There's nothing like a spooky tale to liven up a quiet night and get your blood pumping. There's something magnificently chilling about the unknown, terror hides in the dark and within the imagination. Tennessee may be a pretty happy state from the looks of it, with all the hot chicken and southern hospitality and such. It's behind pretty doors that you find the scariest stories – and we've found a couple just for you.
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Bathroom Bullies
Jamestown has an eerie tale about Pine Haven school, a local abandoned building that houses a ghost. Years ago, a young boy was alone in the bathroom before class when he was confronted by the school bully. While he was washing his hands, he was shoved into the mirror, breaking it on impact and cracking his head open on the sink as he fell. Terrified of getting in trouble, the bully pulled up the floor boards and shoved the body under the school to rot. With no one living roaming the halls any longer, you are more than welcome to wander into the bathroom at the end of the hall. Legend has it, if you look in the mirror you will see the dead boy behind you.
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Bell Witch Cave
The Bell Witch Legend is one of the most prominent horror stories of Tennessee. In the early 19th century, John Bell and his family were haunted by a malignant spirit, also known as a poltergeist. Supposedly the haunting got so awful that it took John Bell's life and continues to haunt and cast a pall over northern Tennessee.
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