What is a Poltergeist?

4. What Are Some More Famous Poltergeist Cases?

As well as the Enfield haunting, there are records of poltergeist activity spanning the last few centuries since there’s been a name for it. One of the oldest poltergeist-related tales in the United States is the case of The Bell Witch - not to be confused with 'The Blair Witch' movie. The Bell Witch is a huge part of Tennessean folklore and revolves around the Bell family. In particular, the teenage daughter, Betsy who was scratched and bruised by the entity. Furthermore, although there were more than 100 years between the Bell and Enfield cases, the Enfield haunting was also focused on one member of the family more than the others; the teenage daughter, Janet, who was 11. Betsy Bell was also 11.