocks and other noises, and pulling Betsy's
blanket in her sleep, but later she finds her voice - and eventually makes
it clear she wants to kill John, a story coming to a head when John is
found dead, poisoned ... Since then, many creepy phenomena in and around
Adams have been linked to the Bell Witch - but what and how much is true
will forever remain a mystery ... A very nice (and pretty
creepy) documentary that doesn't go out of its way to either prove or
disprove the legend it investigates but gives the story the necessary
space to breathe, so much so that the film features a partial
dramatization of the source material as reported and adds an analysis by
experts - historians, paranormal researchers and whatnot - only at the
end, with all of their opinions seeming level-headed rather than
sensationalist, and leaving one to come to one's own conclusions, also
encouraged by interviews with many locals who at times contradict one
another, but that way paint an even fuller picture. As for the
dramatizations, they're handled less matter-of-factly but by someone who
clearly understands and likes horror - very fitting, since the legend,
however true or untrue, is a ghost story after all -, and thus really suck
one into the story, especially of course if inclined to the genre in the
first place.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
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